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The Department of Earth Sciences is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a series of new PhD studentships, starting from October 2025. The new Cambridge Research Experience and Advanced Training for Environmental Scientists ( CREATES ) Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA) unites the University of Cambridge and the British...

Researchers have used the chemical fingerprints of zinc contained in meteorites to determine the origin of volatile elements on Earth. The results suggest that without ‘unmelted’ asteroids, there may not have been enough of these compounds on Earth for life to emerge. Volatiles are elements or compounds that change into...

Researchers have discovered that seabirds, including penguins and albatrosses, have highly-sensitive regions in their beaks that could be used to help them find food. This is the first time this ability has been identified in seabirds. An international team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, studied over...

Earlier this year, Cambridge’s Postdoc Academy asked women postdocs to submit short stories describing their scientific inspiration and what it means to them to be a woman in STEMM. The project is aimed at encouraging more young girls to study science. Participants submitted stories, aimed at 10-12 years old girls, about...