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The climate crisis and biodiversity losses are affecting the planet at an alarming pace. Cambridge researchers are helping the response to these threats, building resilience, supporting the transition from fossil fuels to a zero-carbon future, and enabling us to act sustainably to protect the planet's precious resources and reduce waste.

The climate crisis: towards zero carbon

26 February 2020

Sir David Attenborough, Dr Jane Goodall DBE and leading Cambridge University researchers talk about the urgency of climate crisis – and some of the solutions that will take us towards zero carbon.

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Biodiversity

To save biodiversity, society’s behaviour must change

09 Sep 2010

Leading conservationists warn that in order to save biodiversity, society's behaviour must change.

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Bee in flight

Translating science for conservation: bees benefit first

08 Sep 2010

A project to make conservation science accessible and relevant to conservationists and policymakers launches its first major synopsis of evidence, on...

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Sustainable shells

Sustainable Shells in running for 2010 Earth Awards

19 Aug 2010

An innovative building concept co-created by a University of Cambridge architect has reached the finals of the 2010 Earth Awards.

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Calls for a global nuclear renaissance in new study

13 Aug 2010

Scientists from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London today outlined a 20-year master plan for the global renaissance of nuclear...

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trawl

Trawling survives selling previously discarded fish

03 Aug 2010

Fishermen barely eking out a profit because of overfishing of their target stock, shrimp, are now surviving by selling their bycatch (the low-value...

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Algae

Bioenergy research blooms in Cambridge

01 Aug 2010

The Bioenergy Initiative is bringing biology and engineering together to address the challenge of meeting our future energy needs.

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Four of the first cohort of Herchel Smith Research Fellows: from left to right, Yanwen Wu, Carlo Sias, Sacri R. Ferron and Tony Southall

A legacy of talented researchers

01 Aug 2010

From quantum physics to stem cells: the research of the University's first cohort of Herchel Smith Postdoctoral Research Fellows demonstrates the...

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McKenzie

BP gift endows new professorship in earth sciences

27 Jul 2010

BP and the University of Cambridge have joined forces to create a new professorship in Earth Sciences.

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Elephant family - Masai Mara

Large mammals declining in Africa’s parks

13 Jul 2010

African national parks such as Masai Mara and the Serengeti have seen populations of large mammals decline by up to 59 per cent, Cambridge...

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Superconductor breakthrough could power new advances

09 Jul 2010

The first batch of a new range of powerful superconductors which could revolutionise the production of machines like hospital MRI scanners and...

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algae

Green energy from algae

25 Jun 2010

Visitors to this year's Royal Society Summer Exhibition will have a chance to discover how scientists from the University of Cambridge are studying...

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Dr Andrea Ferrari

Royal Society award given to Cambridge academic

21 Jun 2010

The Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, has recognised the work of Dr Andrea Ferrari at the Department of Engineering with one of...

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