What shape will universities take in the future?
28 June 2011A conference at CRASSH later this week will address some big and highly topical questions.
How luxury became a four-letter word
27 June 2011A new series presented by Michael Scott examines the history of luxury and the origins of our ambivalent attitude to the finer things in life.
Birds of a feather display only a fraction of possible colours
23 June 2011Research reveals plumages exhibit less than a third of possible colours birds can see.
You hymn it, we’ll play it
21 June 2011An epic, 24-hour celebration of religious music will be taking place at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, this week, starting on Wednesday evening (June 22).
Abnormal brain structure linked to chronic cocaine abuse
21 June 2011Research gives insight into why some people develop addiction.
Diagnosed autism is more common in an IT-rich region
20 June 2011Research provides important insight into ‘systemizing’ theory of autism.
Connection not conflict is the best way forward
20 June 2011In the introduction to a new book Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen urges governments to focus on commonalities rather than differences.
Paranoid Android? Get connected to a new study…
17 June 2011More than 1,000 people around the world have signed up to take part in the biggest ever public study of Android phone usage.
Cambridge announces new fund for arts, humanities and social sciences research
14 June 2011Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz has announced the creation of a £300,000 fund to be awarded to Cambridge University researchers in the arts, humanities and...
Island of broken figurines
10 June 2011Why were Bronze Age figurines smashed, transported and buried in shallow pits on the Aegean island of Keros? New research sheds light on a 4,500-year-old...