Brits still associate working-class accents with criminal behaviour – study warns of bias in the criminal justice system

People who speak with accents perceived as ‘working-class’ including those from Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford and London risk being stereotyped as more likely

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 17, 2025 ~9 min

Scientists reveal structure of 74 exocomet belts orbiting nearby stars

An international team of astrophysicists has imaged a large number of exocomet belts around nearby stars, and the tiny pebbles within them.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 17, 2025 ~4 min


Brits still associate working-class accents with criminal behaviour – study warns of bias in the criminal justice system

People who speak with accents perceived as ‘working-class’ including those from Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford and London risk being stereotyped as more likely

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 17, 2025 ~9 min

Cambridge leads governmental project to understand impact of smartphones and social media on young people

Cambridge researchers are leading the first phase of a new research project that will lay the groundwork for future studies into the impact on children of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 16, 2025 ~5 min

Last starlight for ground-breaking Gaia

The European Space Agency’s Milky Way-mapper Gaia has completed the sky-scanning phase of its mission, racking up more than three trillion observations of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 15, 2025 ~6 min

Feeding your good gut bacteria through fibre in diet may boost body against infections

A new study has found that the composition of your gut microbiome helps predict how likely you are to succumb to potentially life-threatening infection with

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 10, 2025 ~5 min

Origins of black holes revealed in their spin, study finds

Gravitational waves data held clues for high-mass black holes’ violent beginnings

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 7, 2025 ~4 min

Sex differences in brain structure present at birth

Sex differences in brain structure are present from birth, research from the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge has shown.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 7, 2025 ~5 min


Loneliness linked to higher risk of heart disease and stroke and susceptibility to infection

Interactions with friends and family may keep us healthy because they boost our immune system and reduce our risk of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 3, 2025 ~6 min

System to auto-detect new variants will inform better response to future infectious disease outbreaks

Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in humans - including those causing

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 1, 2025 ~6 min

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