Science
Groundbreaking work to beat cancer in spotlight at Cambridge Festival 2024
15 Feb 2024Cambridge researchers will discuss their pioneering work as part of events focusing on cancer and the University’s work to help end the death and...
£11m semiconductor research centre could be key player in UK’s net zero mission
13 Feb 2024The University of Cambridge is a partner in the new £11m Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) REWIRE, set to deliver pioneering semiconductor...
£3 million UKRI funding to support research into better health, ageing, and wellbeing
12 Feb 2024The University of Cambridge has received UKRI funding for research on age-related biological changes in model organisms as part of a national...
The big question - Cambridge University team joins ALPHA hunt for dark matter
07 Feb 2024A team of Cambridge scientists are working to help identify the mysterious and invisible material believed to make up 85 per cent of all the matter...
A peek at some of the top events at the Cambridge Festival 2024
05 Feb 2024Fixing the NHS, stopping wars, and the effects of AI on the democratic process headline a packed programme of events at this year’s Cambridge...
Using AI to tackle society's biggest challenges
05 Feb 2024The winners of a new prize supporting ambitious ideas for how artificial intelligence can address critical societal issues are announced today, with...
Ancient seafloor vents spewed tiny, life-giving minerals into Earth’s early oceans
02 Feb 2024Researchers from the universities of Cambridge and Western Australia have uncovered the importance of hydrothermal vents, similar to underwater...
Swarming cicadas, stock traders, and the wisdom of the crowd
01 Feb 2024The springtime emergence of vast swarms of cicadas can be explained by a mathematical model of collective decision-making with similarities to models...
Galaxy mergers solve early Universe mystery
18 Jan 2024A team of astronomers, led by the University of Cambridge, has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to reveal, for the first time, what...
Astronomers detect oldest black hole ever observed
17 Jan 2024Researchers have discovered the oldest black hole ever observed, dating from the dawn of the universe, and found that it is ‘eating’ its host galaxy...
Role of inherited genetic variants in rare blood cancer uncovered
17 Jan 2024Combining three different sources of genetic information has allowed researchers to further understand why only some people with a common mutation go...
Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning
15 Jan 2024Researchers have developed a platform that combines automated experiments with AI to predict how chemicals will react with one another, which could...