Alan Turing - born 100 years ago, 23 June 1912

Alan Turing Institute up and running

05 August 2015

National institute for the development and use of advanced mathematics, computer science, algorithms and ‘Big Data’ has announced its first director, and will start research activities in the autumn. 

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Michael Ventris (left) and (right) a detail of the Pylos Tablet Ta641 inscribed with Linear B

Cracking the code: the decipherment of Linear B 60 years on

13 October 2012

A conference in Cambridge this weekend will mark the 60th anniversary of the decipherment by Michael Ventris of Linear B, a script used for an early form of ancient Greek. His stunning achievement pushed back the frontiers of knowledge about the ancient world.

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Oman gift to promote religious understanding

23 February 2011

A major collaboration between the University of Cambridge and the Sultanate of Oman which aims to improve public understanding of the Abrahamic religions Judaism, Islam and Christianity was marked at a signing ceremony today.

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New scholarships for Canadian students

02 July 2010

The Cambridge Commonwealth Trust has reached a new agreement with Blyth Education of Toronto to co-fund three full-cost scholarships for Canadian students on undergraduate courses at the University of Cambridge.

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