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Algae

Bioenergy research blooms in Cambridge

01 Aug 2010

The Bioenergy Initiative is bringing biology and engineering together to address the challenge of meeting our future energy needs.

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algae

Green energy from algae

25 Jun 2010

Visitors to this year's Royal Society Summer Exhibition will have a chance to discover how scientists from the University of Cambridge are studying...

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Manufacturing

Making the most of ideas: Institute for Manufacturing

01 May 2010

Cambridge has never been short of ideas but the Institute for Manufacturing is dedicated to putting ideas into action.

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Flower

Seeding growth: plant sciences

01 May 2010

The study of plants is blossoming in Cambridge, with new facilities, new research and soon a major new institute.

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Computing for the Future of the Planet

Computing for the Future of the Planet wins Google funding

01 May 2010

A gift from Google will help Computing for the Future of the Planet.

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Drax Power Station

Towards a smarter electricity future

01 Oct 2009

The Electricity Policy Research Group – a programme that spans the Faculty of Economics and Judge Business School – is providing world-class analysis...

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Industry

Call to drive the next industrial revolution

23 Sep 2009

Industrialists, academics and government should join forces to drive a new industrial revolution which would help tackle climate change, says a new...

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Business leaders call for ambitious global deal on climate change

22 Sep 2009

The business leaders of over 500 companies from around the world will this morning publish The Copenhagen Communiqué calling on world...

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City

Energy Efficient Cities initiative

01 Aug 2009

A multidisciplinary initiative is focusing on the complex energy requirements of cities and how they can be reshaped.

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Red Canoes at Lake Louise

New research shows a global trend in nature-based tourism

29 Jun 2009

A new study out today found that many nations throughout the world, including the United Kingdom, are seeing an annual increase in visitors to their...

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every drop counts

Scientists urge global action to preserve water supplies for billions worldwide

19 May 2009

Chinese, Indian, American and British scientists have released a conference declaration urging a region-by-region response to increased water...

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King's College Cambridge

Cambridge academics elected as Fellows of the Royal Society

15 May 2009

Nine of the 44 new Royal Society Fellows announced today are Cambridge academics. Their election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society recognises...

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