http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/ News stories from the University of Cambridge en-us Copyright 1998-2006, University of Cambridge Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:11:01 -0000 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:11:01 -0000 news.online@admin.cam.ac.uk news.online@admin.cam.ac.uk http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/global/images/identifier4.gif http://www.cam.ac.uk/ 192 46 University of Cambridge http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020901 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. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020901 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:45:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2010020901-sm.jpeg Pay it Forward: Elevation Leads to Altruistic Behavior http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020801 H E Yury Fedotov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation is visiting Cambridge today (9 February) to give a talk entitled ‘Russia in a Global World’.  http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020801 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2010020801-sm.jpeg Russian Ambassador visits Cambridge http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020802 Dr 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. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020802 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:04:59 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2010020802-sm.jpeg IfM lecturer delivers keynote address at cluster conference http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020406 Cambridge 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.   http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020406 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2010020503-sm.jpeg Embryonic stem cells stained with the pluripotency marker OCT4 http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020501 Are you fascinated by Chinese art and culture? Have you been looking to explore how Chinese people celebrate their lunar new year? http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020501 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:15:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2010020504-sm.jpeg Chinese New Year Gala comes to Cambridge http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020405 How 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. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020405 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2010020502-sm.jpeg How the butterflies got their spots http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020404 Scientists 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. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020404 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2010020501-sm.jpeg ‘Artificial pancreas’ a step nearer for children with type 1 diabetes http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020401 The 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. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020401 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2010020401-sm.jpeg Risk, “blame games” and government http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020402 Phoebe 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. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020402 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2010020402-sm.jpeg The Undergraduate Diaries – this week: plays, pyrotechnics and parties aplenty http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020403 Professor Peter Harrison, will be discussing religious influences in the early proceedings of the Royal Society in the Faraday Institute’s termly public lecture today, Thursday February 4 at Emmanuel College. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020403 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:22:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2010020403-sm.jpeg Religious Influences in the Founding of the Royal Society http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020303 A new centre for the study of children’s literature, which will analyse material ranging from classics such as Alice In Wonderland to Disney films and video games, is opening at Cambridge University. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010020303 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/resources/2010020303-sm.jpeg Researchers get serious about kids’ stuff