Tuesday 17 January 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the first British team reaching the South Pole. Founded as a memorial to Captain Scott and his four companions, the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) is marking the occasion with two days of celebrations.
New data obtained by researchers shows that electrical energy consumption in England's schools has gone up, even as heating demand has fallen, with academies consistently using more energy than other institutions.
Over the past month, the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge has been profiling research that addresses one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century – how to guarantee enough food, fairly, for the world’s rapidly expanding population. As part of this, we asked whether you had a question that you wanted us to answer, and put them to a panel of academics who specialise in research to do with food security. Here's what they had to say. Thanks to everyone who sent questions in!
Critical insight provided into the disease mechanisms behind multiple sclerosis.
A new way of predicting which people may become friends on social networks - based on the type of places they visit - has been formulated by ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge researchers.
A new book by a Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ academic revisits one of the worst famines in recorded history. ̽»¨Ö±²¥Irish Famine of the 1840s had terrible consequences: 1 million people died and several million left Ireland. Today the world is watching as millions in Africa face a similar fate: starvation in the midst of plenty. Dr David Nally’s analysis of what happened in his native Ireland less than two centuries ago reveals some shocking parallels with what is happening in Africa.
Overseas applicants and those applying for a music scholarship can now apply to the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge online for the first time – and the first application has already been received, from a student in Singapore.
Why were Bronze Age figurines smashed, transported and buried in shallow pits on the Aegean island of Keros? New research sheds light on a 4,500-year-old mystery.
Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ glaciologist Professor Julian Dowdeswell has spent three years of his life in the polar regions.
Rebecca Flemming from the Faculty of Classics works with ancient texts on health and reproduction.
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