Weather-washed, tide-turned
14 July 2012When Cambridge academic and writer Dr Robert Macfarlane was asked to write a libretto for a performance celebrating the extraordinary landscape of Orford Ness, he...
Commercialising medical device innovation
13 July 2012New medical devices take a long time to reach the market – and many never make it. Jon Johnson, a researcher at Cambridge’s Institute for...
Cambridge scientists receive Royal Society awards
10 July 2012The researchers are recognised for 'the excellence of their work and the profound implications their findings have had for others'.
Common people
10 July 2012It’s not a nice cup of tea, an insistence on orderly queuing, or even losing bravely. Cambridge archaeologist Dr Susan Oosthuizen will argue at a...
Inter-faith summer schools train future leaders in art of “intelligent disagreement”
09 July 2012Emerging religious leaders from around the world have arrived in Cambridge for a programme which aims to build understanding between faiths and teach them to...
Must Farm excavation wins British Archaeological Awards
09 July 2012The work by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit at Must Farm won best archaeological project and best archaeological discovery at the 2012 British Archaeological Awards.
Filmed behind bars
07 July 2012For thousands of people in Britain, prison is a grim reality. For the rest of us, it holds a fascination that is all too often...
Hidden narratives of torture
05 July 2012Allegations of torture by government officials are emerging daily from countries caught up in the struggle for democracy. Derek Elliott, a researcher in Cambridge's Faculty...
Particle consistent with Higgs Boson found
04 July 2012Andy Parker, Professor of High Energy Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory, sheds light on today’s announcement and ‘what next’.
Lost Captain Scott photos dazzle Parliament
04 July 2012The ‘lost’ photographs of Captain Scott’s final expedition to the South Pole, purchased by the Scott Polar Research Institute with the help of the Heritage...