Fibre-optics used to take the temperature of Greenland Ice Sheet
14 May 2021Scientists have used fibre-optic sensing to obtain the most detailed measurements of ice properties ever taken on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Their findings will be...
Kelp, maggots and mycoprotein among future foods that must be mass-farmed to combat malnutrition
13 May 2021Radical changes to the food system are needed to safeguard our food supply and combat malnutrition in the face of climate change, environmental degradation and...
Year 8 students work with Cambridge researchers to help their peers learn about the census
13 May 2021Year 8 students work with Cambridge researchers to help their peers learn about the census.
The Academy of Medical Sciences announces election of new Fellows 2021
12 May 2021Cambridge scientists are among the new Fellows announced today by the Academy of Medical Sciences.
‘Pre-bunk’ tactics reduce public susceptibility to COVID-19 conspiracies and falsehoods, study finds
12 May 2021Latest research on digital interventions deployed by UK government and UNESCO suggests that exposing people to a “microdose” of techniques used by misinformation merchants helps...
Philosopher’s thumbs-down to social media ‘likes’ gets award thumbs-up from Royal Institute
12 May 2021The Royal Institute of Philosophy has awarded (jointly) its 2021 essay prize to a University of Cambridge researcher for the first philosophical analysis of ‘liking’...
Nature has enormous potential to fight climate change and biodiversity loss in the UK - report
12 May 2021A report launched today by the British Ecological Society, with contributions from the University of Cambridge, offers the first complete assessment of the potential of nature-based...
Ringfence funding for ‘social plumbing’ to level up the UK
11 May 2021Cambridge experts argue that spaces and facilities where people mix and engage, from pubs to playgrounds, are just as vital as physical infrastructure projects for...
Unhealthy patterns of diet, exercise, and sleep linked to high risk of cardiovascular disease in autistic people
10 May 2021Autistic people have far greater risks of long term physical health conditions than others, but the reasons for this remain unclear. New research from the...
Can federated learning save the world?
10 May 2021Training the artificial intelligence models that underpin web search engines, power smart assistants and enable driverless cars, consumes megawatts of energy and generates worrying carbon...