Can we feed the world without breaking the planet?
06 May 2026The global food system is more productive than ever, but it's pushing natural systems out of balance in the extreme. Can science help farmers produce...
Almost a minute to midnight: Cambridge helps launch open course on nuclear weapons as global tensions rise
05 May 2026The new Director of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk warns that a new nuclear arms race may be underway, as more countries consider or...
Gambling ads on social media reach more than twice as many men as women
28 Apr 2026Gambling companies are reaching young men – the group most likely to exhibit problem gambling behaviour – on social media at more than double the...
Cambridge academics elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
27 Apr 2026Five academics from the University of Cambridge have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The researcher analysing far-right rhetoric on Facebook
16 Apr 2026Raphael Hernandes, a PhD student at Cambridge Digital Humanities and Selwyn College, is a researcher and data journalist specialising in AI...
European Commission greenlights €211 million funding for Cambridge graphene photonics spinout
15 Apr 2026University spinout, CamGraPhIC , has received the EC greenlight for €211 million funding (about £183 million) from Italy to support the development...
50,000 join Cambridge Festival for ideas, debate and discovery
09 Apr 2026Cambridge turned curious, noisy and gloriously hands on this spring as the Cambridge Festival wrapped its 2026 edition with a surge of public energy...
Cambridge appoints Pascal Levensohn as Chair of its Innovation Hub Global Advisory Board
07 Apr 2026The announcement was made by the Vice‑Chancellor, Professor Deborah Prentice, during a visit to Station F in Paris.
The Cambridge Festival welcomes students from across the country for a taste of university life
30 Mar 2026Over 1,200 KS2 and KS3 pupils from across the region and beyond flocked to the Cambridge West site to experience studying at the University of...
2026 UK Innovation Report finds UK excels in early-stage innovation but underperforms on innovation outcomes
20 Mar 2026Published by Cambridge Industrial Innovation Policy, based at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), the UK Innovation Report offers a detailed...
Changing flight paths could slash aviation’s climate impact, study suggests
18 Mar 2026Small changes to aircraft flight paths to avoid the atmospheric conditions that create condensation trails – known as contrails – could reduce...
Speaker spotlight: Professor Ella McPherson
18 Mar 2026In this Speaker Spotlight, we speak to Professor Ella McPherson who will be speaking at a Gates Cambridge panel discussion exploring how you can lead...