A legacy of talented researchers
01 August 2010From quantum physics to stem cells: the research of the University's first cohort of Herchel Smith Postdoctoral Research Fellows demonstrates the impact of a legacy.
Personality test to explore rules of attraction
30 July 2010A major new investigation which aims to solve two of the biggest unanswered questions in psychology is being launched by researchers at the University of...
BP gift endows new professorship in earth sciences
27 July 2010BP and the University of Cambridge have joined forces to create a new professorship in Earth Sciences.
Rees says Earth-type planets will be found within years
26 July 2010Astronomer Royal Martin Rees believes that planets resembling Earth may be discovered in the next two to three years – although it may take a...
Academics to join British Academy Fellowship
23 July 2010The British Academy has today announced the scholars elected for this year’s Fellowships in recognition of their contribution to the humanities and social sciences.
Why more education lowers dementia risk
23 July 2010A team of researchers from the UK and Finland has discovered why people who stay in education longer have a lower risk of developing dementia;...
Researchers get backing for cosmic vision
19 July 2010A proposal to design a spacecraft that would seek out habitable planets beyond our own solar system could become reality after receiving support from the...
Cambridgeshire Quarry throws up 4,500-year-old find
16 July 2010A remarkable piece of Neolithic rock art, unlike anything previously found in Eastern England, has been unearthed in the Cambridgeshire village of Over.
Risk of death higher if born outside working week
15 July 2010Babies born at night or at the weekend are at greater risk of dying due to lack of oxygen (anoxia) than those born during normal...
Large mammals declining in Africa’s parks
13 July 2010African national parks such as Masai Mara and the Serengeti have seen populations of large mammals decline by up to 59 per cent, Cambridge researchers...