Honouring the motivators
Behind every Cambridge student is someone who believed in them. We celebrate the efforts of the teachers and support staff, and the contribution they make to the future success of their students.
First-ever fungi time-lapse reveals nature's hidden partnership
News
Updates from across the University
Nine types of procrastinators and how to help them all
Dreamer, Rebel or Zigzagger? Working out which types of procrastinators we are is crucial to overcoming a problem that harms our finances, health and relationships.
Sexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly in some networks of gay men
Many men who have sex with men remain unaware of the growing risk posed by sexually transmitted Shigella, say researchers, as a new study shows variants are spreading quickly in the UK.
A truly green way to power our devices
Can Cambridge-developed ‘biocells’ reduce our reliance on batteries? A team of Cambridge researchers has found a way to power electronic devices using algae.
Events
Concerts, lectures, sports events, and more
Lecture - Why animals talk... and can we translate what they say?: Thursday 16 July
All animals, and even many plants, communicate. But the complexity of what they 'say' varies widely. Dr Arik Kershenbaum talks about what animals actually need to communicate and how they do that.
Family - Free summer film screenings: Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August
Cambridge’s Downing Site will be transformed into an open-air cinema for free, family-friendly film screenings including Night at the Museum, School of Rock and Matilda.
Exhibitions - War Craft at the Fitzwilliam Museum: until Sunday 23 August
Bringing together objects crafted in the moment and aftermath of historic battles, modern warfare and contemporary war, War Craft shares the stories of the soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war who made them.
