Technology has advanced to the point where the condition of bridges, tunnels and buildings can be monitored in unprecedented detail. Now a new Centre at Cambridge has been formed to kick-start the smart infrastructure revolution.
Just what was life like in the ancient world? Dr Michael Scott, Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Classics and Research Associate at Darwin College, shares some of his thoughts as he prepares to talk this Friday on ‘Life in the Ancient World’ as part of the Darwin Lecture series 2012. http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/30610
National recommendations for using public money to build arts venues are only succeeding in enforcing a system that is already flawed, a new study concludes.
A £1m brain-imaging study has just been launched at the University of Cambridge to investigate why people with Down’s syndrome (DS) are at such high risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
Although financial records exist, the College has no evidence as to who designed the sundial.
The Boat Race Company Ltd. (BRCL) announced today that BNY Mellon will be the new Title Partner of The Boat Race.
Scientists have developed a new kind of solar cell which could capture significantly more of the energy from the sun than current cells.
One of the country’s leading portrait painters has just opened his latest exhibition at Clare Hall Art Gallery.
Conservation scientists working in partnership with practitioners and policy makers are building practical tools for real-world conservation.
A letter written in 1868 by Charles Dickens, the bicentenary of whose birth falls today, to his son Henry, who had newly arrived at Cambridge, reveals a touching concern for Henry’s welfare in matters physical, moral and spiritual.
Research paves way for innovative techniques to explore disease as diverse as autism and Alzheimer’s.
In this video we see a killer T-cell of the immune system attacking a cancer cell.
In the same month when the Church of England General Synod will discuss the next phase of a radical change in the formation of those training for ministry, Westcott House Theological College in Cambridge has received an unprecedented level of confidence in a Ministry Council Inspection Report.
Canterbury Tales and The Boys in the Band highlight a dynamic February schedule at the ADC Theatre.
Professor Musa W Dube of the University of Botswana will preach a University Sermon in Great St Mary's, the University Church, on Sunday 5 February at 11.15 a.m.
The Rede Lecture 2012 on 16 February will be given by the Chairman of the Financial Services Authority, Lord Turner of Ecchinswell.
A unique poster that brings flaming elements to life through a smartphone app has been distributed to schools across the UK and further afield as part of the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge, using technology developed in the University’s Department of Engineering.
Branding and marketing expert to visit Cambridge Judge Business School to reveal the tricks companies use to manipulate our minds to persuade us to buy!
The second Kim Dae-Jung Memorial Lecture in Korean Studies will be held in the Umney Theatre in Robinson College on Friday 27 Jan at 5pm.
Today Arts Council England 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.
