Revolution in near-patient diagnostics
01 February 2007Good health is a basic human requirement for a high quality of life. Diagnostic tests and procedures are vital tools in the armoury of the...
CUE help young entrepreneurs make ‘sense’ of business
01 February 2007Cambridge University Entrepreneurs (CUE) organise the most successful student-run business planning and creation competitions in Europe. Since 1999, CUE has had over 450 entries and...
Remote sensing in extreme environments
01 February 2007Sensor technologies are being applied in ever more challenging environments but they don’t get much more extreme than a 3800-metre-high volcano in Antarctica.
Modern day alchemy: Gold for 2012?
01 February 2007An ambitious research project headed by the University of Cambridge’s Computer Laboratory and Department of Engineering aims to revolutionise sports coaching using advanced sensor networks.
Re-thinking the past, present and future
01 February 2007Understanding our biological past is a tricky business. It's like trying to build a jigsaw puzzle when most of the pieces are missing. However, bioarchaeologists...
The University and its publics
01 February 2007The question of 'public engagement' for universities is rising up the political agenda. Universities are increasingly being asked to demonstrate their work in knowledge transfer...
‘What have the Victorians ever done for us?’
01 February 2007Modern Britain was invented sometime between 1830 and 1900. It's not just a question of industrialization, compulsory education, the right to vote (at least for...
Lecture: The Prince of Wales's Business & the Environment Programme
31 January 2007H Lee Scott, CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will be in London today to deliver the London Lecture of The Prince of Wales's Business &...
New Honorary Fellow at Lucy Cavendish
25 January 2007Ms Anne Owers CBE, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, is today being inducted as an Honorary Fellow at Lucy Cavendish College.
UK-Indian research collaborations awarded funding
24 January 2007Four collaborative research projects at the University of Cambridge have been awarded funding in the first round of awards from the UK-India Education and Research...