Personal carbon footprint of the rich is vastly underestimated by rich and poor alike, study finds

The personal carbon footprint of the richest people in society is grossly underestimated, both by the rich themselves and by those on middle and lower incomes,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 12, 2024 ~7 min

New study aims to catch cancer earlier than ever before

A new study aims, for the first time, to pinpoint the very moment the immune system recognizes a tumour to try to stop the disease earlier than previously

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 12, 2024 ~5 min


UK organisations release statistics for use of animals in research in 2023

The ten organisations in Great Britain that carry out the highest number of animal procedures - those used in medical, veterinary and scientific research –

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 11, 2024 ~5 min

Early career researchers win major European funding

Nine Cambridge researchers are among the latest recipients of highly competitive and prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 5, 2024 ~4 min

Children switch to walking and cycling to school after introduction of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone

Four in ten children in Central London who travelled to school by car switched to more active modes of transport, such as walking, cycling, or public

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 5, 2024 ~7 min

High cholesterol levels at a young age significant risk factor for atherosclerosis

Our risk of developing atherosclerosis – ‘furring’ of the arteries – can begin much earlier in life than was previously thought, highlighting the need to keep

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 4, 2024 ~5 min

Study reveals ‘patchy and inconsistent’ end-of-life care

One in three dying people in England and Wales was severely or overwhelmingly affected by pain in the last week of life, with bereaved people reporting how

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 3, 2024 ~6 min

Anti-inflammatory drug could reduce future heart attack risk

Repurposed cancer drug helps to calm inflammation in arteries.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 2, 2024 ~5 min


Global timber supply threatened as climate change pushes cropland northwards

Climate change will move and reduce the land suitable for growing food and timber, putting the production of these two vital resources into direct competition,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 29, 2024 ~6 min

One term of empathy training measurably improved classroom behaviour

A study involving 900 students in six countries found that a short programme of empathy lessons led to measurable, positive changes in their conduct, emotional

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 28, 2024 ~7 min

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