How switching to heat pumps could exacerbate fuel poverty in the UK
22 July 2022
Using The World Avatar Project, CEB and Cambridge CARES researchers have linked disparate information describing energy consumption, the gas transmission infrastructure and climate observations, to analyse the potential impact of switching to heat pumps in the UK.
PhD student outreach venture increasing access of underrepresented minorities to research
7 July 2022
PhD student Mohammed Alawami was recently awarded a grant from University Diversity Fund for his work with hos own STEM outreach venture ReachSci improving access of underrepresented minorities to postgraduate research through the delivery of a hands-on research project.
Alzheimer’s disease causes cells to overheat and ‘fry like eggs’
1 June 2022
Researchers have shown that aggregation of amyloid-beta, one of two key proteins implicated in Alzheimer’s disease, causes cells to overheat and ‘fry like eggs.’
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