Articles about 'Philanthropy'

A new Master’s Programme in Public Policy, launching today by the University of Cambridge, will equip policy makers of tomorrow with the tools to make informed and effective decisions.

Test could be used as an inexpensive screening tool to facilitate early intervention.

Each year 5,600 patients are diagnosed with cancer at a late stage because of inequalities. Study underlines importance of awareness campaigns.

From the elixirs of legend to transmutation of base metals into gold, medieval medical practice and social mobility were steeped in alchemy.

Social entrepreneurs among the university’s staff and student population could receive financial backing for their enterprise activities after a new partnership was announced.

A campaign by the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Art Fund to raise £3.9m to enable the museum to acquire Nicolas Poussin’s masterpiece Extreme Unction (c. 1638-40) has reached a successful conclusion with the help of a substantial grant of £3,021,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the acquisition and outreach work, and almost £1m in donations from members of the public and charitable organisations.

The Right Reverend Stephen Conway of Selwyn College, Lord Bishop of Ely since 2011, is to preach at the University's Annual Commemoration of Benefactors in Great St Mary's, the University Church, at 11.15am on Sunday 4 November.

The renowned pianist, conductor and musicologist, Robert Levin, arrives in Cambridge this week, where he will give a series of lectures and recitals that take us behind the scenes of performing Mozart.

Understanding how the numbers add up in relation to risk can help us deal with our own uncertainty, as David Spiegelhalter, Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk, explains.

Three Indian Postgraduate students have begun their PhD studies at St John’s College, Cambridge this term as Dr Manmohan Singh Scholars.