AstraZeneca makes surprise U-turn with £300m pharma investment in UK Drugmaker had stalled large-scale projects in England but has now pledged investment at two sites, announced by Keir Starmer The Guardian - UK · Apr 29
28-Year-Old Harvard Student's Dorm Room Side Hustle Made $7K In First Month — Now Targets $500K Brian Youngblood launched Prest, a shelf-stable powdered hummus, from a Cambridge donut shop kitchen while studying at Harvard Business School. International Business Times UK · Apr 27
V&A East Storehouse and Norwich Castle among finalists for museum of the year National Gallery, the Box in Plymouth and the Fitzwilliam in Cambridge also shortlisted for £120,000 Art Fund prize The Guardian - UK · Apr 20
State vs. Local, State vs. State A popular revolt against state-led zoning reform in Colorado, Massachusetts' contradictory approach to housing supply, and how municipalities lobby to kill housing. Reason · Apr 14
The Guardian view on Cambridge’s £190m gift: billionaires won’t fix universities’ problems Editorial: Philanthropy increases the gap dividing highly selective, elite higher education from the rest. Ministers need a plan for the sector overall The Guardian - UK · Apr 6
Channel 4 forced to apologise for swearing during boat race live coverage BBC Boat Race veteran Clare Balding and reality TV star Jamie Lang were both forced to issue on-air apologies Evening Standard · Apr 4
Cambridge win men’s Boat Race after Oxford end losing run in women’s event The wind created gruelling sea-like conditions on some sections of Thames. The Independent UK · Apr 4
Different strokes: Channel 4 steps up for debut as Boat Races get makeover Races have left the BBC as Oxford’s women, led by Olympic medallist Heidi Long, seek to end long wait for victory The Guardian - UK · Apr 3
Boat Race gets reality star revamp to attract new audiences Channel 4 hopes that adding reality stars to their coverage will boost the appeal of the Boat Race The Independent UK · Apr 2
Where was Project Hail Mary filmed? The UK destinations Cameras captured a working observatory site in Cambridge The Independent UK · Apr 1
True or False? Did Woman Who Called ICE To Arrest Immigrant Workers Working On Her Home Face Felony Charges? Here's The Truth A Cambridge homeowner is at the centre of controversy after viral videos suggest she called ICE on Guatemalan workers to avoid paying a roofing bill. ICE denies the claim International Business Times UK · Mar 31
Spice up your grilled leg of lamb with a baharat marinade recipe from Formaggio Kitchen Jessica Battilana of Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has an easy grilled leg of lamb that gets big flavor from a Turkish spice mix called baharat The Independent UK · Mar 30
New Cambridge human brain-inspired chip could slash AI energy use — new type of memristor has roughly a million times lower switching current than conventional devices Cambridge researchers have published a paper describing a new type of hafnium oxide memristor that operates at switching currents roughly a million times lower than conventional oxide-based devices. Tom’s Hardware · Mar 29
Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered University’s botanic garden will use study materials created by John Stevens Henslow, the naturalist’s mentor, 200 years ago The Guardian - UK · Mar 28
International Business Times UK · Mar 27 Maryland Woman Allegedly Targeted Roofing Crew Using Undocumented Labour, Then Called ICE After Job A Cambridge homeowner is accused of hiring six Guatemalan roofers and then calling ICE to avoid paying them. The incident was livestreamed, sparking widespread outrage.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 26 Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime review – shipwrecked Ophelia points the path to freedom This illuminating exhibition traces the British Guyanese artist’s faltering first steps of painting with a social conscience to his escape from London to New York and abstraction
The Guardian - UK · Mar 26 Pepys ‘curated’ letters to conceal being offered enslaved boy as bribe – research Cambridge University historian uncovers letter to diarist who was a naval official in 1670s
Evening Standard · Mar 24 This affordable new Cambridge hotel is the perfect weekend escape The Hobson Cambridge offers apartment-style living with hotel polish
Fortune · Mar 24 Exclusive: Cambridge Mobile Telematics secures $350 million from TPG, Allianz to make driving safer The investment highlights how insurers are using real-time driving data and AI to price risk, prevent accidents, and improve road safety at scale.
The Independent UK · Mar 21 I’m a wheelchair user and these are the best accessible hotels in the UK From an award-winning retreat in North Yorkshire to a secluded stay with views of the Snowdonia National Park, our expert picks her favourite accessible hotel rooms
The Independent UK · Mar 17 New NHS organ preservation techniques could lead to hundreds more transplants in England Should the pilot prove successful, it would pave the way for the world's first national network dedicated to reconditioning organs
The Times of India · Mar 14 Should older people be 2nd-class voters? Why do young people everywhere seem disenchanted with govt? A 2021 OECD survey shows only 37% in 18-29 age group trust govt, as against 46% in 50+ cohort. In S Korea, the gap widens to 17 percentage points. In Ireland, it’s 38 points. Zoom out of this rich nations’ club,…
Evening Standard · Mar 11 BBC loses Boat Race broadcast rights after nearly a century Channel 4 wins the television rights while Times Radio will also carry coverage, as the BBC steps away from the historic Oxford-Cambridge race
Evening Standard · Mar 5 Review finds evidence of ‘fatal physical harm’ caused to boy who had surgery Nine-year-old Jack Moate was operated on by Kuldeep Stohr at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge in 2015.
The Conversation · Feb 26 What makes a city beautiful? Here’s what ratings of thousands of urban landscapes reveal Some buildings leave such an impression when you visit them that they can be forever summoned to the mind’s eye. For us, these include the soaring dome of St Paul’s cathedral in London, the Georgian grandeur of Royal Crescent in Bath, and the ascending towers and pinnacles of King’s College…