Biological arms races in birds
13 April 2011New research reveals how biological arms races between cuckoos and host birds can escalate into a competition between the host evolving new, unique egg patterns...
Intelligent airports and greener smart phones: award-winning Cambridge innovation
13 April 2011Two Cambridge researchers have received prizes at the ICT Pioneers awards for their groundbreaking approach to modern problems.
Mussel your way into new exhibition
13 April 2011Some of planet Earth’s longest living inhabitants are the focus of a major new exhibition and website brought to life by Cambridge University’s Museum of...
Which 100 words of English should Fabio learn?
12 April 2011Following the media coverage of England football manager Fabio Capello’s claim that he only needs ‘100 words of English’, Cambridge Dictionaries Online at Cambridge University...
Research unit to help encourage healthier habits launched
12 April 2011New research unit to focus on how to change behaviours responsible for the majority of premature deaths worldwide.
Cambridge Ideas - The Crime Experiment
12 April 2011Eminent criminologist Prof Lawrence Sherman has just set up a long term experiment with the police, to scientifically study crime in Manchester and come up...
Scientists aim to improve photosynthesis to increase food and fuel production
11 April 2011New collaboration aims to address the growing demand for food and fuel by improving the process of photosynthesis.
Cambridge makes Hay
11 April 2011The books that have changed our view of the Universe, eruptions that shook the world and Stalin's fiercest henchmen are just some of the themes...
Benefits by the barrel
09 April 2011Countries rich in oil have long been associated with the "resource-curse paradox" - a principle which states they will suffer, rather than benefit, in the...
Classroom lessons in Islamic reform
08 April 2011A Cambridge conference is set to reveal how Islamic faith schools, and other educational institutions, are adapting to far more than political pressure under the...