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High flying academics

10 Feb 2020

Cambridge University has committed to dramatically reducing its carbon footprint. But making a meaningful difference will involve tackling the culture...

Prince of Wales launches new UK centre for low-carbon aviation

28 Jan 2020

The Prince of Wales today launched the National Centre for Propulsion and Power during a visit to the University of Cambridge. Based at the world...

Driverless cars working together can speed up traffic by 35 percent

20 May 2019

A fleet of driverless cars working together to keep traffic moving smoothly can improve overall traffic flow by at least 35 percent, researchers have...

Opinion: How we can make super-fast hyperloop travel a reality

13 Jan 2017

Trains are getting increasingly faster, but as Professor Hugh Hunt from the Department of Engineering explains, the 'super-fast hyperloop' could soon...

A highway cuts across the Yunnan Province of Southwest China, part of the Greater Mekong.

Road planning 'trade off' could boost food production while helping protect tropical forests

15 Dec 2016

Scientists hope a new approach to planning road infrastructure that could increase crop yield in the Greater Mekong region while limiting...

Excavation of Bronze Age Wheel at Must Farm one metre in diameter, with hub clearly visible.

Most complete Bronze Age wheel to date found at Must Farm near Peterborough

19 Feb 2016

The largest and best-preserved Bronze Age wheel in Britain has been uncovered at Must Farm, a site described as Peterborough’s Pompeii. The wheel will...

London Tube strike produced net economic benefit

14 Sep 2015

New analysis of the London Tube strike in February 2014 finds that it enabled a sizeable fraction of commuters to find better routes to work, and...

Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg in 1801

A real piece of work

16 Jun 2015

In 2003, researchers embarked on a project to piece together a picture of changes in British working life over the course of 600 years. The emerging...

Understanding the implications of climate change for business

05 Sep 2014

A new online resource, which summarises the implications of climate change for specific sectors of the economy, has been produced and made freely...

Research recommends how to tackle spread of HIV/AIDS by African truckers

15 Oct 2013

An investigation into how the transport suppliers employed by multinational companies contributes to the spread of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa urges...

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High flying academics

Prince of Wales launches new UK centre for low-carbon aviation

Driverless cars working together can speed up traffic by 35 percent

Opinion: How we can make super-fast hyperloop travel a reality

Road planning 'trade off' could boost food production while helping protect tropical forests

Most complete Bronze Age wheel to date found at Must Farm near Peterborough

London Tube strike produced net economic benefit

A real piece of work

Understanding the implications of climate change for business

Research recommends how to tackle spread of HIV/AIDS by African truckers

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