Who mops the floor now? How domestic service shaped 20th-century Britain
28 July 2011From the fictional Downton Abbey to the modest suburban semi, domestic service has had a prominent role in the story, whether real or imagined, of...
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From the fictional Downton Abbey to the modest suburban semi, domestic service has had a prominent role in the story, whether real or imagined, of...
New research from scientists at the University of Cambridge provides critical insight into the formation of autophagosomes, which are responsible for cleaning up cellular waste.
Manuscripts written in Syriac, an ancient language of the Middle East, are peppered with mysterious dots. Among them is the vertical double dot or zagwa...
Veterinary research in Cambridge is spearheading a new generation of preventive methods to protect livestock from disease.
An online tool will help users predict trade-offs between the global commodities of energy, water and land.
A new book by a Cambridge University academic revisits one of the worst famines in recorded history. The Irish Famine of the 1840s had terrible...
As the drive to increase food production gathers pace, conservation scientists suggest that reconciling food security with protecting biodiversity might require unexpected solutions.
A “total immersion” event in Cambridge this weekend marks the climax of a conference examining the work of performers and their creative role in making...
'Commonplace books' were scrapbooks into which people copied their favourite poems and collected together other items – and were used as the basis for an...
Far from being merely ‘dirt’, soil plays a fundamental role in food production, water availability and biodiversity. A new research programme aims to safeguard its...