Doubts about whether modern humans and Neanderthals interbred
13 August 2012Findings point to common ancestry to explain genetic similarities.
Where are they now?
13 August 2012Last month graduates of Cambridge’s MPhil course in Engineering for Sustainable Development (ESD) came back to the Engineering Department from all over the world to...
Discover the secret history of books
10 August 2012This year's Open Cambridge programme offers a rare chance to visit the historic Old Library at Queens' College, where the collection represents a window on...
1.5 million years of climate history revealed after scientists solve mystery of the deep
10 August 2012Study successfully reconstructed temperature from the deep sea to reveal how global ice volume has varied over the glacial-interglacial cycles of the past 1.5 million...
Delirium increases the risk of developing new dementia eight-fold in older patients
10 August 2012Delirium also found to worsen severity in those already diagnosed with dementia and increase the pace of cognitive decline.
Wellcome Trust and MRC invest in world-class Stem Cell Institute at Cambridge
09 August 2012Two of the UK’s largest funders of medical research are to invest £8 million in a new world-leading centre for stem cell biology and medicine...
Spreading the good word from the wild
08 August 2012A new book by a Cambridge professor offers an alternative to the narratives of nature’s annihilation, by shining a light on conservation success stories that...
Major investment will lead to new materials for the energy industry
07 August 2012As energy companies begin to exploit resources located deeper in the sea bed, scientists at Cambridge University are taking part in a major international research...
Summer in the University
07 August 2012Researchers from Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine are spending a month in Cambridge during the summer as the latest cohort in a hospitality scheme dedicated to...
Charters, chains and civic pride
07 August 2012An Open Cambridge event will tell the fascinating story of Cambridge’s civic insignia and historic charters through 800 years of history.