Mighty mites give scrawny beetles the edge over bigger rivals
06 March 2019Smaller beetles who consistently lose fights over resources can gain a competitive advantage over their larger rivals by teaming up with another species.
HIV remission achieved in second patient
05 March 2019A second person has experienced sustained remission from HIV-1 after ceasing treatment, according to a study published today in Nature.
Young people at risk of addiction show differences in key brain region
04 March 2019Young adults at risk of developing problems with addiction show key differences in an important region of the brain, according to an international team led...
Skilling up, smart
04 March 2019Businesses need the skills to adapt to new technologies, such as 3D printing, but when they emerge fast and change quickly, how do workforces plan...
How to tend an economic bonfire
01 March 2019Business, enterprise and employment are flourishing in Greater Cambridge, but housing and infrastructure are struggling to match the jobs boom, and gaps in social equality...
Cambridge University research and the East of England
01 March 2019As we begin a month-long focus on research and outreach activities carried out by Cambridge University across the East of England, our Vice-Chancellor talks about...
6,000 and counting: Cambridge Vice-Chancellor joins Stephen Hawking in making his PhD ‘Open Access’
27 February 2019Cambridge also becomes first UK university to publish position statement on Open Research.
Most laptops vulnerable to attack via peripheral devices, say researchers
26 February 2019Many modern laptops and an increasing number of desktop computers are much more vulnerable to hacking through common plug-in devices than previously thought, according to...
AI: Life in the age of intelligent machines
22 February 2019In a new film, leading Cambridge University researchers discuss the far-reaching advances offered by artificial intelligence – and consider the consequences of developing systems that think...
Physicists get thousands of semiconductor nuclei to do ‘quantum dances’ in unison
22 February 2019A team of Cambridge researchers have found a way to control the sea of nuclei in semiconductor quantum dots so they can operate as a...