Cambridge engineer to co-lead earthquake reconnaissance mission to Turkey
13 February 2023Professor Emily So will lead a UK response to uncover the causes of the extensive damage and loss of life
Shipwrecked: women and children first?
20 January 2012Romantic notions of heroism - the captain refusing to leave his sinking ship, women and children being ushered to safety - have been shattered by reports emerging from the Costa Concordia. Cambridge University academic Dr Lucy Delap sets last week’s tragic events within a historical context of shipwreck that encompasses changing perceptions of class and gender.
