3pm slump? Why a sugar rush may not be the answer
17 November 2011Protein not sugar stimulates cells keeping us thin and awake, new study suggests.
Funny fellows
17 November 2011Half a dozen Cambridge academics are about to take the plunge and attempt to communicate their research through the medium of stand-up comedy. Nobody is...
Smart listeners and smooth talkers
16 November 2011Human-like performance in speech technology could be just around the corner, thanks to a new research project that links three UK universities.
‘Picture This #10’ – The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 lines, University Library
16 November 2011The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 lines is the oldest dated and illustrated Sanskrit manuscript known worldwide.
Testing the World’s English
15 November 2011English language testing, and the research that underpins it, has been elevated to a new level by the increasing global dominance of English, now used...
New treatment for multiple sclerosis: Cambridge University translates research at the bench into a drug at the bedside
14 November 2011Phase III clinical trials for new MS drug very positive.
Transporter 5: solving an ancient mystery of the cell
14 November 2011The discovery by scientists in Cambridge and Alberta of a fifth adaptor protein – a tiny and vital component of many cells –will lay the...
For lust of knowing what should not be known
12 November 2011Clare Holtham (1948-2010) had a huge enthusiasm for learning. After a troubled childhood, which led to a spell of homelessness, she became an intrepid traveller...
The State of the Unions
11 November 2011Don’t write off the unions yet – a new study reveals how trade unions are adapting to 21st century pressures in an effort to reclaim...
How will we remember them?
10 November 2011As we approach Remembrance Day, a Cambridge University project that looks at the role of memorials in conflict-torn communities is drawing to a close. By...