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Cambridge introduces precision technology approach to recycling in first for...
The pioneering recycling system – the first of its kind in the UK Higher Education sector - lessens confusion and increases efficiency by offering only two bins for users to choose from. One bin will...
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Scientists identify first genetic marker for MS severity
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the result of the immune system mistakenly attacking the brain and the spinal cord, resulting in symptom flares known as relapses as well as longer-term degeneration, known...
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Foresters bring Cambridge "water curriculum" to Indian Himalayas
‘Pani Pahar - the Water Curriculum', jointly developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge and the Hearth Advisors, a division of Canta Consultants LLP will form the central education...
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Inaugural Sustainability Showcase celebrates environmental achievements...
Departing from the traditional format of separate award ceremonies, the showcase brought together numerous sustainability engagement programs administered by the Environmental Sustainability Team...
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Mission to map the dark Universe sets off on space journey
The Euclid space telescope will map the “dark Universe” by observing billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years, across more than a third of the sky, to gather data on how its structure has...
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Radiotherapy boost cuts breast cancer treatment time by at least one week
Results from the IMPORT HIGH trial, published in The Lancet, show that giving some breast cancer patients a targeted additional dose of radiotherapy at the same time as treament to the whole breast...
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University clinical academic nurse named in NHS Top 75
Dr Ben Bowers, a Wellcome Postdoctoral Research Fellow, has been honoured by Nursing Times as part of celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the NHS.Based at the University’s...
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Older adults who remain more active have a better quality of life, study finds
The same was also true for increases in the amount of sedentary time, such as watching TV or reading. The researchers say this highlights the need to encourage older adults to remain active.Physical...
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World’s most threatened seabirds visit remote plastic pollution hotspots,...
The extensive study assessed the movements of 7,137 individual birds from 77 species of petrel, a group of wide-ranging migratory seabirds including the Northern Fulmar and European Storm-petrel, and...
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Cambridge Enterprise celebrates a year of innovation and economic growth
With 304 patent applications filed, 144 licences executed, a record 441 consultancy contracts signed, and a seed fund portfolio valuation at an all-time high of £124 million, Cambridge Enterprise is...
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Helping adolescents to feel competent and purposeful – not just happy – may...
Encouraging adolescents to feel capable and purposeful – rather than just happy – could improve their academic results as well as their mental health, according to new research which recommends...
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Professor Deborah Prentice, Vice-Chancellor's inaugural speech
Having been admitted, the Vice-Chancellor delivered her inaugural address to the University at the Senate House in Cambridge.Read the full transcript of the Vice-Chancellor's speechProfessor Deborah...
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In-person mindfulness courses help improve mental health for at least six months
University of Cambridge researchers looked at participants of group-based and teacher-led mindfulness courses, conducted in person and offered in community settings.They say the results, published in...
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Unborn babies use ‘greedy’ gene from dads to ‘remote-control’ mums into...
The unborn baby ‘remote controls’ its mother’s metabolism so the two are in a nutritional tug of war. The mother’s body wants the baby to survive but needs to keep enough glucose and fats circulating...
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Small-winged and lighter coloured butterflies likely to be at greatest threat...
Butterflies with smaller or lighter coloured wings are likely to be ‘losers’ when it comes to climate change, with the Lycaenidae family, which contains over 6,000 species of butterflies, the majority...
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UK organisations release annual statistics for use of animals in research
The statistics for the University of Cambridge are available on the website as part of our ongoing commitment to transparency and openness around the use of animals in research.This coincides with the...
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Cambridge researchers help develop smart, 3D printed concrete wall for...
The 3D-printed structure – a type of retaining wall known as a headwall – has been installed on the A30 in Cornwall, where it is providing real-time information thanks to Cambridge-designed sensors...
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Thousands of pregnancies tracked in UK’s biggest study on pre-eclampsia
The POPPY study (Preconception to pOst-partum study of cardiometabolic health in Primigravid PregnancY) is funded by Wellcome and is being led by a team from Cambridge University Hospitals NHS...
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Oxygen ‘holes’ could hold the key to higher performing EV batteries
Nickel is already used in lithium-ion batteries, but increasing the proportion of nickel could significantly improve battery energy density, making them especially suitable for electric vehicles and...
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Webb sees carbon-rich dust grains in the first billion years of cosmic time
Similar observational signatures have been observed in the much more recent universe, and have been attributed to complex, carbon-based molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). It is...
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