Witchcraft accusations an ‘occupational hazard’ for female workers
19 September 2023Women’s working conditions increased the odds of them being suspected as witches, according to a new analysis of an English astrologer’s case files from the...
Explore life in the Universe with new postgraduate programme
18 September 2023A new postgraduate programme will train researchers to understand life's origins, search for habitable planets and consider the most profound question of all: are we...
Roadside hedges can reduce harmful ultrafine particle pollution around schools
13 September 2023A new study led by Cambridge University confirms that planting hedges between roadsides and school playgrounds can dramatically reduce children’s exposure to traffic-related particle pollution.
Over a third of UK medical students do not receive sexual misconduct training
12 September 2023More than a third of newly qualified doctors are leaving UK medical schools without any education on sexual misconduct specifically relating to the medical profession...
Healthy lifestyle can help prevent depression – and new research may explain why
11 September 2023A healthy lifestyle that involves moderate alcohol consumption, a healthy diet, regular physical activity, healthy sleep and frequent social connection, while avoiding smoking and too...
Carbon-based molecules found in atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b
11 September 2023An international team of astronomers led by the University of Cambridge has used data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to discover methane and...
Lack of evidence hampers progress on corporate-led ecosystem restoration
08 September 2023A near total lack of transparency is making it impossible to assess the quality of corporate-led ecosystem restoration projects, a new study finds.
Risky business
07 September 2023Launched during Open Cambridge, a new self-guided trail, created by researchers at Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER), takes the public on an...
Where's the trust? US climate deniers have no faith in universities
06 September 2023US voters who don’t trust universities are also more likely to believe that human activity doesn’t cause climate change, a new collaborative study from researchers...
Community Open Map Platform project supporting green transition secures major funding
04 September 2023A team led by Professor Flora Samuel from Cambridge’s Department of Architecture has been awarded one of four new £4.625 million Green Transition Ecosystem grants...