'Upcycling' crowned Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2019
05 November 2019Cambridge Dictionary has named 'upcycling', the activity of making new items out of old or used things, as its Word of the Year 2019.
Regeneration mechanism discovered in mice could provide target for drugs to combat chronic liver disease
04 November 2019A newly-discovered molecular mechanism that allows damaged adult liver cells to regenerate could pave the way for drugs to treat conditions such as cirrhosis or...
Opinion: Climate change, pandemics, biodiversity loss – no country is sufficiently prepared
01 November 2019Two Cambridge risk researchers discuss how national governments are still stuck on "old problems", and run through the things that should be keeping our leaders awake at...
Did the Sixties dream die in 1969?
01 November 2019The year 1969 is held up as the end of an era, but fifty years on are we still buying into a dangerous myth? Counterculture expert...
Women in STEM: Professor Marian Holness
31 October 2019Professor Marian Holness leads a research group in the Department of Earth Sciences, and studies the processes which occur during the melting and solidification of...
Two new Climate Change Master's programmes launched at Cambridge
30 October 2019The University of Cambridge is launching two new climate-focused graduate programmes, exploring the past and potential futures of the interaction between the planet and humanity,...
Switching to ‘green’ inhalers could reduce carbon emissions and cut costs, study suggests
30 October 2019Many current inhalers for conditions such as asthma contain propellants that are potent greenhouse gases. A study from researchers at the University of Cambridge has...
Out at Cambridge
29 October 2019New report on LGBTQ+ experiences at the University is now published. While many feel Cambridge offers a “safe and empowering” community, the report highlights the “emotional labour”...
Genetic variants for autism linked to higher rates of self-harm and childhood maltreatment
29 October 2019People with a higher genetic likelihood of autism are more likely to report higher childhood maltreatment, self-harm and suicidal thoughts according to a new study...
Extent of human encroachment into world’s protected areas revealed
28 October 2019Largest study yet to compare protected with “matched” unprotected land finds significantly higher increases in human pressure – primarily through agriculture – in protected areas across...