Environment

Road traffic is putting smaller hedgehog populations at risk of collapse

31 Jul 2026

Road traffic kills almost a third of hedgehogs in some British populations each year, a new study shows, and could be putting smaller populations at...

Close up of bumblebee pollinating yellow flower

Bumblebees exposed to up to seven times as much toxic metal as honeybees

07 Jul 2026

Bumblebees collect up to seven times the amount of toxic heavy metals as honeybees even when foraging in the same environment, new research from the...

Photosynthetic cyanobacteria, a type of green algae

A truly green way to power our devices

06 Jul 2026

At a time when 'being green' matters more than ever, a team of Cambridge researchers has devised a way to power electronic devices that's taken the...

Education at the heart of London Climate Action Week

03 Jul 2026

Cambridge helped to shape the conversation at London Climate Action Week 2026

What’s causing so many disease outbreaks - and can we stop them in time?

26 Jun 2026

Global changes are driving the emergence of dangerous new infectious diseases and accelerating their spread. Cambridge scientists are working to stay...

Mining in a Wildlife Reserve, alongside a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Mining for ‘clean energy’ metals driving widespread forest loss in Africa, study finds

03 Jun 2026

Industrial-scale mining in Africa to support global supply chains is leading to unprecedented deforestation across the continent, with 34 hectares of...

Early Career Researcher 2025: Chloe King

04 Feb 2026

The joint Early Career Researcher winner for 2025 is Chloe King (Department of Geography, School of Physical Sciences)

Global bird study reveals declining ecosystem resilience

26 Nov 2025

Human-driven changes to landscapes worldwide are ‘thinning out’ the ecological services supplied by wild birds, eroding the functions that support...

Cambridge PVC Prof Bhaskar Vira in new documentary on India’s environment

10 Nov 2025

Just in time for COP30, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Environmental Sustainability plays a key role in a new documentary about India’s...

The Public Map Platform’s outdoor engagement activities, Lle Llais, on Anglesey

Public Map Platform supporting green transition secures major funding

12 Sep 2025

A team led by Professor Flora Samuel from Cambridge’s Department of Architecture has been awarded a further Green Transition Ecosystem grant of £3.12...

Environment

Road traffic is putting smaller hedgehog populations at risk of collapse

Bumblebees exposed to up to seven times as much toxic metal as honeybees

A truly green way to power our devices

Education at the heart of London Climate Action Week

What’s causing so many disease outbreaks - and can we stop them in time?

Mining for ‘clean energy’ metals driving widespread forest loss in Africa, study finds

Early Career Researcher 2025: Chloe King

Global bird study reveals declining ecosystem resilience

Cambridge PVC Prof Bhaskar Vira in new documentary on India’s environment

Public Map Platform supporting green transition secures major funding

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