World first for fly research
15 February 2013A how-to manual for fruit fly research has been created.
No Curia for old age: the radical act of papal resignation
15 February 2013Dr Sara Silvestri, a specialist in religion and politics and a Research Associate with the Von Hügel Institute, St Edmund’s College, examines the implications of...
39 new US Gates Cambridge Scholars selected
15 February 2013Thirty-nine new US Gates Cambridge Scholars have been selected as the programme continues to expand
Historic rivals join forces to save 1,000 years of Jewish history
15 February 2013Cambridge University Library and the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries have today announced their first ever joint fundraising campaign to purchase the £1.2 million ‘Lewis-Gibson...
Global economic institute creates partnership with Cambridge economists
15 February 2013In the wake of the global financial crisis, a new partnership plans to shake up economic thinking to reflect a rapidly changing world.
Research suggests meerkat predator-scanning behaviour is altruistic
15 February 2013Meerkats are more likely to scan for predators from high vantage points or guard on their hind legs when young pups are present in the...
Monogamous birds read partner's food desires
15 February 2013Research suggests that Eurasian Jays might be able to determine aspects of the ‘internal life’ of their mate.
Dig into archaeology with actor and presenter Tony Robinson
15 February 2013Don’t miss the chance to hear actor and presenter Tony Robinson talking about his work with Channel 4’s Time Team in a public lecture on...
March of the superbugs
13 February 2013Scientists who recently discovered a new strain of superbug have now tracked its transmission between animals and humans.
Out of the ashes of Empire
12 February 2013The new identities and ideologies that emerged in East Asia after the fall of Japan’s Empire have rarely been studied. Now, as the region again...