University of Cambridge News StoriesNews stories from the University of CambridgeDarwin set to rock Curious Collectors Day- August 14, 2008 Charles Darwin will pay a visit to Cambridge Universitys Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences this Saturday to talk to visitors about his experiences aboard HMS Beagle, show off his collection of rocks, and share his discoveries about volcanoes, gold and silver.http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2008081403 Olympic joy as Pooley takes cycling silver- August 14, 2008 Cambridge University PhD graduate Emma Pooley stormed to Olympic Silver in Beijing yesterday during the Cycling Time Trial.http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2008081402 You've got your exam results. What next- August 14, 2008 As thousands of A level students receive their results the University of Cambridge is keen to provide as much information as possible.http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2008081301 Read Alice Smiths winning diary of the Excellence East Summer School- August 13, 2008 Fifty pupils from schools all over East Anglia took part in last weeks Excellence East Summer School, based at Cambridge University Department of Engineering. All have been identified by their schools as gifted and talented. The theme for the week was Science and Society.http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2008081201 Erasing drug-associated memories may stop drug addiction relapses- August 12, 2008 Erasing drug-associated memories may prevent recovering drug abusers from relapsing, researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered.http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2008081203 Open Cambridge: discover hidden treasures- August 12, 2008 What do Jeremy Paxman and Oliver Cromwell Junior have in common Where in Cambridge can you find a chunk of Winchester Cathedral How many kings did it take to create Kings College Chapel (and what are their names, for an extra point) (Answers below.)http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2008081202 The excitement of discovery Cambridge style- August 11, 2008 Forty teenagers cluster round a huge oil painting in the Italian Room at the Fitzwilliam Museum. It is Salvator Rosas forbidding L'Umana Fragilita (Human Frailty), painted circa 1656, soon after a devastating plague had swept through Naples.http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2008081101 My Cambridge diary by James Finley, 17- August 9, 2008 James Finley was one of 200 sixth-formers to attend a Sutton Trust Summer School at the University of Cambridge this summer. He attended the Engineering Summer School based at the Department of Engineering and stayed at Sidney Sussex College. James lives in Glossop, Derbyshire, and goes to Glossopdale Community College. He is planning to apply to Cambridge to study engineering this autumn.http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2008080702 Location, location, location- August 8, 2008 More than 40 local children aged from six to 14 took part in a shanty-building activity run by the Cambridge University student society Architects Sans Frontieres (ASF) earlier this week.http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2008080701 Summer in the Botanic Garden- August 7, 2008 An inspiring introduction to the natural world for the whole family is on offer this month at a series of garden trails at the University Botanic Garden.http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2008080602 |