Picture This #18 - Chicks at the Fitz
04 April 2012This rare tureen from the Fitzwilliam Museum was made in the mid-18th century by the famous Chelsea porcelain manufactory.
Autophagy: when ‘self-eating’ is good for you
03 April 2012New discoveries by Cambridge scientists about a molecular waste-disposal process that ‘eats’ bacteria are influencing the clinical management of cystic fibrosis, and could be the...
Online insecurity
02 April 2012Online passwords are so insecure that one per cent can be cracked within 10 guesses, according to the largest ever sample analysis.
Assessing protected area effectiveness
30 March 2012A new study published in Conservation Letters aims to measure whether parks and reserves in the tropics succeed in protecting forests.
A policy of mass destruction
29 March 2012A new study reveals how a radical economic policy devised by western economists put former Soviet states on a road to bankruptcy and corruption.
A shared future based on a shared past
28 March 2012A conference which aims to bridge the gap between academic research on Islam and public opinion regarding Muslims in the West will take place in...
Growing bones with Lego
27 March 2012A video produced for Google Science Fair shows how researchers at Cambridge making synthetic bone have turned to legendary children’s toy Lego for a helping...
Feeling better for longer
26 March 2012Research into the effectiveness of staff counselling reveals that workplace support can have a striking and sustained effect for employees with workplace or personal difficulties.
Evolution Revolution
24 March 2012Developments in evolutionary biology have a significant impact on the way we look at the world and ourselves in it, according to a conservation scientist...
Visions of future healthcare
23 March 2012On 14 March, academics and members of the public gathered at Emmanuel College to hear a panel of distinguished speakers discuss their personal visions of...