Bridging research and industry
01 November 2010Consultancy is an effective way for academics to share their knowledge and expertise, bridging the gap between research and industry.
Out of poverty
01 November 2010Cambridge researchers are contributing to projects in Bangladesh that aim to lift 1 million people out of poverty by 2015.
Connecting science and policy
01 November 2010Dr Chris Tyler, Executive Director of Cambridge’s Centre for Science and Policy, explains how and why the Centre is helping the best scientific thinking to...
Stopping superbugs in their tracks
01 November 2010Work in resource-restricted healthcare settings in south-east Asia is defining the transmission of hospital ‘superbugs’ using low-tech diagnostics and high-tech tools.
Managing the data deluge
01 November 2010A project at Cambridge University Library is developing services and resources to help academics manage their digital data.
Blueprints for supercomputing success
01 November 2010The University’s High Performance Computing Service has formed a partnership with Dell to address key challenges in research computing.
The Book of Kings: the epic continues
01 November 2010A millennium after its completion, an epic Persian poem is providing the springboard for a new centre of Persian studies in Cambridge.
Gender’s many faces
01 November 2010New funding and a generous bequest are helping researchers in Cambridge to explore the complexities of how gender works in the world.
Mobile communications for medicine
01 November 2010Cambridge researchers in collaboration with China Mobile are examining the potential of mobile phones to deliver healthcare in China and worldwide.
Synthesis made simpler
01 November 2010Research is bringing closer the conversion of simple organic molecules into drugs, plastics or potential new fuels in a single step.