Spanning application and abstraction: Centre for Mathematical Sciences
01 May 2010Mathematical research in Cambridge has a breadth that extends from the purest of theory to the most practical of applications.
Tackling obesity and diabetes: Institute of Metabolic Science
01 May 2010The rising prevalence of obesity, diabetes and related disorders is an epidemic of global proportions. Research at the Institute of Metabolic Science is aimed at...
Probing the Universe: Kavli Institute for Cosmology
01 May 2010Scientists at Cambridge’s Kavli Institute are studying how the Universe developed after the Big Bang by analysing light emitted up to 13.7 billion years ago.
Making the most of ideas: Institute for Manufacturing
01 May 2010Cambridge has never been short of ideas but the Institute for Manufacturing is dedicated to putting ideas into action.
Location, location, location: finding out where proteins live and with whom
01 May 2010The Cambridge Centre for Proteomics is internationally recognised for pioneering technology that helps us to understand what proteins do inside cells.
Computing for the Future of the Planet wins Google funding
01 May 2010A gift from Google will help Computing for the Future of the Planet.
Superbug detective
01 May 2010The expertise of Cambridge's new Professor of Clinical Microbiology, Sharon Peacock, is helping to drive a programme of research that will track and block routes...
Shakespeare's medieval world
01 May 2010Medieval culture pervaded Shakespeare's life and work. Professor Helen Cooper examines its influence on the work of the world's greatest playwright.
Beliefs, predictions and shortcuts in the deceitful brain
01 May 2010Professor Paul Fletcher believes that exploring how the brain makes predictions about the world will help us to understand mental illness.
Libraries and light
01 May 2010Research in the Department of Architecture aims to reveal the creative potential of light in the design of contemporary libraries.