Strength in numbers
28 July 2011Volume of modern humans infiltrating Europe cited as critical factor in the demise of the Neanderthals.
Who mops the floor now? How domestic service shaped 20th-century Britain
28 July 2011From the fictional Downton Abbey to the modest suburban semi, domestic service has had a prominent role in the story, whether real or imagined, of British society over the past 100 years. In Knowing Their Place: Domestic Service in Twentieth-Century Britain, Cambridge historian Dr Lucy Delap navigates the shifting drama played out in that most intimate and domestic workplace: the home.
Summer at the Museums
02 July 2011More than sixty events are taking place over the school holidays in museums across Cambridge.
Connection not conflict is the best way forward
20 June 2011In the introduction to a new book Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen urges governments to focus on commonalities rather than differences.
Cambridge announces new fund for arts, humanities and social sciences research
14 June 2011Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz has announced the creation of a 拢300,000 fund to be awarded to Cambridge 探花直播 researchers in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Island of broken figurines
10 June 2011Why 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.
Global politics on the agenda at Hay
22 May 2011Ahead of her talk at the Hay Festival, Dr Amrita Narlikar, Director of the 探花直播 of Cambridge's new Centre for Rising Powers, discusses how countries like Brazil and China are changing the shape of global politics.
300 years of list-making
20 May 2011Personal inventories spanning three centuries are helping researchers unlock the mysteries of how economies edge towards growth and prosperity.
What price a human kidney?
14 May 2011A public talk at Cambridge 探花直播 on Saturday will draw attention to the growing illegal trade in human organs and invite discussion of the complex ethical issues involved.
Power in the balance
11 May 2011A new research hub dedicated to the study of emerging powers and how different nations evolve to become leading political forces on the world stage, is being created at the 探花直播 of Cambridge.
