Boost for University museums
13 April 2006Four of the museums in the University of Cambridge are to benefit from funding to enhance their internationally important collections.
£3.8 million gift for Conservation Biology
24 March 2006The Lisbet Rausing Charitable Fund has provided £3.8 million to endow in perpetuity a professorship in Conservation Biology at the University of Cambridge.
‘Sugar-coated pill’ helps the medicine go down
02 February 2006Cambridge scientists have discovered a solution for controlling one of the world’s biggest environmental and ecological pests – the zebra mussel.
Real Madagascar
26 August 2005If a talking zebra, giraffe and hippo seemed strange in the animated movie ’‘Madagascar’, then the real life furry inhabitants of the island in the Indian Ocean will seem truly bizarre.
Real Madagascar
05 August 2005If a talking zebra, giraffe and hippo seemed strange in the animated movie ’‘Madagascar’, then the real life furry inhabitants of the island in the Indian Ocean will seem truly bizarre.
Rising to the challenge
17 May 2001The University is helping local groups to make a difference to their community.
From Dwarfs to Giants: Exploring the Seychelles Islands
23 January 2001Researchers on an expedition to the Seychelles have discovered a new species of frog never seen before in the islands.
Cambridge Discovery Talks at the Museum of Zoology
18 September 2000Discover things about the University's scientific museums you never knew
Primitive Streak Show Fuses Science and Fashion
16 June 2000Art and science will be brought together in a unique fashion exhibition opening on 19 June at the university's Museum of Zoology.
Designated Museums Challenge Fund Awards
01 June 2000Cambridge University's five Designated Museums were recently delighted to receive news that they will receive grants totalling £556,965 as part of the government's Designation Challenge Fund.
