Explore the science of personality research
17 March 2010Find out what personality really is and discover how much of an impact it has on our lives in a lecture taking place tomorrow evening, Friday 19 March.
Public consultation on North West Cambridge
30 October 2009The University of Cambridge is to hold a further round of public consultation to help refine its Master Plan for its North West Cambridge site.
Ego Alter Ego
16 October 2009Fitzwilliam College to host the first solo exhibition from the ‘brilliant young’ artist Beka Smith.
There’s no substitute for first-hand experience, say HE advisers
21 September 2009However advanced the website, and however glossy the prospectus, there is nothing that can replace actually visiting a university yourself to get a true flavour of the place. That was the consensus of the 35 Higher Education advisers from all over the UK who took part in a conference held at Fitzwilliam College last week.
You Are What You Listen To
21 August 2009It may not be possible to judge a book by its cover, but judging someone by the contents of their iTunes library could be a very different story, new research suggests.
The summer school diaries: this week – conquerors and creepy crawlies
04 August 2009The winner of the second category in our summer school diary-writing competition is Ieva Lismane, who took part in a residential run by Fitzwilliam and Emmanuel Colleges. Seventeen-year-old Ieva goes to Hounslow Manor School in West London. She and her family came from Latvia to the UK as asylum seekers when she was six years old, and Ieva will be the first in her family to go to university.
Professor Graham Stanton (1940 - 2009)
22 July 2009Professor Graham Stanton, Emeritus Lady Margaret’s Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, died on 18 July 2009 aged 69.
Watch this space for our summer school diaries!
29 June 2009Over the next couple of months hundreds of sixth formers will be sampling student life at Cambridge University at summer schools run by Cambridge Admissions Office (CAO) and by individual Colleges. These events aim to encourage more applications from state schools and from groups under-represented at the university.
Cambridge University working in partnership with e-Go aeroplanes LLP
27 March 2009Two fourth year students at the University of Cambridge are working with e-Go aeroplanes LLP to create an aircraft that pushes the boundaries of design; not only high performance, but also very low weight and good fuel economy.
The new geography of personality
01 January 2009Jason Rentfrow explains how analysis of over three-quarters of a million online surveys has been used to build a "map" of the USA.
