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The Vice-Chancellor's Awards 2023 for Research Impact and Engagement

13 Dec 2023

Meet the winner of the Vice-Chancellor's Awards 2023 for Research Impact and Engagement and learn more about their projects.

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Established Academic 2023

13 Dec 2023

The Established Academic for 2023 is Professor William Sutherland and his research team at Conservation Evidence.

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Turkish coastline

Restore, rewild and rejoice: the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme

06 Oct 2023

The Endangered Landscapes and Seascapes programme is demonstrating that large-scale restoration of nature is possible - and beneficial to people too...

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Fish near Turkish coastline

Cambridge University receives $72 million gift for habitat restoration projects across Europe’s land and seas

06 Oct 2023

The gift from Arcadia will support the next phase of the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme for the large-scale restoration of Europe’s...

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Seal swimming in the sea near Robinson Crusoe Island

Toxic discovery on Robinson Crusoe Island

30 Apr 2023

Dr Constanza Toro-Valdivieso has been to the ends of the Earth to collect seal poo. Her results show that seemingly healthy seals are contaminated by...

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Drone view of agricultural field - a tractor is baling hay next to woodland

Paying farmers to create woodland and wetland is the most cost-effective way to hit UK environment targets

20 Dec 2022

Study of farmer preferences shows that turning whole areas of farmland into habitats comes with half the price tag of integrating nature into...

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COP15: UN and Cambridge sign agreement to bolster conservation

09 Dec 2022

The UN Convention on Biological Diversity secretariat and the University of Cambridge signed a Memorandum of Understanding on day two of COP15, which...

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Protecting Europe’s seabirds

08 Dec 2022

New conservation guide launched to protect European seabirds at risk from climate change

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Cambridge experts on the UK heatwave and climate change

19 Jul 2022

From heatwave 'dismay' to the 'deadly' effects of climate change, here's what two Cambridge experts say about the UK's record-breaking temperatures.

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Nature loss pushes nations towards 'bankruptcy'

23 Jun 2022

The first biodiversity-adjusted sovereign credit rating warns of looming national debt crises across 26 countries. Financial markets should use...

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The PhD student who wants to change the way we think about food

04 May 2022

When Gates Cambridge Scholar Clara Ma participated in the Veganuary challenge she didn’t realise it would change the course of her PhD. Today she’s...

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Beyond GDP: Time to measure inclusive wealth and revolutionise economics

28 Apr 2022

Cambridge economists are at the forefront of a global movement to create new statistical methods that include vital components of prosperity – from...

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