A new vision for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
01 May 2008The recently announced merger of the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Institute of Biotechnology heralds a new dimension for research and teaching opportunities in...
New paths to drug discovery
01 May 2008A new Cambridge programme aims to meet the challenges of drug discovery by harnessing a spectrum of academic expertise.
Designing sustainable cities of the future
01 May 2008As more people become city-dwellers, can we design cities to be more sustainable?
Bridging the sensor gap
01 May 2008CamBridgeSens - a strategic initiative to bridge gaps across disciplines, departments and research cultures - launches this summer.
Celebrating cinema, from 1895 to the digital age
01 May 2008Why have writers been so fascinated by cinema? What role might this 19th-century invention play in the digital age?
Living with uncertainty
01 May 2008Assessing the chance of something happening or not happening confronts us all the time. A new programme led by David Spiegelhalter, the Winton Professor of...
Clockwork plants
01 May 2008How do plants tell the time and the passing of the seasons? Plant scientists are enlisting the help of engineers in their quest to uncover...
Clever crows and dancing duets
01 May 2008Nicky Clayton, Professor of Comparative Cognition in the Department of Experimental Psychology, has thrown the doors wide open on animal cognition. Where once the idea...
Cambridge Infectious Diseases initiative launched
01 May 2008Cambridge Infectious Diseases (CID), officially launched this month, is bringing together the expertise of Cambridge to address the challenge of infectious diseases globally.
Cosmopolitan cities of Eurasia
01 May 2008Research on the changing face of Eurasian cities - formerly famous for cosmopolitanism and now crossroads of migration - hopes to provide an understanding of...