Ultra-powerful brain scanners offer hope for Parkinson’s disease patients
17 May 20227T MRI scanners could be used to help identify those patients with Parkinson’s disease and similar conditions most likely to benefit from new treatments for...
Katherine Parr did not persuade Henry VIII to found Trinity College Cambridge, new study argues
17 May 2022King Henry VIII had already made up his mind to found Trinity College Cambridge and Christ Church Oxford before Cambridge lobbied his queen, a re-examination of...
Immune cell characteristics mapped across multiple tissues
13 May 2022Previously underexplored immune cell populations have been genetically mapped across multiple tissues to provide new insights into how our immune systems work.
Cambridge recognised once again as a Leader in Openness around animal research
13 May 2022The University of Cambridge has once again been recognised as a Leader in Openness for its work to promote openness and transparency around research involving...
Sea ice can control Antarctic ice sheet stability, new research finds
13 May 2022Despite the rapid melting of ice in many parts of Antarctica during the second half of the 20th century, researchers have found that the floating...
Satellite images reveal dramatic loss of global wetlands over past two decades
13 May 2022An analysis of over a million satellite images has revealed that 4,000 square kilometres of tidal wetlands have been lost globally over twenty years.
Algae-powered computing: scientists create reliable and renewable biological photovoltaic cell
12 May 2022Researchers have used a widespread species of blue-green algae to power a microprocessor continuously for a year - and counting - using nothing but ambient...
150-year-old specimens that proved some mammals lay eggs
12 May 2022The specimens, collected in the late 1800s by the scientist William Caldwell, were found in the stores of Cambridge’s University Museum of Zoology.
Our world-leading research: REF 2021
12 May 2022Cambridge’s global reputation is recognised by the Research Excellence Framework, with 93% of our overall submissions rated as world-leading or internationally-excellent.
Opinion: I spent three years in a paedophile hunting team – here’s what I learned
12 May 2022Professor Mark de Rond from Cambridge Judge Business School discusses his three years embedded with one of the UK's most prolific paedophile hunting teams, in...
