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Band of the second regiment of Life Guards, leaving Windsor, 1830. Oil on canvas by John Frederick Tayler, 1830. National Army Museum

Military musicians returning from Napoleonic wars invented Britain’s brass bands

30 October 2024

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain’s first brass bands earlier than previously thought, Dr Eamonn O'Keeffe has found. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were a civilian and exclusively northern creation.

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Highly-sensitive beaks could help albatrosses and penguins find their food

18 Sep 2024

Researchers have discovered that seabirds, including penguins and albatrosses, have highly-sensitive regions in their beaks that could be used to...

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The Jungle Book proofs come to Cambridge

05 Sep 2024

'Exceptional accumulation of manuscripts and proofs' have a new home at Cambridge University Library

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Super Saturday Open Cambridge trail

03 Sep 2024

Are you free on Saturday 7 September? If so, why not spend the day walking around our beautiful city and popping along to some Open Cambridge events.

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Open Cambridge kicks off on Friday with a programme of free and unique events for all

02 Sep 2024

One of the region's largest heritage festivals begins on Friday 6 September with over 70 events covering walks, talks, open spaces, exhibitions and...

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Dr Arik Kershenbaum in Girton

Why animals talk

28 Aug 2024

Dr Arik Kershenbaum listens to wolves, gibbons and dolphins to reveal the messages they send one another. His work challenges our assumptions about...

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A colour-enhanced image showing a clump of prostate cancer cells

Together against prostate cancer

13 Aug 2024

New, repurposed and combined treatments could soon transform prostate cancer outcomes, with DNA repair research informing promising clinical trials...

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The mink must go: ending a catastrophic UK invasion

13 Aug 2024

Many have said it's an impossible task. But a new approach is astonishing scientists by clearing the UK of destructive American mink - the lasting...

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Cancer researcher Tom Else sitting in a lab wearing a white lab coat

Sight and sound

06 Aug 2024

How photoacoustics could transform cancer detection and monitoring

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Cambridge United joins Open Cambridge to offer exclusive tours as part of a unique programme of events

05 Aug 2024

In an Open Cambridge first, visitors will be given the chance to learn about the football club's history and highlight its community initiatives and...

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Discover your city this September

30 Jul 2024

Open Cambridge, the annual ten-day festival and celebration of local history and culture, will launch its 2024 programme of events on Monday 12...

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Dr Alex Cagan outside the Department of Genetics

How 'superstar species' solve healthier ageing and cancer resistance

29 Jul 2024

Dr Alex Cagan – illustrator, geneticist and explorer of animal DNA – is offering a new perspective on the tapestry of life. His work has profound...

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AI takes flight to revolutionise forest monitoring

26 Jul 2024

Cambridge researchers are harnessing artificial intelligence to improve how forests are monitored. Associate Professor Dr Emily Lines and Research...

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