http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/ News stories from the University of Cambridge en-us Copyright 1998-2011, University of Cambridge Wed, 16 May 2012 21:01:03 -0000 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:01:03 -0000 news.online@admin.cam.ac.uk news.online@admin.cam.ac.uk http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/grey-days-in-empty-places/ http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/files/2012/05/120514-George-Shaw-Twelve-Short-Walks-224x126.jpg Grey days in empty places http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/grey-days-in-empty-places/ A show at the Fitzwilliam Museum featuring the work of contemporary British artists Michael Landy and George Shaw explores the places in between town and country where nature takes a hold on no man's land and weeds find niches in the concrete. http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/grey-days-in-empty-places/ Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:22 +0000 http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/files/2012/05/120514-George-Shaw-Twelve-Short-Walks-224x126.jpg Twelve Short Walks, 2005, George Shaw (detail) Credit: George Shaw http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/05/16/osprey-of-the-year-awarded-for-sporting-success/ The President of Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club, Isabel Boanas-Evans, has been awarded the annual Osprey of the Year trophy in what has been recognised as one of the most memorable years in women’s rowing at Cambridge. http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/05/16/osprey-of-the-year-awarded-for-sporting-success/ Wed, 16 May 2012 11:35:57 +0000 http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/files/2012/05/I-Boanas-Evans-20124web1-224x126.jpg I-Boanas-Evans-20124web http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/a-new-dimension-to-dna-and-personalised-medicine-of-the-future/ By investigating the existence of an unusual four-stranded structure of DNA in human cells, scientists have opened the door to novel cancer therapeutics and a new era for personalised medicine. http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/a-new-dimension-to-dna-and-personalised-medicine-of-the-future/ Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:08 +0000 http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/files/2012/05/140512-Gquadruplex-DNA_credit-Jean-Paul-Rodriguez-224x126.jpg G-quadruplex DNA Credit: Jean Paul Rodriguez http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-language-sciences-launched/ The University launched its new Strategic Initiative in Language Sciences at a special one-day conference at Newnham College on 12 May, attended by over 90 delegates. http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-language-sciences-launched/ Tue, 15 May 2012 16:34:14 +0000 http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/files/2012/05/150512_Language-sciences_Nigel-Luckhurst-224x126.jpg Launch event Photographer: Nigel Luckhurst http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/ethical-dilemmas-and-global-health/ Sociologists Sridhar Venkatapuram and David Stuckler discuss how tensions within society are slowing down the process of combating disease worldwide. http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/ethical-dilemmas-and-global-health/ Tue, 15 May 2012 09:00:52 +0000 http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/files/2012/05/louisepic-224x126.jpg David Stuckler (left) and Sridhar Venkatapuram http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/there-but-not-there-the-meaning-of-absence/ A lecture tomorrow by Professor Hung Wu is a rare opportunity to hear an eminent Chinese scholar talk about the ways in which the country’s artists have responded to huge social and political change over the last 40 years. http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/there-but-not-there-the-meaning-of-absence/ Mon, 14 May 2012 16:52:39 +0000 http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/files/2012/05/120514-tang-mirror-224x126.jpg Tang Dynasty mirror Credit: Hung Wu http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/benefit-changes-raise-pressure-on-country-life/ Significant numbers of social tenants in rural areas may have to move away from their friends and communities because of changes to housing benefit criteria, a report reveals today. http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/benefit-changes-raise-pressure-on-country-life/ Mon, 14 May 2012 11:49:19 +0000 http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/files/2012/05/120514-Chipping-Camden-Credit-Worldislandinfodotcom-from-Flickr-224x126.jpg Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire. A new report argues that changes to the ways in which housing benefits are administered are likely to force large numbers of people who rent from the council or housing associations in rural areas out of their communities. Image credit: Worldislandinfo.com from Flickr. http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/unhealthy-diet-and-physical-inactivity-understanding-these-silent-killers/ Population-based interventions for tackling unhealthy diet and physical inactivity could save millions of lives. An ambitious research programme is providing evidence for how best to deliver the goal. http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/unhealthy-diet-and-physical-inactivity-understanding-these-silent-killers/ Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:05 +0000 http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/files/2012/05/Couch-Potato-224x126.jpg Couch Potatoing Credit: El Alvi from Flickr http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/delivering-better-ways-of-preventing-stillbirth/ Despite recent dramatic reductions in cot death rates in the UK, and the development of sophisticated screening for Down’s syndrome, preventing stillbirth is proving tougher to tackle. Now, a major study under way at Cambridge could change all that. http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/delivering-better-ways-of-preventing-stillbirth/ Fri, 11 May 2012 09:00:48 +0000 http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/files/2012/05/080512_Pregnant-woman_Credit_Microsoft-224x126.jpg Pregnant woman Credit: Microsoft Corporation http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-protein-that-stimulates-brown-fat-to-burn-calories/ Protein highlights ‘ideal mechanism’ for development of new therapies to fight obesity. http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-protein-that-stimulates-brown-fat-to-burn-calories/ Fri, 11 May 2012 08:30:22 +0000 http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/files/2012/05/944-x5311-224x126.jpg Brown fat Credit: Dr. Miguel Lopez, from the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/islamic-scholars-head-to-beijing-for-cambridge-in-china-conference/ A conference exploring Chinese perspectives of the Middle East and the Islamic world, at a time when China’s interest in the region is growing, will take place in Beijing later this week. http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/islamic-scholars-head-to-beijing-for-cambridge-in-china-conference/ Thu, 10 May 2012 16:00:45 +0000 http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/files/2012/05/120510-Beijing-via-Wikimedia-commons-224x126.jpg Beijing Credit: Wikimedia Commons http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/05/03/towards-zero-carbon-procurement/ Event launches initiative to promote low carbon procurement. http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/05/03/towards-zero-carbon-procurement/ Thu, 03 May 2012 15:21:26 +0000 http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/files/2012/05/Flickr-Public-Domain-Photos1-224x126.jpg Power plant Public Domain Images from Flickr http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/05/03/university-sermon-on-chaos-and-light/ The Reverend Professor Paul Fiddes, of the University of Oxford, will preach the University Sermon in Great St Mary's, the University Church, on Sunday 6 May, at 11.15 a.m. http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/05/03/university-sermon-on-chaos-and-light/ Thu, 03 May 2012 07:00:30 +0000 http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/files/2012/05/fiddes-224x126.jpg Paul fiddes Credit: Oxford University http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/05/01/work-starts-on-cambridge-sports-centre/ Construction work has begun on the site of the £16 million Phase One of the long-awaited Cambridge Sports Centre at West Cambridge. http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/05/01/work-starts-on-cambridge-sports-centre/ Tue, 01 May 2012 15:00:47 +0000 http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/files/2012/05/SportsCentreCropped-224x126.jpg Cambridge Sports Centre Groundbreaking ceremony for the new Cambridge Sports Centre http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/04/30/schools-liaison-officer-diary-queens-jcr-roadshow/ Maria McElroy is Schools Liaison Officer for Queens' College. As part of Cambridge University’s Area Links scheme, each college is responsible for developing good relationships with local schools in particular areas. One of Queens' College’s link areas is Kent and Medway. This is Maria’s diary of a recent JCR tour. http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/04/30/schools-liaison-officer-diary-queens-jcr-roadshow/ Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:35:57 +0000 http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/files/2012/04/Queens-Roadshow-team-2012944-224x126.jpg Queens Roadshow team 2012 (c) Queens' College http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/04/30/industrial-inspiration/ A Ukrainian steel factory and a BP chemical works in Yorkshire provided the inspiration for a series of artworks on display in Cambridge University Library’s Entrance Hall. http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/04/30/industrial-inspiration/ Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:47:11 +0000 http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/files/2012/04/Gumeniuk-Pipes-2_for-Press-Office-224x126.jpg Gumeniuk Pipes 2_for Press Office http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/04/25/professor-mick-aston-uncovers-his-personal-history/ An intimate conversation with Professor Mick Aston is the focus of this year’s Personal Histories Project on Thursday, 26 April. http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/04/25/professor-mick-aston-uncovers-his-personal-history/ Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:01:16 +0000 http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/files/2012/04/120424-Prof-Aston-Carenza-lewis-224x126.jpg Prof. Aston Credit: Carenza Lewis http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/04/23/clare-college-alumnas-film-at-the-arts-picturehouse/ A debut feature film by a Clare College alumna is showing at the Arts Picturehouse on Tuesday 24 April and again the following evening. http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/04/23/clare-college-alumnas-film-at-the-arts-picturehouse/ Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:22:07 +0000 http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/files/2012/04/Wreckers-224x126.jpg Wreckers http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/04/23/dream-up-a-winning-design-for-the-festival-of-ideas/ Artists who can visualise mankind’s dreams and nightmares could see their work showcased by the University of Cambridge. http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/04/23/dream-up-a-winning-design-for-the-festival-of-ideas/ Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:22:03 +0000 http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/files/2012/04/Face-of-Festival-pencils_credit-Gaetan-Lee-224x126.jpg Can you visualise 'dreams and nightmares' for the Face of the Festival competition? Credit: Gaetan Lee http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/04/20/new-smuts-fellow-elected/ A distinguished Canadian academic has been elected to the Smuts Visiting Research Fellowship in Commonwealth Studies at the University of Cambridge for the next academic year. http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/04/20/new-smuts-fellow-elected/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:15:51 +0000 http://news.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/files/2012/04/Bruce-Berman4web-224x126.jpg Bruce-Berman4web