Connecting science and policy
01 November 2010Dr Chris Tyler, Executive Director of Cambridge’s Centre for Science and Policy, explains how and why the Centre is helping the best scientific thinking to...
Bridging research and industry
01 November 2010Consultancy is an effective way for academics to share their knowledge and expertise, bridging the gap between research and industry.
Nature dialogues: whose ecosystem?
01 November 2010Finding the right balance between global and local demands on the natural world could help reduce poverty.
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.
Blueprints for supercomputing success
01 November 2010The University’s High Performance Computing Service has formed a partnership with Dell to address key challenges in research computing.
Managing the data deluge
01 November 2010A project at Cambridge University Library is developing services and resources to help academics manage their digital data.
The Book of Kings: the epic continues
01 November 2010A millennium after its completion, an epic Persian poem is providing the springboard for a new centre of Persian studies in Cambridge.