News and Events
Pay it Forward: Elevation Leads to Altruistic Behavior
9 February 2010
Seeing someone perform a virtuous deed, especially if they are helping another person, makes us feel good, according to a recent study by psychological scientists.
Other News
Russian Ambassador visits Cambridge
9 February 2010H E Yury Fedotov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation is visiting Cambridge today (9 February) to give a talk entitled ‘Russia in a Global World’.
IfM lecturer delivers keynote address at cluster conference
8 February 2010Dr Tim Minshall of the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), has given the keynote address at a major conference aimed at encouraging hi-tech and enterprise clusters in Japan.
Prize for Cambridge stem cell pioneer
8 February 2010Cambridge stem cell pioneer Professor Austin Smith has won this year’s Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine. The prize, worth £350,000, has been awarded annually since 1986 and rewards Europe’s top biomedical researchers.
Chinese New Year Gala comes to Cambridge
5 February 2010Are you fascinated by Chinese art and culture? Have you been looking to explore how Chinese people celebrate their lunar new year?
How the butterflies got their spots
5 February 2010How two butterfly species have evolved exactly the same striking wing colour and pattern has intrigued biologists since Darwin’s day. Now, scientists at Cambridge have found “hotspots” in the butterflies’ genes that they believe will explain one of the most extraordinary examples of mimicry in the natural world.
‘Artificial pancreas’ a step nearer for children with type 1 diabetes
5 February 2010Scientists in Cambridge have made a significant step towards developing a so-called “artificial pancreas” system for managing type 1 diabetes in children. The team has developed and successfully tested a new algorithm, providing a stepping stone to home testing for the artificial pancreas.
Risk, “blame games” and government
4 February 2010The type of risk “that matters most in politics and bureaucracy – namely the risk of blame” is the topic of this week’s Darwin College Lecture.
The Undergraduate Diaries – this week: plays, pyrotechnics and parties aplenty
4 February 2010Phoebe Pluckrose-Oliver, 19, is at Homerton College studying English and Drama with Education. She was brought up in Essex and went to Hockerill Anglo-European College, a state-funded school in Bishop’s Stortford where she took the IB (International Baccalaureate). She’s been passionate about drama ever since she can remember.
