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

Coming AI-driven economy will sell your decisions before you take them, researchers warn

Conversational AI agents may become attuned to covertly influence your intentions, creating a new commercial frontier that researchers call the “intention

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 30, 2024 ~6 min


Early warning tool will help control huge locust swarms

A new tool that predicts the behaviour of desert locust populations will help national agencies to manage huge swarms before they devastate food crops in

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 19, 2024 ~5 min

Massive black hole in the early universe spotted taking a ‘nap’ after overeating

Scientists have spotted a massive black hole in the early universe that is ‘napping’ after stuffing itself with too much food.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 18, 2024 ~6 min

Wrong trees in the wrong place can make cities hotter at night, study reveals

While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at night. The

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 10, 2024 ~6 min

Cambridge to trial cutting-edge semiconductor technologies for wider use in major European project

The University of Cambridge is one of two UK participants named as part of the PIXEurope consortium, a collaboration between research organisations from across

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 10, 2024 ~5 min

Cambridge researchers develop urine test for early detection of lung cancer

Cambridge scientists have developed a urine test for early detection of lung cancer. The test, the first of its kind, detects ‘zombie’ cells that could

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 6, 2024 ~4 min

Imaging technique allows rapid assessment of ovarian cancer subtypes and their response to treatment

An MRI-based imaging technique developed at the University of Cambridge predicts the response of ovarian cancer tumours to treatment, and rapidly reveals how

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 6, 2024 ~5 min


Professor Duncan Richards appointed as Head of Department of Medicine

Professor Duncan Richards has today been announced as the new Head of the Department of Medicine at the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 6, 2024 ~5 min

War in Lebanon has turned a decade of education crisis into a catastrophe - report

Israel-Hezbollah conflict has deepened an education crisis in which children have lost up to 60% of schooling in 6 years, study shows.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 5, 2024 ~8 min

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