Brexit: people are angry but looking for compromise, research finds
22 May 2017Researchers engaged with people across the East of England and found anxiety and resentment, as well as a broad consensus that the UK should remain in the single market.
‘Saddle-shaped’ universe could undermine general relativity
22 May 2017Researchers have shown how singularities – which are normally only found at the centre of black holes and hidden from view – could exist in highly curved three-dimensional space.
Opinion: Maintaining the same weight as you age may prevent diabetes – even if you’re overweight to begin with
19 May 2017Dr Adina Feldman, writing for The Conversation, looks at how diabetes can be prevented even in people who are moderately overweight.
Saving a renaissance masterpiece: Fitzwilliam Museum wins award for decade-long restoration
19 May 2017A ten-year research and restoration project to save one of the Fitzwilliam Museum’s Renaissance masterpieces was rewarded with a major national accolade this week.
Refreezing the Arctic
19 May 2017Dr Hugh Hunt will say geoengineering may be necessary to tackle climate change and refreeze the Arctic in a talk for the Cambridge Series at the Hay Festival.
Scientists construct a stable one-dimensional metallic material
19 May 2017Researchers have developed the world’s thinnest metallic nanowire, which could be used to miniaturise many of the electronic components we use every day.
Icy ring around young planetary system has similar chemical fingerprint to our solar system
18 May 2017An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the University of Cambridge, has made the most detailed image of the ring of dusty debris surrounding a young star and found that the ice content of colliding comets within it is similar to comets in our own solar system.
Supporting high-achieving black students
18 May 2017The University is sponsoring Target Oxbridge, a free programme which aims to increase successful undergraduate applications from black students.
The last Muslim King in Spain
18 May 2017The history, myths and legends surrounding the last Muslim ruler in Spain – whose surrender ended seven centuries of Islam at the heart of Western Europe – is the subject of a new book and Hay Festival appearance by Cambridge academic Elizabeth Drayson.
Robots and carbon targets may signal the end of globalisation
17 May 2017A new book suggests there is early evidence of a coming U-turn in the globalisation of manufacturing – and that the story we are told about the direction of the global economy is wrong.
