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Procrastinating woman biting pencil in front of laptop

Dreamer, Rebel or Zigzagger? Research reveals nine types of procrastinators and how to help them all

10 Jul 2026

Procrastination is on the rise, partly because of digital distractions and modern work, a new book warns. Working out which types of procrastinators...

Cambridge academics elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

27 Apr 2026

Five academics from the University of Cambridge have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

‘Personality test’ shows how AI chatbots mimic human traits – and how they can be manipulated

18 Dec 2025

Researchers have developed the first scientifically validated ‘personality test’ framework for popular AI chatbots, and have shown that chatbots not...

Your guide to Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

29 Oct 2025

The Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group is working to reduce our mental suffering. Here’s your guide to Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, where we meet...

Seaside more likely to make us nostalgic than green places

09 Jul 2025

People in the UK and US are more likely to feel nostalgic towards places by the sea, lakes or rivers than they are towards fields, forests and...

The Cambridge view on memory

15 May 2025

By tying together more than a century of memory research at Cambridge, the Memory Lab gives us tangible ways to improve, preserve and understand our...

Time alone heightens ‘threat alert’ in teenagers – even when connecting online

13 Nov 2024

Scientists say the findings might shed light on the link between loneliness and mental health conditions such as anxiety disorders, which are on the...

Person providing a drop of blood for a medical test

Simple blood test can help diagnose bipolar disorder

25 Oct 2023

Researchers have developed a new way of improving diagnosis of bipolar disorder that uses a simple blood test to identify biomarkers associated with...

Reduced grey matter in frontal lobes linked to teenage smoking and nicotine addiction

15 Aug 2023

Findings may demonstrate a brain and behavioural basis for how nicotine addiction is initiated and then takes hold in early life, say scientists.

Imaging of the Supplementary Motor Area (left) and the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (right) from the study

Chemical imbalance in the forebrain underpins compulsive behaviour and OCD

27 Jun 2023

Neuroscientists say that the findings are a “major piece of the puzzle” in understanding OCD, and could open up new lines of treatment.

Assisted reproduction kids grow up just fine – but it may be better to tell them early about biological origins

13 Apr 2023

Landmark study finds no difference in psychological wellbeing or quality of family relationships between children born by assisted reproduction (egg...

A Humboldt's squirrel monkey is fooled by a French drop as part of the experiment.

Sleight-of-hand magic trick only fools monkeys with opposable thumbs

03 Apr 2023

Illusion involving a hidden thumb confounds capuchin and squirrel monkeys for the same reason as humans – it misdirects the expected outcomes of...

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Dreamer, Rebel or Zigzagger? Research reveals nine types of procrastinators and how to help them all

Cambridge academics elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

‘Personality test’ shows how AI chatbots mimic human traits – and how they can be manipulated

Your guide to Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

Seaside more likely to make us nostalgic than green places

The Cambridge view on memory

Time alone heightens ‘threat alert’ in teenagers – even when connecting online

Simple blood test can help diagnose bipolar disorder

Reduced grey matter in frontal lobes linked to teenage smoking and nicotine addiction

Chemical imbalance in the forebrain underpins compulsive behaviour and OCD

Assisted reproduction kids grow up just fine – but it may be better to tell them early about biological origins

Sleight-of-hand magic trick only fools monkeys with opposable thumbs

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