New Five-story Lab and Office Building to Rise at Cambridge Biomedical Campus
A new five-storey laboratory and office building will rise at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus after plans for its construction were approved by councillors.
Cambridge University launches new Design Tripos course aimed at tackling climate change
Image credit: University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge has launched a new undergraduate course, its first new degree for years, which is aimed at tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges, including achieving carbon net zero.
The ‘Design Tripos’, launched by the Department of Architecture, will bring together architecture, engineering and materials science in a single Master of Design (MDes) degree.
The four-year course will involve studio work along with taught courses in the humanities, social and natural sciences and maths.
Michael Ramage, director of Cambridge’s Centre for Natural Material Innovation and deputy head of the University’s Department of Architecture, said of the new course: “It’s pioneering – we’re merging the arts and sciences under the umbrella of creativity and design, and constructing the course to be as open and interesting as possible.”
He continued: “Pressing challenges – such as achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and reaching sustainable development for all – are likely to be addressed directly as design challenges, rather than as separate mathematical or engineering challenges.”
It is hoped the course, which will begin in October 2024, will grow the Department of Architecture’s annual student intake to 90. This follows a sustained oversubscription to the existing B.A. in Architecture, which has a historic acceptance rate of around 10%.
Furthermore, the new course intends to address the gender disparity in the design fields and bolster efforts to widen participation. As a case in point, over the past three years, fewer than 40% of applications to engineering and physical sciences at Cambridge have been from female students.
Professor Graham Virgo, senior pro-vice-chancellor for Education, said: “The course is aimed at students who are thinking about global problems and want to learn how they can do something to help.
“We also know that employers are increasingly looking for multidisciplinary knowledge and team-working skills, and so the Design Tripos also anticipates the hybrid jobs of the future.”
Mosquito Antenna-inspired Tech Detects Biting Females of the Species
According to the World Mosquito Program, nearly 700 million people contract mosquito-borne illnesses each year, causing more than one million deaths.
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Pause Your Job Search Over the Festive Period
The holidays are almost upon us and you might be thinking that it’s time to wind down your job hunting activities until at least the New Year. But why!?
New Cambridge Centre to Connect AI, Medicine and Life Sciences Sector
The University of Cambridge has announced a five-year agreement with AstraZeneca and GSK to fund a new centre at the university, which aims to use AI to make medical discoveries, accelerate the development of precision medicine and develop new treatments.
Cambridge Wireless and Huawei to Build Cambridge’s First Private 5g Testbed
Cambridge’s first 5G mobile private network will be constructed at the city’s Science Park, as part of a testbed due to go live in January 2021.
Cambridge Tech Salaries among Highest in UK
Demand for IT workers in Cambridge is high and that has caused tech salaries in the region to rise to become some of the highest in the whole of the UK. That’s one of the key findings to be revealed in Office for National Statistics (ONS) data compiled by job search engine Adzuna and entrepreneur network Tech Nation.
New Crop Science Centre Opens in Cambridge to Sustainably Improve Farmers Yields Worldwide
A new crop science centre, which hopes to sustainably improve farmers’ yields worldwide by translating research, has been opened in Cambridge.
Nasa and Nokia to Build 4g Network on the Moon
With the telecommunications industry on Earth as competitive as ever, Nokia has announced that it is branching out into a new market, one that still doesn’t boast a single mobile phone tower: the Moon.
Cambridge Researchers Create VR Software That Allows Scientists to ‘Walk’ Inside Cells
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have collaborated with 3D image analysis software company Lume VR Ltd to create Virtual Reality (VR) software that allows scientists to ‘walk’ inside cells.
Amazon Continues to Invest in Cambridge by Creating a New Team Focussed on Amazon Scout
Amazon is creating a new team at its Cambridge Development Centre to work on research and development of the company’s autonomous electric delivery robots.
Cambridge Entrepreneur One of Four Winners in Women4climate Tech Challenge 2020
A female entrepreneur from Cambridge is one of four winners of the second Women4Climate Tech Challenge 2020.
Over 75% of Space Junk from Unknown Origins
The human race’s continual quest to advance technologically knows no bounds. But the sad reality is that it often comes at the cost of natural environments. Important habitats destroyed, oceans full of plastic waste, the list goes on…