Many cases of dementia may arise from non-inherited DNA ‘spelling mistakes’
15 October 2018Only a small proportion of cases of dementia are thought to be inherited – the cause of the vast majority is unknown. Now, in a...
Graphene may exceed bandwidth demands of future telecommunications
12 October 2018Researchers from the Cambridge Graphene Centre, together with industrial and academic collaborators within the European Graphene Flagship project, showed that integrated graphene-based photonic devices offer...
New legal tool aims to increase openness, sharing and innovation in global biotechnology
11 October 2018A new easy-to-use legal tool that enables exchange of biological material between research institutes and companies launches today.
Black researchers shaping the future
10 October 2018As the UK marks Black History Month, researchers from across the University talk about their route to Cambridge, their inspiration and their motivation.
Mental health disorders: risks and resilience in adolescence
10 October 2018Deeper understanding of the wiring and rewiring of the adolescent brain is helping scientists pinpoint why young people are especially vulnerable to mental health problems – and why...
European research network aims to tackle problematic internet use
09 October 2018A pan-European network to tackle problematic internet usage officially launches today with the publication of its manifesto, setting out the important questions that need to...
Restoring Europe’s endangered landscapes for life
09 October 2018Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) last week unveiled a programme to restore priority landscapes across Europe. The Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP) will provide a demonstration of...
Location, location, location: researchers develop model to predict retail failure
09 October 2018Researchers have used a combination of location and transport data to predict the likelihood that a given retail business will succeed or fail.
Austerity cuts ‘twice as deep’ in England as rest of Britain
09 October 2018Research finds significant inequalities in cuts to council services across the country, with deprived areas in the north of England and London seeing the biggest drops...
Scientists develop mouse ‘embryo-like structures’ with organisation along body’s major axes
03 October 2018A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has developed an artificial mouse embryo-like structure capable of forming the three major axes of the...