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Black History Month in Cambridge brings an opportunity to take part in topical discussions, appreciate art and hear from a range of engaging speakers. 

During research into the ̽»¨Ö±²¥â€™s past links with the Atlantic slave trade, it has been established that a prominent benefactor of Jesus College and Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library, Tobias Rustat, was a major investor in a 17th-century slave trading company.

On the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing, the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library shares some of its incredible moon-related maps and archive.

Art, poetry and alternative archeology are among the highlights of LGBT+ History Month at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ and Colleges

̽»¨Ö±²¥ ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge is partnering with BBC Radio to promote the BBC National Short Story Award, the BBC Young Writers’ Award and the BBC Student Critics’ Award in a three year collaboration starting in 2018.

Reproducibility is the idea that an experiment can be repeated by another scientist and they will get the same result. It is important to show that the claims of any experiment are true and for them to be useful for any further research. However, science appears to have an issue with reproducibility. 

Some of the world’s most valuable books and manuscripts – texts which have altered the very fabric of our understanding – will go on display in Cambridge this week as Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library celebrates its 600th birthday with a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of its greatest treasures.

Virginia Barbour, Executive Officer, Australasian Open Access Support Group, Australian National ̽»¨Ö±²¥; Danny Kingsley, Executive Officer for the Australian Open Access Support Group, ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge; James Bradley, Lecturer in History of Medicine/Life Science, ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Melbourne; Keyan Tomaselli, Distinguished Professor, ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Johannesburg; Lucy Montgomery, Director, Centre for Culture and Technology, Curtin ̽»¨Ö±²¥, and Tom Cochrane, Adjunct Professor Faculty of Law, Queensland ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Technology answer questions about open access.

One hundred years since the start of the First World War, few Cambridge residents are likely to be aware that the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library stands on the site of a former military hospital. ̽»¨Ö±²¥First Eastern General, set up within days of the outbreak of the war, treated tens of thousands of returning casualties between 1914 and 1919 .

̽»¨Ö±²¥identity of the winner of the 1880 Epsom Derby – the classic race to be run today - was famously disputed. Now analysis of DNA from the bones of historic horses has solved the mystery conclusively - and has confirmed the authenticity of the skeleton of one of the most famous stallions of all time.