Women in STEM: Josie Gaynord
04 July 2019Josie Gaynord is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry under the supervision of Professor David Spring. Her research looks at one of the biggest...
Genetic variation linked to response to anxiety could inform personalised therapies
01 July 2019A new study in marmoset monkeys suggests that individual variation in genes alters our ability to regulate emotions, providing new insights that could help in...
Scientists identify possible source of the ‘Uncanny Valley’ in the brain
01 July 2019Scientists have identified mechanisms in the human brain that could help explain the phenomenon of the ‘Uncanny Valley’ – the unsettling feeling we get from...
What makes a good excuse? A Cambridge philosopher may have the answer
01 July 2019Dr Paulina Sliwa argues that intentions are the key to making sense of our everyday morality.
Sowing seeds for timber skyscrapers can rewind the carbon footprint of the concrete industry
28 June 2019The Centre for Natural Material Innovation exhibited their proposals for timber skyscrapers at the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition.
Women in STEM: Dr Cora Uhlemann
27 June 2019Dr Cora Uhlemann is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, where she studies the cosmic web: the 'skeleton' of matter...
Fake news ‘vaccine’ works: ‘pre-bunk’ game reduces susceptibility to disinformation
25 June 2019Study of thousands of players shows a simple online game works like a 'vaccine', increasing skepticism of fake news by giving people a “weak dose”...
Graphene goes to space
25 June 2019Partners in the European Commission’s Graphene Flagship, including the University of Cambridge, launched a rocket this week to test graphene – a two-dimensional form of...
Widely-available antibiotics could be used in the treatment of ‘superbug’ MRSA
24 June 2019Some MRSA infections could be tackled using widely-available antibiotics, suggests new research from an international collaboration led by scientists at the University of Cambridge and...
Women in STEM: Victoria Honour
20 June 2019Victoria Honour is a PhD candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, who studies magma and emulsions. Emulsions are generally studied for making things like mayonnaise,...