Forcing UK creatives to ‘opt out’ of AI training risks stifling new talent,...
The UK government should resist allowing AI companies to scrape all copyrighted works unless the holder has actively ‘opted out’, as it puts an unfair burden on up-and-coming creative talents who lack...
View ArticleUK peatland fires are supercharging carbon emissions as climate change causes...
More fires, taking hold over more months of the year, are causing more carbon to be released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.Fires on peatlands, which are carbon-rich, can almost double global...
View ArticleCambridge initiative to address risks of future engineered pandemics
These are some of the questions being addressed by a new initiative launched today at the University of Cambridge, which seeks to address the urgent challenge of managing the risks of future engineered...
View ArticleNew global map promises to better pinpoint vital rare earth deposits
Rare earth elements are vital components in many everyday and high-tech devices, from smartphones and lightbulbs to clean energy solutions like wind turbines and electric vehicles.With the global shift...
View ArticleChronic diseases misdiagnosed as psychosomatic can lead to long term damage
A study involving over 3,000 participants – both patients and clinicians – found that these misdiagnoses (sometimes termed “in your head” by patients) were often associated with long term impacts on...
View ArticleOutreach effort focuses on North-East
More than 160 students from across the region met at the Hancock Museum in Newcastle-upon-Tyne to hear more about the application process and what it’s like to study for a degree at either Cambridge or...
View ArticleScientists discover how aspirin could prevent some cancers from spreading
They say that discovering the mechanism will support ongoing clinical trials, and could lead to the targeted use of aspirin to prevent the spread of susceptible types of cancer, and to the development...
View ArticlePledge to phase out toxic lead ammunition in UK hunting by 2025 has failed
The pledge, made in February 2020 by the UK’s nine leading game shooting and rural organisations, aimed to benefit wildlife and the environment and ensure a market for the healthiest game meat food...
View ArticleNews article or big oil ad?
In the battle against climate disinformation, native advertising is a fierce foe. A study published in the journal npj Climate Action by researchers from Boston University (BU) and the University of...
View ArticleScientists identify genes that make humans and Labradors more likely to...
Researchers studying British Labrador retrievers have identified multiple genes associated with canine obesity and shown that these genes are also associated with obesity in humans. The dog gene found...
View ArticleCambridge men’s rugby team achieve the 3-peat in a day of mixed fortunes at...
The men’s match saw Cambridge open the scoring with a fifth-minute penalty from George Bland (King’s), but Oxford responded with 2 tries, both converted, to establish a 21-6 lead. Despite the early...
View ArticleCambridge Enterprise reports on continued growth and ambitious plans for the...
25 new spinouts were formed in 2023-24, taking Cambridge Enterprise’s total portfolio to 174 companies. In the same period, it has helped with the submission of more than 450 patent applications and...
View ArticleToo Hot to Think Straight, Too Cold to Panic
Too Hot to Think Straight, Too Cold to Panic, a new report from Cambridge Judge Business School, BCG and the University of Cambridge’s climaTraces Lab argues that failing to invest comes with...
View ArticleRoutine asthma test more reliable in the morning and has seasonal effects
Using real world data from 1,600 patients, available through a database created for speeding up research and innovation, the team also found that its reliability differs significantly in winter...
View ArticleSpinning, twisted light could power next-generation electronics
The researchers, led by the University of Cambridge and the Eindhoven University of Technology, have created an organic semiconductor that forces electrons to move in a spiral pattern, which could...
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