The Cambridge Awards for Research Impact and Engagement
04 February 2026Meet the winners of the Cambridge Awards 2025 for Research Impact and Engagement and learn more about their projects.
Half of UK novelists believe AI is likely to replace their work entirely
20 November 2025A new report involving hundreds of literary creatives from across the UK fiction publishing industry reveals fears over copyright violation, lost income, and the future of the art form, as generative AI tools and LLM-authored books flood the market.
Sycamore Gap tree-inspired choral work world premieres
18 November 2025‘The World Tree’, written by Professor Robert Macfarlane, was performed for the first time by the Helsinki Chamber Choir in Finland.
Public invited to share their most vivid memories to aid research
22 October 2025Researchers have launched a public survey to help them unlock the secrets of vivid memory, and find ways to help us better recall past experiences
Britain’s new towns must build in space for faith, a new report argues
13 October 2025The UK Government’s pledge to build 1.5 million homes can lead to local resilience, social cohesion and wellbeing but only if the planning process embraces faith and belief communities as full partners.
Four Cambridge innovations awarded UKRI proof of concept funding
09 October 2025Four cutting-edge University of Cambridge research projects are to receive funding from UKRI to grow into market-leading products and services.
Einstein’s violin identified by Cambridge composer of ‘Einstein’s Violin’
07 October 2025Albert Einstein’s violin has been identified by Dr Paul Wingfield, composer of a musical drama about Einstein’s life as a violinist.
Cambridge spinout helping to make AI more trustworthy
25 September 2025As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in everyday tools and decisions, ensuring the safety and reliability of large language models (LLMs) is more critical than ever. Cambridge spinout Trismik has raised £2.2 million to help it make AI testing faster, smarter and more trustworthy.
Cambridge to lead new British Academy Early Career Researcher Network for the East of England
22 September 2025The University has been selected as the lead delivery partner for the British Academy’s new East of England Early Career Researcher Network (ECRN) cluster. Cambridge will work closely with the other delivery partners, Anglia Ruskin University and the University of East Anglia, to support early career researchers in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences across the region.
Public Map Platform supporting green transition secures major funding
12 September 2025A team led by Professor Flora Samuel from Cambridge’s Department of Architecture has been awarded a further Green Transition Ecosystem grant of £3.12 million by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to create a Public Map Platform to chart the green transition on the Isle of Anglesey/Ynys Môn.
