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The forgotten story of the British organisation that enabled the development of a system for measuring Longitude, only to disappear from memory after its demise, is to be told in full for the first time.

Some of the most venerable names in European business are to join a research consortium which could usher in a new generation of "iconic" products for people who have difficulty using everyday items.

The diversity of planetary systems will be explored by one of the pioneering discoverers of extrasolar planets in the fourth annual Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture in Cambridge on Monday, 10 May.

Robin Irvine, 22, is studying archaeology and anthropology at Corpus Christi College. He was brought up in Scotland where he went to both independent and state schools.

Whether you're a first time voter, undecided, or looking for something beyond the election leaflets piling up in your recycling box at home, a new website could be just what you need before Thursday's poll. http://tweetguv.co.uk has been designed by students at Cambridge University's Computer Lab, and offers a fast and fresh analysis of how closely politicians are sticking to their promises according to the comments they make on the social networking site, Twitter.

An extensive collection of college Silver, tableware, books and manuscripts from the 17th and 18th centuries will be on display tomorrow in the Pembroke College Old Library.

Stem cell pioneer Professor Sir Ian Wilmut and creator of Dolly the Sheep, is to speak on life after Dolly at a public lecture in Cambridge this evening.

We live in a world where enhancement of abilities, appearance, and health is commonplace.

One of the most important collections of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts - for centuries kept at Corpus Christi College - has been entirely digitised, making it the first research library to have every page of its collection captured.

A new research collaboration involving historians from Cambridge is to examine how early medieval societies used the past to form ideas about identity which continue to affect our own present.

Amelia Russell, aged 27, and her boyfriend Dan Darley, also a Trinity graduate, reached their icy destination yesterday, 12 hours ahead of schedule.

A major exhibition of new sea paintings by one of Britain's most distinguished contemporary artists - Maggi Hambling - will open at The Fitzwilliam Museum next week Maggi Hambling: The Wave (April 27

Nobel Prize winner and Cambridge graduate, Sir Tim Hunt, will feature in the final part of the BBC Four series 'Beautiful Minds' which looks at the work of contemporary scientists and how their unique perspectives have redefined the world we live in.

Stefan Halper, Senior Research Fellow at Magdalene College and a leading foreign policy expert, will discuss this at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco on 27 April.

Professor Kathleen Coleman, Professor of Latin at Harvard University and renowned author on Latin literature and history will give Newnham's biennial Jane Harrison Memorial Lecture on Friday, 23 April 2010.

Postgraduate and postdoctoral students at Cambridge are being offered the chance to participate in the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning's Enterprisers programme from June 1-4 for free, courtesy of generous support from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

"Contextualising Islam In Britain", which published its findings in October 2009, is singled out by the House of Commons Department of Communities and Local Government (CLG) Select Committee in a report evaluating the Government's policies to tackle extremism in the UK.