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Read more at: Thinking Like a Human: COVID-19 and Conservation

Thinking Like a Human: COVID-19 and Conservation

23 April 2020

Thinking Like a Human: COVID-19 and Conservation By Bill Adams These are strange, scary and fascinating times. Watching the COVID-19 pandemic grow throws us into the fantastical world of films or games. It brings disaster...


Read more at: Higher Air Pollution Could Be Linked to More Coronavirus Deaths

Higher Air Pollution Could Be Linked to More Coronavirus Deaths

23 April 2020

Higher air pollution could be linked to increased coronavirus deaths, according to a new Cambridge Study Article by Harry Gold Though most people with COVID-19 only develop a mild illness, some patients go on to develop...


Read more at: Cambridge University Press Reveals Carbon Neutrality Targets

Cambridge University Press Reveals Carbon Neutrality Targets

23 April 2020

Cambridge University Press Reveals Carbon Neutrality Targets By Benedicte Page Cambridge University Press has said it is on track to be 100% carbon neutral in the UK by 2022, both as regards to its own direct emissions and...


Read more at: COVID-19 - Study Identifies 275 Ways to Reduce Spread of Coronavirus Lockdown

COVID-19 - Study Identifies 275 Ways to Reduce Spread of Coronavirus Lockdown

15 April 2020

Phased re-opening of schools, businesses and open spaces should be considered alongside a range of practical ways to keep people physically apart, say the authors of a new study on how lockdown can be eased without a...


Read more at: Help Build Antarctic Seal Photographic Database - Citizen Science

Help Build Antarctic Seal Photographic Database - Citizen Science

7 April 2020

Antarctic Seal Photographic Database Take part in citizen science by contributing to the first photographic database of Antarctic seals! At the British Antarctic Survey we’re looking to build an Antarctic seal photographic...


Read more at: University Response to the Pandemic

University Response to the Pandemic

1 April 2020

The Office of External Affairs and Communications are looking to produce content that helps demonstrate how the University is responding to the pandemic. All of this will appear here... Please send any of the following to...


Read more at: CCI: Executive Director Appointment

CCI: Executive Director Appointment

23 March 2020

Cambridge Conservation Initiative appoints new Executive Director to help tackle urgent threats facing biodiversity The Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) today announces the appointment of Dr Mike Maunder as its new...


Read more at: The World's Their Fish Finger

The World's Their Fish Finger

13 March 2020

The World's their Fish Finger by Jacqueline Garget Smothered in ketchup or squished into a sandwich, there’s one tasty convenience food that’s hard to resist. With over 1.5 million of them eaten every day in Britain, fish...


Read more at: The Climate Crisis - Towards Zero Carbon

The Climate Crisis - Towards Zero Carbon

10 March 2020

The Climate Crisis - Towards Zero Carbon Forests burn, glaciers melt and one million species face extinction. Can we humans save the planet from ourselves? In a new film, Sir David Attenborough, Dr Jane Goodall DBE and...


Read more at: Psychology could help prevent future outbreaks of coronavirus and also save wildlife

Psychology could help prevent future outbreaks of coronavirus and also save wildlife

25 February 2020

Psychology could help prevent future outbreaks of coronavirus and also save wildlife By Douglas MacFarlane Evidence again links a coronavirus outbreak to a wildlife markets, and since this trade is driven by superstitious...