A trial in which trainee teachers who were being taught to identify pupils with potential learning difficulties had their work ‘marked’ by artificial intelligence has found the approach significantly improved their reasoning.
Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge, has announced the appointment of Dr Christine Martin as Head of Seed Funds.
Two Cambridge Colleges have recently announced new appointments, with the Heads of House taking up their positions in October 2022. Dr Elisabeth Kendall will be Mistress of Girton and Sir Laurie Bristow (Trinity 1991) will be President of Hughes Hall.
The development of the new Cambridge Mathematics School, in partnership with the University of Cambridge, continues with the appointment of a founding headteacher.
Researchers have used a combination of automated text analysis and the ‘robot scientist’ Eve to semi-automate the process of reproducing research results. The problem of lack of reproducibility is one of the biggest crises facing modern science.
The Cambridge Festival, which began on 31st March and runs until the 10th of April, will host a series of high-profile talks focussing on the war in Ukraine.
During a visit to groundbreaking sustainability projects at the University of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales met with experts and practitioners from all sectors and disciplines working together to solve the world’s biggest problems.
