The discovery of a 500 million-year-old fossilised brain has helped identify a point of crucial transformation in early animals, and answered some of the questions about how heads first evolved.
‘Dumberdash’ is an old Cheshire term for a short but violent storm. A ‘lumpenhole’ is a deep trench for fluid farmyard waste. The man who remembers these words is among the scores of people who have written to Dr Robert Macfarlane in response to his latest book, Landmarks.
A new Master’s Programme in Public Policy, launching today by the University of Cambridge, will equip policy makers of tomorrow with the tools to make informed and effective decisions.
Research provides insight into why flies have the fastest vision in the animal kingdom.
A leading expert on technology and development will discuss the impact of new technologies on poverty, in a public lecture, today (Thursday 17, March).
The birth and the death of the stars is the topic of this week’s Darwin Lecture.
The University of Cambridge’s first International Women’s Day lecture takes place this evening as part of a programme of events to mark the 100th anniversary of IWD.
A public lecture by a leading Pakistani expert on humanitarian aid will take place in Cambridge on Monday. The talk will highlight the challenges faced by NGOs providing relief to victims of large scale emergencies, including the devastating floods which hit Pakistan six months ago, and the 2009 conflict between the Taliban and Pakistan's armed forces in the Swat Valley.
Cambridge graduate, Andrew Wellum-Kent, won the Queen's Medal at the most recent Sovereign's Parade at Sandhurst.
The British Academy has today announced the scholars elected for this year’s Fellowships in recognition of their contribution to the humanities and social sciences.
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