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It's space, but is it art? Stunning images of the galaxy are fast becoming common currency thanks to technology like the Hubble Space Telescope, but a unique investigation at the University of Cambridge this week will seek to determine whether something strange is going on behind the scenes.

Over the space of a year, Dr Juliet Foster analysed 96 different drug advertisements carried in the British Medical Journal and the British Journal of Psychiatry. She discovered stark differences in the way that psychiatric and non-psychiatric drugs are advertised to health professionals.

The teaching of literacy and language skills, both in the UK and overseas, needs significant reform to curb the "unproductive" effects of government standardisation, a major new study suggests.

The achievements of local organisations in their attempt to reduce the impact of global poverty were showcased yesterday, Thursday 1st April when the UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband visited Cambridge.

An awareness-raising coffee morning at Addenbrooke's Hospital reunited mothers and babies who had taken part in the Cambridge Baby Growth study, which is supported by the Mothercare Group Foundation.

This house believes that junk food should be banned in schools. This house believes that sports teams should be penalised for the criminal actions of their fans. Could you stand up in front of an audience and argue for, or against, one of these motions with just a few minutes to prepare your argument? A group of year-6 pupils from primary schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets did just that earlier this term when they put their verbal skills to the test in a debating workshop held at the world-famous Cambridge Union.

The planning obligations which local authorities impose on private developers are successfully raising billions of pounds for local infrastructure and making vital contributions towards roads, schools and affordable homes, a study has found.

Newnham is offering the chance to experience a series of literary gems as part of its ongoing collaboration with the widely celebrated Cambridge Wordfest event to be held from 9 to11 April.

Two senior Cambridge academics have recently returned from lecture tours in India thanks to a newly-launched Scheme supported by distinguished alumnus Dr Yusuf Hamied (pictured).

Pedal power is still overwhelmingly the preferred method of transport for University of Cambridge staff - according to the 2009 Travel for Work Survey.

Why do some people with mental illnesses entertain bizarre and seemingly irrational beliefs that make their lives a misery?

The number of Intellectual Property transactions completed by Cambridge Enterprise continued to rise in 2009, along with a 39 per cent increase in the number of consultancy agreements negotiated on behalf of the University's academics.

The Cambridge Central Asia Forum and Kazakhstan Society invited people from across the city and UK to mark the coming of spring over the weekend by celebrating Navroz, a traditional ancient Iranian festival marking the Persian New Year.