Cambridge University's Experience Postgrad Life Sciences programme is transforming lives
20 Nov 2023Widening participation programme offers substantive lab-based research experience and the chance for student scientists to further develop their...
Innovative aquaculture system turns waste wood into nutritious seafood
20 Nov 2023Researchers hoping to rebrand a marine pest as a nutritious food have developed the world’s first system of farming shipworms, which they have...
Butterflies, Bees and Broader Horizons
17 Nov 2023Cambridge Zero programme prepares young climate leaders for the future
Cambridge launches 'Problem-Solving Schools' initiative as AI means key skill is even more crucial
16 Nov 2023Mathematicians at the University of Cambridge are supporting UK schools to help prioritise problem solving in maths.
‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks for life to exoplanets
15 Nov 2023How did the molecular building blocks for life end up on Earth? One long-standing theory is that they could have been delivered by comets. Now...
The cosmologist solving questions at the boundary of our understanding
13 Nov 2023Hiranya Peiris is Cambridge’s new Professor of Astrophysics (1909). She discusses being inspired by Stephen Hawking, the unknown space before you...
Solar-powered device produces clean water and clean fuel at the same time
13 Nov 2023A floating, solar-powered device that can turn contaminated water or seawater into clean hydrogen fuel and purified water, anywhere in the world, has...
Why do climate models underestimate polar warming? ‘Invisible clouds’ could be the answer
08 Nov 2023Stratospheric clouds over the Arctic may explain the differences seen between the polar warming calculated by climate models and actual recordings...
Experts predict ‘catastrophic ecosystem collapse’ of UK forests within the next 50 years if action not taken
08 Nov 2023Other threats to UK forests include competition with society for water, viral diseases, and extreme weather affecting forest management.
Chimpanzees use hilltops to conduct reconnaissance on rival groups
02 Nov 2023Research on neighbouring chimpanzee communities in the forests of West Africa suggests a warfare tactic not previously seen beyond humans is...
Offset markets: new approach could help save tropical forests by restoring faith in carbon credits
30 Oct 2023A new way to price carbon credits could encourage desperately needed investment in forest preservation and boost vital progress towards net-zero.
Getting maximum calories in shortest time is the priority for bumblebees
24 Oct 2023Research has found that bumblebees make foraging choices to collect the most sugar from flowers in the shortest time – even if that means using more...