Obsessive compulsive disorder linked to brain activity
16 July 2008Cambridge researchers have discovered that measuring activity in a region of the brain could help to identify people at risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder...
Cambridge astronomer identify the Galaxy’s youngest supernova remnant
19 May 2008A Cambridge astronomer’s identification of the remnant of the most recent supernova in the Milky Way is set to fill in major gaps in our...
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...
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...
Cleaning up contaminated land
01 May 2008A recently launched project that unites academia with industry is addressing the need to decontaminate ‘brownfield’ sites for redevelopment.
Exchanging ideas with China
01 May 2008Two recently funded grants will build and strengthen research collaborations with Chinese academics.