The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) was in Cambridge today to keep abreast of technologies emerging from the University's research centres and observe some of work going on to increase applications from bright state school pupils.

First prize in a documentary competition has been awarded to a Cambridge student for her film showing the difficulties facing Palestinian children in 2003 as they travelled to school.

The 2008 Oxford and Cambridge Student Conferences are filling up fast as schools and colleges around the country book places for their most able pupils.

The gay history of Cambridge University will be revealed in a public lecture this Wednesday at Lucy Cavendish College.

Hare coursing, bird trapping and the UK's role in the illegal global trading of wildlife will be discussed by a member of the Metropolitan Police at Wolfson College this Thursday (February 21).

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York will make a joint visit to Cambridge University this week (20 – 22 February).

The University and Colleges have decided to discontinue the Cambridge Application Form (CAF) and the associated £10 fee, thus bringing the application process in line with that at other universities.

Children in schools across the Fens are using sculpting and art to learn about the brain in a scheme set up by the University of Cambridge.

Professor Chris Lowe, Director of the Institute of Biotechnology, accepted the Queen's Anniversary Award on behalf of the Institute at a ceremony held today at Buckingham Palace.

Charles Darwin went on a five-year voyage to find out more about the world around us; this weekend Cambridge families can do the same – in a day.

The Museum of Zoology will offer a unique insight in to the production of the BBC's new natural history series at a talk taking place next week.

The expanding educational initiative Teach First was among 90 exhibitors to take part in the annual alternative careers event, The Works, held last week on the New Museums Site and organised by the University of Cambridge Careers Service.