'Lab in your phone' lets you play the scientific life
25 Feb 2020A unique, free new game – “part Sims, part Tamagotchi” – lets players inhabit a stem cell researcher as they rise through the ranks: growing cells...
Global dissatisfaction with democracy at a record high
29 Jan 2020A new report, the first from the University's new Centre for the Future of Democracy, finds that 2019 had the "the highest level of democratic...
Cambridge-designed curriculum teaches schoolchildren about water scarcity and climate activism
17 Jan 2020Students and teachers across India now have free access to a new curriculum on water security and sustainability, co-developed by researchers at the...
Police platform patrols create ‘phantom effect’ that cuts crime in Tube stations
16 Jan 2020A major experiment introducing proactive policing to Underground platforms finds that short bursts of patrolling create a 'phantom effect': 97% of...
Online hate speech could be contained like a computer virus, say researchers
17 Dec 2019Artificial intelligence is being developed that will allow advisory 'quarantining' of hate speech in a manner akin to malware filters – offering...
Out at Cambridge
29 Oct 2019New report on LGBTQ+ experiences at the University is now published. While many feel Cambridge offers a “safe and empowering” community, the report...
An extra vegetarian option cuts meat consumption without denting food sales
01 Oct 2019First major study on “nudging” people towards sustainable diets shows replacing a meat or fish dish with another veggie option in college cafeterias...
‘Mental rigidity’ at the root of intense political partisanship on both left and right – study
29 Aug 2019Latest research shows that reduced cognitive flexibility is associated with more 'extreme' beliefs and identities at both ends of the political...
Climate change to shrink economies of rich, poor, hot and cold countries alike unless Paris Agreement holds
19 Aug 2019Study suggests that 7% of global GDP will disappear by 2100 as a result of business-as-usual carbon emissions, including over 10% of incomes in both...
Secret recordings reveal the sexual struggles of Fifties Britain
16 Apr 2019A new study of pioneering counselling sessions explores how women sought to overcome sexual difficulties at a pivotal moment in Britain’s sex history.
Knife crime: assault data can help forecast fatal stabbings
12 Apr 2019Knife crime data from a 12-month period could be used to help forecast the London neighbourhoods most likely to suffer a fatal stabbing the following...