The emotional historian?
28 February 2012Danelle van Zyl-Hermann, a Gates scholar with an interest in the emotional history of South Africa, explains why the study of society's sentiments can unlock...
And the Oscar goes to...
25 February 2012French silent film The Artist won best picture at Sunday night's Academy Awards. Chris O’ Rourke from the Faculty of English looks at the resurgence...
Study examines number of GP visits before cancer patients are referred to specialists
24 February 2012Patient information reveals women, young people, ethnic minorities and people with less common cancers have the highest number of pre-referral consultations.
Benefiting from history
24 February 2012A Cambridge academic’s research into the final days of the Old English Poor Law has thrown up some remarkable parallels to today’s welfare state –...
Games for nature
24 February 2012Can digital games and virtual worlds help us save nature? Conservation scientists Bruno Monteferri, Chris Sandbrook and Bill Adams explore whether computer gaming is a...
Head of World Bank to deliver prestigious Roskill Lecture at Churchill College
22 February 2012The President of the World Bank, Robert B Zoellick, is to deliver the biennial Roskill Lecture at Cambridge University’s Churchill College this evening, one of...
Exposure to micronutrients prior to pregnancy has been associated with gene modifications in offspring
22 February 2012Scientists find that micronutrients affect methylation, which has been associated with changes in the immune system.
'Picture This #17' - Ezra Pound by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Kettle's Yard
22 February 2012Jim Ede, creator of Kettle’s Yard, acquired the estate of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska after his death and Kettle’s Yard now contains one of the largest collections...
Conservation clusters: making the case
21 February 2012A new study reveals how the gathering together of conservation organisations in one location – a ‘conservation cluster’ – can work best to reap global...
Under the Microscope #10 - Mouse tail skin
21 February 2012The epidermis, which is the outer layer of mammalian skin, is maintained by numerous stem cell populations.