The secret life of things
23 April 2008A prize-winning author and academic will be in Cambridge this week to give a talk on the influence of photography, film and animation on modern notions of everyday objects being brought to life.
Seven Cambridge academics elected to The British Academy
19 July 2007The British Academy today announced which academics have been elected to Fellowships this year in recognition of their academic achievements. They include seven Cambridge people.
Honorary degrees 2007
22 June 2007The Chancellor of the University, HRH Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh, was in Cambridge earlier today to visit the University Farm and the Guildhall, and preside over the 2007 Honorary Degree Congregation at the Senate House.
Royal Society announces new Cambridge fellows
18 May 2007The Royal Society today recognised 44 scientists for their contributions to society by electing them to the Fellowship of the Royal Society.
Cambridge authors top Sunday Times best reads
15 May 2007Two new books by Cambridge academics were featured last weekend by the Sunday Times as the ’‘best of recent reads'.
Karen Spärck Jones (26 August 1935 – 4 April 2007)
04 April 2007Karen Spärck Jones, who died aged 71, was Emeritus Professor of Computing and Information at the University of Cambridge and one of the most remarkable women in computer science.
Women's sport awards
01 March 2007A 21 year old third year veterinary medicine student has been named University sportswoman of the year in the annual Ospreys Awards 2007.
Mock murder trial for Sutton Trust Summer School students
01 August 2006High-achieving pupils from state schools get to grips with the law in a Summer School mock trial.
Hurricane Katrina: Historians as First Responders
24 May 2006The political and historical implications of one of the worst disasters to strike the United States, Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding of New Orleans, are the focus of a lecture series Thursday (today) and Friday at the Faculty of History.
Hughes Hall elects new President
09 May 2006The diplomat Sarah Squire has been elected the new President of Hughes Hall, Cambridge, with effect from 1 October 2006.
