The Rede Lecture 2012
The Rede Lecture 2012 on 16 February will be given by the Chairman of the Financial Services Authority, Lord Turner of Ecchinswell.
Project to improve radiotherapy planning
A collaborative project between physicists, oncologists and computer scientists at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, launched last month, will develop improved tools for the planning of high precision radiotherapy. Accel-RT will also help overcome time constraints that currently limit the use of complex radiotherapy treatment.
Great handbags – but what about the politics?
Audiences are spellbound by Meryl Streep’s performance as Margaret Thatcher in 'The Iron Lady'. As a Cambridge University PhD student looking at British politics in the same era, Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite was keen to see how the movie portrayed the woman who changed the face of Britain.
Using real-time road traffic data to evaluate congestion
A new project has shown that by using existing sources of information about traffic flow it is possible to create a minute-by-minute image of congestion in cities.
University Electrical Engineering Department of the Year
The Electrical Engineering Division of Cambridge University's Department of Engineering has won the Elektra (European Electronics Industry Awards) for best Electrical/Electronic Engineering Department of the Year (2011).
Thoroughbred speed gene has its origins in native breeds
Research by a team of scientists suggests that a variant of the so-called speed gene found in top racehorses can be traced back to a single British mare living around 300 years ago. That mare may have had a similar genetic make-up to today's sturdy native ponies.
Conquering the Antarctic: The Scott Centenary Concert Tour
City of London Sinfonia, in collaboration with the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI), will embark on an ambitious concert tour in February to celebrate the centenary of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12.
How wings really work
A 1-minute video released by the University of Cambridge sets the record straight on a much misunderstood concept – how wings lift.
Weaving electronics into the fabric of our physical world
The integration of electronics with materials opens up a world of possibilities, the surface of which is just being scratched. Professor Arokia Nathan has joined Cambridge University to take up a new Chair in Engineering. He will be exploring the application of research that allows us to glimpse a world rivalling our wildest dreams of the future.
Arts Council England to support University of Cambridge Museums partnership
Arts Council England has announced that the eight accredited University of Cambridge Museums (UCM), led by The Fitzwilliam Museum, have been successful in their bid for significant funding over the next three years as a Renaissance Major partner.
English Language Teaching author receives honorary degree from Cambridge
Author Ray Murphy has been honoured for his unique contribution to English Language Teaching (ELT) with admission to an honorary Master of Arts (MA) degree by the University of Cambridge, parent institution of his publisher, Cambridge University Press.
What the Olympic Games have done for us
The genuine scientific benefits that have emerged from the modern Olympic Games have often been lost in the hype surrounding these high profile international events. Dr Vanessa Heggie, a Teaching Associate in Cambridge University's Department of History and Philosophy of Science, puts the record straight.
Rock ‘n roll royalty comes to Kettle’s Yard
Kettle’s Yard has unveiled its 2012 New Music Series featuring 12 cutting edge concerts performed by world class musicians.
Small things, big thinking
Using an electron microscope it’s possible for the human eye to see in minute detail the foot of the fruit fly – an appendage that is just about the same width as a human hair.
University Library’s greatest treasures on show
An unpublished Rupert Brooke poem sits alongside some of Cambridge University Library’s greatest treasures in a free exhibition of highlights from its priceless collections, now open to the public.
The 10th Annual Lecture Series in Sustainable Development
Leading experts from Cambridge University as well as from other leading universities, government bodies, multi-national corporations and international organisations will present Cambridge University's 10th Annual Lecture Series in Sustainable Development.
How advanced behaviour modelling is helping to identify online fraud
An enterprise with its research roots in Cambridge University's Department of Engineering has developed software that allows companies to track fraud.
Breeding better grasses for food and fuel
Researchers from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Sustainable Bioenergy Centre (BSBEC) have discovered a family of genes that could help us breed grasses with improved properties for diet and bioenergy.
Smooth muscle cells created from patients’ skin cells
Scientists have created cells which make up the walls of blood vessels; research could lead to new treatments and better screening for cardiovascular disease.
Competition to find architects and landscape architects for North West Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is looking for a number of complementary architectural and landscape firms – large and small – for its ambitious new urban extension in North West Cambridge.
Charting the rise and decline of the Gothic Cathedral
A comprehensive exploration into Gothic cathedrals and their place in medieval society will be the focus of a series of Cambridge University Slade Lectures in Fine Art entitled 'The Gothic Cathedral: A New Heaven and a New Earth'.
Participants sought for ICT learning study
A Cambridge PhD student seeks people over the age of 65 to participate in a study looking at how to make the learning and use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) easier.
Cambridge success in leading equality survey
The University of Cambridge ranks among the very best employers in the country for lesbian, gay and bisexual staff, according to a leading survey of workplace equality.
Test your memory!
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have launched what could be the world’s biggest ever memory experiment.
Stephen Hawking 70th Birthday Symposium
A capacity 550-strong audience gave a standing ovation at the end of a moving, amusing and wide-ranging autobiographical speech by Stephen Hawking on the occasion of his 70th birthday on Sunday.