UK steel can survive if it transforms itself, say researchers
15 April 2016A new report from the University of Cambridge claims that British steel could be saved, if the industry is willing to transform itself.
Cambridge to research future computing tech that could “ignite a technology field”
15 April 2016A Cambridge-led project aiming to develop a new architecture for future computing based on superconducting spintronics - technology designed to increase the energy-efficiency of high-performance computers and data storage - has been announced.
Opinion: How LSD helped us probe what the ‘sense of self’ looks like in the brain
14 April 2016Ed Bullmore (Department of Psychiatry) and Nicolas Crossley (King's College London) discuss their work trying to find out how sense of self is expressed in the brain.
Biggest library of bat sounds compiled to track biodiversity
14 April 2016Researchers have compiled the largest known library of bat calls to identify and conserve rare species in Mexico – a country which is home to many of the world’s bats and has one of the highest rates of species extinction and habitat loss.
From the Mayans to the moors: a new film series shows biodiversity conservation in a new light
14 April 2016From the plight of the Ethiopian Bush Crow, to representation of nature in Winnie the Pooh, to the extinction of ancient Latin American languages, the wide breadth of research connected with biodiversity conservation at the University of Cambridge is reflected in a series of films released today.
Overweight individuals more likely to make unhealthier choices when faced with real food
14 April 2016Overweight people make unhealthier food choices than lean people when presented with real food, even though both make similar selections when presented with hypothetical choices, according to research led by the University of Cambridge and published today in the journal eNeuro.
Opinion: How to launch a rocket into space … and then land it on a ship at sea
13 April 2016Hugh Hunt (Department of Engineering) discusses the intricacies of reusable spacecraft.
Graduate earnings: what you study and where matters – but so does parents’ income
13 April 2016First ‘big data’ research approach to graduate earnings reveals significant variations depending on student background, degree subject and university attended.
Predicting gentrification through social networking data
13 April 2016Data from location-based social networks may be able to predict when a neighbourhood will go through the process of gentrification, by identifying areas with high social diversity and high deprivation.
Opinion: Here’s how tweets and check-ins can be used to spot early signs of gentrification
12 April 2016Desislava Hristova (Computer Laboratory) discusses how data from location-based social networks can be used to predict when a neighbourhood will go through the process of gentrification.
