Still from Memories of old awake

Cambridge Ideas - Memories Of Old Awake

26 September 2011

Cambridge University academic, Dr Emily Lethbridge, is breathing new life and understanding into the centuries-old Sagas of Icelanders (Íslendingasögur) during a unique year-long research trip.

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Don't Eat the Plants

Cambridge Ideas - Don't Eat the Plants

23 May 2011

Are plants as defenceless as they appear?

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Professor with Police Officer

Cambridge Ideas - The Crime Experiment

12 April 2011

Eminent criminologist Prof Lawrence Sherman has just set up a long term experiment with the police, to scientifically study crime in Manchester and come up with some solutions.

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St Peter Port harbour

Cambridge Ideas - Forgotten Heroes

31 March 2011

A Cambridge University archaeologist, along with two other researchers in Guernsey, has uncovered a previously unseen archive featuring the testimonies of people who were deported to German prison camps during World War II.

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icy world

Cambridge Ideas: This Icy World

30 March 2011

Cambridge University glaciologist Professor Julian Dowdeswell has spent three years of his life in the polar regions.

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Cambridge Ideas - Vanishing Voices

15 November 2010

Of the world's 6,500 living languages, half will cease to be spoken by the end of this century.

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Cambridge Ideas - Bird Tango

11 November 2010

Professor Nicky Clayton researches the social behaviour, intelligence and dance credentials of birds!

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water

Cambridge Ideas - The Perfect Crew?

11 November 2010

Striving for, and achieving, high performance in teams has become a major business imperative.

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