Early toilets reveal dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem
26 May 2023Study of 2,500-year-old latrines from the biblical Kingdom of Judah shows the ancient faeces within contain Giardia – a parasite that can cause dysentery.
A break from the lawn: can an iconic meadow seed wider change?
24 May 2023A new study at King's College, Cambridge reveals the striking benefits of letting lawns go wild. Can others be persuaded to break with a 300-year...
Driving on sunshine: clean, usable liquid fuels made from solar power
18 May 2023Researchers have developed a solar-powered technology that converts carbon dioxide and water into liquid fuels that can be added directly to a car’s engine as...
University collections and regional partners secure major AHRC funding to boost PhD research with strong community focus
18 May 2023The University of Cambridge collections, together with Colchester + Ipswich Museums, Norfolk Museums Service and Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery, will join the Collaborative Doctoral...
Cambridge researchers elected to Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship 2023
18 May 2023Seven Cambridge University researchers are among the 59 biomedical and health researchers elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship.
The Crimean Tatar who wants freedom for Ukraine to sing again
18 May 2023Displaced journalist and scholar Elmaz Asan arrived in Cambridge from Ukraine in October 2022. She sees her research as a chance to fight back against...
Richest nations drift further away from 10% aid goal for pre-primary education
17 May 2023New research shows proportion of international education aid for early childhood learning fell to just 1.1% post-pandemic, far short of an agreed 10% target.
Search engine data reveals Russian discontent after invasion of Ukraine
17 May 2023Russian military mobilisations saw huge spikes in anti-regime web searches, according to a study of search trends from Google and Yandex.
New, handwritten Maimonides texts discovered at Cambridge University Library
11 May 2023900-year-old paper fragment verified as the handwriting of legendary philosopher Maimonides.
Obesity accelerates loss of COVID-19 vaccination immunity, study finds
11 May 2023The protection offered by COVID-19 vaccination declines more rapidly in people with severe obesity than in those with normal weight, scientists at the Universities of...