The University and its publics
01 February 2007The question of 'public engagement' for universities is rising up the political agenda. Universities are increasingly being asked to demonstrate their work in knowledge transfer...
‘What have the Victorians ever done for us?’
01 February 2007Modern Britain was invented sometime between 1830 and 1900. It's not just a question of industrialization, compulsory education, the right to vote (at least for...
Lecture: The Prince of Wales's Business & the Environment Programme
31 January 2007H Lee Scott, CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will be in London today to deliver the London Lecture of The Prince of Wales's Business &...
New Honorary Fellow at Lucy Cavendish
25 January 2007Ms Anne Owers CBE, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, is today being inducted as an Honorary Fellow at Lucy Cavendish College.
UK-Indian research collaborations awarded funding
24 January 2007Four collaborative research projects at the University of Cambridge have been awarded funding in the first round of awards from the UK-India Education and Research...
New Hall to achieve Cambridge first at Chelsea Flower Show
17 January 2007For what is believed to be the first time in the event’s 155-year history, a Cambridge college will be contributing a garden to this year’s...
Tate too: Pedigree sculpture comes to Cambridge
17 January 2007Previously displayed in the Tate Britain’s Sculpture Court, ‘Beast Alerted 1’ a metallic work by one of Britain’s greatest sculptors is now on public view...
Cambridge scientists lay groundwork for safer nuclear waste storage
11 January 2007Mineral-based waste forms could enable safer, cheaper and more publicly acceptable disposal.
Fitzwilliam toasts success of Japanese year abroad scheme
09 January 2007The graduates of a programme which allows alumni from Fitzwilliam College to spend a year studying in Japan will reunite at Westminster today to celebrate...
Whos the boss? Why female meerkats come out on top
22 December 2006A new study by the Kalahari Meerkat project of the University of Cambridge shows that female meerkats fight more than their male counterparts for dominance.