Work

Europe's best universities: Where are they in the world rankings?

There are 36 European institutions in the Times Higher Education Global Top 100 university rankings. It's less than a few years ago.

29 December 2022

Work

These European universities are the top-ranked in the world

The rankings also show Chinese universities closing in on the United States’ global dominance of higher education.

13 October 2022

United Kingdom

Cambridge University admits it profited from historical slavery

Several British institutions have been re-evaluating the central role that slavery had in enriching Britain and how they benefited from its injustices.

23 September 2022

Earth News

Cambridge University set to rename BP Institute - but is it enough?

Campaigners have welcomed the plan, but say universities must reject fossil fuel funding altogether to stop greenwashing firms.

25 July 2022

Nature

Giant millipedes ‘as big as cars’ once roamed the UK, experts find

The arthropods, known for having two pairs of jointed legs on their body, were found near Newcastle.

10 January 2022

Climate

Which universities rank the best and worst on climate action?

Top UK universities are ‘failing spectacularly’ on climate action - according to the students who have ranked their colleges.

24 November 2021

Earth News

How Da Vinci's education could be the key to tackling climate change

Could Leonardo Da Vinci be the answer to tackling climate change? Researchers at the University of Cambridge think so.

11 May 2021

United Kingdom

Charles Darwin's notebooks reported stolen from Cambridge library

The notebooks, estimated to be worth millions of pounds, include the 19th-century scientist’s famous "Tree of Life" sketch. They haven’t been seen since 2000.

24 November 2020

United Kingdom

Could a fourth Brexit extension could follow a General Election?

A European law expert from Cambridge University says a fourth Brexit extension could follow a UK election. Professor Kenneth Armstrong's comments to Euronews' Good Morning Europe came as an anticipated third extension to the process for the UK was being discussed by the European Union.

28 October 2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Queen insists she is 'more than capable' of planting tree

The UK's Queen Elizabeth II was offered help with the task, which she refused, saying: "No, no. I'm more than capable."

10 July 2019

United Kingdom

Lost pup survives a year in the wild 'eating rabbits'

Rio, a pup got who lost near Cambridge, UK, probably survived on rabbits for more than a year, said rescuers.

11 May 2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Orbán's actions not a proxy for Brexit debate | View

It is frankly shameful that the Conservatives were the only ruling party in Western Europe that voted to support Orbán and at a time when my nation needs friends more than ever before, this is hardly a successful strategy to make friends and influence people.

28 September 2018

United Kingdom

Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO in data row

Cambridge Analytica has suspended its CEO, Alexander Nix, in the evolving row over the improper use of the personal information of over 50 million Facebook users.

21 March 2018

USA

Facebook shares tumble in Cambridge Analytica data breach

Facebook shares lost tens of billions of dollars in the row over the compromise of over 50 million of its accounts. Cambridge Analytica has also come under pressure over its use of a playbook of dirty political tricks.

20 March 2018

World News

Did Cambridge Analytica help elect Donald Trump?

Whistleblower Christopher Wylie speaks to NBC and journalist Carole Cadwalladr to MSNBC over revelations data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica allegedly harvested tens of millions of Facebook users’ personal information without their permission.

19 March 2018

United Kingdom

Can ewe believe it? Sheep ‘can recognise human faces’

Researchers claim they trained the animals to ‘identify’ the faces of celebrities.

8 November 2017

World News

Oxford, Cambridge top world university rankings

Oxford held on to first place for the second year in a row in the latest Times Higher Education ranking, while Cambridge rose from fourth to second.

6 September 2017

United Kingdom

Cambridge University set to have a Lego professor

Funded by the Lego Foundation, the professorship is tasked with testing and proving the links between play, creativity and learning

23 January 2017

United Kingdom

Top UK university seeks Professor of Lego

Cambridge University is advertising the ideal job for people who like to play around at work. Applications from those working in the field of play and playfulness are particularly welcome.

18 January 2017