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Startups funded by US agency ARPA-E file patents at twice the rate of similar cleantech firms. ̽��ֱ��UK should trial its own climate-focused ARPA as part of COVID-19 recovery package, argues a Cambridge professor.

Universities have stepped up to meet the challenges presented by the pandemic. Tomas Ulrichsen, an expert on universities and their role in innovation systems, argues that the UK must protect its R&D and innovation capabilities in the short term, and build on these strengths for the future.

Policymakers around the world are relying on the expertise of scientists to help make decisions around the COVID-19 pandemic. But how do scientists learn to advise policymakers? Noam Obermeister from Cambridge’s Department of Geography argues that this has been overlooked in the past, and suggests how studying their learning might help us prepare for future emergencies.

Sir David Attenborough, Dr Jane Goodall DBE and leading Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� researchers talk about the urgency of climate crisis – and some of the solutions that will take us towards zero carbon.

A team of early-career researchers from the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge are working with the county council to identify the best ways for Cambridgeshire to reach net zero emissions.

If we are to avert a climate disaster, we must sharply reduce our emissions, starting today. Cambridge Zero, the ̽��ֱ��'s ambitious new climate initiative, will generate ideas and innovations to help shape a sustainable future - and equip future generations of leaders with the skills to navigate the global challenges of the coming decades. 

What account should policymaking take of the notion of 'place' – the landscapes, cities and towns we inhabit, with all the opportunities and challenges they bring? Ben Goodair and Michael Kenny from Cambridge’s newly established  explore the question in light of the different responses to the EU Referendum in the eastern region.

Cambridge researchers set out to define a new science for policy communications, with ambitions of finding the “Goldilocks zone” between too much and not enough information when informing both legislators and the public on complex issues.

Half the children in Africa miss out on school and basic learning as a result of poverty, gender or disability. While major efforts are being made to reverse this situation, Cambridge researchers are working with NGOs on the ground to ask what works, why and how much it costs.

Kristen MacAskill describes how an earthquake in her hometown served to influence her career as an engineer.