‘Happy ending effect’ can bias future decisions, say scientists
19 October 2020Study reveals brain mechanisms underlying irrational decision-making
Lockdown or not, personality predicts your likelihood of staying home during the pandemic
15 October 2020Despite more of the population staying at home as government policies on COVID-19 become stricter, a study has found that a person’s personality influences how...
Enterprising researchers: Making a difference in Southern Africa
15 October 2020An award-winning team from Cambridge, Botswana, Mozambique and Namibia has been bolstering entrepreneurship in Southern Africa and supporting some exciting new ventures along the way....
Beyond the pandemic: learn from the survival of the fittest firms
14 October 2020Manufacturing firms have had a rocky few months, struggling with fractured supply chains, uncertain supply and demand, and shutdowns. Yet some have not only survived...
Popular COVID-19 conspiracies linked to vaccine ‘hesitancy’
14 October 2020An international study finds that people who rate coronavirus conspiracy theories as more reliable are much less likely to say they will get vaccinated....
Easy-to-make, ultra-low-power electronics could charge out of thin air
13 October 2020Researchers have developed a new approach to printed electronics that allows ultra-low-power electronic devices which could recharge from ambient light or radiofrequency noise. The approach paves...
New virtual reality software allows scientists to ‘walk’ inside cells
12 October 2020Virtual reality software which allows researchers to ‘walk’ inside and analyse individual cells could be used to understand fundamental problems in biology and develop new...
Scientists find upper limit for the speed of sound
12 October 2020A research collaboration between the University of Cambridge, Queen Mary University of London and the Institute for High Pressure Physics in Troitsk has discovered the fastest...
Cambridge game ‘pre-bunks’ COVID-19 conspiracies as part of the UK government’s fight against fake news
11 October 2020Go Viral! is a new game developed in partnership between the UK Government and the University of Cambridge to help fight the ‘infodemic’: the deluge...
Unexpected experiences: Catherine Arnold reflects on a curious first year as Master of St Edmund's College
09 October 2020What links two large furry Loch Ness Monsters, key-cards, and donning a gown to eat pot noodles? The answer is the unexpected creativity that blossomed...
