Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council funding
01 April 2020Four researchers at the University of Cambridge have won advanced grants from the European Research Council (ERC), Europe’s premier research funding body.
Opinion: Can cats really get or pass on COVID-19, as a report from Belgium suggests?
31 March 2020Should we be concerned about the coronavirus spreading to cats? Not yet, says Dr Sarah Caddy in this article for The Conversation, even after a concerning...
Opinion: How we lost our collective memory of epidemics
31 March 2020Over the past 70 years richer nations have gradually lost their sense of danger concerning epidemics and serious infections, writes Professor Gordon Dougan. We must...
Identification of viruses and bacteria could be sped up through computational methods
30 March 2020A new multinational study has shown how the process of distinguishing viruses and bacteria could be accelerated through the use of computational methods.
Opinion: Coronavirus: five ways to be a better manager when working from home
25 March 2020Everyone is adjusting to life during the coronavirus pandemic. For many, working from home is the new normal and poses all sorts of new challenges....
Opinion: United we stand, divided we fall
25 March 2020Our interdependent economy means the COVID-19 pandemic will cause unavoidable short term pain, but presents important choices about the long term recovery, says economist Prof...
Intensive care units in England could run out of beds within two weeks, study finds
24 March 2020Intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy is likely to increase dramatically over the next few weeks, suggests research published by a team at the University of...
How different countries are reacting to the COVID-19 risk and their governments’ responses
24 March 2020Researchers at the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication spent the weekend surveying people's attitudes towards the risk of coronavirus, and their governments’ reactions.
Electric cars better for climate in 95% of the world
23 March 2020Fears that electric cars could actually increase carbon emissions are unfounded in almost all parts of the world, new research shows.
Uncertainty about facts can be reported without damaging public trust in news – study
23 March 2020A series of experiments – including one on the BBC News website – finds the use of numerical ranges in news reports helps us grasp...