The Elephant Man
08 November 2010The remarkable story of a daring World War II operation in which hundreds of people fleeing the Japanese advance through Burma were rescued by elephant...
Neural transplantation in Parkinson's disease: moving forward
08 November 2010Scientists and clinicians across Europe have joined forces to improve the efficacy and safety of neural transplantation in Parkinson’s disease.
Tiger saved by Cambridge Vet School
04 November 2010A tiger at Shepreth Wildlife Park recently underwent surgery at the Queen's Veterinary Hospital, Department of Veterinary Medicine in a bid to save her life.
Safe water solutions
01 November 2010Research across the University is helping to clean up water in regions around the world.
From teacher to molecular biophysicist
01 November 2010Professor Jane Clarke’s laboratory was one of the first in the world to combine atomic force microscopy with protein engineering to ‘visualise’ the mechanical unfolding...
Stopping superbugs in their tracks
01 November 2010Work in resource-restricted healthcare settings in south-east Asia is defining the transmission of hospital ‘superbugs’ using low-tech diagnostics and high-tech tools.
When disaster strikes
01 November 2010Using satellite imagery, researchers have developed the first systematic approach for tracking the recovery of regions stricken by natural disaster.
Lessons from learning studies
01 November 2010Two research programmes in the Faculty of Education are bringing new insight to the impact and implementation of education in developing countries.
Democratising the airwaves
01 November 2010A new research collaboration will investigate the capacity of radio to facilitate citizen-led governance in developing countries.
Out of poverty
01 November 2010Cambridge researchers are contributing to projects in Bangladesh that aim to lift 1 million people out of poverty by 2015.