Chinese chess masters visit Cambridge
19 September 2007Three of the world's leading players of Xiangqi – the ancient Chinese mind-game sometimes known as “Chinese chess” – will visit the University of Cambridge...
Cambridge plays role in insurance industry's new climate-friendly initiative
14 September 2007The insurance industry this week launched a new initiative to tackle the challenge of climate change and encourage more climate-friendly customer behaviour.
Archbishop of Canterbury to give public lecture at Cambridge
10 September 2007The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, will give a free public lecture in King's College Chapel today as Cambridge University hosts the first national conference...
“Lucky Camera” takes sharpest ever images of stars
04 September 2007A team of astronomers led by Cambridge University have taken pictures of the stars that are sharper than anything produced by the Hubble telescope, at...
Using plants to harvest the Sun’s energy
01 September 2007How can we efficiently unlock the bioenergy stored within plants? Research carried out in the Department of Biochemistry is breaking down the cellular barriers.
A brief history of ageing
01 September 2007As life expectancy increases, what can historical analysis of longevity tell us about limits to the human lifespan?
Wind turbines turn to bamboo
01 September 2007Bamboo – one of China’s most precious commodities – is showing great promise as the material of choice for building wind turbines.
Can old brains learn new tricks?
01 September 2007Although our brains deteriorate as we get older, Cambridge researchers are finding that some abilities are preserved through ‘flexible’ use of neural networks.
The making of a Boat Race crew
01 September 2007Mark de Rond spent 200 days with the Cambridge University Boat Club as an organisational ethnographer researching the social dynamics of high performance teams.
Taking the long view on climate change
01 September 2007Cambridge Earth Scientists are contributing to our understanding of the climate system by studying the history of climate change recorded in sediments deposited on the...