Beyond the pandemic: reduce the risk of animal viruses jumping to humans
30 July 2020Cambridge zoologists Bill Sutherland and Silviu Petrovan warn that we must dramatically change the way we interact with animals to reduce the risk of this...
‘Quantum negativity’ can power ultra-precise measurements
29 July 2020Scientists have found that a physical property called ‘quantum negativity’ can be used to take more precise measurements of everything from molecular distances to gravitational...
Unexpected experiences: Lucy Spokes talks about the excitement of a newly digital Festival
29 July 2020Head of Public Engagement, Dr Lucinda Spokes, describes the difficult decision to pull the plug on the 26th Cambridge Science Festival in March this year...
Cambridge academics elected to British Academy fellowship
27 July 2020Eight academics from the University of Cambridge have been made Fellows of the prestigious British Academy for the humanities and social sciences.
Existing evidence suggests face coverings do not lead to false sense of security
27 July 2020Existing limited evidence suggests that wearing face coverings to protect against COVID-19 does not lead to a false sense of security and is unlikely to...
Lockdown led to happiness rebound, after wellbeing plunged with onset of pandemic
27 July 2020New study is among the first to distinguish effects of the pandemic from effects of lockdown when it comes to wellbeing in Britain.
Furlough ‘stemmed the tide’ of poor mental health during UK lockdown, study suggests
24 July 2020Researchers say the UK government should ask employers to share out reduced hours rather than lose workers, in order to mitigate a looming mental health...
Opening schools – and keeping them open – should be prioritised by Government, report says
24 July 2020Keeping schools open from September should be a Government priority as it manages the COVID-19 pandemic, while closures could have severe social and economic effects...
Vikings had smallpox and may have helped spread the world’s deadliest virus
23 July 2020Scientists have discovered extinct strains of smallpox in the teeth of Viking skeletons – proving for the first time that the killer disease plagued humanity...
Unexpected experiences: Glen Rangwala reflects on Cambridge's first virtual Open Days
23 July 2020Glen Rangwala, admissions tutor for Trinity College and director of the undergraduate programme in Politics & International Relations, was preparing for the University’s virtual Open...