Your chance to ‘scream in space’ using smartphone technology
25 October 2012Cambridge students will be loading human screams onto a smartphone that will be blasted into outer space later this year. The public are invited to...
Trade-offs highlighted at UN conference on biodiversity
24 October 2012Prioritising social and economic objectives alongside environmental concerns is crucial in forest management, says Cambridge researcher at the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.
Professor David Ford awarded Coventry International Prize for Peace and Reconciliation
23 October 2012This year’s Coventry International Prize for Peace and Reconciliation will be presented to Prof. David Ford, Founder and Director of the Cambridge Interfaith Programme.
Challenging “us versus them”
19 October 2012A series of programmes which aim to address and counteract radical thought in British youth is now being adapted for use across Europe.
Dr Christopher Smith awarded Society of Biology Science Communication Award
16 October 2012The award recognises outstanding science communication work conducted by UK biologists, and Dr Smith’s innovative approach secured him the top prize in the established researcher...
Caught on camera: engineering in action
15 October 2012The winning entries of the 2012 Photography Competition at the Department of Engineering, sponsored by Carl Zeiss, provide a stunning visual insight into the ways...
Old suspicions remain after the Arab Spring
15 October 2012A debate at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas asks What next for the Arab Spring?
Cracking the code: the decipherment of Linear B 60 years on
13 October 2012A conference in Cambridge this weekend will mark the 60th anniversary of the decipherment by Michael Ventris of Linear B, a script used for an...
Surprising solution to fly eye mystery
11 October 2012Research provides insight into why flies have the fastest vision in the animal kingdom.
Cambridge extends MIT exchange partnership
10 October 2012An extension to the University of Cambridge’s exchange programme with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been announced, enabling more undergraduates to study at “both”...