Early universe crackled with bursts of star formation, Webb Telescope shows
06 June 2023Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a partnership between...
Robot ‘chef’ learns to recreate recipes from watching food videos
05 June 2023Researchers have trained a robotic ‘chef’ to watch and learn from cooking videos, and recreate the dish itself.
House of moveable wooden walls unveiled, promising a cheaper, greener alternative to ‘knocking through’
01 June 2023Cambridge architects are inviting visitors to the London Design Biennale to experience a prototype home constructed with flexible wooden partition walls which can be shifted...
Unique “bawdy bard” act discovered, revealing 15th-century roots of British comedy
31 May 2023An unprecedented record of medieval live comedy performance has been identified in a 15th-century manuscript. Raucous texts – mocking kings, priests and peasants; encouraging audiences...
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...
