New Cambridge Latin course reflects diversity of the Roman world

The latest edition of the leading Latin course has been designed to more accurately depict the roles of women, minorities and enslaved people in the Roman

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 11, 2022 ~7 min

Experts predict top emerging impacts on ocean biodiversity over next decade

Lithium extraction from the deep sea, overfishing of deeper-water species, and the unexpected ocean impacts of wildfires on land are among fifteen issues

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 7, 2022 ~7 min


Toads surprise scientists by climbing trees in UK woodlands

Volunteers surveying dormice and bats in trees have made the unexpected discovery of over fifty common toads in nest boxes and tree cavities at least 1.5

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 6, 2022 ~5 min

Study reveals why highly infectious cholera variant mysteriously died out

Scientists say continuous monitoring of the cholera bug genome is key to preventing outbreaks of new variants

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 5, 2022 ~5 min

Male dogs four times more likely to develop contagious cancer on nose or mouth than females

Sniffing or licking other dogs’ genitalia – the common site of Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumour – can spread this unusual cancer to the nose and mouth.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 4, 2022 ~4 min

Slow spin of early galaxy observed for the first time

One of the most distant known galaxies, observed in the very earliest years of the Universe, appears to be rotating at less than a quarter of the speed of the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 1, 2022 ~5 min

Chandra Observatory shows black hole spins slower than its peers

Astronomers have made a record-breaking measurement of a black hole’s spin, one of two fundamental properties of black holes. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 30, 2022 ~5 min

Professor Suchitra Sebastian to receive the Schmidt Science Polymaths Award

Cambridge physicist Professor Suchitra Sebastian to join group of ten recently tenured professors named to Polymath Program, awarded up to $2.5 million each

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 30, 2022 ~6 min


UK organisations release annual statistics for use of animals in research

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
June 30, 2022 ~4 min

‘Hologram patients’ developed to help train doctors and nurses

A new partnership involving Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) and the University’s Faculty of Education, brings medical training using “mixed reality”

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 28, 2022 ~4 min

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