Do Memorials Matter?
21 October 2011For the Festival of Ideas, Dr Dacia Viejo-Rose, a researcher on the CRIC research project, will discuss the unexpected impact and diverse use of memorials...
Cambridge stem cells united
21 October 2011Cohesion, collaboration and clinical impact are the watchwords of a new phase of stem cell research in Cambridge.
Behind the doors of the brain bank
21 October 2011A new exhibition at the Shoreditch Town Hall is set to explain what it means to donate your brain.
Will the English language ever die?
21 October 2011Imagine a world in which there is no difference between blue and black or green and blue. A world where there are hundreds of different...
The face of emotions: Darwin, computers and autism
21 October 2011An online recreation of Charles Darwin’s famous experiment on the expression of emotion is being launched at Cambridge University’s Festival of Ideas tomorrow (22nd).
The remarkable story of Alexander Crummell
20 October 2011A talk at the University of Cambridge’s Festival of Ideas this evening will focus on the extraordinary life of Alexander Crummell – the son of...
Festival of Ideas begins!
19 October 2011Cambridge University’s Festival of Ideas begins today (19 October).
Capturing urban conflict: beyond the newsreel
19 October 2011A new exhibition unveils the work of a unique study into some of the most bitterly divided cities in the world, such as Jerusalem and...
The myth of the Arab Spring
18 October 2011New research shows true picture of what and who is behind the political uprisings.
Open and transparent
18 October 2011An exciting venture dedicated to the sharing of knowledge and information, the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF) is creating a worldwide ecosystem of searchable data and...