Teaching old cells new tricks
Much hyped by the media, stem cells have tremendous power to improve human health. As part of the Cambridge Stem Cell Initiative, Dr Ludovic Vallier’s research in the Anne McLaren Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine shows how stem cells can further our understanding of disease and help deliver much-needed new treatments.
Pioneering School for Public Health Research launches
Eight leading academic centres, including the Cambridge Institute for Public Health (CIPH), are to begin a collaboration that will play a key role in increasing the evidence base for effective public health practice.
Hay gears up for Greek marathon
Following a successful talk at Hay in 2010, Cambridge University's Professor Paul Cartledge will be playing a major part in a series of 10 discussions on Ancient Greece at this year's festival, alongside Cambridge's own regular programme.
Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller (1913 – 2012)
Churchill College, University of Cambridge, is saddened to report the death on 16 April 2012 of Mr Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller, the Danish shipowner, Honorary Fellow since 1991 and Benefactor to the College, at the age of 98.
Burglary at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Police have launched an investigation after a group of Chinese works of art were stolen from the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.
The Regius Professor Of Physic
A new Regius Professor of Physic at the University of Cambridge has been approved by Her Majesty The Queen to succeed Professor Sir Patrick Sissons who will retire on 30 September 2012.
Solar-grade silicon at low cost
A new process developed by scientists at the University of Cambridge has the potential to drive down the cost of manufacturing solar-grade silicon and could increase the use of photovoltaic devices for capturing the sun’s energy.
History’s great books meet today’s technology
A lecture series by Sidney Sussex College about great ideas and works is now available on iTunes.
Earlier relatives may have climbed out of family tree
The first study into rarely-documented ground nest-building by wild chimpanzees has offered new clues about the ancient transition of early hominins – our “human-like” ancestors – from sleeping in trees to sleeping on the ground.
Use a laser, save a tree
Laser un-printers that can remove toner from scrap paper so that it can be used again may be coming to an office near you in the future, results from a new Cambridge study show.
Breathing new life into building ventilation design
Breathing Buildings was formed as a spin-out company from the University of Cambridge in 2006, following the discovery and development of a proprietary low energy e-stack mixing ventilation system as part of a major research programme at the BP Institute, through the Cambridge-MIT Institute.
Building our capacity to endure
In its inaugural list of the top 50 most influential people for sustainability in the UK, 'Building Design' magazine has listed three Cambridge academics. The range of work they do gives us an overview of just how broad the meaning of sustainability is.
Wiring the brain
Scientists have created a simple new model of the human brain which reproduces the statistics of its complex network organization.
Confronting global challenges at Hay
Is democracy up to our 21st-century problems? Will the UK ever sort out its relationship with Europe? Is tragedy the perfect form for the modern plight?
Scientists map genome for deadliest form of breast cancer
University of Cambridge scientists, led by Professor Carlos Caldas, based at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, working with BC Cancer Agency scientists in Vancouver (led by Professor Sam Aparicio) have jointly decoded the genetic make-up of triple negative breast cancer, which could lead to more effective treatment.
Controlling quantum tunnelling with light
Scientists at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge have used light to help push electrons through a classically impenetrable barrier. While quantum tunnelling is at the heart of the peculiar wave nature of particles, this is the first time that it has been controlled by light.
Lighting up plant cells to engineer biology
Cambridge researchers have developed a new technique for measuring and mapping gene and cell activity through fluorescence in living plant tissue.
How Usain Bolt can run faster – effortlessly
Usain Bolt can achieve faster running times with no extra effort on his part or improvement to his fitness, according to a new study by Professor John Barrow, Director of the Millennium Maths Project at the University of Cambridge.
Project aims to create London 'memory map'
An online game which tests Londoners’ ability to recognise parts of the capital has been devised by researchers as the first step in a project to create a “memory map” of the city.
Online insecurity
Online passwords are so insecure that one per cent can be cracked within 10 guesses, according to the largest ever sample analysis.
A policy of mass destruction
A new study reveals how a radical economic policy devised by western economists put former Soviet states on a road to bankruptcy and corruption.
Growing bones with Lego
A video produced for Google Science Fair shows how researchers at Cambridge making synthetic bone have turned to legendary children’s toy Lego for a helping hand.
Hugh Hunt's 'Dambusters: Building The Bouncing Bomb' wins Royal Television Society award
The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain’s leading forum for television and related media, have announced the winners for the RTS Programme Awards 2011. Dr Hugh Hunt and Windfall Films won the best history programme for their documentary, 'Dambusters: Building The Bouncing Bomb'.
A shared future based on a shared past
A conference which aims to bridge the gap between academic research on Islam and public opinion regarding Muslims in the West is taking place in Cambridge this week.
Endowment creates “the most attractive job in German Studies in the world”
A distinguished Professorship of German at the University of Cambridge has been endowed in perpetuity thanks to a generous £2 million benefaction from The Schroder Foundation, the charitable trust of the Schroder family.