Type 2 diabetes remission possible with ‘achievable’ weight loss, say researchers
30 September 2019People who achieve weight loss of 10% or more in the first five years following diagnosis with type 2 diabetes have the greatest chance of...
Women in STEM: Dr Alexis Braun
26 September 2019Dr Alexis Braun is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Genetics. Here, she tells us about the importance of mentors, how her research might...
Gendered play in hunter-gatherer children strongly influenced by community demographics
26 September 2019The gendered play of children from two hunter-gatherer societies is strongly influenced by the demographics of their communities and the gender roles modelled by the...
New augmented reality head-mounted display offers unrivalled viewing experience
22 September 2019Cambridge engineers have developed a new augmented reality (AR) head-mounted display (HMD) that delivers a realistic 3D viewing experience, without the commonly associated side effects...
Annotating history: thoughts of an Elizabethan scholar revealed
21 September 2019Previously unrecorded book from Gabriel Harvey’s collection extends our knowledge of one of the most conspicuous and fascinating early modern annotators
University Enterprise Zone aims to drive innovation across Cambridge
20 September 2019Cambridge is to establish a University Enterprise Zone as part of a new government initiative announced today by Universities Minister Chris Skidmore.
London’s forgotten businesswomen
20 September 2019A new exhibition celebrates the City of London's 18th-century female entrepreneurs...
Women in STEM: Sheen Gurrib
19 September 2019Sheen Gurrib is a PhD candidate in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, where she is researching ways to improve chronic lower back pain....
Cambridge appoints first DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning
18 September 2019Following an international search, Professor Neil Lawrence has been appointed as the inaugural DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at Cambridge, supported by a benefaction from...
Shakespeare’s mystery annotator identified as John Milton
17 September 2019A Cambridge literary scholar suggests that the handwriting on a Shakespeare First Folio in Philadelphia matches that of the Paradise Lost poet, John Milton....