Ukraine’s cultural heritage faces destruction
15 March 2022Ukraine has a cultural inheritance that has outlasted atrocities and Soviet oppression, writes Dr Olenka Pevny. We must ensure it survives Russia's brutal invasion.
Cambridge spin-out using data analytics to extend the life of our built environment
15 March 2022BKwai, a construction data company that helps engineers develop smarter, more sustainable infrastructure, has raised £2.2 million in seed funding from investors led by Octopus Ventures...
Autistic defendants are being failed by the criminal justice system
15 March 2022The criminal justice system (CJS) is failing autistic people, argue researchers at the Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge, after a survey of lawyers found...
Drug incorporated into silicone coating reduces ‘foreign body reaction’ to implants
14 March 2022Long-term use of implantable electronic medical devices – such as pacemakers and cochlear implants – is hampered by the body’s reaction to foreign bodies. Now,...
Russia-Ukraine ‘off-ramp’: potential plan drafted by Cambridge peace negotiator
14 March 2022An international law expert outlines terms for a possible agreement on Ukraine, including proposals for the Donbas and Crimea regions, and a 'Cooperative European Security...
Relocating farmland could turn back clock twenty years on carbon emissions
10 March 2022Scientists have produced a map showing where the world’s major food crops should be grown to maximise yield and minimise environmental impact. This would capture...
The Cambridge networker
10 March 2022'Enterprising mind', David Cleevely, one of the architects of Cambridge's world-leading innovation ecosystem, on the secrets of entrepreneurial success and why Cambridge is a great...
Russian attempts to invoke international law dismantled
09 March 2022Professor Marc Weller, a leading expert in international law and advisor on a large number of peace negotiations, debunks in turn Russia’s attempts to invoke...
Climate change threat to seabirds must be properly considered for their conservation to be effective
09 March 2022A new study shows how knowledge of climate change threats could be better connected with conservation efforts to help protect seabirds and other at-risk species.
Dementia patients struggle to cope with change because of damage to general intelligence brain networks
08 March 2022People with dementia struggle to adapt to changes in their environment because of damage to areas of the brain known as ‘multiple demand networks’, highly-evolved...