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Physicist Stephen Hawking stepped down Wednesday as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University after 30 years in the post.
On the surface, it is the stuff of English postcards — champagne-swilling tourists gliding down the River Cam and listening to the lore of Cambridge University.
Billionaire Bill Gates has picked up an honorary degree from Britain's Cambridge University.
A German student who threw his shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a lecture a Cambridge University earlier this year was cleared of any crime Tuesday.
A German student at Britain's Cambridge University is standing trial for allegedly throwing a shoe at Chinese Premier Minister Wen Jiabao.
Cambridge University says physicist Stephen Hawking is still hospitalized but recovering from a chest infection.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is asking Britain's Cambridge University to pardon a student who threw a shoe at him during his speech there earlier this month.
A protester hurled abuse and then a shoe at China's premier Monday while he delivered a speech on the global economy at Cambridge University.
Cosmologist Stephen Hawking will retire from his prestigious post at Cambridge University next year, but intends to continue his exploration of time and space.
Britain's soap operas offer a steady diet of sex, scandal — and if Cambridge University has its way, scholarship.
A Cambridge University spin-off plans to build the world's first plastic electronics factory, allowing the company to make a groundbreaking new brand of circuitry printed on flexible plastic sheets rather than hard silicon chips.
Heckler puts boot into HowardLike his friend former US President George W Bush, John Howard has become the target of an angry shoe-thrower.
Pregnant at 15, Homeless for a Period, Cambridge University Student at 22Jade Norman became pregnant at age 15, and she was homeless for a while, but she is now a Cambridge University student.
Cyberattacks Hit U.S. and South Korean Web SitesCyberattacks that have crippled the Web sites of several major American and South Korean government agencies since the July 4th holiday weekend appear to have been launched by a hostile group or government, South Korea's main government spy agency said on Wednesday.
Cambridge University Students' Drunken "Suicide Sunday" Party is a Shocking Health HazardCambridge's "end-of-exams 'Suicide Sunday' party" included parties that were "hosted by its drinking societies."
Author J.G. Ballard dies at age 78Author J.G. Ballard, a survivor of a Japanese prison camp whose vision was so dark and distinctive it was labeled "Ballardian" and who reached a wide audience with the autobiographical "Empire of the Sun," died Sunday, his agent said.
Stephen Hawking 'very ill' in hospitalProfessor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's most famous scientists, is "very ill" in hospital, Cambridge University said today. Professor Hawking, who works at the university, was undergoing tests at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
Cyberspies Penetrate Electrical Grid: ReportCyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. More Articles
Robot achieves scientific first. By Clive Cookson, Science Editor. April 2 2009 19:17 | Last updated: April 2 2009 19:17A laboratory robot called Adam has been hailed as the first machine in history to have discovered new scientific knowledge independently of its human creators.
Researchers Uncover International Cyber-Spy NetworkSecurity researchers said they have discovered software capable of stealing information installed on computers in 103 countries, an apparently coordinated cyber-attack that targeted the office of the Dalai Lama and government agencies around the world. More Articles
BBC NEWS | Science Cambridge University puts Teddy bears in space despite the UK ban on astronauts. Turns out to be a fun and educational program for British school children put on by Cambridge students.
Diary discloses debauched lives of Victorian Cambridge students Modern students are known for their heavy drinking and sexual exploits, but a Cambridge University diary which has been uncovered suggests that Victorian students were even more debauched.
Poll: Half of Cambridge students cheatCAMBRIDGE, England, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A poll of students at Britain's Cambridge University found nearly half of respondents admitted cheating or submitting an essay they found on the Internet.
Stephen Hawking to retire as Lucasian Professor of MathematicsAstrophysicist Stephen Hawking will next year retire as Cambridge University's Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, a position once held by Isaac Newton, the university said on Thursday.
Beware the time-eater: Cambridge University's monstrous new clockIt's gold, features six patented inventions … and has fangs. With video!
Secrets of Cambridge 'porn' library revealed For decades generations of Cambridge undergraduates have fantasised about a secret stash of Victorian pornography in the university's library tower.
Historic penguin sketches foundPenguin sketches made by Captain Scott and Ernest Shackleton have been found in a basement at Cambridge University. The legendary explorers drew the pictures on blackboards, probably for public lectures, in 1904 and 1909.
BBC NEWS | Talk more in class, experts sayChildren should be allowed to talk more in class, education experts have argued, despite the traditional view that chatter can be disruptive. The Cambridge University study also said that a competitive atmosphere in class could be counter-productive.
Brain scans 'may detect OCD risk'Brain scans may be able to reveal which people are at genetic risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), researchers say. Individuals with OCD and their close relatives have distinctive patterns in their brain structure, a team at Cambridge University found.
British universities 2nd best in world after USThe UK boasts four of the top ten universities in the world, according to league tables published in The Times Higher Education Supplement today.
Saudis sponsored hate in U.K. MosquesAn authoritative new report by Policy Exchange entitled 'The Hijacking of British Islam: How extremist literature is subverting Britain's mosques', reveals the worrying extent of extremist penetration of mosques and other key institutions of the British Muslim community.
Live fast, love hard, die young: Chasing females can take years off lifeIN THE cause of equal rights, feminists have had much to complain about. But one striking piece of inequality has been conveniently overlooked: lifespan. In this area, women have the upper hand. All round the world, they live longer than men.
BBC NEWS | Concern over 'student call girls'Cambridge dons have expressed concern over a report that some students are working as prostitutes. Cambridge University's student newspaper Varsity quotes a female student who says she earned money as a call girl in her first year.
9/11 'conspiracy' theories challenged by Cambridge researchA new mathematical analysis of the collapse of the World Trade Centre has been published by a Cambridge University academic, with results that challenge conspiracy theories surrounding the September 11th attacks.
New ground based camera knocks Hubble for sixA team of astronomers from the US and the UK has obtained some of the clearest pictures of space ever taken. They were acquired using a new "adaptive optics" system which sharpens pictures taken from the Mount Palomar Observatory in California.
The Fly in the Bin Mahfouz OintmentU.K. libel laws and courts have been among Saudi Arabia's most successful tools to veil its Islamic proselytization and terrorist funding. The Saudi operator is billionaire Khalid Bin Mahfouz, who has sued or threatened to sue some 36 U.S. and U.K.
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