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A conference organised by members of the department brought together experts on solar energy to drive innovation in bio-solar technology. The forum was especially appreciated as it was delayed three times due to pandemic interference.The forum, called 'Biophotoelectrochemical Systems: Solar Energy Conversion and Fundamental Investigations', hosted …

Climate change is the greatest challenge of our age. The impacts of climate change are now being felt in every region of the planet.Solutions are being developed at Cambridge that can be implemented, grown to scale, and used to accelerate the rapid transition to a net zero and then zero emissions economy.In this series of short films, Cambridge res…

The 9 projects supporting collaboration building for decarbonisation and low carbon energy have been awarded using Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) funding. A novel iontronic‐based material design for fabricating ultra‐low‐power non‐volatile resistive ‐ random‐access (RRAM) memories - Babak Bakhit, EngineeringPowering Through: Understandi…

The University contributes nearly £30 billion to the UK economy and supports more than 86,000 jobs across the UK.A reportby London Economics has measured the University of Cambridge’s impact on the UK economy in 2020-21.London Economics, one of Europe’s leading specialist economics and policy consultancies, was commissioned to assess the University…

His Majesty The King visited the University of Cambridge today, in his first public engagement following the Coronation.His Majesty was in Cambridge to break ground on the New Whittle Laboratory, where he also met with staff and researchers, leaders from the aviation industry and senior government representatives. The New Whittle Laboratory, a £58 …

Today’s global challenges are complex and no one discipline holds all the answers. To address them academics have to be able to collaborate, be open to learning from across disciplinary boundaries and to break down the barriers between academia and the world of policy and practice. Gates Cambridge Scholars are selected not just for their academic e…

Dr Matteo Seita, Granta Design Assistant Professor has won the 2023 Young Innovator in the Materials Science of Additive Manufacturing Award. He explains how 3D printing technology can be used to enable a lower carbon footprint.My research focuses on metal 3D printing. The reason why 3D printing technology has gained so much attention in recent yea…

Zero-carbon refrigeration pioneer Barocal has secured a £1.3 million investment to accelerate commercialisation of its novel technology designed to cut global CO₂ emissions. As the technology also works in heating applications, the University of Cambridge spin-out now plans to explore the potential of its breakthrough for domestic and commercial he…

A number of Cambridge engineers have been awarded funding for various research projects focused on energy transitions to achieve net zero carbon by 2050.Awarded by the University of Cambridge’s Energy Interdisciplinary Research Centre (IRC), the latest round of Small Grants will support interdisciplinary teams working across a variety of topics. Th…

If new ideas and new ways of doing things are to make a difference to our lives, they need people and organisations to put them into practice.At the heart of one of the world's most successful innovation ecosystems, the University of Cambridge is full of entrepreneurial researchers and students with the drive and imagination to bring research ideas…

Air travel is one of the major contributors to global warming. Cambridge scientists are working with leading energy companies to help develop sustainable aviation fuels, which could reduce the industry’s carbon emissions by up to 80%.Aviation was one of the miracles of the 20th century – it simultaneously made the world smaller and opened it up to …

Professors Rachel Oliver and Silvia Vignolini from the University of Cambridge have been awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies. Each award is worth £2.5 million over ten years to develop emerging technologies with high potential to deliver economic and social benefits to the UK.Funded by the UK Department for Busines…

On 1 Dec 2022, Xin Sun, Researcher at Tsinghua University, was the invited speaker, as a part of the Cambridge University Energy Technology Society (CUETS) talks, to present on "Critical Materials for Battery Sustainability".Watch the full talk below. Xin Sun is a PhD candidate in School of Vehicles and Mobility, Tsinghua University, and a Predocto…

In the week of COP27 people across the world have flown to Sharm El Sheikh to discuss action on climate change. Aviation is a crucial way to bring us together to tackle this challenge – but it is also a major contributor to the problem.Along with all areas of the global economy, flight must become climate neutral. However, huge uncertainty remains …

Cambridge City Council, in partnership with the University of Cambridge, has secured government funding to undertake a study to explore the feasibility of developing a Cambridge City Centre Heat Network.If the study identifies it is feasible and government funding is available to develop the project further, a heat network – which could include hea…