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...
The Effect of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 on legal aid for family cases
18 June 2012Ms Jo Miles discusses the potential effects of the new Act on access to justice, especially in relation to difficult family law cases.
How much does cybercrime cost?
18 June 2012The first systematic study of the cost of cybercrime recommends that society should spend less on antivirus software and more on policing the internet.
Beyond the box office: are industry experts getting the movie business wrong?
15 June 2012What is it that makes a movie successful? A faculty member from the Cambridge Judge Business School believes that the industry and experts are looking...
Tracking MRSA in Real Time
14 June 2012Study highlights benefits of rapid whole-genome sequencing.