New report on macro-economic impact of Brexit questions Treasury forecasts
06 January 2017Economists at the Centre for Business Research (CBR) have challenged the assumptions of the Treasury in their new forecast for the UK economy and the...
Physical activity, even in small amounts, benefits both physical and psychological well-being
05 January 2017The largest-ever smartphone-based study examining the relationship between physical activity and happiness has found that even minimal levels of activity can have a positive effect...
Languages still a major barrier to global science, new research finds
29 December 2016Over a third of new conservation science documents published annually are in non-English languages, despite assumption of English as scientific ‘lingua franca’. Researchers find examples...
Cambridge study named as People’s Choice for Science magazine’s ‘Breakthrough of the Year 2016’
22 December 2016Cambridge research that will enable scientists to grow and study embryos in the lab for almost two weeks has been named as the People’s Choice...
‘Glue’ that makes plant cell walls strong could hold the key to wooden skyscrapers
21 December 2016Molecules 10,000 times narrower than the width of a human hair could hold the key to making possible wooden skyscrapers and more energy-efficient paper production,...
The size of Spider-Man’s feet and what the Romans actually did for us: 24 things we learned this year
20 December 2016It’s been a very busy year at the University of Cambridge. If you don’t have time to read about all of our discoveries this...
Patients show considerable improvements after treatment for newly-defined movement disorder
19 December 2016DNA sequencing has defined a new genetic disorder that affects movement, enabling patients with dystonia — a disabling condition that affects voluntary movement — to...
Mulled wine: a recipe for sustainability?
19 December 2016Nothing quite says ‘Christmas party’ like the smell of mulled wine drifting around an office. It’s an easy drink to make – all of the...
Road planning 'trade off' could boost food production while helping protect tropical forests
15 December 2016Scientists hope a new approach to planning road infrastructure that could increase crop yield in the Greater Mekong region while limiting environmental destruction will open...
Kepler's Trial: An Opera
15 December 2016An ambitious opera, telling the story of an infamous witch trial, was premiered in October. A film of Kepler's Trial the Opera is now available...