The question of life in the ancient world
09 February 2012Just what was life like in the ancient world? Dr Michael Scott, Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Classics and Research Associate at Darwin College,...
Theatres of war: public spending on buildings for the arts
08 February 2012National recommendations for using public money to build arts venues are only succeeding in enforcing a system that is already flawed, a new study concludes.
'Picture This #15', Queens' College sundial
08 February 2012Although financial records exist, the College has no evidence as to who designed the sundial.
Defeating dementia in Down’s syndrome
08 February 2012A £1m brain-imaging study has just been launched at the University of Cambridge to investigate why people with Down’s syndrome (DS) are at such high...
Here comes the sun…
08 February 2012Scientists have developed a new kind of solar cell which could capture significantly more of the energy from the sun than current cells.
Research, policy, practice: conservation in the round
07 February 2012Conservation scientists working in partnership with practitioners and policy makers are building practical tools for real-world conservation.
Ever your affectionate Father, Charles Dickens
07 February 2012A letter written in 1868 by Charles Dickens, the bicentenary of whose birth falls today, to his son Henry, who had newly arrived at Cambridge,...
Brain cells created from patients’ skin cells
06 February 2012Research paves way for innovative techniques to explore disease as diverse as autism and Alzheimer’s.
Pushing science to its limits
06 February 2012Bookings for the UK’s largest free science festival open this morning at: www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival
A spoonful of sugar or a bitter blocker?
06 February 2012Dr Hannah Newton, an historian of science with an interest in how previous generations coped with childhood illness, digs up some 17th century tips for...