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ReachSci secondary school three-day research training programme launched

31 August 2022

CEB PhD student outreach venture ReachSci is making serious efforts to help underrepresented young students explore careers in research to help them discover a career path in research.

A representation of nerve cells connected in a network

Light as the switch: using nanometric photodiodes to study the activity of nerve cells

23 August 2022

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA) in Trieste, have developed a targeted, non-invasive approach to study the fundamental functions of the nervous system, that could also be used to develop potential therapies for neurological diseases.

Cartoon representation of an artificial intelligence agent considering building blocks of metal organic polyhedra

Researchers use artificial intelligence to rationally design over 1,000 new chemical compounds

15 August 2022

The researchers used 'knowledge engineering' principles to generate new metal-organic polyhedra - a class of compounds with a vast array of valuable applications.

Salter's Prize for Michael Fletcher

12 August 2022

Michael Fletcher has been awarded one of this year's Graduate prizes from The Salters' Institute of Industrial Chemistry.

How switching to heat pumps could exacerbate fuel poverty in the UK

Using The World Avatar Project, CEB and Cambridge CARES researchers have linked disparate information describing energy consumption, the gas transmission infrastructure and climate observations, to analyse the potential impact of switching to heat pumps in the UK.

Students in Ethiopia on ReachSci global programme

PhD student outreach venture increasing access of underrepresented minorities to research

7 July 2022

PhD student Mohammed Alawami was recently awarded a grant from University Diversity Fund for his work with hos own STEM outreach venture ReachSci improving access of underrepresented minorities to postgraduate research through the delivery of a hands-on research project.

Sarah Barron and her supervisor, Roisin Owens, with Sarah's award trophy

PhD student awarded Vice Chancellor's Social Impact award for her outreach work

3 June 2022

PhD student in BEST group, Sarah Barron, has just been awarded the Vice Chancellor's social impact award for her contribution to scientific outreach, education, and communication.

Alzheimer’s disease causes cells to overheat and ‘fry like eggs’

Researchers have shown that aggregation of amyloid-beta, one of two key proteins implicated in Alzheimer’s disease, causes cells to overheat and ‘fry like eggs.’

‘IZY Solution’ from Eastbourne College win Davidson Inventors Challenge with solar water sterilisation system

A team of year 12 students from Eastbourne College in Eastbourne, UK, were crowned winners of our second Davidson Inventors Challenge, an innovation competition for schools focused on sustainability.

Secret to treating ‘Achilles’ heel’ of alternatives to silicon solar panels revealed

A team of researchers from the UK and Japan has found that the tiny defects which limit the efficiency of perovskites – cheaper alternative materials for solar cells – are also responsible for structural changes in the material that lead to degradation.

ReachSci secondary school three-day research training programme launched

Light as the switch: using nanometric photodiodes to study the activity of nerve cells

Researchers use artificial intelligence to rationally design over 1,000 new chemical compounds

Salter's Prize for Michael Fletcher

How switching to heat pumps could exacerbate fuel poverty in the UK

PhD student outreach venture increasing access of underrepresented minorities to research

PhD student awarded Vice Chancellor's Social Impact award for her outreach work

Alzheimer’s disease causes cells to overheat and ‘fry like eggs’

‘IZY Solution’ from Eastbourne College win Davidson Inventors Challenge with solar water sterilisation system

Secret to treating ‘Achilles’ heel’ of alternatives to silicon solar panels revealed

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