Europe’s forgotten “religion”
25 August 2011Hundreds of millions of people in Europe alone are “non-religious”, but non-religion remains an understudied field. To mark the launch of a new journal on...
‘Picture This #3’ – 'The Blimp', Christ's College.
24 August 2011‘The Blimp’ is one of the items telling the story of Christ’s College during the First World War.
Scientists discover how antibiotic molecule found in bacteria stops breast cancer
23 August 2011Scientists have discovered how a molecule that was first discovered in bacteria blocks a protein which causes breast cancer to develop and spread, reveals research...
A brighter forecast for weather-beaten Britain?
22 August 2011Ever headed out for the day expecting bright sunshine, only to end up getting soaked in a downpour instead? If you’re reading this in the...
Placing water into the picture for climate change
22 August 2011As World Water Week, an annual week-long global conference on water provision and sustainability, begins in Stockholm, Dr Douglas Crawford-Brown explains how the world needs...
Dr Darin Weinberg wins Pollner Prize
20 August 2011Dr Darin Weinberg’s book ‘Of Others Inside: Insanity, Addiction and Belonging in America’, published by Temple University Press, has won the American Sociological Association Pollner...
Police dog treated by Queen’s Vet School
19 August 2011Police dog ‘Obi’ treated by Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital, University of Cambridge using their new scanner
Unsociable networks
18 August 2011Silicon Valley-style tech clusters don’t just make social networks – they are also supposed to thrive on them. A new study by a University of...
Kettle’s Yard appoints new Director
18 August 2011Kettle’s Yard is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Nairne as its Director in succession to Michael Harrison.
‘Picture This #2’ – Lady Margaret's Prayer Book, St John’s College.
17 August 2011In the second of a new series of short articles exploring images from around the University, we look at the 15th-century prayer book owned by...