Activist art reflects fight for rights of African AIDS sufferers
22 June 2012A new exhibition launching at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the psychology and politics of living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa, where social...
Avian flu viruses which are transmissible between humans could evolve in nature
21 June 2012Research provides insight into feasibility of virus becoming airborne transmissible.
Protestantism, prawns and politics in Scotland and Northern Ireland
21 June 2012With church attendance dwindling, it’s easy to ignore the pockets of radical Protestantism that continue to flourish in many small communities. Research by Cambridge social...
Out-of-the-box learning
21 June 2012A new book documents how staff at a primary school built on a previous study by Cambridge researchers to create an inclusive learning environment -...
Travelling slowly
20 June 2012Cambridge academic Dr Robert Macfarlane’s new book – The Old Ways – is a remarkable excursion into the many-layered landscape of life and literature with...
A problem shared
20 June 2012A new study has highlighted untapped potential within the shared ownership schemes designed to help first-time buyers.
“Unglue” a landmark of African cultural studies
19 June 2012A campaign to republish an out-of-print classic on the subject of African culture, using funds donated by academics, enthusiasts and general readers, has been launched...
Candid camera
19 June 2012After years of being overlooked as a film genre, amateur cinema is finally being recognised by academics as a form that merits serious study in...
Breaking sex education taboos in Africa to tackle AIDS
19 June 2012New research focusing on educating young people about sex and HIV/AIDS in Africa is using innovative techniques – such as ‘photo-voice’ and role-play – to...
A European Britain or a British Europe?
18 June 2012Britain does not need to become more European, but Europe should become more British, a leading academic told a debate in the Cambridge series at...