Cambridge alumni and faculty are often asked to comment on the news of the day by prominent news media, most recently in The New York Times, The Washington Post, CBS News, CNN and NPR.
MARCH 2025
New York Times
March 28, 2025
Medieval Tales of Merlin and Arthur, Hidden for Centuries, Return to Light
Cambridge University researchers found a manuscript with rare Arthurian tales bound into a ledger more than 400 years old and used advanced technology to reveal its contents.
Axios
March 24, 2025
AI weather forecasting just took a big step forward
Researchers led by Professor Richard Turner (Dept. of Engineering) and Anna Allen (Dept. of Computer Science and Technology) have developed Aardvark Weather, an end-to-end AI weather forecasting system.
The Wall Street Journal
March 16, 2025
In Yemen Strikes, Trump Takes On a Group That Has Outlasted Powerful Foes
Dr Elisabeth Kendall, Mistress of Girton College, comments on President Trump’s pre-emptive attack on the Houthis in Yemen.
MIT Technology Review
March 12, 2025
This artificial leaf makes hydrocarbons out of carbon dioxide
Research led by Dr Virgil Andrei (Department of Chemistry/St John’s College) has used tiny copper ‘flowers’ to power the generation of complex hydrocarbons, using only the power of the sun.
Fox News
March 12, 2025
Common pain medication could reduce cancer spread, study finds
Research led by Dr Rahul Roychoudhuri (Pathology/ St Catharine’s) discovered the mechanism by which aspirin can stop some cancers spreading, if taken at an early stage.
Fox 5 New York
March 10, 2025
Labradors’ overeating gene may explain human obesity risk, researchers say
Coverage of work led by Dr Eleanor Raffan (Physiology, Development & Neuroscience), which discovered genes linked to obesity in both Labradors and humans.
Austin Chronicle
March 7, 2025
Scholars Visiting Austin Discuss the Building Blocks of a “Just Economy”
Professor Christopher Marquis (Cambridge Judge Business School/ Jesus College) comments at South by Southwest Festival on making business more accountable.
Washington Post
March 4, 2025
Trump official floats new approach on GDP, as economy is poised to slow sharply
Professor Diane Coyle (Bennett Institute for Public Policy) comments on the potential for the US to deviate from GDP as an economic measurement.
FEBRUARY 2025
Harvard Business Review
February 28, 2025
AI’s Growing Waste Problem—and How to Solve It
Dr Samsurin Welch and Professor Khaled Soufani (Cambridge Judge Business School) write about how a circular economy model can help solve AI’s waste problem.
Fox News
February 25, 2025
Common drugs linked to reduced risk of dementia
Research led by Dr Ben Underwood (Psychiatry) found that antibiotics, antivirals, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medications are associated with reduced risk of dementia.
Bloomberg
February 20, 2025
Save Our Scholars
Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice discusses Cambridge’s role in driving UK innovation and growth, the importance of PhD funding, and her passion for bringing talent from all corners of the country and the world to Cambridge.