Out-of-the-box learning
A new book documents how staff at a primary school built on a previous study by Cambridge researchers to create an inclusive learning environment - driven by a shared belief in teachers’ power to enhance every child’s capacity to learn.
Cambridge awards Honorary Degrees 2012
Eight distinguished individuals were awarded Honorary Doctorates, the highest honour that the University can bestow, by the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge at a congregation in the Senate House yesterday (Thurs).
A problem shared
A new study has highlighted untapped potential within the shared ownership schemes designed to help first-time buyers.
Travelling slowly
Cambridge academic Dr Robert Macfarlane’s new book – The Old Ways– is a remarkable excursion into the many-layered landscape of life and literature with countless stopping points along the route.
Candid camera
After years of being overlooked as a film genre, amateur cinema is finally being recognised by academics as a form that merits serious study in its own right, offering a surprisingly candid eye on people and the past. Now a new research network will, for the first time, bring their work together in one place.
A European Britain or a British Europe?
Britain does not need to become more European, but Europe should become more British, a leading academic told a debate in the Cambridge series at the Hay Festival last week.
How much does cybercrime cost?
The first systematic study of the cost of cybercrime recommends that society should spend less on antivirus software and more on policing the internet.
Cambridge academics listed in Queen’s Birthday Honours
This year’s Birthday Honours list includes four academics from the University of Cambridge. Professor Richard Evans and Professor Timothy Gowers are knighted, while Professor Mary Jacobus and Professor David Newbery will receive CBEs.
Study to measure optimum frequency of blood donation
A study commencing in the same week as World Blood Donor Day will determine whether blood can be safely collected more frequently than present practice.
A safer route to a nuclear future?
By using thorium instead of uranium as fuel, nuclear power could be safer and more sustainable, according to new research.
Music of kindness: playing together strengthens empathy in children
A year-long study on children’s music-making indicates that playing music in groups on a regular basis greatly improves a child’s ability to empathise with others.
Beauty and despair
A high level inquiry reported last month that more than half of the British public has a negative body image. Cambridge academic Andy Martin reflects on the idea of beauty and our pursuit of the unattainable.
All our stories – Cambridge Community Heritage launched
A group of University of Cambridge archaeologists and historians, led by Dr Carenza Lewis, is poised to help community groups in the East of England develop ideas for researching aspects of local heritage.
Hackathon victory for Cambridge data scientists
Data scientists from Cambridge University's Department of Engineering formed part of the winning team in the first ever global Data Science Hackathon.
Cambridge takes a stand on gender equality
Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz joined leading academics and senior members of the University of Cambridge to celebrate the launch of the University’s Senior Gender Equality Network.
Newnham College chooses next Principal
The Fellows of Newnham College are delighted to announce the election of Professor Dame Carol Black, FRCP, FMedSci, as the next Principal of Newnham College, in succession to Dame Patricia Hodgson. Professor Dame Carol will take office on 17 September 2012.
Everything we think we know – and know we don’t know – about cancer
A book written for the general reader, Betrayed by Nature: The War on Cancer by Dr Robin Hesketh, sets out in plain English what goes wrong in our bodies when cells begin to replicate in an abnormal manner, and what science is doing to address the disease that kills seven million people every year.
Into eternity: the nuclear waste challenge
How can we make nuclear waste safe for millennia? Fundamental research led by the University of Cambridge will help find the answers.
Cambridge academics head for Hay
Cambridge is fielding a series of talks and debates by leading academics on a range of global challenges at this year's Hay literary Festival.
Winds of change for pollution sensing
A new system of pollution sensing, currently being tested at Heathrow Airport, could revolutionise monitoring air quality and predicting its health impacts.
Diamond Jubilee service to unite Town and Gown
There will be a special Service of Thanksgiving for the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen, to be held at Great St Mary's Church on Sunday 3 June at 3pm.
Earthquakes without frontiers
Understanding the threat posed by unanticipated earthquakes in continental interiors is the focus of a new study led by the University of Cambridge.
The new police knowledge
The science of crime prevention gives police much more knowledge about crime prevention than most politicians or journalists even understand, a leading criminologist will tell this year’s Hay Festival.
'Drugs, Deceptions & Disasters'
Cambridge Infectious Diseases will hold its first annual invited lecture later this week (31 May, 2012).Drugs, Deceptions & Disasters will provide the opportunity to hear three leading investigators speak on the global problem of counterfeit drugs and poor quality essential medicines.
‘Everything, everywhere, ever’ – a new door opens on the history of humanity
The history of humanity, from our earliest ancestors to today’s indigenous people spread across the globe, is being retold as a Cambridge University museum reopens following a £1.8m redevelopment.