Cambridge academic appointed to new UN panel on AI
13 Feb 2026A University of Cambridge academic has been appointed to a new United Nations panel on Artificial Intelligence.
What happens when plants talk back? Experimental AI exhibition at the Botanic Garden
10 Feb 2026From ant plant meditations to orchid jokes, an exhibition opening at Cambridge University Botanic Garden gives a voice to rare specimens.
Promise the Earth: why real climate action means restraint
06 Feb 2026A new book by a Cambridge engineer and an Oxford theologian argues that our faith in technology to solve the climate crisis is distracting us from...
Early Career Researcher 2025: Chloe King
04 Feb 2026The joint Early Career Researcher winner for 2025 is Chloe King (Department of Geography, School of Physical Sciences)
Government funding boost for Cambridge supercomputer
26 Jan 2026• £36 million investment to increase the AI Research Resource supercomputing capacity at Cambridge sixfold by spring 2026. • More cutting-edge AI...
AI weather forecasting initiative to strengthen climate resilience in West Africa
22 Jan 2026A new initiative will harness the latest advances in artificial intelligence for weather prediction, with a goal of improving climate resilience and...
World’s vast plant knowledge not being fully exploited to tackle biodiversity and climate challenges, warn researchers
09 Jan 2026An international group of researchers says that biodiversity conservation and scientific research are not benefiting from the vast knowledge about...
Cambridge academics and Fellows recognised in New Year Honours 2026
29 Dec 2025Members of the collegiate University honoured for their outstanding contributions to society in science, education, medicine, the environment, and...
Sustainability starts with knowledge
19 Dec 2025Nearly 300 leading academics from the University of Cambridge and Lund University from wide-ranging disciplines put their heads together in Sweden...
Cambridge geochemist keeps eye out for polar bears while rehearsing steps for dance world championships
11 Dec 2025Dr Carrie Soderman – who is investigating rare earth elements – says she took any opportunity she could to stay on top of her routine during downtime...
Volcanic eruptions set off a chain of events that led to Black Death in Europe
04 Dec 2025Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence that led to the...
Cambridge researchers join IPCC Lead Authors at historic Paris meeting
04 Dec 2025Professor Laura Diaz Anadon, Dr Edoardo Borgomeo, Dr Kennedy Mbeva join other Lead Authors for a historic IPCC meeting in Paris to kick off its...