Legislation regulating AI safety and transparency is needed, say researchers, so British industry and education can put resources into AI development with

Efforts to tackle major issues facing the UK, including the nation’s health and climate change, are being hampered because politicians often ignore the

School leaders in England feel compelled to continue using a system of escalating punitive measures to manage student behaviour, even though they recognise it

Analysis of energy RD&D investment in major economies also found that commitments at COP21 yielded some positives. Ultimately, however, trends over this

Weeklong conference brings together leading scientists, government ministers and experts from around the world to set the agenda ahead of the United Nations

Government obesity policies in England over the past three decades have largely failed because of problems with implementation, lack of learning from past

A review of ten types of policy used to reduce carbon suggests that some costs fall on those less able to bear them – but it also shows these policies can form

Startups funded by US agency ARPA-E file patents at twice the rate of similar cleantech firms. Cambridge researcher argues that the UK should trial its own

Policymakers around the world are relying on the expertise of scientists to help make decisions around the COVID-19 pandemic. But how do scientists learn to advise policymakers? Noam Obermeister from Cambridge’s Department of Geography argues that this has been overlooked in the past, and suggests how studying their learning might help us prepare for future emergencies.

Sir David Attenborough, Dr Jane Goodall DBE and leading Cambridge University researchers talk about the urgency of climate crisis – and some of the solutions that will take us towards zero carbon.