New and under the sun
A group of Cambridge students are hoping that their game-changing design of solar car will make them the first British winners of the World Solar Challenge.
Crossing frontiers at Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2013
Do rappers make better lyricists than poets? Is there an alternative to austerity? Is Europe in terminal decline? What is the impact of conspiracy theories? These and many more thought-provoking questions will be explored at this year's Cambridge Festival of Ideas which is bursting with over 200 events for people of all ages.
'Studying isn't only about books and libraries'
What is it like studying at university? How do students really spend their time? A team of eleven Y10 students from The Manor Community College in Cambridge took on the task of finding out with the Day in The Life challenge from the HE Partnership project.
Was the dawn of man among trees in the cradle of disease?
A student-led conference to be webcast live will ask, in light of recent research, whether the story of human origin is radically different from established thinking, and what that might mean for everything from genetics to the birth of culture.
Let’s eat cake! Luxury unwrapped
Alice Blackhurst is one of six Cambridge PhD candidates to take part in a series of 'PhDcast' interviews offering an insight into graduate research in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Her work focuses on ideas of luxury.
Cambridge science on show at Royal Society
From the future of electronics to the history of space, Cambridge scientists will be demonstrating the broad spectrum of research taking place at the University as part of this week’s Royal Society exhibition.
Simulation tools aim to bridge exclusion gap
Simulation gloves and glasses which recreate the effects of moderate impairments have been released by researchers, who say that the designers of many everyday products are frustrating millions of customers by failing to take such limitations into account.
Milstein donation brings Library’s treasures to global audience
A $1.2m donation to transform Cambridge University Library’s exhibitions will allow its priceless treasures to be shared with the world as never before.
Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor break ground on £1bn North West Cambridge development
The Chancellor of Cambridge University, Lord Sainsbury of Turville, and the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, marked the start of works for the University's 150-hectare mixed-use development at North West Cambridge, the University's largest single capital development project in its 800-year history, in a ground-breaking ceremony last week.
Cambridge students visit Silicon Valley
A group of students from Cambridge University's Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) have visited the San Francisco Bay area on a study tour. The objective was to look at four themes: innovation, sustainability, supply chain management and the economic downturn.
Why jumping genes don’t send us into meltdown
A team of researchers has explained why the so-called “jumping genes” found in most living organisms don’t ultimately kill off their hosts, putting an end to a long-standing scientific mystery.
Chancellor confers University of Cambridge Honorary Degrees 2013
The Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Lord Sainsbury of Turville, yesterday (Tuesday) conferred Honorary Degrees on eight distinguished individuals at a congregation in the Senate House.
Engineering the future
The UK needs to recruit more bright, young engineers - but what do young people really think engineering involves? Tim Minshall decided to find out.
Cambridge academics and senior staff listed in the Queen's Birthday Honours
Four Cambridge Professors and the University's Director of Physical Education and Sport have been recognised in the latest honours list.
Cambridge researcher drives in the Mongol Rally
Will Midgley, a Research Associate in Low Carbon Delivery Vehicles in the Cambridge University Department of Engineering's Applied Mechanics group, will drive from Cambridge (UK) to Ulaanbataar (Mongolia) as part of the Mongol Rally 2013.
Literacy, not income, key to improving public health in India
New research suggests public health in developing countries may be better improved by reducing illiteracy rather than raising average income.
Cambridge named Academic Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity Research
The University of Cambridge has been recognized as an “Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research” (ACE-CSR) by the UK Government.
Molecular ‘sieves’ harness ultraviolet irradiation for greener power generation
Latest research uses membrane technology for ‘energy efficient’ gas separation - a crucial part of many major industrial processes and important focus for increased sustainability in global energy production.
Cambridge unveils plans to become Retrofit City
A new network of public and private sector organisations aims to carry out retrofits across Cambridge, bringing down carbon emissions, cutting energy costs, and helping to make it the first city to meet the UK Climate Change Act carbon reduction target of 80% by 2050.
Fractal patterns spontaneously emerge during bacterial cell growth
Scientists discover highly asymmetric and branched patterns are the result of physical forces and local instabilities; research has important implications for understanding biofilms and multicellular systems.
Genetic studies lead to clinical trial of new treatment for type 1 diabetes
A clinical trial is underway for a potential new treatment for type 1 diabetes that could eventually mean patients are able to reduce insulin treatment from several times a day to only once or twice a week. The new treatment is a direct result of research to understand the genetics of the disease.
How to care for carers
Carers’ week this week (10-16 June) will focus on the 6.5 million people who are carers. Many are providing palliative care for a relative or friend at home. A new tool has been developed to identify carers’ needs during end-of-life care at home and enable them to work more smoothly with healthcare professionals.
Clearing the BAR to oral vaccines
A new technology under development by an academic–industry partnership protects oral vaccines from destruction by the digestive system.
Centre helps us keep on trucking
Whether it’s a bag of oranges or a tank full of petrol, the commodities we rely on will have come down the motorway in a fleet of lorries crisscrossing the country to keep supermarket shelves full and fuel reservoirs topped up. Now a new Centre will look at how road freight can be made more sustainable.
Cambridge University Eco Racing are on a roll
Cambridge University Eco Racing's (CUER's) new solar car is being finished and is about to be put through its paces within the secretive confines of a proving ground. Preparations are underway for a launch in early July, when the finished vehicle will be revealed to the world.