Cambridge Graduate gets MacArthur Foundation Fellowship
20 September 2011Cambridge graduate Jacob Soll is among this year’s recipients of a Fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation in the US.
Scientists raise concerns regarding erroneous reporting of Greenland ice cover
19 September 2011Scientists from the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) have raised concerns regarding what they believe are erroneous claims of a 15% decrease in the permanent...
Whither the ozone hole?
16 September 2011To mark the annual International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (Ozone Day), Dr Neil Harris, an expert on the atmospheric composition from...
Downton Abbey: a national love affair?
15 September 2011As the much-lauded Downton Abbey returns to our screens this Sunday, social historian Dr Lucy Delap sets the gripping fictional drama of the English country...
Serotonin levels affect the brain’s response to anger
15 September 2011Research provides new insight into why some individuals may be more aggressive than others.
It’s a material world
15 September 2011A spin-out from Cambridge's Engineering Department and a leading supplier of materials information technology software to industry, Granta Design has achieved an average growth of...
'Picture This #5' - Baroness Thatcher's handbag, Churchill Archive Centre.
14 September 2011Belonging to a woman in a man's world there was intense curiosity and speculation about the contents of the Thatcher handbag.
SPICE Project announced at British Science Festival
14 September 2011Preparations are underway for a unique test of engineering technology that could open up new ways to reduce atmospheric temperatures caused by climate change, and...
Scientists create mammalian cells with single chromosome set
13 September 2011Researchers have created mammalian cells containing a single set of chromosomes instead of two.
Criminal rehabilitation: a spotlight on Europe
12 September 2011With recent reports stating that almost three quarters of those charged with offences during the London riots had prior convictions, attention has turned to Justice...