Cleaning up contaminated land
01 May 2008A recently launched project that unites academia with industry is addressing the need to decontaminate ‘brownfield’ sites for redevelopment.
A new vision for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
01 May 2008The recently announced merger of the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Institute of Biotechnology heralds a new dimension for research and teaching opportunities in...
Exchanging ideas with China
01 May 2008Two recently funded grants will build and strengthen research collaborations with Chinese academics.
The Xen of start-ups
01 May 2008Acquired for $500 million last year, a start-up that grew from research in the Computer Laboratory has just seen its first products being launched under...
Outstanding scholars awarded
01 May 2008Two early-career academics in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages have been recognised by the Philip Leverhulme Prize.
Tsunami risk in the Mediterranean
01 May 2008Research reveals the cause of an ancient catastrophe that could threaten the Mediterranean again.
Clockwork plants
01 May 2008How do plants tell the time and the passing of the seasons? Plant scientists are enlisting the help of engineers in their quest to uncover...
Clever crows and dancing duets
01 May 2008Nicky Clayton, Professor of Comparative Cognition in the Department of Experimental Psychology, has thrown the doors wide open on animal cognition. Where once the idea...
Cambridge Infectious Diseases initiative launched
01 May 2008Cambridge Infectious Diseases (CID), officially launched this month, is bringing together the expertise of Cambridge to address the challenge of infectious diseases globally.
Cosmopolitan cities of Eurasia
01 May 2008Research on the changing face of Eurasian cities - formerly famous for cosmopolitanism and now crossroads of migration - hopes to provide an understanding of...