Tracing the history of modern globalisation in China
01 May 2008A Sino-British project is examining the history of China’s first age of modern globalisation, enabling China and Britain to rediscover their interconnected past.
Making sense of the cosmos in ancient China
01 May 2008China’s rich history of scientific and technical contributions to human culture stretches back to antiquity, as Christopher Cullen has been discovering when it comes to...
Unlocking Nature's biochemical secrets
01 May 2008Research led by the Department of Pharmacology is discovering the drugs of tomorrow from traditional Chinese medicine.
'Noodle-ology': the politics of cuisine
01 May 2008Food history breaks down our understanding of national borders: Barak Kushner is examining how interactions between China and Japan have shaped modern Japanese cuisine.
Jade: 'Stone of Heaven'
01 May 2008Treasured and venerated for thousands of years, jade holds a special place in the history and culture of the Chinese Empire.
Globalisation today: Chinese big business
01 May 2008This year is the 30th anniversary of China’s policy of ‘reform and open up’. What has happened to China’s strategic industries and how competitive are...
Digital Cambridge takes off
01 May 2008Are you keen to make your research more widely visible or store and preserve your digital material?
International award for evolution expert
01 May 2008Professor Jennifer Clack’s research into one of the major events in the evolutionary history of life on Earth has been honoured by the National Academy...
Morph: reshaping phones of the future
01 May 2008A joint nanotechnology partnership between the University of Cambridge and Nokia has unveiled its concept for the future of mobile phones.
Translating research into healthy lives
01 May 2008MRC-supported initiatives on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus aim to combat health problems linked with obesity and lifestyle.