Climate crisis
image of cells and electrons during photosynthesis Wednesday, March 22, 2023 An in-depth study of photosynthesis could lead to new ways of generating clean fuel and renewable energy. Dr Jenny Zhang from this department has coordinated an international team of physicists, chemists and biologists to study the earliest stages of photosynthesis in live cells at…
Candidates for the SU elections have released their manifestos which focus on the cost of living crisis, strikes, mental health and the climate crisis
Huntingdonshire District Council has formally recognised the climate crisis and ecological emergency as it adopted its plan to hit net zero emissions by 2040. One councillor said it was ‘time to take action before it is too late’
In a discussion of a proposal to stop the University from accepting fossil fuel funding, academics disagreed over the effect it would have on academic freedoms and the impact it would have on the climate crisis
An artificial leaf floats on the River Cam near King’s College Chapel, courtesy UofCambridge Monday, August 15, 2022 Researchers here have developed floating ‘artificial leaves’ that generate clean fuels from sunlight and water, and could eventually operate on a large scale at sea. The team designed ultra-thin, flexible devices, which take their inspiration from photosynthesis…
Cambridge MP, Daniel Zeichner, has hit out at the lack of measures to help with the Cost of Living crisis and climate crisis
The tough manifesto challenges the “stunning betrayal of the University’s responsibility” in the climate crisis