Beyond the pandemic: tackle the digital divide
13 Aug 2020Increased working, learning and interacting online during the pandemic has widened the gap for those who lack digital skills or access, writes Gemma...
Whiteness of AI erases people of colour from our ‘imagined futures’, researchers argue
06 Aug 2020The overwhelming ‘Whiteness’ of artificial intelligence – from stock images and cinematic robots to the dialects of virtual assistants – removes...
Launch of 'Beyond the pandemic': where should we go from here?
30 Jul 2020The COVID-19 crisis is forcing us all to change direction, to rethink what we do and how we do it. In a new series, launched today, we ask our...
Lockdown led to happiness rebound, after wellbeing plunged with onset of pandemic
27 Jul 2020New study is among the first to distinguish effects of the pandemic from effects of lockdown when it comes to wellbeing in Britain.
Opening schools – and keeping them open – should be prioritised by Government, report says
24 Jul 2020Keeping schools open from September should be a Government priority as it manages the COVID-19 pandemic, while closures could have severe social and...
Furlough ‘stemmed the tide’ of poor mental health during UK lockdown, study suggests
24 Jul 2020Researchers say the UK government should ask employers to share out reduced hours rather than lose workers, in order to mitigate a looming mental...
People in England’s poorest towns ‘lose over a decade of good health’, research finds
17 Jun 2020Cambridge researchers find major health inequalities – as well as a geographic divide – between the most and least deprived English towns. They say...
AI reduces ‘communication gap’ for nonverbal people by as much as half
15 Jun 2020Researchers have used artificial intelligence to reduce the ‘communication gap’ for nonverbal people with motor disabilities who rely on computers to...
Widespread facemask use could shrink the ‘R’ number and prevent a second COVID-19 wave – study
10 Jun 2020Even basic homemade masks can significantly reduce transmission if enough people wear them when in public, according to latest modelling. Researchers...
Supporting people who are homeless during COVID-19, notes from Cambridge
08 Jun 2020Dr Johannes Lenhard from the Department of Social Anthropology has started a new project with homeless people and those who support them in Cambridge...
Opinion: the learning of scientific advisers is the other curve to consider
05 Jun 2020Policymakers around the world are relying on the expertise of scientists to help make decisions around the COVID-19 pandemic. But how do scientists...
Lockdown 'helps fuel rise in cybercrime'
03 Jun 2020Take extra care before buying face masks or testing kits online, or responding to texts apparently sent to you by the UK Government or the NHS...