New centre for experimental astrophysics opens at Cambridge
A new building on the Institute of Astronomy site off Madingley Road will complete the consolidation of astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology on a single site in Cambridge.
Researchers show how plants tell the time
Plants use sugars to tell the time of day, according to research just published in Nature.
Applications to the University of Cambridge reach record high
Over 16,500 applications were received by the University of Cambridge this year, the highest number since University records began.
Physicists inspired by nature
Through billions of years of evolution, life on Earth has found intricate solutions to many of the problems scientists are currently grappling with. Physicists at the University of Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory are trying to unravel nature’s secrets to develop new energy-generating technologies for a more sustainable future.
Good tidings for coastal communities
The sea sustains life but also threatens it. An innovative design concept by Ed Barsley aims to contend with rising seawater by welcoming it into our coastal settlements.
How do you solve an Engineering interview?: i-want-to-study-engineering.org launched
Goats, game show hosts, eyeballs and pirates are going to help the next generation of engineers win places at leading universities, thanks to a new website launched by the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering in partnership with The Underwood Trust.
Cambridge Festival of Ideas launches with over 200 events
Debates about the welfare cuts, David Beckham's philosophical awakening, the future of literature and quotas for women business leaders head the Cambridge Festival of Ideas, which launched yesterday (Wednesday).
Climate change: it’s all happened before...
We are not the first to experience environmental change. Does the past have anything to teach us as we search for ways to adapt?
What impact will new technology have on tackling emissions?
New research seeks to take account of the fast pace at which technology is evolving in understanding how to tackle greenhouse gas emissions.
New initiative will sequence 10,000 whole genomes of people with rare genetic diseases
The University of Cambridge, Genomics England and Illumina, Inc. have announced the start of a three-year project that will sequence 10,000 whole genomes of children and adults with rare genetic diseases.
Scientists explore using stem cells to treat inflammatory bowel disease
A source of gut stem cells that can repair a type of inflammatory bowel disease when transplanted into mice has been identified by researchers at the Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute at the University of Cambridge and at BRIC, the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
When building for the future means what it says
Too little attention is being paid to the long-term sustainability of new buildings in a changing climate, according to a new study that makes recommendations for ‘future-proofing’ best practice.
Scientists discover genetic disease which causes recurrent respiratory infections
Cambridge scientists have discovered a rare genetic disease which predisposes patients to severe respiratory infections and lung damage. Because the scientists also identified how the genetic mutation affects the immune system, they are hopeful that new drugs that are currently undergoing clinical trials to treat leukaemia may also be effective in helping individuals with this debilitating…
Graphene flagship sets sail
The Graphene Flagship – one of Europe’s first ten-year, 1bn Euro flagships in Future and Emerging Technologies – has been launched.
Collaborative research framework agreement signed with Shell
The University of Cambridge and Shell have signed an agreement which will enable them to collaborate on a wide range of new research projects, focusing on making energy more affordable and environmentally sustainable.
Amazonia at a crossroads
The Amazon rainforest faces an uncertain future – one that an international research network hopes to help steer towards sustainability.
The musical ages of modern man: how our taste in music changes over a lifetime
New research charting broad shifts in changing personal music tastes during our lifetimes finds that - while it’s intrinsically linked to personality and experience - there are common music genre trends associated with key stages in a human life.
Tuning into the melody of speech
In a groundbreaking new study, Cambridge researchers have mapped out the neurobiological basis of a key aspect of human communication: intonation.
Deep time, earth to solar system: Artists in discussion as part of the Festival of Ideas
Artists in residence on the North West Cambridge development explore and share their initial ideas for artistic responses in a free talk called ‘Deep time, earth to solar system’ on Friday 25 October as part of the Cambridge Festival of Ideas.
University of Cambridge to lead new Doctoral Training Partnership
The University of Cambridge is leading one of 11 new Doctoral Training Partnerships announced by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
Air, water and sun: the ingredients of ‘green gasoline’
Mimicking a natural process perfected over billions of years to capture solar energy, researchers are creating artificial photosynthetic systems that will turn air and water into transport fuel.
Grand opening for Materials Science building at West Cambridge
A world-leading centre for the study of and research into materials science and metallurgy has just moved into a new £48 million home on the University of Cambridge West Cambridge site.
Watery asteroid in dying star points to habitable exoplanets
Astronomers have found the shattered remains of an asteroid that contained huge amounts of water orbiting an exhausted star, or white dwarf. This suggests that the star GD 61 and its planetary system – located about 150 light years away and at the end of its life – had the potential to contain Earth-like exoplanets, they say.
Stem cell breakthrough could set up future transplant therapies
A new method for developing stem cells enables the production of liver and pancreatic cells in “clinically relevant” quantities for the first time, paving the way for regenerative therapies.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Peterhouse alumnus
Michael Levitt, who was a PhD student in Peterhouse, Cambridge, before gaining a Research Fellowship at Gonville and Caius College, has won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.