‘Crystal clocks’ used to time magma storage before volcanic eruptions
18 July 2019The molten rock that feeds volcanoes can be stored in the Earth’s crust for as long as a thousand years, a result which may help...
Opinion: Betting on speculative geoengineering may risk an escalating ‘climate debt crisis’
18 July 2019Professor Mike Hulme and Dr Shinichiro Asayama from Cambridge's Department of Geography discuss the climate 'debt crisis' and why geoengineering may make it worse, in this...
Top UK organisations release annual statistics for use of animals in research
18 July 2019The ten academic organisations in the UK that carry out the highest number of animal procedures – those used in medical, veterinary and fundamental scientific...
Women in STEM: Maria Skoularidou
18 July 2019Maria Skoularidou is a PhD candidate in the MRC Biostatistics Unit. Here, she tells us about her work in the emerging field of probabilistic machine learning, meeting...
‘The Next Leap Forward’ – four quantum technologies hubs to lead UK’s research drive
12 July 2019Technologies that will allow fire crews to see through smoke and dust, computers to solve previously unsolvable computational problems, construction projects to image unmapped voids...
Ancient defence strategy continues to protect plants from pathogens
12 July 2019Scientists at the University of Cambridge have uncovered striking similarities in how two distantly related plants defend themselves against pathogens despite splitting from their common...
Women in STEM: Holly Pacey
11 July 2019Holly Pacey is a PhD candidate in the High Energy Physics Group based at the Cavendish Laboratory, and works on the ATLAS experiment. She spent...
Cambridge Heart and Lung Research Institute receives major funding boost
10 July 2019Chris Skidmore, Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, announced on 10 July 2019 a £30 million award to the University of Cambridge to support the...
Gorillas found to live in 'complex' societies, suggesting deep roots of human social evolution
10 July 2019Algorithms reveal “social tiers” in gorillas seen in only a few other species, such as dolphins and humans. Researchers suggest that some of these social...
Cambridge historian and his family members announced as joint winners of one of the biggest cash prizes in world economics
10 July 2019A ‘radical’ plan by three members of the same family to boost UK growth has been named as one of the first winners of the...