Comic capers as Footlights launch national tour at ADC
10 June 2009Visitors to the ADC Theatre have the chance to see some of the UK’s finest comic talent in the making as Cambridge Footlights launch their 2009 tour – Wishful Thinking – this week.
Twenty20 Varsity match at Fenner’s today
10 June 2009* Please note: Start may be delayed due to rain.
The Twenty20 World Cup may be in full swing at Lord’s, but Fenner’s today plays host to one of the most hotly contested cricket matches around.
Sporting chance for all university staff
09 June 2009Free sports taster sessions for all university and college staff are to be offered as part of the celebrations for the University’s 800th Anniversary.
Scientist wins prize for solving mysteries of the universe
08 June 2009Professor Robert Kennicutt, Director of the Institute of Astronomy, is one of three recipients of this year’s Gruber Cosmology Prize which recognises his work in determining the age of the Universe, around 14 billion years old.
Socrates was guilty as charged
08 June 2009One of the most famous trials in history has been misrepresented as a miscarriage of justice, when it was really a legitimate case of democracy in action, a controversial new study claims.
Former President of India to speak at Judge Business School
05 June 2009The former President of India, Dr Abdul Kalam, will address an invited audience of students, academics and practitioners at Judge Business School next Tuesday 9 June as a guest of the School’s Centre for India & Global Business.
Leading Indian materials scientist at prestigious Cambridge forum
05 June 2009A lecture by one of India’s most distinguished scientists will be the highlight of this year’s Armourers and Brasiers’ Cambridge Forum, to be hosted by the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy next Tuesday 9 June.
Birds use social learning to enhance nest defence
05 June 2009Reed warblers live with the threat that a cuckoo bird will infiltrate their nest, remove one of their eggs, and replace it with the cuckoo’s own. This ‘parasitism’ enables the cuckoo to have its young raised by unsuspecting reed warblers.
Going Further: Wayne shows the way for mature students
04 June 2009In mid-July people will be coming from all over the country to take part in Going Further, a free four-day residential summer school for prospective mature students.
Champion Racehorse Trainer supports University charity Campod
04 June 2009Champion racehorse trainer, Henry Cecil, is supporting cancer research at the Department of Pathology, with a personal breakfast invitation, to his Warren Place stables in Newmarket. The lucky winner will also be taken on a tour and out to the gallops.
