Lectures, films, discussion panels and exhibitions are being held across departments and colleges during Black History Month 2019. From slavery and empire through to the experiences of black people today, the story of identity will be traced through a series of events, including:
A Cambridge literary scholar suggests that the handwriting on a Shakespeare First Folio in Philadelphia matches that of the Paradise Lost poet, John Milton.
Flags were flown and the bells of Great St Mary’s, the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Church, rang out as the Chancellor’s procession approached the Senate-House today for the annual conferment of Honorary Doctorates, the highest accolade the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ can bestow, on recipients recognised for their outstanding contributions.
Mitochondria, the ‘batteries’ that produce our energy, interact with the cell’s nucleus in subtle ways previously unseen in humans, according to research published today in the journal Science.
Children who regularly walk or cycle to school are less likely to be overweight or obese than those who travel by car or public transport, a new study suggests.
Offspring whose mothers had a complicated pregnancy may be at greater risk of heart disease in later life, according to a new study in sheep. ̽»¨Ö±²¥research, led by a team at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge, suggests that our cards may be marked even before we are born.
Professor Stephen Hawking’s final theory on the origin of the universe, which he worked on in collaboration with Professor Thomas Hertog from KU Leuven, has been in the Journal of High Energy Physics.Ìý
Friends and colleagues from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge have paid tribute to Professor Stephen Hawking, who died on 14 March 2018 at the age of 76.Ìý
Stephen Hawking’s PhD thesis, ‘, has been made freely available to anyone, anywhere in the world, after being made accessible via the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge’s Open Access repository, Apollo.
PhD student Tammy Chen 'embodied the values of Cambridge' and strove to help women around the world.
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