The Cambridge Festival returns with a mixture of online, on-demand and in-person events covering all aspects of the world-leading research happening at Cambridge.
We are delighted to introduce the second edition of CAm Notes, a newsletter designed for the North American alumni and friends of Collegiate Cambridge.
Astronomers have directly measured the mass of a dead star using an effect known as gravitational microlensing, first predicted by Einstein in his General Theory of Relativity, and first observed by two Cambridge astronomers 100 years ago.
In an edited extract from his new book ‘Foolproof: Why We Fall for Misinformation and How to Build Immunity’, Prof Sander van der Linden takes us through his work to “inoculate” people against falling for fake news.
‘Get In Cambridge’, a programme that encourages students from under-represented ethnic minority backgrounds to come to Cambridge, has almost doubled in size this year.
At about 3am on the Saturday before Christmas, an internet sensation arrived in the home of Professor Diane Coyle. She tells us about Sophie, the wonderful new addition to her family.
Hot topics this year include an in-depth look at how we move from global risks to global safety, results from the largest four-day working week trial, greenwashing tactics to look out for, and many more.