Evolution Revolution
24 March 2012Developments in evolutionary biology have a significant impact on the way we look at the world and ourselves in it, according to a conservation scientist...
Visions of future healthcare
23 March 2012On 14 March, academics and members of the public gathered at Emmanuel College to hear a panel of distinguished speakers discuss their personal visions of...
From foraging to farming: the 10,000-year revolution
23 March 2012Excavation of 19,000-year-old hunter-gatherer remains, including a vast camp site, is fuelling a reinterpretation of the greatest fundamental shift in human civilisation – the origins...
Nanotechnology and your views
23 March 2012What are the implications of nanotechnology for the general public? What use is it to them? What are the risks and benefits? These are the...
Who wants to be an engineer?
22 March 2012Some of our most brilliant inventions came about by mistake. The Institute for Manufacturing opened its doors to children aged five upwards for the Cambridge...
Cambridge study charts the past to anticipate the future
22 March 2012A new Cambridge-led study has examined the past 60 years of incidence data on psychotic disorders in England in the hope that the data can...
Cambridge announces Centre for Carbon Reduction in Chemical Technology in Singapore
21 March 2012The University of Cambridge and National Research Foundation, Singapore, have today announced plans for a collaborative research centre, specialising in energy efficient, low-carbon chemical process...
The dark side of the art world
20 March 2012Looting of antiquities from archaeological sites is a serious crime. A fully-booked talk at Cambridge Science Festival on Thursday will unearth some of the dirty...
One step for early hominins: Study reveals why our ancestors switched to bipedal power
20 March 2012Our earliest ancestors may have started walking on two limbs instead of four in a bid to monopolise resources and to carry as much food...
How to engineer intelligence
19 March 2012“Do we actually want machines to interact with humans in an emotional way? Will it be possible for them to interact with us?”