Facing up to Fukushima
20 May 2011In the wake of the disaster at the Fukushima reactor, Japan and other nations are re-evaluating their attitude to nuclear energy. Cambridge academic Tony Roulstone...
300 years of list-making
20 May 2011Personal inventories spanning three centuries are helping researchers unlock the mysteries of how economies edge towards growth and prosperity.
Polar Museum short listed for £100,000 Art Fund Prize
19 May 2011The Polar Museum at Cambridge University's Scott Polar Research Institute, has been short listed for the Art Fund Prize 2011 – the £100,000 prize for...
Exploding the ivory tower myth
17 May 2011Academia makes a considerable and valued contribution to society that goes far beyond commercialisation of applied research, as Professor Alan Hughes, co-author of the first...
What price a human kidney?
14 May 2011A public talk at Cambridge University on Saturday will draw attention to the growing illegal trade in human organs and invite discussion of the complex...
SPRI memorial remembers lost Britons
13 May 2011A memorial dedicated to Britons who lost their lives in the service of science in Antarctica has been unveiled at the Scott Polar Research Institute.
The big book visits the big library
12 May 2011It may already be home to more than seven million books, but Cambridge University Library is to host one of the world’s biggest books from...
Power in the balance
11 May 2011A new research hub dedicated to the study of emerging powers and how different nations evolve to become leading political forces on the world stage,...
Chemistry curbs spreading of carbon dioxide
06 May 2011The presence of even a simple chemical reaction can delay or prevent the spreading of stored carbon dioxide in underground aquifers, new research from the...
Pilot project for €1 billion research programme on graphene launched
05 May 2011Cambridge is to lead the technology roadmap towards a €1 billion European programme to conduct research on graphene - a versatile substance, stronger than diamond,...