What do drugs do to the brain?
17 March 2011Drug abuse is probably linked to an in-built tendency to act without thinking, as shown by studies of siblings of chronic stimulant users, a leading...
Where empires meet
17 March 2011How two ‘rising powers’ – China and Russia – interact across the border they share with resource-rich Mongolia is the focus of a network led...
South Asian studies in the age of globalisation
17 March 2011The Centre of South Asian Studies fosters a vibrant University-wide research community whose interests span the societies of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia,...
Children’s evidence cross-examined
16 March 2011Should young children be exposed to the traumatic experience of giving evidence in open court, or does the justice system need to change its approach?
The appliance of design in science
15 March 2011Designers have shaped the way we live today, created iconic products and disrupted industries – but could design also shape scientific research?
Shear brain power - sheep smarter than previously believed
14 March 2011Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that sheep are more intelligent than previously believed.
Stem cell study could aid motor neurone disease research
14 March 2011Scientists have discovered a new way to generate human motor nerve cells in a development that will help research into motor neurone disease.
Insects hold atomic clues about the type of habitats in which they live
14 March 2011Researchers discover an ‘atmospheric imprint’ in insects, revealing where they are most likely to survive should climate change alter their ecosystem.
Middle aged diabetics can die six years earlier
14 March 2011Having diabetes in mid-life may reduce a person’s life expectancy by an average of six years, according to a large, multinational study coordinated by the...
Diabetes drug improves survival from life-threatening infectious disease
14 March 2011Scientists have identified a diabetes drug which halves the mortality rate of a deadly infectious disease found throughout Southeast Asia and Northern Australia.