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Academics and staff at both the University of Cambridge and Colleges feature in the 2025 list, which recognises the achievements and service of people across the UK.Professor Rachel Oliver, who also receives an OBE, is a materials engineer, inventor and commercial spinout founder. A Fellow of Robinson College, she is currently Director of the Cambr…

The University of Cambridge is one of two UK participants named as part of the PIXEurope consortium, a collaboration between research organisations from across Europe which will develop and manufacture prototypes of their products based on photonic chips.Photonic chips transmit and manipulate light instead of electricity, and offer significantly fa…

We are delighted that Paul Dupree is a Highly Cited Researcher again for 2024.He has been selected for nine out of the last ten years since 2014.Highly Cited Researchers is a list published annually by Clarivate of academic authors whose publications have received particularly high numbers of citations in academic journals indexed by Web of Science…

Diane Coyle appointed to Industrial Strategy Advisory Council to strengthen UK’s Industrial PolicyExperts from academia, business, and trade unions across the UK are appointed to the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council as the government seeks to deliver long-term growth in key sectors.Leading economist and expert on industrial strategy, Dame Profe…

Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology researchers secure €3 million grant for next generation of sustainable energy solutions A team of researchers led by senior academic Professor Sam Stranks,Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology has been awarded €3 million to develop new tech aimed at tackling global challenges in sus…

Trinity College and the University of Cambridge’s new £48 million programme enabling fully-funded PhDs has been launched. It is seeking the brightest minds from across the world to conduct ground-breaking research, creating the next generation of pioneering treatments, technology and services.The Trinity Cambridge Research Studentships (TCRS) have …

Molyon, a spinout from the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, have raised $4.6m in funding to commercialise their breakthrough in lithium-sulfur batteries.  Co-founded by Dr Ismail Sami, Dr Zhuangnan Li, Professor Manish Chhowalla, and Dr Sai Shivareddy, the team are specialising in high-energy-density lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries …

Professor Xavier Moya has been elected Fellow of Breakthrough Energy. As a part of the fourth international group of Fellows to be elected for "Accelerating Early-Stage Climate Innovation”.The latest Cohort brings together 25 extraordinary innovators from four countries, who are leading 14 groundbreaking projects aimed at tackling the world’s most …

Professor Sam Stranks is developing next-generation solar cell technology, which could drive down renewable energy prices even further.Although it may feel as if the news around climate change is unrelentingly negative, there are some remarkably bright spots. One of the brightest is solar energy.In just the last ten years, the cost of solar cells h…

The University has launched its interdisciplinary MPhil Programme in Advanced Materials for the Energy Transition and PhD in Sustainable Energy Materials Innovations, with cohorts of both starting in October 2025.Global warming and energy challenges are putting strong constraints on our society and will lead to major economic and societal changes i…

From growing up in South Wales to his current role enabling sustainable energy storage through his work as a PhD researcher on the Faraday Institution Science of Battery Safety (SafeBatt) project, James Simon's journey is a compelling tale.James's pathway, which was featured recently in the Faraday Institution's Faraday Pathways series, underscores…

"Half the technologies we are going to need if we are to meet our net-zero goals are still in the lab," says Chris Gibbs, Investment Director at Cambridge Enterprise."As part of the University's net-zero commitments, we have invested over £7 million in new companies that will get those ideas out of our labs and into the real world."The result is a …

Responsible for 8% of world carbon emissions, can trucking clean up its act?They represent as much as 8% of total world carbon emissions. But despite best efforts, global emissions from road haulage are increasing along with our increased consumption – because virtually everything that we purchase arrives on a truck, even if its road trip is just p…

Cambridge researchers are working to solve one of technology’s biggest puzzles: how to build next-generation batteries that could power a green revolution.  A better battery could make all the difference. So what’s holding up progress?The key to making electronics portable was the commercialisation of lithium-ion batteries - batteries which are rec…

Professor Sir Richard Friend FRS, Director of Research at the Cavendish Laboratory, has been awarded the 2024 Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal and Lecture, the most prestigious award of the IOP which recognises groundbreaking physicists.The award honours Sir Richard for his pioneering and enduring work on the fundamental electronic propertie…