Opinion: Why and how to debate climate change
16 December 2019What's the best way to debate a problem as big and complex as climate change? In his new book, Professor Mike Hulme from the Department of Geography argues that students need to develop their own well-informed position on the difficult questions raised by climate change without being told what to think.
Two new Climate Change Master's programmes launched at Cambridge
30 October 2019The University of Cambridge is launching two new climate-focused graduate programmes, exploring the past and potential futures of the interaction between the planet and humanity, to train a new generation of creative and innovative leaders to respond to our most pressing global challenge.
Women in STEM: Dr Cecilia Brassett
22 August 2019Dr Cecilia Brassett is the University Clinical Anatomist and a Fellow of Magdalene College. Here, she tells us about teaching anatomy, which has been taking place at Cambridge for more than 300 years.
New video game teaches teens about electricity
24 July 2018A new video game, designed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, gives teenagers an understanding of electricity by solving a series of puzzles in a bid to encourage more of them to study engineering at university.
Teaching celebrated across the University
22 June 2017Thirteen Cambridge academics have been recognised for their outstanding teaching in the University's Pilkington Prizes.
Encouragement from teachers has greatest influence on less advantaged children
28 March 2017‘Big data’ study finds that children from families with limited education have strongest long-term response to teacher encouragement, and are more likely to progress to university as a result.
Releasing a better version of me: the power of education in prison to change lives
16 January 2017A pioneering project to teach university students alongside prisoners, so that they learn from each other, has proved remarkably successful. The creators of Learning Together, Drs Ruth Armstrong and Amy Ludlow, are now expanding the scheme and seeking to widen participation across university departments.
Teaching excellence celebrated across the University
23 June 2016Twelve inspirational academics have been honoured for outstanding teaching in the University’s 23rd Pilkington Prizes.