Killing Kings
31 January 2011A new study by a Cambridge University criminologist reveals just how dangerous it was to be a monarch in Europe before the modern era.
Herschel looks back in time to see today's stars bursting into life
12 January 2011An international team of astronomers have presented the first conclusive evidence for a dramatic surge in star birth in a recently discovered population of massive...
Research road trip to uncover Iceland’s literary and cultural heritage
10 January 2011A decommissioned Land Rover ambulance will be home to Cambridge University’s Dr Emily Lethbridge from December – as she begins an epic year-long research trip...
Research lays foundation for new era of electronics
10 January 2011Physicists from the Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory, the University of Cambridge and other institutes have successfully developed technology to enable the control and detection of spin...
Fruit fly droppings give insight into human gut problems
10 January 2011Clues about how the human gut helps regulate our appetite have come from a most unusual source – fruit fly faeces.
Ancient Bible fragments reveal a forgotten history
10 January 2011New research has uncovered a forgotten chapter in the history of the Bible, offering a rare glimpse of Byzantine Jewish life and culture.
Looking into the brain
04 January 2011The Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre is a unique venture that brings together scientists and doctors from Cambridge University and Cambridge’s Addenbrookes Hospital for the development...
A move towards understanding
04 January 2011Professor Daniel Wolpert at Cambridge’s Department of Engineering has been awarded a Wellcome Trust Programme Grant to study the computations the brain performs when controlling...
Amniocentesis: a key to identify autism in the womb?
04 January 2011Cambridge researchers are pioneering a new test for autism in the womb, by measuring the levels of testosterone produced by the foetus, which makes its...
Addiction treatment – genes can play a part
04 January 2011Imagine a one-off cure for drug addiction or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) instead of today’s life-long therapy regimes.