National Science Week 2002
15 March 2002Fire performers Feeding the Fish will provide an explosive start to National Science Week 2002 at the University of Cambridge.
Along with the BBC's Dr Adam Hart Davis, Feeding the Fish will be
launching the popular Science on Saturday programme tomorrow (16 March),
at the University's New Museums Site, in Downing Street.
New collaboration to tackle inflammatory diseases
13 March 2002The University of Cambridge has joined forces with Beaufour Ipsen Group, a Europe-based global pharmaceutical company, to develop and commercialise new treatments for inflammatory disease.
Beyond security in the 21st century
12 March 2002It is now six months since the attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon. How should academics respond to these dramatic events? The challenge has been taken up by the University's Centre of International Relations who are developing a research programme to address the issues.
Kantan and Damask Drum
06 March 2002For the climax of Japan 2001, the national festival of Japanese culture that began in May 2001, the ADC Theatre in Cambridge is staging a production of the composer Alexander Goehr's Eastern masterpiece, Kantan and Damask Drum for three nights from 6 - 9 March 2002.
Leading woman
04 March 2002Dame Stephanie Shirley, one of Britain's most successful and philanthropic women, will be visiting Cambridge on Tuesday 5 March 2002 to give a public lecture entitled Inspirational Leadership at Lucy Cavendish College's Centre for Women Leaders.
Oxford and Cambridge Conferences are more popular than ever
01 March 2002Over 1300 young people in the North East will get the chance to hear the truth about studying at Oxford and Cambridge at the first ever Oxbridge conference to be held in the region.
Leading woman
28 February 2002Dame Stephanie Shirley, one of Britain's most successful and philanthropic women, will be visiting Cambridge on Tuesday 5 March 2002 to give a public lecture entitled Inspirational Leadership at Lucy Cavendish College's Centre for Women Leaders.
Britain and Europe - rights and wrongs
27 February 2002Britain and Europe: what went wrong and will it ever come right will be explored by Lord Hannay, the former UK permanent representative to the European Community, at the Alcuin Lecture on Tuesday 5 March 2002.
Vice-chancellor welcomes RAE success
26 February 2002Cambridge University has received 48 top 5 grades in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise, with 30 departments receiving the ultimate 5* accolade. A total of 51 departments were assessed and none was graded less than 4.
