Sensational science exhibition
02 Jul 2013Discover the Universe’s earliest light, a relic of the Big Bang, and find out about the latest technological revolution at the Royal Society in central London this week.
Science on show at Royal Society
28 Jun 2013Cambridge academics to participate in Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
Baroness Hamwee visits Public Engagement team
28 Jun 2013Baroness Hamwee has just published a report of her experiences visiting a number of cultural organisations including the Royal Opera House, Royal Shakespeare Company and the Tate as well as the University of Cambridge.
The Fun Lab returns
27 Jun 2013The University of Cambridge's Fun Lab is returning again this year to the Big Weekend on Parker's Piece on Saturday 6 July from 12noon.
New annual award announced for ethnography
20 Jun 2013Are you involved in social science research and completing or will have completed an ethnography this year? The Award is open to any UK resident currently employed as a teacher or researcher or studying as a postgraduate in a UK institution of higher education.
Cambridge Series at the Hay Festival 2013
18 Jun 2013Thousands of people attended the Cambridge series of talks at this year's Hay Festival, which featured subjects ranging from domestic service, women's equality and US politics to nanotechnology and smart drugs.
Engineering the Future
18 Jun 2013The UK needs to recruit more bright, young engineers - but what do young people really think engineering involves? Tim Minshall decided to find out.
Catch some Hay fever online
04 Jun 2013Eight of the talks from the Cambridge Series from this year’s Hay Festival are now available for users to stream or download online.
Crime and punishment: a 19th-century love affair
30 Apr 2013The violence of everyday life in 19th-century Europe – including murder most foul, handsome bandits, wicked women and huge crowds at executions – is being revealed in all its bloody detail by Cambridge University Library.
Digital records could expose intimate details and personality traits of millions
11 Mar 2013Research shows that intimate personal attributes can be predicted with high levels of accuracy from ‘traces’ left by seemingly innocuous digital behaviour, in this case Facebook Likes. The study raises important questions about personalised marketing and online privacy.