Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies
01 May 2009Cambridge anthropologists are increasingly looking at human evolution not just as a path through the remote past, but also as a way to explore humanity...
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Cambridge anthropologists are increasingly looking at human evolution not just as a path through the remote past, but also as a way to explore humanity...
Two new studies have uncovered important clues about how a prolific pathogen causes disease.
The Cambridge Research Institute (CRI) is driving the development of new approaches for the early detection, prevention and treatment of cancer.
Some remarkable organisms are able to withstand almost complete desiccation. How they survive is providing Cambridge researchers with new ideas for biostable therapeutics.
Cancer Research UK is the world's leading independent charity dedicated to cancer research, spending around £300 million a year on world-class research to beat cancer....
The Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) is a new and pioneering partnership formed by the University of Cambridge and leading conservation organisations.
Internationally known for his work on information theory, machine learning and novel forms of communication, Professor David MacKay has devoted much of his time recently...
New understanding of the physics of clouds is helping to model both climate change and the impact of volcanic eruptions and wild fires.
Miranda Gill traces shifting 19th-century perceptions of eccentricity, from its association with the intoxicating lure of modernity and fashion to the murky underworld of circus...
Máire Ní Mhaonaigh is unravelling legends within gems of literature surviving from medieval Ireland.