Cambridge scientist shares world鈥檚 largest neuroscience prize for research on the brain鈥檚 reward system

06 March 2017

A Cambridge neuroscientist has today won the world鈥檚 most valuable prize for brain research, shared with two London neuroscientists. This year, 探花直播Brain Prize for 2017 is awarded to Cambridge鈥檚 Wolfram Schultz, together with Peter Dayan and Ray Dolan from 探花直播 College London for their analysis of how the brain recognises and processes reward.聽

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Akosombo Dam, Ghana

Keeping the lights on in Ghana

07 February 2017

When Ghanaian Abu Yaya wondered why his country imports all of its electroporcelain 鈥 a small but crucial component for electrical power transmission 鈥 it led to a collaboration with Cambridge materials scientist Kevin Knowles that might one day result in Ghana being able to reduce its frequent blackouts.

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Toast

Opinion: How dangerous is burnt toast?

23 January 2017

A new campaign is warning people that burning some food, such as toast, is a potential cancer risk.聽Here, the evidence for this claim is explored by David Spiegelhalter,聽Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk at the new Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication.聽

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Charlotte Dixon working in Sierra Leone

Graduate, get a job 鈥 make a difference #2

13 January 2017

Cambridge graduates enter a wide range of careers but making a difference tops their career wish lists. In this series, inspiring graduates from the last three years describe Cambridge, their current work and their determination to give back

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