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Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� academic, Dr Emily Lethbridge, is breathing new life and understanding into the centuries-old Sagas of Icelanders (Íslendingasögur) during a unique year-long research trip.

An international conference taking place at Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� later this week will reveal that for many centuries alchemy and medicine were deeply intertwined - both in theory and practice.

̽��ֱ��curious bronze, knuckle-shaped object pictured is an ancient weight excavated from the east coast of Italy. ̽��ֱ��inscription scrawled along its side is written in the language of ancient people, known to the Romans as the Frentani.

Having just returned from a year spent documenting the language and culture of the remote Inughuit community of north-western Greenland, Dr Stephen Leonard describes how he witnessed first-hand the manner in which globalisation and consumerism are conspiring to destroy centuries-old cultures and traditions.

Two Cambridge institutions, the Department of Linguistics and the Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics, have merged as of 1 August 2011 to form the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics within the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages.

A “total immersion” event in Cambridge this weekend marks the climax of a conference examining the work of performers and their creative role in making music.

More than sixty events are taking place over the school holidays in museums across Cambridge.

A conference at CRASSH later this week will address some big and highly topical questions.

A new series presented by Michael Scott examines the history of luxury and the origins of our ambivalent attitude to the finer things in life.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz has announced the creation of a £300,000 fund to be awarded to Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� researchers in the arts, humanities and social sciences.