Opinion: Coronavirus: five ways to be a better manager when working from home
Everyone is adjusting to life during the coronavirus pandemic. For many, working from home is the new normal and poses all sorts of new challenges. Anyone in a position of management has, overnight, lost many of the tangible aspects of doing their job – particularly the non-verbal aspects of communication and how we interact in space, in person.
Intensive care units in England could run out of beds within two weeks, study finds
Intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy is likely to increase dramatically over the next few weeks, suggests research published by a team at the University of Cambridge. Their work suggests that if the current exponential growth of COVID-19 infections continues, then within two weeks, five out of seven commissioning regions in England will have more critically ill COVID-19 patients than can be…
Uncertainty about facts can be reported without damaging public trust in news – study
A series of experiments – including one on the BBC News website – finds the use of numerical ranges in news reports helps us grasp the uncertainty of stats while maintaining trust in data and its sources.
Electric cars better for climate in 95% of the world
Fears that electric cars could actually increase carbon emissions are unfounded in almost all parts of the world, new research shows.
New data tests 'theory of everything'
One of the biggest ideas in physics is the possibility that all known forces, particles, and interactions can be connected in one framework. String theory is arguably the best-known proposal for a 'theory of everything' that would tie together our understanding of the physical universe.
Opinion: Five ways to beat anxiety and take back control of your life during the COVID-19 pandemic – based on science
Anxiety is tough to deal with at the best of times. It’s even tougher when we’re in the midst of a pandemic that is causing chaos around the globe. Dr Olivia Remes, a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, shares her top tips on looking after your mental health during this difficult period.
Manufacturing and COVID-19 – navigating the way forward
The global manufacturing community has been called upon to help bolster the supply of ventilators and ventilator components across the United Kingdom as part of the Government's response to COVID-19.
Inflammation in the brain linked to several forms of dementia
Inflammation in the brain may be more widely implicated in dementias than was previously thought, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge. The researchers say it offers hope for potential new treatments for several types of dementia.
Cambridge research team working towards vaccine against COVID-19
The race is on to find a vaccine against the new COVID-19 coronavirus. Professor Jonathan Heeney, Head of the Laboratory of Viral Zoonotics at the University of Cambridge, explains why a cautious approach is needed and how his team is using new technology developed for influenza and Ebola viruses to target the new infection.
Report provides 'Methodology for quantifying the benefits of offsite construction'
CIRIA - the construction industry research and information association - and the Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology, University of Cambridge, are pleased to announce the launch of a new guidance report entitled 'Methodology for quantifying the benefits of offsite construction' (C792).
World’s first artificial pancreas app licensed for people with type 1 diabetes in UK
The world’s first licensed, downloadable artificial pancreas app for people with type 1 diabetes has been launched, based on over a decade of research by Professor Roman Hovorka at the University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Cambridge creates new Professorship in education and mental health
The University of Cambridge is creating a new Professorship in education and mental health, to further strengthen a growing research programme aimed at improving the wellbeing, and associated life chances, of children and young adults.
Cambridge Science Festival cancels remainder of its scheduled programme
Cambridge Science Festival, which is run by the University of Cambridge and attracts thousands of visitors from across the region and nationally, has issued an official statement:
Cambridge Science Festival launches today
Drink spiking, hallucinations, growing food underground, self-healing concrete, organ preservation, and nanotechnology, these are just a few of the many topics covered during week 1 of the Cambridge Science Festival, which kicks off today (Monday 9th March).
Events celebrate International Women’s Day 2020
A series of University and College events are taking place around this year’s International Women’s Day on Sunday, 8 March.
New report from Cambridge’s Bennett Institute urges transition to economies based on true measure of current and future wealth
The Bennett Institute for Public Policy has issued a new report highlighting how different indicators of wealth, including social trust, natural resources and stable climate, are urgently needed for governments to make informed policy decisions.
Cambridge Science Festival celebrates the pioneering women in science
Who are the pioneering women, past and present, making a significant contribution to science? To mark International Women’s Day (Sunday 8th March), Cambridge Science Festival celebrates the many women who have changed and continue to improve our understanding of the world we live in.
Cambridge Science Festival: what will we be eating in the future?
From a giant banana and purple tomatoes to algae and insects, this year’s Cambridge Science Festival explores the future of food and asks, what and how will we be eating 100 years from now?
‘Lab in your phone’ lets you play the scientific life
A unique, free new game – “part Sims, part Tamagotchi” – lets players inhabit a stem cell researcher as they rise through the ranks: growing cells, scientific collaborations, and reputation.
Watching magnetic nano ‘tornadoes’ in 3D
Scientists have developed a three-dimensional imaging technique to observe complex behaviours in magnets, including fast-moving waves and ‘tornadoes’ thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
Cambridge Science Festival is bursting with events for all the family
What do all kites have in common to make them fly? Which are the fastest animals? What’s so cool about insects? What happens to food after it enters your mouth? From the awesome to the gruesome, the sublime to the revolting, children and families can expect it all at this year’s Cambridge Science Festival (9 – 22 March) with events that include explosive demos, games, puzzles, quizzes, kite…
Cambridge researchers advise county council on net zero policy actions
A team of early-career researchers from the University of Cambridge are working with the county council to identify the best ways for Cambridgeshire to reach net zero emissions.
Construction Engineering Masters leadership programme calls for more women to enrol
Applications for the two-year, part-time Construction Engineering Masters (CEM) programme at the University of Cambridge have increased in number, but organisers are calling for more women to enrol.
Study into the dynamics of free-falling paper shapes could aid the design of bio-inspired robotics
Research into the trajectories of hundreds of free-falling paper shapes can help inform the design of bio-inspired robotics that mimic nature.
Researchers at the Cambridge Science Festival reveal latest insights into the brain
Leading scientists at the forefront of neuroscience discuss the latest research into hallucinations, dementia, autism, OCD and eating disorders as part of a series of events examining the brain at this year’s Cambridge Science Festival.