‘Messy’ production of perovskite material increases solar cell efficiency
11 November 2019Discovery means simpler and cheaper manufacturing methods are actually beneficial for the material’s use in next-generation solar cells or LED lighting.
Strategic partner: AstraZeneca
11 November 2019Scientists at AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company, have been working with Cambridge University for more than two decades. What are the secrets of their success?
Ambitious project launched to map genomes of all life in British Isles
08 November 2019An unprecedented insight into the diverse range of species on the British Isles will be made possible by Wellcome funding to the Darwin Tree of Life project.
GP clinics could help bridge mental health treatment gap, study finds
07 November 2019Patients experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues could be managed effectively by GP practices, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge. This could also help reduce the stigma faced by these individuals. However, specialist treatment may still prove more cost-effective in the long term, say the researchers.
Women in STEM: Vidhi Lalchand
07 November 2019Vidhi is a PhD candidate at the Cavendish Laboratory, a Turing Scholar, and a member of Christ’s College. Here, she tells us about growing up in Madras, her research in machine learning and leaving the world of finance for academia.
Admitting practices of junior doctors may be behind ‘weekend effect’ in hospitals, study suggests
06 November 2019Study links the ‘weekend effect’ of increased hospital mortality to junior doctors admitting a lower proportion of healthy patients at the weekend compared to weekdays.
'Upcycling' crowned Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2019
05 November 2019Cambridge Dictionary has named 'upcycling', the activity of making new items out of old or used things, as its Word of the Year 2019.
Regeneration mechanism discovered in mice could provide target for drugs to combat chronic liver disease
04 November 2019A newly-discovered molecular mechanism that allows damaged adult liver cells to regenerate could pave the way for drugs to treat conditions such as cirrhosis or other chronic liver diseases where regeneration is impaired.
Opinion: Climate change, pandemics, biodiversity loss – no country is sufficiently prepared
01 November 2019Two Cambridge risk researchers discuss how national governments are still stuck on "old problems", and run through the things that should be keeping our leaders awake at night.
Did the Sixties dream die in 1969?
01 November 2019The year 1969 is held up as the end of an era, but fifty years on are we still buying into a dangerous myth? Counterculture expert James Riley delves into the darkness of the Sixties to sort fact from psychedelic fiction.
