Academia & Research
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Universities launch £500k network to tackle food waste
A new £500k UK network, jointly led by Professor Leon Terry from Cranfield University and Professor Carol Wagstaff from the University of Reading,... Read More
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Scientists take to the skies in climate prediction study
Cambridge scientists are at the heart of a global play to gain better understanding of the behaviour of clouds and their role in climate change.... Read More
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Cambridge blue sky thinking in ‘green skies’ revolution
A top Cambridge brain could hand beleaguered Boeing, the under-fire US airline, a boost for the future manufacture of its 737 aircraft. Research... Read More
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Babraham ace wins EU funding for brain injury research
Pioneering research by Professor Adrian Liston, a senior group leader at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, will be developed towards being market-... Read More
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New study reveals DNA errors that increase breast cancer risk
A major international study of the genetics of breast cancer has identified more than 350 DNA ‘errors’ that increase an individual’s risk of... Read More
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Cambridge Judge and Peking University launch collaboration
Two new executive education programmes focusing on innovation and international management are being launched this year in a collaboration between... Read More
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New app an eye opener for newborn care
An app that helps student midwives detect rare eye conditions in newborns has been developed by a lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University. All babies... Read More
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Scientists pursue gut feel in breast cancer research
Researchers from the University of East Anglia and the Quadram Institute in Norwich have been awarded £100,000 by charity Breast Cancer Now to... Read More
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Home urine test for prostate cancer could revolutionise diagnosis
A simple urine test being developed to detect prostate cancer can now use samples collected at home thanks to new research from the University of... Read More
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Forensic sleuths boosted by Cranfield millions
Cranfield University is investing £3.5 million in the latest forensic science technology at its Bedfordshire campus. Building on Cranfield’s... Read More
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Japanese space mission will bring back pieces of Mars’ moon
A UK team led by the Open University in Milton Keynes has given the green light for Mars’ moon material to be transported to Earth as part of a... Read More
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Global bid to sequence DNA of the Arctic Ocean
The University of East Anglia is spearheading a pioneering international project to sequence the DNA of marine microbes in the Arctic Ocean. The... Read More
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Earlham Institute leads plant medicines project
Scientists at Earlham Institute (EI) in Norwich are delving into the genetics of UK wildflowers to find the medicines that we never knew were right... Read More
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Cambridge University IP changes the world
Cambridge University is the UK’s second most successful university in terms of commercialising IP to create winning companies, according to a report... Read More
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East of England role in European glycogen research
An East of England researcher has been in The Netherlands this week explaining how she is using fluorescent probe technology to better understand the... Read More
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Cambridge University student fashions future of in-car electronics
Pioneering structural electronics research led by Cambridge PhD student Ashutosh Tomar on behalf of Jaguar Land Rover has been hailed as a world-... Read More
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Hitachi Europe steps up quantum computing research in Cambridge
Japanese industrial giant Hitachi and Cambridge University are redoubling their efforts to leverage deep science to develop cutting-edge technology... Read More
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New accelerator and sustainability hub for Cambridge tech tyros
The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) today launched a new business accelerator to help entrepreneurs, SMEs and... Read More
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Wellcome hands Earlham Institute key role in £9.4m genomics epic
Earlham Institute (EI) in Norwich has been awarded over £700k from the Wellcome Trust for the Darwin Tree of Life Project, which aims to produce a... Read More
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Cambridge research could trigger new drugs for liver disease
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have uncovered a novel molecular mechanism that allows damaged adult liver cells to regenerate – paving... Read More