The rise, fall and revival of research on human development
02 Aug 2024A new study takes a tour of the history of research into human embryology and development to show the "cycles of attention" that led to major...
Samuel Pepys’ fashion prints reveal his love of fancy French clothes
22 Jul 2024A collection of French fashion engravings offers precious new insights into the life of Samuel Pepys years after his premature final diary entry. The...
Cambridge students head to the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
18 Jul 2024Learn about the Cambridge student shows set to captivate audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe this August 2024.
British Academy elects Cambridge researchers to Fellowship
18 Jul 2024Six academics from the Cambridge City Campus have been made Fellows of the prestigious British Academy for the humanities and social sciences.
Hawking Archive made available to historians and researchers
12 Jul 2024After being transferred to Cambridge by the Hawking Family in 2021, the scientific and personal archive of Professor Stephen Hawking has been fully...
Cambridge experts bust myths about family, sex, marriage and work in English history
11 Jul 2024On World Population Day, Cambridge City Campus researchers bust some of the biggest myths about life in England since the Middle Ages, challenging...
Paris 1924 exhibition at The Fitzwilliam: Beyond Chariots of Fire
09 Jul 2024The 1924 Paris Olympics stars in a major Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition exploring the sport, art and bodies behind a pivotal Games. Exhibits speak of...
The curator reframing our experiences of art
17 May 2024“Art doesn’t need to be in an elaborate frame on the wall of a gallery,” says Harriet Loffler, curator of The Women’s Art Collection at Murray...
John Milton's notes identified in an influential book he once owned
15 May 2024John Milton’s handwritten annotations have been identified in a copy of Holinshed's Chronicles , a vital source of inspiration for the Paradise Lost...
Teacher wins award for encouraging pupil
14 May 2024Teacher wins Educator's Award for encouraging pupil to apply for Foundation Year.
Collections-based research and innovation receives vital investment from Research England
09 Apr 2024Research England has supported nine of the University’s museums and collections with £3m a year of Higher Education Museums, Galleries and...
An early medieval money mystery is solved
09 Apr 2024Byzantine bullion fuelled Europe’s revolutionary adoption of silver coins in the mid-7th century, only to be overtaken by silver from a mine in...