Collaboration Award 2025
04 Feb 2026The 2025 Collaboration Award winner is Dr Curie Park (Institute for Manufacturing, Department of Engineering, School of Technology) for Plastic to...
New AI models trained on physics, not words, are driving scientific discovery
27 Jan 2026While popular AI models such as ChatGPT are trained on language or photographs, new models created by researchers from the Polymathic AI...
New Cambridge institute will support high-value medical device translation
26 Jan 2026The University of Cambridge is launching a new Institute aimed at tackling one of the biggest bottlenecks in UK medical research: turning promising...
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...
Championing Cambridge innovation
22 Jan 2026Meet 'Enterprising Mind' Amy Weatherup, successful internet founder, Co-Chair of Cambridge Angels and pillar of the Cambridge Cluster, who has spent...
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...
Major study of social media and teen mental health announced
20 Jan 2026A trial that will put a daily limit on the social media use of thousands of Bradford teenagers is set to begin this year. It will be the largest...
‘Revoice’ device gives stroke patients their voice back
19 Jan 2026Researchers have developed a wearable, comfortable and washable device called Revoice that could help people regain the ability to communicate...
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...
‘Personality test’ shows how AI chatbots mimic human traits – and how they can be manipulated
18 Dec 2025Researchers have developed the first scientifically validated ‘personality test’ framework for popular AI chatbots, and have shown that chatbots not...
Cambridge AI spinout is helping factories become more productive, lower energy use and reduce emissions
18 Dec 2025University of Cambridge spinout Matta has raised $14 million in funding to transform how products are designed and manufactured.
We may never be able to tell if AI becomes conscious, argues philosopher
18 Dec 2025This gulf in knowledge could be exploited by a tech industry intent on selling the “next level of AI cleverness”, argues Dr Tom McClelland.