Anglo-Saxon kings were mostly veggie but peasants treated them to huge BBQs
21 Apr 2022Very few people in England ate large amounts of meat before the Vikings settled, and there is no evidence that elites ate more meat than other people...
Missing Darwin notebooks returned to Library
05 Apr 2022Two notebooks belonging to Charles Darwin, one of which contains his iconic 1837 ‘Tree of Life’ sketch, have been safely returned to Cambridge...
New ideas and inspiration feature at Cambridge Festival 2022
30 Mar 2022Festival launches on Thursday 31 March with 100s of free events
The social scientist who inadvertently became a poet
25 Mar 2022At the age of thirteen Mona Jebril found herself stranded in Gaza, becoming a refugee for the second time in her life. Her talent and determination...
Sociology student’s essay wins the Bridgetower Prize
24 Mar 2022There is a room at Trinity Hall which is like many other rooms at Colleges across Cambridge. It is oak panelled, and has a view looking out over a...
Cambridge stands with UK Universities in Elsevier deal to ensure read and publish access for all
23 Mar 2022On 23 March 2022, the outcome was announced of negotiations between UK Universities and academic publisher Elsevier.
Ukraine’s cultural heritage faces destruction
15 Mar 2022Ukraine has a cultural inheritance that has outlasted atrocities and Soviet oppression, writes Dr Olenka Pevny. We must ensure it survives Russia's...
Students taking GCSE Ancient History worry they appear ‘elitist’ to friends and family
04 Mar 2022The tiny minority of state-educated students who take Ancient History at GCSE worry that the subject’s exclusive reputation will brand them ‘elitist...
Road radar to reveal York's Roman secrets
01 Mar 2022The biggest investigation ever undertaken into Eboracum, the Roman city buried beneath York, is set to begin this summer. Ground penetrating radar...
Poet Laureate Library Tour comes to Cambridge University Library
24 Feb 2022As part of his tour to give readings in libraries across the UK, Poet Laureate Simon Armitage will visit Cambridge University Library on 28th March.
Investment in languages education could return double for UK economy
22 Feb 2022An increase in secondary school pupils learning Arabic, Mandarin, French or Spanish could boost the UK economy by billions of pounds over 30 years...
Ukraine needs solidarity not ‘Crimnesia'
22 Feb 2022Cambridge's associate professor of Ukrainian studies places the country's current crisis in historical and regional context, offering chilling...