University of Cambridge raises £600 million in pioneering bonds issue
25 June 2018The University of Cambridge today announces that it has priced £600m of bonds.
Cambridge researchers join new initiative on urban air pollution
25 June 2018Cambridge researchers are part of a cutting-edge project unveiled by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan last week to better understand Londoners’ exposure to air pollution and improve air quality in the capital.
Low-cost plastic sensors could monitor a range of health conditions
22 June 2018An international team of researchers have developed a low-cost sensor made from semiconducting plastic that can be used to diagnose or monitor a wide range of health conditions, such as surgical complications or neurodegenerative diseases.
The fifty-percenters: the economic value of education
22 June 2018Almost half of young people in the UK now go to university. Who gets in – and what and where they study – affects a person’s place in society and their future earnings, as well as the skills available to the job market. Can big data help the ‘fifty percenters’ make one of the most important decisions of their lives – and advance the success of the UK’s graduate economy?
What causes the sound of a dripping tap – and how do you stop it?
22 June 2018Scientists have solved the riddle behind one of the most recognisable, and annoying, household sounds: the dripping tap. And crucially, they have also identified a simple solution to stop it, which most of us already have in our kitchens.
DNA enzyme shuffles cell membranes a thousand times faster than its natural counterpart
21 June 2018A new synthetic enzyme, crafted from DNA rather than protein, ‘flips’ lipid molecules within the cell membrane, triggering a signal pathway that could be harnessed to induce cell death in cancer cells.
Mysterious 11,000-year-old skull headdresses go on display in Cambridge
21 June 2018Three 11,500-year-old deer skull headdresses – excavated from a world-renowned archaeological site in Yorkshire – will go on display, one for the first time, at Cambridge University’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) from today.
University of Cambridge honorary degrees 2018
20 June 2018Ninety-nine-year-old 'oldest honorary degree recipient in Cambridge history'
Cambridge and Nokia Bell Labs establish new research centre to advance AI-supported multi-sensory personal devices
20 June 2018The long-sought dream of wearable and mobile devices that will interpret, replicate and influence people’s emotions and perceptions will soon be a reality thanks to a collaboration between the University and Nokia Bell Labs.
The boss of me: myths and truths of self-employment
20 June 2018While self-employment may not be the labour market remedy some want to believe, new research is revealing its global prevalence and intergenerational roots.
