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Scientists publish first real-world data from Africa looking at immune...
In a pre-print – which has yet to be peer-reviewed – scientists from Nigeria and the UK analysed data from 140 healthcare workers at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research and Federal Medical...
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Cambridge researchers recognised by 2022 Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowships
The new Fellows have been recognised for their remarkable contributions to biomedical and health science and their ability to generate new knowledge and improve the health of people everywhere.The new...
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Opinion: I spent three years in a paedophile hunting team – here’s what I...
By the time you finish reading this article, at least one new case of child sexual abuse will have been reported. In the US, a child is sexually assaulted every nine minutes. In the UK, this figure is...
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Algae-powered computing: scientists create reliable and renewable biological...
The system, comparable in size to an AA battery, contains a type of non-toxic algae called Synechocystis that naturally harvests energy from the sun through photosynthesis. The tiny electrical current...
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Satellite images reveal dramatic loss of global wetlands over past two decades
Global change and human actions are driving rapid changes to tidal wetlands - tidal marshes, mangroves and tidal flats - worldwide. However, ecosystem restoration and natural processes are playing a...
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Vice-Chancellor gives evidence to The Times Education Commission
Professor Toope’s evidence focused on the Higher Education sector’s role in raising attainment in schools and sixth-form colleges, widening participation, and exploring different approaches to...
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Cambridge recognised once again as a Leader in Openness around animal research
This year sees the eighth anniversary of the Concordat on Openness on Animal Research, which commits signatories to making available information about their animal research through their websites,...
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Immune cell characteristics mapped across multiple tissues
The research, from the University of Cambridge, Wellcome Sanger Institute, and collaborators, has created an open-access atlas of the immune cells in the human body and focuses on those found within...
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Katherine Parr did not persuade Henry VIII to found Trinity College Cambridge
The story that Trinity College Cambridge was only founded because Henry VIII’s last wife, Katherine Parr, pleaded with him to do so, has become part of the folklore of Cambridge University. It...
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Scientists 'see' puzzling features deep in Earth’s interior
The enigmatic area of rock, which is located almost directly beneath the Hawaiian Islands, is one of several ultra-low velocity zones – so-called because earthquake waves slow to a crawl as they pass...
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Low-cost battery-like device absorbs CO2 emissions while it charges
The supercapacitor device, which is similar to a rechargeable battery, is the size of a two-pence coin, and is made in part from sustainable materials including coconut shells and seawater.Designed by...
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Reducing TV viewing to less than one hour a day could help prevent more than...
In a study published today in BMC Medicine, researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit show that – assuming a causal link – 11% of cases of coronary heart disease could be...
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University of Cambridge appoints new Acting Vice-Chancellor
Dr Freeling, the outgoing President of Hughes Hall, Cambridge, will take up his post on the departure of Professor Stephen J Toope. Recruitment for the post of Vice-Chancellor is under way and an...
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Secret to treating ‘Achilles’ heel’ of alternatives to silicon solar panels...
The researchers used a combination of techniques to mimic the process of aging under sunlight and observe changes in the materials at the nanoscale, helping them gain new insights into the materials,...
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Autistic individuals have poorer health and healthcare
These findings, published in Molecular Autism, have important implications for the healthcare and support of autistic individuals.Many studies indicate that autistic people are dying far younger than...
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Cambridge one of six NHS brain cancer centres to be awarded excellence status...
This award recognises centres for excellence in treatment, research and care.The initiative is part of the TJBCM’s mission to ensure every patient has access to excellent care, no matter where they...
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Alzheimer’s disease causes cells to overheat and ‘fry like eggs’
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, used sensors small and sensitive enough to detect temperature changes inside individual cells, and found that as amyloid-beta misfolds and clumps...
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‘Fruitcake’ structure observed in organic polymers
The field of organic electronics has benefited from the discovery of new semiconducting polymers with molecular backbones that are resilient to twists and bends, meaning they can transport charge even...
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“Write fewer papers, take more risks”: researchers call for ‘rebellion’
The appeal is the starting point for a new book which questions prevailing orthodoxies in academia. Its editors, who are four academics based in Britain and Australia, invite university staff to “rise...
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New group to encourage university applications
The group's first major event was held in May when 25 parents and carers and 25 young people took part in a visit to the University of East Anglia. They toured the campus, met with current students,...
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