Stormzy scholarships programme expanded
HSBC UK pledges £2m to support 30 new Stormzy Scholars at the University of Cambridge over the next three years.
Earth's interior is swallowing up more carbon than thought
Scientists from Cambridge University and NTU Singapore have found that slow-motion collisions of tectonic plates drag more carbon into Earth’s interior than previously thought.
Formula 1 engineering scholarship announced
Formula 1 is to fund an undergraduate student from an underrepresented background to study for an engineering degree at the University of Cambridge. The scholarship will be administered by the Cambridge Trust and will cover tuition fees and maintenance costs for the four year duration of the course.
Scientists can detect brain tumours using a simple urine or blood plasma test
Researchers from the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute have developed two tests that can detect the presence of glioma, a type of brain tumour, in patient urine or blood plasma.
Cambridge academics elected to British Academy
Five Cambridge academics have been elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy in recognition of their contribution to the humanities and social sciences.
Smartphone screens effective sensors for soil or water contamination
The touchscreen technology used in billions of smartphones and tablets could also be used as a powerful sensor, without the need for any modifications.
Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice
Scientists at Cambridge and Leeds have successfully reversed age-related memory loss in mice and say their discovery could lead to the development of treatments to prevent memory loss in people as they age.
Biological ‘fingerprints’ of long COVID in blood could lead to diagnostic test, say Cambridge scientists
Markers in our blood – ‘fingerprints’ of infection – could help identify individuals who have been infected by SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, several months after infection even if the individual had only mild symptoms or showed no symptoms at all, say Cambridge researchers.
Cambridge alumna wins prestigious award from the Royal Academy of Engineering
Lucy Cavendish College alumna Gita Khalili Moghaddam (PhD Biotechnology, 2017) is one of five winners of the RAEng Engineers Trust Young Engineer of the Year competition.
University of Cambridge launches roadmap to support future growth of life sciences cluster
Connect: Health Tech, the University of Cambridge Enterprise Zone, has launched a roadmap, ‘Creating a University Enterprise Zone for Cambridge across the life and physical sciences’, that examines the challenges faced in futureproofing and sustaining the growth of the life sciences cluster to maintain Cambridge as a global centre of excellence for health tech.
A peek at some of this year’s Open Cambridge events
Open Cambridge, one of the region’s most popular free annual festivals, has revealed some of the live and digital events everyone can enjoy this coming September.
Women economists underrepresented ‘at every level’ in UK academia – report
New research shows the gender gap in the teaching and study of economics is still dramatic and actually getting worse. Economists argue that this is not just a problem for the discipline, but for society as a whole.
Whittle Lab PhD students announced as 2021 Amelia Earhart Fellows
PhD students Abigail Berhane and Sofia Medina Cassillas from Cambridge University's world-famous Whittle Laboratory have been awarded 2021 Amelia Earhart Fellowships.
Cambridge and UAE in talks over pioneering collaboration
The University of Cambridge is in talks with the United Arab Emirates about a potential strategic partnership. These ongoing conversations have emerged from a shared commitment to creating a more sustainable future by helping to solve some of the greatest challenges facing our planet.
Rare genetic variants confer largest increase in type 2 diabetes risk seen to date
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have identified rare genetic variants – carried by one in 3,000 people – that have a larger impact on the risk of developing type 2 diabetes than any previously identified genetic effect.
British consumers complicit in 40-year ‘healthy eating’ failure, new study suggests
‘Healthy eating’ campaigns have largely failed in Britain for the last four decades because consumers have adapted confusing advice, and incorporated fast and convenience foods into self-defined ‘balanced’ lifestyles, a new study argues.
Scientists identify 160 new drugs that could be repurposed against COVID-19
Cambridge scientists have identified 200 approved drugs predicted to work against COVID-19 – of which only 40 are currently being tested in COVID-19 clinical trials.
University of Cambridge holds first in-person graduations since 2020
The University of Cambridge yesterday (Weds) began holding its first in-person graduation ceremonies since February 2020 (ceremonies normally take place at intervals throughout the year).
Upgrading PPE for staff working on COVID-19 wards cuts hospital-acquired infections dramatically
When Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge upgraded its face masks for staff working on COVID-19 wards to filtering face piece 3 (FFP3) respirators, it saw a dramatic fall – up to 100% – in hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections among these staff.
Key mutations in Alpha variant enable SARS-CoV-2 to overcome evolutionary weak points
One of the key mutations seen in the ‘Alpha variant’ of SARS-CoV-2 – the deletion of two amino acids, H69/V70 – enables the virus to overcome chinks in its armour as it evolves, say an international team of scientists.
Trinity Challenge announces inaugural winners
The Trinity Challenge has announced the winners of its inaugural competition, and is investing a £5.7 million (US$8 million) charitable pledged prize fund into one grand prize winner, two 2nd prize winners, and five 3rd prize winners.
Inflatable, shape-changing spinal implants could help treat severe pain
A team of engineers and clinicians has developed an ultra-thin, inflatable device that can be used to treat the most severe forms of pain without the need for invasive surgery.
Astronomers pinpoint when cosmic dawn occurred
Cosmic dawn, when stars formed for the first time, occurred 250 million to 350 million years after the beginning of the universe, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Cambridge and University College London (UCL).
Cambridge researcher named one of Top 50 Women in Engineering
Dr Sohini Kar-Narayan from Cambridge’s Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy has been named one of the top 50 Women in Engineering 2021 by the Women’s Engineering Society.
Low-cost imaging technique shows how smartphone batteries could charge in minutes
Researchers have developed a simple lab-based technique that allows them to look inside lithium-ion batteries and follow lithium ions moving in real time as the batteries charge and discharge, something which has not been possible until now.