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Reconciling human activities with nature is never going to be easy, but a new Cambridge group is using everything it’s got to try and protect a vital part of the UK.

Researchers have developed an algorithm that uses computer vision techniques to accurately measure trees almost five times faster than traditional, manual methods.

‘Get In Cambridge’, a programme that encourages students from under-represented ethnic minority backgrounds to come to Cambridge, has almost doubled in size this year.  ̽»¨Ö±²¥programme aims to break down barriers around perception and finance through outreach activities and financial support for undergraduates and Master’s students.

Many life-saving drugs directly interact with DNA to treat diseases such as cancer, but scientists have struggled to detect how and why they work – until now.

An investigation into the local histories of saffron in Cambridgeshire.

̽»¨Ö±²¥ ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge and Mastercard Foundation have joined forces to help young African leaders tackle some of the continent’s most pressing climate change issues with an ambitious new set of scholarships aimed at resilience and sustainability.

Researchers have been able to make some key determinations about the first galaxies to exist, in one of the first astrophysical studies of the period in the early Universe when the first stars and galaxies formed, known as the cosmic dawn.

Cambridge researchers have highlighted how lack of access to a computer was linked to poorer mental health among young people and adolescents during COVID-19 lockdowns.

Tyra Amofah-Akardom, Rumbidzai Dube and Surer Mohamed reflect on the Black Cantabs Research Society – a counter-history project, designed to uncover and preserve the legacies of Black Cambridge alumni – and discuss what it means to be a Black student at Cambridge.

A new, hands-off approach to monitoring biodiversity is saving time and money, and helping to identify sites where intervention is most needed.