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Study finds that social justice and health issues impact electric vehicle uptake
The researchers found that effective communication of social and health benefits of EV ownership can be a motivating factor for influencing higher EV uptake.The study, published in the journal...
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A new model could help stall shifting sand dunes, protecting infrastructure...
The team’s experiment – which featured mock-up obstacles of varying size and shape – shows that large obstacles are the most effective at halting the migration of a dune, especially when they are...
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Cambridge students urged to take part in innovative COVID-19 screening programme
This is particularly important as UK cases continue to rise, and evidence shows that even people who have been fully vaccinated or previously infected are at risk of infection.At the start of...
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New results deal a blow to the theoretical sterile neutrino
The results were gathered by an international team at the MicroBooNE experiment in the United States, with leadership from a UK team including researchers from the University of Cambridge.The two most...
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International group of citizens and scientists creates feasible visions of a...
To create a globally net zero, climate-resilient world by 2050, there are two things we need to know: what solutions are feasible, and what is desirable. The COP26 Futures We Want project brings these...
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LEDs and smartphone screens could be made from next-generation glass
The international team of researchers has developed technology for next-generation composite glass, for use in lighting LEDs, smartphones, TVs and computer screens.The materials are based on materials...
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Scientists identify the cause of Alzheimer’s progression in the brain
The international team, led by the University of Cambridge, found that instead of starting from a single point in the brain and initiating a chain reaction which leads to the death of brain cells,...
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Brand-new Design Tripos brings arts and science together in one degree to...
For the first time, the Design Tripos brings together architecture, engineering and materials science in a single degree. Blending technical content with design freedom, the course will offer a...
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“Perfect for some but disastrous for others”: Patients and clinicians express...
A key finding was that the vast majority of respondents – 86% of patients and 93% of clinicians – felt that telemedicine was worse than face-to-face consultations for accuracy of assessment, with some...
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Hungry caterpillars an underappreciated driver of carbon emissions
Outbreaks of caterpillars of invasive gypsy moths, Lymantria dispar dispar, and forest tent caterpillar moths, Malacasoma disstria occur at least every five years in temperate forests. The insects...
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Cambridge confers Law degree on UN Secretary-General António Guterres
In an address to the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, academics, students and civic guests, given in the University’s Senate House after being admitted to his degree, the Secretary-General spoke of the...
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Scientists discover how our brain uses nutritional state to regulate growth...
These findings, published today in the journal Nature, may explain how humans have been growing taller and reaching sexual maturity earlier over the past century. Over the 20th century, average height...
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Study reveals ‘drastic changes’ in daily routines during UK lockdowns
This is according to a new study of “time-use diaries” kept by 766 UK citizens from across the social spectrum during three points in time: the last month of normality, the first lockdown, and the last...
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Whole genome sequencing increases diagnosis of rare disorders by nearly a...
Mitochondrial disorders affect around 1 in 4,300 people and cause progressive, incurable diseases. They are amongst the most common inherited diseases but are difficult for clinicians to diagnose, not...
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Cambridge scientists to take part in Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Professors Julia Gog, Ravi Gupta and Sharon Peacock, each of whom have played a key role in the UK’s response to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, will lead the on-screen exploration into their area of...
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Large-scale genetic study reveals new clues for the shared origins of...
IBS is a common condition world-wide, affecting around 1 in 10 people and causing a wide range of symptoms including abdominal pain, bloating and bowel dysfunction that can significantly affect...
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"It’s almost as if they don’t exist”: Education policy failing to account for...
The research, which is published in a book launched on Tuesday 9 November, found that the key piece of statutory guidance underpinning education for PMLD learners – the Special Needs and Disabilities...
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Annual Remembrance Sunday Service
The service, which last year had to be hosted online because of the Covid lockdown, will start at 11.00 am. Guests are asked to be seated by 10.40 am. The preacher this year is the University Marshal,...
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New Cambridge-built carbon credit marketplace will support reforestation...
The Cambridge Centre for Carbon Credits (4C) - based in the Department of Computer Science and Technology, and the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute - has two primary goals: to...
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Students who self-identify as multilingual perform better at GCSE
The study, of just over 800 pupils in England, found a positive relationship between GCSE scores and ‘multilingual identity’: a reference to whether pupils felt a personal connection with other...
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