‘Picture This #3’ – 'The Blimp', Christ's College.
24 August 2011‘The Blimp’ is one of the items telling the story of Christ’s College during the First World War.
‘Picture This #2’ – Lady Margaret's Prayer Book, St John’s College.
17 August 2011In the second of a new series of short articles exploring images from around the University, we look at the 15th-century prayer book owned by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother to Henry VII and foundress of St John’s College.
‘Picture This #1’ – The Bury Bible, Corpus Christi College.
10 August 2011In the first of a new series of short articles exploring images from around the University, we look at the 12th-century Bury Bible from the Parker Library at Corpus Christi College.
Thousands visit University and city sites as Open Cambridge draws the crowds
21 September 2010More than five thousand members of the public uncovered hidden treasures and found out about some of Cambridge's best-kept secrets to make the University's third annual Open Cambridge weekend the most successful yet.
Dead Scholars’ Society
10 September 2010A Cambridge University historian is drumming up support for the preservation of a tiny burial ground that is the final resting place of eminent thinkers including Ludwig Wittgenstein, physicist John Cockroft, and astronomer John Couch Adams.
University and College libraries open to the public
27 August 2010Sixteen university libraries, home to everything from first draft Jane Austen works to the letters of acid bath murderer John George Haigh will open to the public on September 10 and 11.
Hush Don’t Tell: it’s a mother and son reunion
24 August 2010Artwork telling the emotional story of a mother and son who were reunited after 45 years by a twist of fate will be shown to the public for the first time this weekend.
Open Cambridge bigger and better than ever
20 July 2010The ancient and sometimes mysterious doors of Cambridge University will open to the public this September, giving thousands the chance to glimpse into hidden corners of both the University and city as a whole.
Record numbers for Open Cambridge and Bridge The Gap
14 September 2009Thousands of people enjoyed free talks, tours and a chance to see inside some of Cambridge’s most spectacular buildings this weekend as the University and Colleges welcomed visitors for Open Cambridge and Bridge The Gap. Watch video from Bridge The Gap here.
University libraries open up to the public
04 September 2009Ever wanted to see Isaac Newton’s original research, view the original plans for the Cambridge Observatory or visit the home of Churchill’s personal papers? You can this weekend when a selection of Cambridge’s libraries opens to the public.
