Cambridge celebrates Stephen Hawking鈥檚 75th birthday
03 July 2017Some of the biggest names in science took part in a special public event yesterday (2 July) to celebrate the life and work of Stephen Hawking, on the occasion of his 75th birthday.聽
Some of the biggest names in science took part in a special public event yesterday (2 July) to celebrate the life and work of Stephen Hawking, on the occasion of his 75th birthday.聽
For over 450 years, students have been studying anatomy at Cambridge through whole body dissection. But students find that they learn far more than just the architecture of the human body during their聽classes.
In the fifth of a new series of comment pieces written by linguists at Cambridge, Dr John Gallagher, historian of early modern Europe, argues that Britain should look to its past to rediscover the importance of language learning.
Victoria Bateman (Lecturer and Fellow in Economics) calls for fresh thinking to prevent the exclusion of聽women's voices.
Cambridge 探花直播鈥檚 160 year old Football club has been聽honoured聽with a special award for its contribution to the history of the beautiful game and its place as 鈥渢he oldest club in the world鈥
Three alumni of the 探花直播 of Cambridge聽were today awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for their pioneering work in the field of condensed matter physics.
A highly innovative project in which Cambridge students and prisoners studied together at a Category B prison in Buckinghamshire has broken down prejudices and created new possibilities for all of those who took part. 探花直播researchers behind it suggest聽that more such聽collaborative learning initiatives could help dismantle stereotypes and offer prisoners a meaningful vision for the future after release.
探花直播process of ageing begins even before we are born, according to an international team of researchers led by the 探花直播 of Cambridge. In a study using rats to model pregnancy and fetal development, the researchers also found that providing mothers with antioxidants during pregnancy meant that their offspring aged more slowly in adulthood.
鈥婫oogle Street View鈥檚 Special Collections team visited Cambridge 探花直播聽last year to photograph a number of locations, both inside and out.
Every year,聽200,000 young people participate in access initiatives run by the 探花直播 and聽the聽Colleges. This programme includes a wide range of opportunities specifically designed to inspire young women and to foster greater participation in certain areas of Higher Education and work.