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University of Cambridge accused of tolerating misogyny and bullying in tribunal

Professor alleges the Institute of Astronomy has a ‘bad history of misogyny’ and staff were mistreated

The Guardian - UK

World’s first AI-designed vaccine explained

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed what they describe as a fundamentally new type of vaccine using artificial intelligence (AI). The vaccine’s key component was designed entirely by AI and has now been tested in people for the first time.

The Conversation

‘This is a fundamental shift in how we prepare for pandemics’: Researchers used AI and known genetic codes to develop a ‘fundamentally new’ vaccine that ‘could help speed up the roll out vaccines to benefit people all over the world’

The research team hope that the new AI development method could help create vaccines that target a whole family of viruses

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New AI-designed vaccine ‘could protect against whole families of viruses’

An early trial of a vaccine made using the technology found it is safe and well-tolerated, with a larger study to include more than 200 people.

Evening Standard

GMDC to develop India’s first AI-powered rare earth supply chain observatory with £600,000 investment

Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd is partnering with the University of Cambridge to create India's first AI-powered rare earth supply chain observatory. This initiative will track the entire rare earth elements value chain in real time. It aims to enhance India's position in rare earth supply chain resilience. The project…

The Economic Times

Quote of the Day by Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis: "AI is going to be 10 times bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and maybe 10 times faster." Could AI transform civilization faster than humanity can adapt? Learn why pioneering AI researcher Demis Hassabis believes the coming AI revolution could be larger and faster than any technological shift in history

Quote of the day by Demis Hassabis shows how artificial intelligence may reshape the world faster than past revolutions. AI from Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis signals massive technological change. It highlights innovation, automation, and future jobs. Artificial intelligence growth is rapid. It may transform industries, education, and economy. The…

The Economic Times

James Webb Space Telescope discovers a black hole that formed before its host galaxy. Scientists aren't sure how

Observations of "Little Red Dot" ancient galaxies by the James Webb Space Telescope could answer the question: which comes first, the black hole or its galaxy? The shocking answer could represent a complete paradigm shift.

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Youth mobility scheme disagreement hampering reset of UK-EU relations

Deal was expected by end of month but talks hit buffers over cap on number of people entering UK and tuition fees

The Guardian - UK

Clean hydrogen created from plastic waste using battery acid from old cars and solar power

Researchers turned hard-to-recycle plastic into hydrogen using battery acid. This circular upcycling system tackles multiple problematic waste streams at once, the scientists claim.

LiveScience

Snow cover in the Greek mountains has declined by 58% in the last 40 years, study reveals

Declining snow cover and a shrinking winter season could plunge water supplies, agriculture and ecosystems into crisis.

Euronews

Stress from racism may help explain why black women more likely to die in childbirth, study finds

Exclusive: Cambridge research finds socioenvironmental stressors may influence body’s ability to function healthily in pregnancy

The Guardian - UK

Research reveals lack of transparency in ad data of digital platforms

Half of the world’s largest digital platforms fail to meet minimum standards of transparency regarding the advertising they carry. This is one of the main findings of the study Data Not Found carried out by our research group at NetLab – the Internet and Social Media Research Laboratory at the…

The Conversation

Is Big Tech Teaching Machines To Be Conscious? Google Mind's Move To Hire A Philosopher Raises Eyebrows

Google DeepMind has hired an in-house philosopher to explore the boundaries of machine consciousness and ethics. This move follows years of controversy surrounding AI sentience and the limits of large language models.

International Business Times UK

Friendship, honey and the simple life: 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh

Isn’t it funny How a Bear likes honey Buzz buzz I wonder why he does Just over a century ago, the satirical writer and playwright A.A. Milne, suffering from the after-effects of fighting in the trenches of World War I, started writing some poems for his only child, Christopher Robin.…

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The Independent UK

Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ on land around them – warming them by up to 16 degrees, researchers warn

Researchers found that roughly 340 million people now live within 6.2 miles of a data center

The Independent UK

Billionaire hedge fund manager donates £190m to Cambridge University

Chris Rokos’ donation will establish the Rokos School of Government

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IonQ Just Secured a Deal with the University of Cambridge. Should You Buy the Quantum Computing Stock Here?

With IonQ deepening its quantum ambitions through a University of Cambridge partnership, should investors buy IONQ stock now?

Evening Standard

Bird numbers boosted on wetland farming sites, study finds

Raising water levels on lowland peat for ‘paludiculture’ can support nature recovery as well as store carbon, researchers say.

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The Independent UK

Recreational drugs triple the risk of stroke in young people, study finds

About 100,000 people have strokes each year in the UK, according to Stroke Association

The Guardian - UK

Which human remains are held in UK museums – and where?

Institutions including the Natural History Museum and Cambridge University hold more than 263,000 human remains, Guardian investigation finds

The Guardian - UK

Descendants of Zimbabwe resistance heroes urge UK to locate looted skulls

Relatives call on institutions to help them find remains of ancestors who led fight against British colonisers in 1890s

The Guardian - UK

Vast scale of overseas human remains held in UK museums decried by MPs and experts

Exclusive: Guardian study finds UK museums hold more than 260,000 items of remains, often in sacrilegious ways

The Independent UK

Teacher banned after lying about graduating from Cambridge and claiming to be five years younger than he was

Nicholas Martin claimed he was trying to pass himself off as ‘more dynamic and more fun’

LiveScience

Viking Age mass grave holds mysterious mix of dismembered human remains and complete skeletons, including a 'giant' who'd had brain surgery

Archaeologists and student excavators uncovered a Viking Age pit full of dismembered remains near Cambridge, England.

The Guardian - UK

Why is monogamy in crisis? The animal kingdom could give us some clues

As fewer people choose to pair up, let alone marry, it could be that our species’ mating patterns are moving closer to the natural order, says freelance journalist Elle Hunt

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