Scientists demonstrate potential new treatment for most common form of infant leukaemia
03 October 2011New drug could treat mixed-lineage leukaemia (MLL).
University response to HE White Paper
30 September 2011The Council of the University of Cambridge has submitted its response to the Government's White Paper "Students at the Heart of the System".
Prehistoric pre-school
30 September 2011Archaeological research reveals that 13,000 years before CBeebies hunter-gatherer children as young as three were creating art in deep, dark caves alongside their parents.
Strawberries and custard voted the most popular exhibits at Physics at Work 2011
29 September 2011The Atomic Weapons Establishment and the University’s Biological and Soft Systems Research Sector shared the honours this year in the hotly contested Best Demonstration competition, judged by the 2,500 school students from around the region who attended Physics at Work 2011.
What does a painting from 15th century Italy have to say to young people in care?
28 September 2011A story of love, jealousy, betrayal and triumph over the odds captured the attention of 40 young people this week, who were in Cambridge for a Taster Day organised for young people in local authority care.
Skydiving at Kettle’s Yard
28 September 2011Running now until November 20 Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge is exhibiting the work of Bridget Riley, one the world’s most celebrated abstract artists. Collected over the span of her fifty year career, Riley’s work is an engaging example of the ‘Op Art’ movement.
What makes a great political speech?
27 September 2011Cambridge Festival of Ideas debate to examine the changing nature of political speeches.
Cambridge Ideas - Memories Of Old Awake
26 September 2011Cambridge University academic, Dr Emily Lethbridge, is breathing new life and understanding into the centuries-old Sagas of Icelanders (Íslendingasögur) during a unique year-long research trip.
Professor Sir Mark Welland receives two distinguished awards by US government
26 September 2011Professor Sir Mark Welland, head of The Nanoscience Centre at Cambridge University and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence, has been awarded two prestigious honours by the US Department of Defense and the US Department of Energy.
Smartphone art
25 September 2011As mobile phone cameras improve, emerging forms of social media are basing themselves in ‘iPhoneography’. While social media is often held up as an example of the increasingly vacuous and self-obsessed nature of society, research into these new networks shows they can encourage creativity, and even provide users with a therapeutic outlet.
