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Cambridge scientists turn pollution into fuel in climate breakthrough

Solar-powered reactor takes inspiration from photosynthesis to turn CO2 into car fuel

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025

Richest nations ‘exporting extinction’ with demand for beef, palm oil and timber

Consumption in wealthy countries including US and UK is responsible for 13% of global forest loss beyond their borders, study finds

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025

Solar farms managed for nature could increase benefits for wildlife – study

A study suggests that solar farms with a mix of habitats provide more value for nature than arable and extensively managed solar farm land.

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025

Rise in baby deaths at hospital ‘not an outlier’, Letby inquiry hears

Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, emeritus professor of statistics at the University of Cambridge, was speaking at the Thirlwall Inquiry.

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025

Is a brain-stimulation headset the answer to depression?

The makers of a device that delivers small electrical impulses to the brain are hailing the technology as a groundbreaking mental health treatment, but others are sceptical

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2025

Swedish academics suffer widespread threat and harassment – most of it from their own colleagues and students

Last week, Ally Louks (now Dr. Louks), an academic at the University of Cambridge, posted a picture of herself on the social media site X with her fresh PhD thesis titled “Olfactory Ethics: The politics of smell in modern and contemporary prose”. The post received a surprising amount of attention…

The Conversation · Dec 10, 2024

Cambridge University urged to apologise over jailing of thousands of ‘evil’ women without evidence or trial

A 1561 charter granted powers to imprison young working-class women found walking with undergraduates after dark

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2024

Major trial of sponge test aims to prevent oesophageal cancer deaths

The study has been hailed as the ‘pinnacle of many years of painstaking research’ by experts.

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024

Five fairness flaws the UN’s new plastics treaty must change

The UN’s new plastics treaty is about to be finalised – marking a crucial opportunity to form an international agreement to tackle the plastic pollution crisis. Plastic waste is ubiquitous – damaging human health and livelihoods, as well as ecosystems in water and on land; yet plastic production is at…

The Conversation · Nov 27, 2024

Cambridge University veterinary course could lose accreditation over ‘ethical concerns’

Worries about animal euthanasia and mishandling of complaints from students about racism among concerns

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024