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Cambridge events mark International Women’s Day 2023
Museum events, science talks and networking opportunities are among the activities highlighting the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This year’s International Women’s...
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Australian Aboriginal spears taken by James Cook to be repatriated
The spears were taken by Lieutenant James Cook in 1770 from Kamay (Botany Bay) at the time of the first contact between the crew of the HMB Endeavour and the Aboriginal people of eastern...
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Rewarding accuracy instead of partisan pandering reduces political divisions...
Offering a tiny cash reward for accuracy, or even briefly appealing to personal integrity, can increase people’s ability to tell the difference between misinformation and the truth, according to a new...
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Phone-based measurements provide fast, accurate information about the health...
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, developed the algorithm, which gives an accurate measurement of tree diameter, an important measurement used by scientists to monitor forest health...
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Crews announced for the Boat Race 2023
The 36 crew members who have won a coveted place in their 'Blue Boat' were announced at an event, hosted by sports broadcaster Andrew Cotter and held at Apothecaries' Hall, Blackfriars. The Blue Boat...
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Hunter-gatherer childhoods may offer clues to improving education and...
The benefits of skin-to-skin contact for both parents and infants are already recognised, but other behaviours common in hunter-gatherer societies may also benefit families in economically developed...
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Humanity’s quest to discover the origins of life in the universe
For thousands of years, humanity and science have contemplated the origins of life in the Universe. While today’s scientists are well-equipped with innovative technologies, humanity has a long way to...
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First wiring map of insect brain complete
This will help scientists to understand the basic principles by which signals travel through the brain at the neural level and lead to behaviour and learning. An organism's nervous system, including...
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Remarkable squirting mussels captured on film
In spring, female mussels were seen moving to the water’s edge and anchoring into the riverbed, with their back ends raised above the waterline.Then they squirted out regular water jets, which landed...
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A score for sustainability: Cambridge University football teams step out in...
Cambridge University Association Football Club (CUAFC) will wear an innovatively recycled football kit for the 37th Women’s Varsity Match and the 138th Men’s Varsity Match against Oxford University on...
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University delivers Loyal Address to King Charles III
The University of Cambridge was one of 27 Privileged Bodies – institutions and corporations that enjoy the historic right to present these to the Sovereign – presenting an Address. The Acting...
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Action on student cost of living
The Cambridge Bursary Scheme is available to students with residual household incomes up to £62,215. But we understand that there are further pressures impacting students and their families, so we have...
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“Elegant” algae solution wins Cambridge Zero student Climate Challenge
Team AlgaeSorb’s winning pitch persuaded a panel of innovation experts to award them the top prize of £1500 for an idea, which judge Dr Nicky Dee, Founder of climate-focused venture capital group...
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Robots can help improve mental wellbeing at work – as long as they look right
Researchers from the University of Cambridge conducted a study in a tech consultancy firm using two robot wellbeing coaches, where 26 employees participated in weekly robot-led wellbeing sessions for...
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Scientists have new tool to estimate how much water might be hidden beneath a...
Scientists from the University of Cambridge now have a way to estimate how much water a rocky planet can store in its subterranean reservoirs. It is thought that this water, which is locked into the...
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Maintaining heart function in donors declared ‘dead by circulatory criteria’...
The organs are kept functioning by restarting local circulation to the heart, lungs and abdominal organs – but, crucially, not to the brain – of patients whose hearts have stopped beating for five...
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Giant underwater waves affect the ocean’s ability to store carbon
An international team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, and the University of California San Diego, quantified the effect of these waves and other forms of...
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Underactive immune response may explain obesity link to COVID-19 severity
Scientists at the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease (CITIID) and Wellcome Sanger Institute showed that following SARS-CoV-2 infection, cells in the lining of the...
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Cambridge start-up wins funding to develop new diagnostics
The first Innovate UK award, received in 2021, allowed SMi to partner with the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, the Medicines Discovery Catapult and the National...
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Cambridge launches new report on its economic impact in the Houses of Parliament
The event was an opportunity to showcase this impressive contribution to the UK economy to Parliamentarians and policy makers. It was also a chance to discuss how elements of Cambridge's strategic...
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