Articles about ' ̽��ֱ�� of East Anglia'

A great tit wearing a radiofrequency identification tag. Photo: James ONeill

Blue and great tits deploy surprisingly powerful memories to find food, a new study shows

03 July 2024

Blue and great tits recall what they have eaten in the past, where they found the food and when they found it, a new study shows. In the first experiment of its kind to involve wild animals, blue and great tits demonstrated ‘episodic-like’ memory to cope with changes in food availability when foraging. ̽��ֱ��same study may suggest that humans leaving out seeds and nuts for garden birds could be contributing to the evolution of these memory traits.

Maternal microbiome promotes healthy development of the baby

28 June 2022

Researchers studying mice have found the first evidence of how a mother’s gut microbes can help in the development of the placenta, and the healthy growth of the baby.

Robot uses machine learning to harvest lettuce

08 July 2019

A vegetable-picking robot that uses machine learning to identify and harvest a commonplace, but challenging, agricultural crop has been developed by engineers.

Sea Change

22 March 2019

̽��ֱ��coast is an intrinsic part of British identity – and perhaps nowhere is it more at risk than in the East of England. Cambridge researchers are working with communities and organisations across the region to manage the coast for the future, by working with nature rather than against it.

‘Keep it local’ approach to protecting the rainforest can be more effective than government schemes

12 September 2017

Conservation initiatives led by local and indigenous groups can be just as effective as schemes led by government, according to new research. In some cases in the Amazon rainforest, grassroots initiatives can be even more effective at protecting this vital ecosystem. This is particularly important due to widespread political resistance to hand over control over forests and other natural resources to local communities.

Molecules in a test tube giving off light

Rotating molecules create a brighter future

30 March 2017

Scientists have discovered a group of materials which could pave the way for a new generation of high-efficiency lighting, solving a quandary which has inhibited the performance of display technology for decades. ̽��ֱ��development of energy saving concepts in display and lighting applications is a major focus of research, since a fifth of the world’s electricity is used for generating light.

A ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge outreach session in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.

Widening participation in higher education in East Anglia

08 December 2016

From January 2017, East Anglia’s five Higher Education Institutions, working in close partnership with the region’s Further Education Colleges and other stakeholders, will start to deliver a major Government-funded collaborative outreach programme, the Network for East Anglian Collaborative Outreach (NEACO).

Cambridge leads UK institutions in agreement on crop science with Indian government

24 February 2016

A collaboration between leading scientists in the UK and India will focus on tackling global food shortages with research into increasing crop yields and improving disease and drought resistance.

Vice-Chancellor says staying in the European Union is vital to maintain the UK’s role in world-leading research

25 September 2015

‘Excellent research in the UK: Do we need the EU?’ event held at Downing College, Cambridge

19th-century recreation of King John signing the Magna Carta

On the trail of King John before (and after) the signing of Magna Carta

13 June 2015

King John, that most restless of monarchs, is back in the spotlight as the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta approaches. For the first time, historical geographers have plotted John’s route for all 17 years of his reign to produce digital maps of his progress as he struggled to maintain his grip.

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