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Cambridge's new Ray Dolby Centre gives scientists space to think outside the box

6 days ago | cam.ac.uk | Stephen Bevan

The Ray Dolby Centre, the new home of the Cavendish Laboratory, is set to revolutionise physics in Cambridge. Designed to match the most exacting standards of current research and teaching, the state-of-the-art building is in part inspired by the original Cavendish Laboratory’s ethos – to provide an environment that fosters creativity and collaboration.
To save nature, AI needs our help

1 week ago | cam.ac.uk | Jacqueline Garget

Have you ever persisted in following your SatNav even when you knew you were going in the wrong direction? If so, you’ll know that placing all your trust in a machine powered by AI, without also engaging your own intelligence, does not always get you where you want to go. This is the message that a group of conservation scientists at Cambridge is pushing hard.
Museum Encounters: Parkinson's Dance Course

1 month ago | cam.ac.uk | Jessica Keating

Cambridge Museums launch ground-breaking Parkinson's dance programme inspired by museum artefacts On the day we mark World Parkinson's Day, University of Cambridge Museums (UCM) is proud to announce the launch of the pioneering Museum Encounters: Parkinson’s Dance Coursewith three six-week programmes planned for 2025-2026.
Turbocharging the race to protect nature and climate with AI

1 month ago | cam.ac.uk | Jacqueline Garget

"We're in a time of unprecedented change. We must accelerate progress towards equitably rebalancing how humans and nature coexist across the world. AI is our chance to do it!" Anil Madhavapeddy, Professor of Planetary Computing, Department of Computer Science and Technology “Around one third of the world’s land surface has been transformed for human use in the last 60 years. It’s mad just how terrible local decision-making can be for preserving global biodiversity.
We must balance the risks and benefits of AI

1 month ago | cam.ac.uk | Michael Barrett

The potential of AI to transform people’s lives in areas ranging from healthcare to better customer service are enormous. But as the technology advances, we must adopt policies to make sure the risks don’t overwhelm and stifle those benefits. Importantly, we need to be on alert for algorithmic bias that could perpetuate inequality and marginalisation of communities around the world.
Psychedelic medicine could revolutionise how we treat mental illness

1 month ago | cam.ac.uk | Liam Morgan

Ayla Selamoglu shows how nature’s most mysterious compounds provide new ways to combat mental illness. What if there were a new way to treat mental illness? Depression, anxiety, PTSD and other maladies of the mind are plaguing our societies. Our medicines are now decades old, and their effectiveness is questionable. Around half of those taking antidepressants experience no benefits. Side effects are common, and relapse rates when stopping the pills can reach 80%.
AI can unlock productivity in public services

1 month ago | cam.ac.uk | Diane Coyle

“Sluggish technology has hampered our public services for too long, and it’s costing us all a fortune in time and money,” said The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP (Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology) announcing a shake-up for the public sector in January this year. All of us can testify to the sluggishness, whether it concerns (lack of) communication among medical staff caring for us or the challenges of dealing with the local council.
Modern magic unlocks Merlin's medieval secrets

1 month ago | cam.ac.uk | Jessica Keating

Fragments of a rare Merlin manuscript from c. 1300 have been discovered and digitised in a ground-breaking three-year project at Cambridge University Library A fragile 13th century manuscript fragment, hidden in plain sight as the binding of a 16th-century archival register, has been discovered in Cambridge and revealed to contain rare medieval stories of Merlin and King Arthur.
How will history tell our stories?

1 month ago | cam.ac.uk | Liam Morgan

Historian Helen McCarthy infuses her subjects with urgency and personality. How do we make sense of the recent past? Historian Helen McCarthy(Gonville & Caius 1998) encourages us to be nosey, in the best possible way. “I’m curious to see how ordinary people live through massive changes,” Helen says. “To see their motives and desires. To know what people want and whether they get it.” As Professor of Modern and Contemporary British History, Helen helps us tell our own stories.
Nobel laureate and Cambridge University alumnus Sir Demis Hassabis heralds a new era of AI drug discovery at 'digital speed'

1 month ago | cam.ac.uk | Stephen Bevan

Nobel laureate and Cambridge alumnus Sir Demis Hassabis heralds a new era of 'digital speed' drug discovery Nobel laureate and Cambridge alumnus Sir Demis Hassabis believes we are entering a new era of ‘digital biology’, where AI can help us reimagine the principles of drug discovery at ‘digital speed’.