Five Cambridge academics elected to the British Academy in 2022
22 July 2022Five academics from the University of Cambridge have been made Fellows of the prestigious British Academy for the humanities and social sciences.
Astronomers develop novel way to ‘see’ first stars through fog of early Universe
21 July 2022A team of astronomers has developed a method that will allow them to ‘see’ through the fog of the early Universe and detect light from the first stars and galaxies.
Why do so many company mergers fail, new book asks
21 July 2022Mergers are constructed by talented executives, lawyers, bankers and advisers, yet most deals fail. A new book, The Merger Mystery, co-authored by Geoff Meeks of Cambridge Judge Business School, outlines the reasons why.
Flip the switch: the tech in 35 million phones
20 July 2022How tiny vibrations in minute metal structures – and a little bit of luck – helped make mobile phones faster and more efficient.
Cambridge experts on the UK heatwave and climate change
19 July 2022From heatwave 'dismay' to the 'deadly' effects of climate change, here's what two Cambridge experts say about the UK's record-breaking temperatures.
Cambridge spin-out Nyobolt raises £50m to lead on sustainable energy storage
15 July 2022Nyobolt, the pioneer of end-to-end fast-charging battery systems, announces £50 million funding which will enable the company to enter a stage of manufacturing at scale.
Live long and prosper
14 July 2022Meet Daniel Ives, co-founder of a Cambridge start-up with one big ambition: to put an end to ageing and the diseases that come with it.
School-based mindfulness training programme fails to improve young people’s mental health
13 July 2022A standardised schools-based mindfulness training programme did not help young people’s mental health and well-being overall, but did improve school culture and reduce teachers’ burn out, a new study has found.
AstraZeneca to fund a further 55 PhD studentships with University of Cambridge
12 July 2022The University of Cambridge has formed a new agreement with AstraZeneca for the global biopharmaceuticals company to fund 55 additional PhD studentships over the next five years, starting in October 2022. Over the last 20 years, AstraZeneca has funded more than 100 PhD students from the University as part of a longstanding partnership between the two institutions.
Book of Deer on display in Scotland
12 July 2022Scotland’s oldest surviving manuscript goes on display at Aberdeen Art Gallery
