Polish cinema in the frame
01 January 2010Cinema was a central means of cultural expression in post-war Poland. Dr Matilda Mroz is asking how and why.
Hutchison/MRC Research Centre
01 January 2010Fundamental research is pioneering innovative approaches to cancer diagnosis and treatment at the Hutchison/MRC Research Centre.
Earthquake research reaches across Europe
01 January 2010Real-time transnational access will enable researchers to participate in experiments all over Europe without leaving the lab.
Famine’s changing face
01 January 2010Dr Zoltán Tiba’s research on why famines happen is posing questions about the root causes and possible long-term interventions.
Evidence of the first modern humans in North Africa
01 January 2010Excavation of the deepest archaeological trench in North Africa half a century after it was first dug is offering a glimpse of up to 200,000...
The future of books
01 January 2010The book publishing industry has gone through more change during the past few decades than in any comparable period in its 500-year history. Professor John...
India and the global knowledge economy
01 January 2010Jaideep Prabhu is the first Jawaharlal Nehru Professor of Indian Business and Enterprise, which was endowed by the Government of India, and is Director of...
Le bon usage: using French correctly
01 January 2010The purity and linguistic correctness of the French language has been closely guarded by the French for centuries. Professor Wendy Ayres-Bennett is exploring the reasons...
Innovative tool reveals the paintings hidden within
01 January 2010The development of optics that "fly" over paintings could revolutionise art conservation.
From pandemic to policy: combating swine flu
01 January 2010A new collaborative project aims to understand how pandemic viruses jump the species barrier and spread through communities.