Environment
Refreeze the Arctic Foundation funds marine cloud brightening research
28 Feb 2023The Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge and Refreeze the Arctic Foundation (RAF) signed a multi-year agreement to fund research methods for...
Voluntary UK initiatives to phase out toxic lead shot for pheasant hunting have had little impact
27 Feb 2023Three years into a five-year pledge to completely phase out lead shot in UK game hunting, a Cambridge study finds that 94% of pheasants on sale for...
#CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Dr David Rose
24 Feb 2023The second in a series of interviews with some of the key speakers at the Cambridge Festival. David Rose is Professor of Sustainable Agricultural...
‘Antisocial’ damselfish are scaring off cleaner fish customers – and this could contribute to coral reef breakdown
23 Feb 2023Damselfish have been discovered to disrupt ‘cleaning services’ vital to the health of reefs. And climate change may mean this is only likely to get...
The future of flying
16 Feb 2023Cambridge and Boeing have been working together for 20 years. Today they are combining their research strengths and industry know-how to speed...
Cambridge engineer to co-lead earthquake reconnaissance mission to Turkey
13 Feb 2023Professor Emily So will lead a UK response to uncover the causes of the extensive damage and loss of life
Researchers build more detailed picture of the movement of Greenland Ice Sheet
10 Feb 2023Researchers have found that the movement of glaciers in Greenland is more complex than previously thought, with deformation in regions of warmer ice...
Cambridge Festival launches extensive programme for 2023
10 Feb 2023Could a new theory of the Universe be Stephen Hawking’s biggest legacy? How has popular music addressed political conflict? Are the big tech firms...
Carbon emissions from fertilisers could be reduced by as much as 80% by 2050
09 Feb 2023Researchers have calculated the carbon footprint for the full life cycle of fertilisers, which are responsible for approximately five percent of...
Cambridge-led consortium receives $35m to boost crop production sustainably in sub-Saharan Africa
31 Jan 2023A Cambridge-led consortium has received US$35m (£28m) over five years to develop sustainable solutions to increasing the yields of small-scale...
Small-scale octopus fisheries can provide sustainable source of vital nutrients for tropical coastal communities
26 Jan 2023Undernourished coastal communities in the tropics - where children’s growth can be stunted by a lack of micronutrients – can get the vitamins and...
First look at Cambridge Festival 2023
17 Jan 2023Hot topics this year include an in-depth look at how we move from global risks to global safety, results from the largest four-day working week trial...












