Risk, 鈥渂lame games鈥 and government
04 February 2010探花直播type of risk 鈥渢hat matters most in politics and bureaucracy 鈥 namely the risk of blame鈥 is the topic of this week鈥檚 Darwin College Lecture.
Risk initiatives seek to challenge the stats we鈥檙e in
21 January 2010Two different projects which aim to improve our understanding of the nature of, and statistical realities behind, health scares, natural disasters, climate change and other issues, are being launched by the 探花直播 of Cambridge.
Cambridge academic receives DECC appointment
07 September 2009 探花直播UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has appointed David Mackay, Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Department of Physics, as its Chief Scientific Advisor.
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Becoming Human
05 August 2009An innovative volume of fifteen essays on Prehistoric Material and Spiritual Culture has been published by Cambridge 探花直播 Press and 探花直播McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.
Gates scholar forms UK branch of network for Africa
27 October 2008A recently arrived Gates scholar is holding an event in Cambridge this week to help build a network of outstanding African students and boost the continent鈥檚 international standing.
Four students win national volunteering awards
06 June 2008Four students at the 探花直播 of Cambridge have received Gold Awards from Student Volunteering England for their dedication, achievement and leadership in voluntary activity. 探花直播presentation of the awards takes place as part of National Volunteers鈥 Week 1-7 June.
鈥淪erendipity鈥 theme for 2008 Darwin lectures
14 January 2008探花直播impact of serendipity 鈥 the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate 鈥 on different aspects of our lives, will be the subject of this year's Darwin lectures, starting this week.
探花直播 of Cambridge ranked first in country for free public lectures
24 August 2007More people attend free public lectures at Cambridge than at any other 探花直播 in the country, according to the business and community interaction survey published by the Higher Education Funding Council of England (HEFCE) last month.
Seven Cambridge academics elected to 探花直播British Academy
19 July 2007 探花直播British Academy today announced which academics have been elected to Fellowships this year in recognition of their academic achievements. They include seven Cambridge people.
Karen Sp盲rck Jones (26 August 1935 鈥 4 April 2007)
04 April 2007Karen Sp盲rck Jones, who died aged 71, was Emeritus Professor of Computing and Information at the 探花直播 of Cambridge and one of the most remarkable women in computer science.
