Facebook knows you better than your friends

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 14:33

Researchers from Cambridge University and Stanford University have devised a software that can reveal your personality better than your friends by analysing posts that you "like" on the social networking site Facebook.

11,000 years ago, a dog transferred cancer that haunts canines

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 12:09

The world`s oldest surviving cancer has been traced to an ancient dog who mated and transferred the cancerous cells to another dog before dying 11,000-year ago.

Prince William given discount on fee at Cambridge: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 18:59

Prince William has been given a hefty discount on his fees for a special course at Cambridge University, a media report said on Sunday.

Indian-origin student takes on UK varsity gender segregation

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 18:54

An Indian-origin Cambridge University student has challenged a move by British universities to allow "voluntary" gender segregation at Muslim meetings on campuses across the country.

Cambridge students resent Prince William`s `free pass`

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 19:59

Prince William is set for a less than warm welcome from his fellow students when he starts a special course at Cambridge University next week, with some resenting his "free pass" to the prestigious institution.

Breaking myths of higher education

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 16:42

Workshop conducted by CIE dispels popular notion of international education is only for those who want to go abroad <b>Gauri Rane</b> reports.

Harvard University returns to normalcy after bomb hoax

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 09:46

A day after bomb hoax created scare in the Harvard University, normalcy returned to campus on Tuesday where students are appearing for their exams.

Bomb scare at Harvard prompts evacuations, cancels exam

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 01:36

A bomb scare at Harvard University on Monday triggered emergency evacuations, interrupting final examinations, following bomb scare at four sites on its campus but opened them after federal and state officials did not find any explosives.

`Greenest` supercomputer unveiled at Cambridge University

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 18:50

A new supercomputer has been unveiled by Cambridge University which is being praised as the ` greenest ` of its kind.

Boat Race protester allowed to stay in Britain

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 13:53

An Australian activist who risked deportation for disrupting the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race said he was delighted after an immigration judge ruled that he can stay in Britain.

Kate Middleton wants normal things for son

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 09:30

The Duchess of Cambridge is trying her best to raise her royal baby George on her own terms.

Skin colour variation in Indians linked to genetic diversity

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 13:21

An international team of scientists took skin colour measurements from local residents in India to quantify the range and extent of variation in skin pigmentation phenotype and found that one of the important pigmentation genes, SLC24A5, plays a key role in skin pigmentation variation among South Asians.