Beyond the pandemic: prepare and plan a biosecure future
03 February 2021COVID-19 has exposed a lack of preparedness for biological hazards – both in the UK and globally. Luke Kemp from the Centre for the Study...
Safety screens
03 February 2021Since the start of October, a dedicated team drawn from across the University and its Colleges has been running an innovate programme to screen its students for...
Teaching pupils empathy measurably improves their creative abilities, study finds
03 February 2021Teaching children in a way that encourages them to empathise with others measurably improves their creativity, and could potentially lead to several other beneficial learning...
Dasgupta Review: Nature’s value must be included in economics to preserve biodiversity
02 February 2021Nature is a “blind spot” in economics that can no longer be ignored by the accounting systems that dictate national finances, according to a major...
Pfizer BioNTech vaccine likely to be effective against B1.1.7 strain of SARS-CoV-2
02 February 2021The Pfizer BioNTech vaccine BNT162b2 is likely to be effective against the B1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2, even though its efficacy is modestly affected, say scientists...
Lynn Gladden named as Queen Elizabeth Prize judging panel chair
02 February 2021Professor Dame Lynn Gladden, from Cambridge’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, has been appointed as the new chair of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for...
Disabled teachers face significant workplace discrimination despite drive for more inclusive schools
29 January 2021One of the first academic studies to examine the working lives of disabled teachers in England has called for ‘urgent change’ after finding evidence of...
Thought experiment on post-COVID Cambridge suggests that for universities, blending is a new beginning
28 January 2021A research project which asked University of Cambridge staff and students to describe their biggest hopes – and darkest fears – for post-pandemic higher education...
Inequality in medieval Cambridge was ‘recorded on the bones’ of its residents
26 January 2021Life in medieval Cambridge was toughest for the ordinary workers, according to a study of the “skeletal trauma” found on remains from three different cemeteries.
Beyond the pandemic: re-learn how to govern risk
25 January 2021As the pandemic crisis has played out across the world, different governments have taken different approaches to controlling the spread of virus and supporting citizens...