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Cambridge academics join £31 million consortium to develop trustworthy and...
The announcement was made by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), which, as part of London Tech Week, today unveiled a suite of AI investments that will bring academic and industry partners...
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Tropical butterflies’ wings could help them withstand climate change, study...
In fact, tropical species’ ability to keep cool at higher air temperatures mean they are more able to “thermoregulate” and keep a balanced body temperature compared to their evolutionary cousins in...
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Project launched to provide guidance on research using human stem cell-based...
The Governance of Stem Cell-Based Embryo Models (G-SCBEM) project is led by Cambridge Reproduction and brings together scientists, legal scholars and bioethics experts, as well as representatives from...
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"Lightning McGreen" and "Sustainable Hulk" lead Cambridge E-bus revolution
Alongside the two famed children's animation and comic book-inspired characters, the names "Greenhopper", "Net-Zero Hero", "Pollution Solution", "The Peregreen Falcon", "Eco Eddie" and "The Green Clean...
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Clean, sustainable fuels made ‘from thin air’ and plastic waste
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, developed a solar-powered reactor that converts captured CO2 and plastic waste into sustainable fuels and other valuable chemical products. In tests,...
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Weak policies and political ideologies risk jeopardising plans to tackle...
Writing in the journal Science and Public Policy, Professor Marteau argues that this ‘evidence-neglect’ is a result of incentive structures that encourage politicians to set ambitious policy goals...
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Cambridge Sports Awards 2023
More than 200 students, staff and members of the community gathered together this week to recognise sporting talent and achievement across the University. Held at the University Sports Centre, the...
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Cambridge confers 2023 honorary degrees
The Chancellor, Lord Sainsbury of Turville, presided over a special congregation in the Senate House attended by over 400 staff, students, alumni and invited guests.An honorary doctorate is the highest...
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Current conservation policies risk damaging global biodiversity, warn...
These ‘Green’ farming policies risk worsening the global biodiversity crisis by reducing how much food is produced in a region, driving up food imports and increasing environmental damage overseas.In...
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House of moveable wooden walls promising cheaper, greener alternative to...
House-owners the world over consider ‘knocking through’ walls to achieve more open-plan living or changing layouts to accommodate new arrivals or circumstances. The results may be impressive, but they...
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Effect of volcanic eruptions significantly underestimated in climate projections
While this effect is far from enough to offset the effects of global temperature rise caused by human activity, the researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, say that small-magnitude eruptions...
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New type of computer memory could greatly reduce energy use and improve...
The researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, developed a device that processes data in a similar way as the synapses in the human brain. The devices are based on hafnium oxide, a material...
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Act now to prevent uncontrolled rise in carbon footprint of computational...
Writing in Nature Computational Science, researchers from the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge argue that the scientific community needs to act now if it is...
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AI cuts waiting times for cancer patients in NHS first
“OSAIRIS” is saving many hours of doctors’ time in preparing scans and helping to cut the time patients have to wait between referral for radiotherapy and starting treatment.Working alongside this AI...
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‘Ageing’ immune cell levels could predict how well we respond to vaccines
During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become clear that some patients are better protected by vaccination than others. Many studies have shown that SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are less effective in people with...
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Chemical imbalance in the forebrain underpins compulsive behaviour and OCD,...
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have used powerful new brain imaging techniques to reveal a neurochemical imbalance within regions of the frontal lobes in patients with obsessive-compulsive...
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Human embryo-like models created from stem cells to understand earliest...
Published today in the journal Nature, this embryo model is an organised three-dimensional structure derived from pluripotent stem cells that replicate some developmental processes that occur in early...
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Cambridge retains position in world rankings
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the rankings QS has implemented the largest methodological enhancement since its inception, introducing three new metrics: sustainability, employment outcomes...
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Reading for pleasure early in childhood linked to better cognitive...
In a study published today in Psychological Medicine, researchers in the UK and China found that 12 hours a week was the optimal amount of reading, and that this was linked to improved brain structure,...
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Cambridge to lead new research platform to transform treatment of traumatic...
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a leading cause of death and disability in people under 40 in the UK and can cause a range of serious and lifelong health issues for people who survive, including...
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