Early-career researchers win major European grants
13 January 2022Cambridge has been awarded ten European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants, more than any other UK institution
Templating approach stabilises ‘ideal’ material for alternative solar cells
23 December 2021Researchers have developed a method to stabilise a promising material known as perovskite for cheap solar cells, without compromising its near-perfect performance.
LEDs and smartphone screens could be made from next-generation glass
29 October 2021Cracked and blurry phone screens could someday be a thing of the past, suggests a new study from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge and the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Queensland, Australia.
Cambridge researchers elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
22 September 2021Four researchers from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge are among the leading figures in engineering and technology elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Cambridge researcher named one of Top 50 Women in Engineering
23 June 2021Dr Sohini Kar-Narayan from Cambridge’s Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy has been named one of the top 50 Women in Engineering 2021 by the Women’s Engineering Society.
Twelve Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council funding
22 April 2021Twelve ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge researchers have won advanced grants from the European Research Council (ERC), Europe’s premier research funding body. Their work is set to provide new insights into many subjects, such as how to deal with vast scales of data in a statistically robust way, the development of energy-efficient materials for a zero-carbon world, and the development of new treatments for degenerative disease and cancer. Cambridge has the most grant winners of any UK institution, and the second-most winners overall.
Professor Ruth Cameron receives Suffrage Science award on the scheme’s tenth anniversary
08 March 2021Professor Ruth Cameron from Cambridge’s Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy is one of twelve winners of this year’s Suffrage Science awards. She and the other winners will be honoured at an online celebration today, the tenth anniversary of the scheme. This will be the fifth Suffrage Science awards for engineering and physical sciences.
̽»¨Ö±²¥scientist watching light at a millionth of a millionth of a second
10 February 2021When she’s not making atomic-scale changes to create super-efficient light bulbs and cut carbon emissions, Professor Rachel Oliver has her sights set on helping to level-up equality and diversity in science. We speak to her on International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February).
Architecting the future
08 December 2020Arm is working with Cambridge researchers to make our phones and computers more secure, more efficient and ready for the digital revolution.
New green materials could power smart devices using ambient light
17 November 2020Researchers have developed environmentally friendly materials that could harvest enough energy from indoor light to power wireless smart devices.
