Facing up to cancer
02 April 2013Gavin Garland’s experiences of confronting cancer as a teenager influenced his choice of career as a molecular biologist working on the mechanisms of lymphoma. Now...
Last letter of Captain Scott finally revealed in full - 101 years on
29 March 2013A letter written by the dying Captain Scott - one of only two remaining in private hands - can be revealed in full for the...
Low-cost LEDs for saving energy and improving health
28 March 2013Gallium nitride has been described as “the most important semiconductor since silicon” and is used in energy-saving LED lighting. A new £1million growth facility will...
David MacKay appointed Regius Professor of Engineering
28 March 2013Acclaimed author of “Sustainable Energy Without The Hot Air” will be first holder of Royally-appointed engineering post at Cambridge.
Study reveals the genetic variations that raise the risk of breast, prostate or ovarian cancer
27 March 2013Over 80 regions of the genome that can increase an individual’s risk of breast, prostate and ovarian cancers have been found in the largest ever...
The Criminal Defence of Marital Coercion
26 March 2013Dr Findlay Stark examines the defence of marital coercion, which recently hit the headlines with the trials of Vicky Pryce and former Secretary of State...
New research suggests animal-to-human transmission of MRSA
25 March 2013Using whole genome sequencing, scientists have found two independent human cases of infection have been linked to livestock.
Lessons from history: how Europe did (and didn’t) grow rich
24 March 2013The Industrial Revolution is seen as the spark that lit Europe’s economic prosperity. In her analysis of markets over many hundreds of years, economist Dr...
Thatcher Archive reveals deep divisions on the road to Falklands War
22 March 2013The Falklands War – the conflict that defined much of Margaret Thatcher’s political career and legacy – dominates the release of her personal papers for...
Planck captures portrait of the young Universe, revealing earliest light
21 March 2013Satellite’s first all-sky image is the most detailed picture to date of the early Universe, giving us a better understanding of its birth.