Cambridge academics win European Research Council Advanced Grants
26 April 2022Nine Cambridge academics have won Advanced Grants awarded by the European Research Council (ERC). This is the greatest number of grants won by a UK...
Improved approach to the ‘Travelling Salesperson Problem’ could improve logistics and transport sectors
26 April 2022A new approach to solving the Travelling Salesperson Problem – one of the most difficult questions in computer science – significantly outperforms current approaches.
Remote working is a ‘mixed bag’ for employee wellbeing and productivity, study finds
22 April 2022Adapting remote and hybrid work policies to employees’ specific work-life situations can result in increased well-being and productivity, but many employees are stuck in an...
Largest study of whole genome sequencing data reveals new clues to causes of cancer
21 April 2022DNA analysis of thousands of tumours from NHS patients has found a ‘treasure trove’ of clues about the causes of cancer, with genetic mutations providing...
Anglo-Saxon kings were mostly veggie but peasants treated them to huge BBQs
21 April 2022Very few people in England ate large amounts of meat before the Vikings settled, and there is no evidence that elites ate more meat than...
Gates Cambridge: Class of 2022
21 April 2022Meet some of this year’s 79 new scholars from 30 countries – including Sanjiv Ranchod from South Africa who will be starting a PhD in Computer...
'Threatening' faces and beefy bodies do not bias criminal suspect identification, study finds
20 April 2022Research shows that there is no bias toward selecting people with muscular bodies or facial characteristics perceived as threatening when identifying criminal suspects in line-ups.
Women are ‘running with leaded shoes’ when promoted at work, says study
19 April 2022Promotion at work has greater emotional benefit for men than women, says a new study on gender and workplace emotion.
Cambridge spin-out aiming to make it easier to find and apply regulations
14 April 2022RegGenome, a commercial spin-out from the University of Cambridge, has announced the completion of a $6 million seed funding round.
The gift of identity
13 April 2022Technology that recognises people’s unique iris patterns is giving a means of identification to millions of individuals across the globe.