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A new fleet of nine electric buses will operate on an extended Universal bus route from October, after the University of Cambridge and Whippet buses announced a new 8-year contract for the popular Cambridge service.Subsidised by the University, but open to everyone, the U bus has been operating for 20 years. University staff and students use the se…

A team led by Professor Flora Samuel from Cambridge’s Department of Architecture has been awarded one of four new £4.625 million Green Transition Ecosystem grants by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to create a Community Open Map Platform (COMP) for Future Generations to chart the green transition on the Isle of Anglesey/Ynys Môn.Des…

DARe, the new Research Hub for Decarbonised Adaptable and Resilient Transport Infrastructures has received £10 million in funding from the Department for Transport and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Led by Newcastle University, the Research Hub includes partner institutions such as the universities of Cambridge, Glasgow, and Heriot-Watt.Dr Jenn…

University of Cambridge researchers have been awarded Proof of Concept grants from the European Research Council (ERC), to help them explore the commercial or societal potential of their research. The funding is part of the EU's research and innovation programme, Horizon Europe.Professor Cecilia Mascolo from the Department of Computer Science and T…

Study analyses major carbon offset projects, and finds that – of a potential 89 million credits – only 5.4 million (6%) were linked to additional carbon reductions through tree conservation. The majority of carbon offset schemes are significantly overestimating the levels of deforestation they are preventing, according to a study published in Scien…

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…