Technology
Celebrating Cambridge Women: Part II
15 Mar 2023Read the second part of our series marking Women's History Month, as we shine a light on even more of the inspiring women living and working here at...
Robots can help improve mental wellbeing at work – as long as they look right
15 Mar 2023Robots can be useful as mental wellbeing coaches in the workplace – but perception of their effectiveness depends in large part on what the robot...
“Elegant” algae solution wins Cambridge Zero student Climate Challenge
13 Mar 2023A team of student entrepreneurs who see algae as a potential business solution for reducing methane emissions from landfill and waste-water sites won...
A score for sustainability: Cambridge University football teams step out in recycled kit
13 Mar 2023The men’s and women’s teams will tackle their annual Varsity matches in football kits made from 2,500 plastic bottles.
Celebrating the Cambridge Women Changing the World
08 Mar 2023To mark International Women's Day and Women's History Month, the University is delighted to shine a light on some of the incredible women living and...
Phone-based measurements provide fast, accurate information about the health of forests
07 Mar 2023Researchers have developed an algorithm that uses computer vision techniques to accurately measure trees almost five times faster than traditional...
Cambridge spin-out receives £2.2 million to help improve cancer treatments
01 Mar 2023Vector Bioscience has received a £2.2 million investment to help it take forward its drug delivery platform designed to make RNA cancer therapies...
Social media posts around solar geoengineering ‘spill over’ into conspiracy theories
28 Feb 2023Researchers from the University of Cambridge have analysed more than 800,000 tweets and found that negative emotions expressed about geoengineering...
Refreeze the Arctic Foundation funds marine cloud brightening research
28 Feb 2023The Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge and Refreeze the Arctic Foundation (RAF) signed a multi-year agreement to fund research methods for...
Predicting threats to food security
22 Feb 2023How mathematical modelling can prevent crop devastation and preserve livelihoods.
The future of flying
16 Feb 2023Cambridge and Boeing have been working together for 20 years. Today they are combining their research strengths and industry know-how to speed...