Back ache: it’s been a pain for millions of years
21 March 2011Research by a Cambridge archaeologist shows that back pain caused untold misery long before we started staring into screens and slumping on sofas.
The private world of astronomy’s faded star
18 March 2011A huge archive belonging to the astronomer Fred Hoyle, displayed online and at a Cambridge college, sheds new light on one of the most controversial...
The new face of human–computer interactions
18 March 2011Cambridge computer scientists are building computers that read minds – and robots and avatars that express emotion.
Stem cell casino
18 March 2011A shake of the dice and a nod from the neighbour – new facets of stem cell biology uncovered when methods in theoretical physics were...
Trust on the wild web
18 March 2011Philosopher Tom Simpson asks: can we build a trustworthy and safe Internet?
Defending crops with maths
18 March 2011A mathematical toolkit could dramatically reduce crop losses from pests and pathogens, helping to safeguard future food security.
CRASSH: convener and gateway to the humanities
17 March 2011At CRASSH, researchers in the arts, humanities and social sciences have the opportunity to intersect, generating fresh thinking and innovation, as Director Professor Mary Jacobus...
Conversations across continents
17 March 2011Each year, academic dialogue is enriched at the Centre of African Studies by the arrival of a group of African scholars who spend up to...
New perspectives on Latin America
17 March 2011At the Centre of Latin American Studies, interdisciplinary research is offering a new perspective on the creativity, challenges and lessons that can be learned from...
South Asian studies in the age of globalisation
17 March 2011The Centre of South Asian Studies fosters a vibrant University-wide research community whose interests span the societies of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia,...