'Populism' revealed as 2017 Word of the Year by Cambridge University Press
The word 'populism' has been announced as the Cambridge Dictionary 2017 Word of the Year.
Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves
Making eye contact with an infant makes adults’ and babies’ brainwaves ‘get in sync’ with each other – which is likely to support communication and learning – according to researchers at the University of Cambridge.
Government announces new centre at Cambridge
The Government has today announced £5.4 million in funding to enable the launch of a centre of excellence in Cambridge to champion the digital revolution in the built environment. The Centre is part of a landmark government-led investment in growing the UK’s construction sector.
Cambridge and Sciences Po enhance collaboration
At a ceremony held in Paris last week, representatives from the University of Cambridge and from Sciences Po signed a Memorandum of Agreement to formalise and strengthen the partnership between both institutions.
Going underground: Cambridge digs into the history of geology with landmark exhibition
A box full of diamonds, volcanic rock from Mount Vesuvius, and the geology guide that Darwin packed for his epic voyage on the Beagle will go on display in Cambridge this week as part of the first major exhibition to celebrate geological map-making.
Cambridge collaborates on device to accelerate drug discovery for kidney diseases
Researchers from the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering are collaborating with industry and academia to develop a device to improve the testing of kidney disease drugs.
Report highlights issues associated with synthetic biology and bioengineering
Human genome editing, 3D-printed replacement organs and artificial photosynthesis – the field of bioengineering offers great promise for tackling the major challenges that face our society. But as a new article highlights, these developments provide both opportunities and risks in the short and long term.
Photo competition captures the beauty of engineering
Crystal tigers, metal peacock feathers and a 'nano man' are just some of the striking images featured in the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering's annual photo competition, the winners of which have been announced this week.
Fully integrated circuits printed directly onto fabric
Cambridge researchers have successfully incorporated washable, stretchable and breathable electronic circuits into fabric, opening up new possibilities for smart textiles and wearable electronics.
BT and Huawei announce five year collaboration with Cambridge
BT and Huawei have announced a new five-year initiative which aims to see the two companies establish a joint research and collaboration group at the University of Cambridge.
‘Mini liver tumours’ created in a dish for the first time
Scientists have created mini biological models of human primary liver cancers, known as organoids, in the lab for the first time. In a paper published in Nature Medicine, the tiny laboratory models of tumours were used to identify a new drug that could potentially treat certain types of liver cancer.
New Director of Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute announced
Professor Greg Hannon is announced as the new director of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute.
Keyhole surgery more effective than open surgery for ruptured aneurysm
The use of keyhole surgery to repair ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is both clinically and cost effective and should be adopted more widely, concludes a randomised trial published by The BMJ.
Opinion: What can we learn about you from just one click?
How effective is psychological targeting in advertising? Dr Sandra Matz, a former PhD student at Cambridge now based at Columbia University, and her co-authors, including Dr David Stillwell from the Cambridge Psychometrics Centre, have published a new study which demonstrates that companies only need one Facebook ‘like’ to effectively target potential customers.
Paul Johnson head of IFS to lecture in Cambridge
'Choices in public policy: evidence, fairness and the art of the possible’ is the title of a lecture by Paul Johnson, Chief Executive of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, taking place on Monday 4 December at Jesus College, Cambridge.
Opinion: What makes the Cambridge cluster special?
A combination of knowledge, expertise, support and infrastructure makes Cambridge one of the most enterprising and entrepreneurial cities in the world, says Andy Neely, Cambridge’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise and Business Relations, a role which oversees the University’s activities in innovation, commercialisation and entrepreneurship.
Children with disabilities are being denied equal opportunities for a quality education
Researchers from the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education have produced a new report on the current state of education for children with disabilities in both England and India.
Can you support 'a space to study'?
A live build project by first-year architects at the University of Cambridge seeks support from local businesses.
Engineer Helen Cavill needs your votes
University of Cambridge engineering alumna Helen Cavill (Wolfson College, 2009) has been shortlisted for WeAreTechWomen’s TechWomen50 Awards.
Cambridge archaeologists uncover rare 2,000-year-old sundial during Roman theatre excavation
A 2,000-year-old intact and inscribed sundial – one of only a handful known to have survived – has been recovered during the excavation of a roofed theatre in the Roman town of Interamna Lirenas, near Monte Cassino, in Italy.
Scientists identify mechanism that helps us inhibit unwanted thoughts
Scientists have identified a key chemical within the ‘memory’ region of the brain that allows us to suppress unwanted thoughts, helping explain why people who suffer from disorders such as anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and schizophrenia often experience persistent intrusive thoughts when these circuits go awry.
Cambridge team takes top prize in international robotics competition
A Cambridge student team has won first prize in an international robotics competition, with a robotic arm the students developed and programmed themselves.
Cambridge Festival of Ideas closes with record attendance
The tenth Cambridge Festival of Ideas has wrapped up after record attendances for the over 200 events dedicated to thought-provoking ideas and discussion.
Stephen Hawking endorses new £50 million centre
Gifts totalling more than £32 million, together with government funds of over £17 million, have enabled the launch of a highly innovative Centre in Cambridge that is pioneering new approaches to understand and treat neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, motor neurone disease and frontotemporal dementia.
The social enterprise greenhouse that helps businesses bloom
When it comes to starting social enterprises, Paul Tracey and Neil Stott would love "to see a thousand flowers bloom". But doing good for society isn’t as straightforward as it sounds and even the best ideas can fail. Their research aims to understand the elements that are needed to help social ventures thrive.