Drama in the dark
15 Oct 2014A new work commissioned for the Cambridge Festival of Ideas will take theatregoers on a dream-like journey in complete darkness with only sound as their guide.
Taking a shot at Parkinson’s
15 Oct 2014Just one shot of dopamine cells derived from stem cells could be enough to reverse many of the features of Parkinson’s disease for decades – and the barriers to developing such a treatment are finally being overcome.
Insight Day shares best practice on supporting children in care into university
14 Oct 2014Foster carers, social workers and education professionals working with children in care enjoyed an opportunity to share best practice and find out more about supporting young people into university at the 2014 Realise Insight Day.
How can education be truly transformative?
14 Oct 2014Arif Naveed is a Gates Cambridge Scholar who has already had a major impact on education policy in his home country, Pakistan. At Cambridge he will go back to basics and question the assumption that education is the best way out of poverty.
Cambridge team explore power of thorium for improved nuclear design
14 Oct 2014The University of Cambridge is playing a key role in an international project to develop a radical new type of nuclear power station that is safer, more cost-effective, more compact and much quicker and less disruptive to build than any previously constructed.
Secret lives of the mannequin revealed at the Fitzwilliam Museum
14 Oct 2014Life-size mannequins, dolls and over 180 remarkable artworks from collections across the world will be going on display in Cambridge today (14 October) , as the Fitzwilliam Museum opens its major 2014 exhibition Silent Partners: Artist and Mannequin from Function to Fetish.
“Trust me, I’m a banker”
14 Oct 2014In a post-crash economy, the financial industry has taken a severe hammering in the courts of public approval. Banks have never been trusted less. In a capitalist society, that’s not good news. But now bankers may have some unlikely new saviours: philosophers.
Britain on brink of freshwater species ‘invasion’ from south east Europe
13 Oct 2014New research shows multiple invasive species with the same origin facilitate each other’s ability to colonise ecosystems. By studying how these species interact as well as current population locations, researchers believe that Britain is heading for an ‘invasion meltdown’ of freshwater species from south east Europe.
Stem cell physical
10 Oct 2014Looking at stem cells through physicists’ eyes is challenging some of our basic assumptions about the body’s master cells.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder - does age matter?
10 Oct 2014The Max Perutz Science Writing Award aims to encourage and recognise outstanding written communication among MRC PhD students. The annual competition challenges entrants to write an 800-word article for the general public answering the question: 'Why does my research matter?'. This year, Julia Gottwald, a PhD student in the Department of Psychiatry, was shortlisted for her article about obsessive compulsive disorder.
