Professor David Abulafia awarded British Academy Medal
14 November 2013Professor David Abulafia FBA has been awarded one of just three medals awarded annually by the British Academy for landmark achievements in the humanities and...
Buildings for books: the complete story of the library
13 November 2013For 20 years architectural historian Dr James Campbell waited for someone to write a definitive book about libraries. When he decided to write one himself,...
‘Light skin’ gene mirrors socio-cultural boundaries in Indian population
13 November 2013Latest research shows that the presence of the genetic mutation for lighter skin - found in “almost 100%” of Europeans - broadly conforms to many...
Sleepwalking into the Euro nightmare
09 November 2013Eurozone countries are still careering towards a financial and social ‘nightmare’ of their own making according to a leading academic speaking at Cambridge University on...
CS Lewis: 50 years after his death a new scholarship will honour his literary career
08 November 2013CS Lewis, creator of some of the most-loved children’s stories and also a scholar of medieval and early modern literature, died half a century ago...
New research shows clear association between ACE inhibitors - drugs used to treat high blood pressure and heart disease - and acute kidney injury
06 November 2013These and similar drugs are the second most prescribed on the NHS
Professor Michael Green awarded the 2014 Frontiers Prize for Fundamental Physics
05 November 2013Professor Michael Green, FRS, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, has been awarded one of the three 2014 Frontiers Prizes for Fundamental Physics to be shared with...
Deprivation responsible for 450 breast cancer deaths each year
04 November 2013Deprivation could be responsible for around 450 deaths from breast cancer every year in England as women in lower income groups are likely to be...
Patient in ‘vegetative state’ not just aware, but paying attention
31 October 2013Research raises possibility of devices in the future to help some patients in a vegetative state interact with the outside world.
On yer bike!
30 October 2013With governments around the world under increasing pressure to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, transport systems are under scrutiny. Dr James Woodcock has introduced another...