Democracy ancient and modern
31 March 2006Classical historian Professor Paul Cartledge speaks on BBC Radio 4 this Sunday in the first of two discussions on comparisons between the concepts and workings of democracy in Ancient Greece and today.
Cambridge Honorary Degrees 2006
23 March 2006Seven distinguished individuals are set to receive honorary degrees from the University of Cambridge in a ceremony at the Senate House on Tuesday 27 June at which the Chancellor, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, is expected to preside.
Fair trade for all?
30 January 2006Nobel Prizewinner and former World Bank chief economist Professor Joseph E Stiglitz will share his views on fair trade when he delivers the first Clare Distinguished Lecture in Economics and Public Policy this evening (31 January).
Professor Sir Nicholas Shackleton 1937-2006
26 January 2006Professor Sir Nicholas Shackleton, the eminent earth scientist, former director of the Godwin Laboratory for Quaternary Research in the Department of Earth Sciences and Emeritus Fellow of Clare Hall, died at the age of 68 on 24 January 2006.
Sculpting the origins of life
07 November 2005A sculpture of the double helix structure of DNA is to be unveiled in Cambridge by one of the two scientists who first revealed it to the world.
Partnering Tower Hamlets
05 October 2005A partnership between Clare College, Cambridge and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to raise the aspirations of students in the area has reached the finals of the Lord Mayor of London’s 2005 Dragon Awards.
Moving Gardens
23 June 2005The special, transformative qualities of gardens are brought into focus with an interdisciplinary conference at the University of Cambridge Botanic Garden next month.
Bangladesh Society welcomes High Commissioner
08 June 2005The British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, His Excellency Mr Anwar Choudhury, will deliver the inaugural lecture in Cambridge University Bangladesh Society's speaker series on Monday, 13 June.
Tsunami relief concert
17 February 2005A concert to raise money for the tsunami appeal will take place tomorrow evening in King’s College Chapel.
Film guide to Cambridge admissions interviews
19 November 2004Interviews can be a daunting prospect and many of the students who have Cambridge admissions interviews next month might be worrying about what to wear, what sort of questions they'll be asked, what to do if they don't know the answers and what qualities the interviewers will be looking for.
