Steven Barrett appointed Regius Professor of Engineering
17 Apr 2024An expert on the environmental impacts of aviation, Barrett joins the University of Cambridge from MIT.
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Artificial intelligence beats doctors in accurately assessing eye problems
17 Apr 2024A study has found that the AI model GPT-4 significantly exceeds the ability of non-specialist doctors to assess eye problems and provide advice.
AI speeds up drug design for Parkinson’s ten-fold
17 Apr 2024Researchers have used artificial intelligence techniques to massively accelerate the search for Parkinson’s disease treatments.
Interspecies competition led to even more forms of ancient human – defying evolutionary trends in vertebrates
17 Apr 2024Competition between species played a major role in the rise and fall of hominins, and produced a “bizarre” evolutionary pattern for the Homo lineage.
Gates Cambridge: Class of 2024
17 Apr 2024This year’s Gates Cambridge cohort comprises 75 new scholars, studying areas from the impact of climate change on tropical biodiversity to how the circulation of conflict photographs shapes perception.
Report highlights inequalities and hidden suffering among people living with breast cancer
15 Apr 2024Many people with breast cancer ‘systematically left behind’, say researchers in Lancet Commission led by Professor Charlotte Coles.
Is Democracy Dying?
15 Apr 2024The second Vice-Chancellor’s Dialogues event grapples with the question: 'is liberal democracy dying?' The evening will be hosted by Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice and chaired by the Master of Selwyn College.
Study unpicks why childhood maltreatment continues to impact on mental and physical health into adulthood
11 Apr 2024Childhood maltreatment can continue to have an impact long into adulthood because of how it effects an individual’s risk of poor physical health and traumatic experiences many years later, a new study has found.
Four Cambridge researchers awarded prestigious European Research Council Advanced Grants
11 Apr 2024The funding provides leading senior researchers with the opportunity to pursue ambitious, curiosity-driven projects that could lead to major scientific breakthroughs.
Pork labelling schemes ‘not helpful’ in making informed buying choices, say researchers
11 Apr 2024Farmers don’t have to choose between lowering environmental impact and improving welfare for their pigs, a new study has found: it is possible to do both. But this is not reflected in the current food labelling schemes relied on by consumers.
