Greek tragedy: setting the stage today
01 February 2008With the curtains just closed on the 40th Cambridge Greek Play since the 1880s, Greek classicist Simon Goldhill reflects on how this creative genre still...
Rebellion, repression, retribution
01 February 2008John Morrill explores one of the most extraordinary and least understood aspects of Anglo-Irish history - the rebellion of 1641.
Muslim leaders' "historic statement of friendship welcomed
11 October 2007A statement of peace and friendship, signed by more than 130 Muslim scholars and addressed to Christian leaders around the world has been hailed as...
Affordable solar power on the horizon
05 October 2007Environmentally friendly solar panels may be an affordable alternative to conventional power sources within the next ten years, as a result of a new initiative...
Lucid in the sky
26 September 2007A New Cambridge University star catalogue is the “most accurate ever”.
Chinese chess masters visit Cambridge
19 September 2007Three of the world's leading players of Xiangqi – the ancient Chinese mind-game sometimes known as “Chinese chess” – will visit the University of Cambridge...
Cambridge plays role in insurance industry's new climate-friendly initiative
14 September 2007The insurance industry this week launched a new initiative to tackle the challenge of climate change and encourage more climate-friendly customer behaviour.
Taking the long view on climate change
01 September 2007Cambridge Earth Scientists are contributing to our understanding of the climate system by studying the history of climate change recorded in sediments deposited on the...
The making of a Boat Race crew
01 September 2007Mark de Rond spent 200 days with the Cambridge University Boat Club as an organisational ethnographer researching the social dynamics of high performance teams.
A brief history of ageing
01 September 2007As life expectancy increases, what can historical analysis of longevity tell us about limits to the human lifespan?