Explore life in the Universe with new postgraduate programme
18 Sep 2023A new postgraduate programme will train researchers to understand life's origins, search for habitable planets and consider the most profound question of all: are we alone?
Millions of carbon credits are generated by overestimating forest preservation
25 Aug 2023Study analyses major carbon offset projects, and finds that – of a potential 89 million credits – only 5.4 million (6%) were linked to additional carbon reductions through tree conservation.
What is the metaverse – and will it help us or harm us?
27 Jul 2023An interconnected world of extended reality is coming that will reshape how we work, play and communicate – and expose us to new levels of risk. What is the metaverse? Will we be safe? How do we make the most of it?
Give more people with learning disabilities the chance to work, historian argues
21 Jul 2023Employment levels for people with learning disabilities in the UK are 5 to 10 times lower than they were a hundred years ago. And the experiences of workers from the 1910s–50s offer inspiration as well as lessons about safeguarding.
Helping adolescents to feel competent and purposeful – not just happy – may improve grades
06 Jul 2023Study of 600 teenagers suggests that having stronger self-awareness and sense of purpose may raise GCSE Maths scores "by a couple of grades".
Face of Anglo-Saxon teen VIP revealed with new evidence about her life
20 Jun 2023The face of a 16-year-old woman buried near Cambridge in the 7th century with the ‘Trumpington Cross’ has been reconstructed following analysis of her skull. The striking image is going on display at MAA, with new scientific evidence showing that she moved to England from Central Europe as a...
King's Birthday Honours 2023
17 Jun 2023Leaders in fields from economics to history are among the Cambridge academics recognised in the King's first birthday honours list.
Cambridge academics join £31 million consortium to develop trustworthy and secure AI
14 Jun 2023Researchers from Cambridge’s Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy are part of a £31 million consortium to create a UK and international research and innovation ecosystem for responsible and trustworthy AI.
First hominin muscle reconstruction shows 3.2 million-year-old ‘Lucy’ could stand as erect as we can
14 Jun 2023Digital modelling of legendary fossil’s soft tissue suggests Australopithecus afarensis had powerful leg and pelvic muscles suited to tree dwelling, but knee muscles that allowed fully erect walking.
‘Smart’ drugs can decrease productivity in people who don’t have ADHD, study finds
09 Jun 2023Smart drugs do motivate people, but the added effort can lead to “erratic thinking”, adversely affecting above-average performers, according to researchers.
