Cambridge takes special delivery of kit that will revolutionise tech development in the UK
17 Mar 2026A 60-tonne pressure vessel installed at the new National Centre for Propulsion and Power brings with it a new kind of engineering capability for the...
Speaker spotlight: Hanna Foerster
17 Mar 2026In this Speaker Spotlight, we spoke to PhD researcher Hanna Foerster on how can we reconcile these tensions between the usefulness and the danger of...
£45 million for the UK’s first AI supercomputer dedicated to fusion power
17 Mar 2026Cambridge, the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) collaborate to deploy the world’s...
Scientists uncover two million ancient DNA switches controlling plant genes
17 Mar 2026An international project has uncovered millions of ancient DNA ‘switches’ that have been regulating plant genes for up to 300 million years – a...
Report calls for AI toy safety standards to protect young children
13 Mar 2026The first systematic study of how generative AI toys affect young children finds that they can misread emotions and struggle with developmentally...
Speaker spotlight: Natalia Domagala
12 Mar 2026Our next speaker spotlight features Natalia Domagala, a Policy Fellow at the Centre for Science and Policy. Drawing from insights from leading voices...
Cambridge launches major strategic partnership with IonQ to ‘supercharge’ quantum research in the UK
11 Mar 2026The UK’s most powerful quantum computer, which will accelerate research and discovery in quantum science, engineering, and a range of other...
How to create an innovation hotspot
10 Mar 2026Embedding entrepreneurship at the heart of a PhD training programme has inspired a succession of early-career researchers to found trail-blazing...
Celebrating women through research: The Cambridge Festival marks International Women’s Day
06 Mar 2026To mark International Women’s Day (Sunday 8 March), the Cambridge Festival (16 March–2 April) is spotlighting the outstanding achievements of women...
Graphene-based ‘artificial skin’ brings human-like touch closer to robots
05 Mar 2026Robots are becoming increasingly capable in vision and movement, yet touch remains one of their major weaknesses. Now, researchers have developed a...
Most AI bots lack basic safety disclosures
20 Feb 2026An investigation into 30 top AI agents finds just four have published formal safety and evaluation documents relating to the actual bots.
From AI to climate repair: Cambridge Festival returns with bold questions for an uncertain world
16 Feb 2026As public trust in institutions is tested, artificial intelligence reshapes everyday life and the effects of climate change become impossible to...