News
May 2026
Tiny insect brain discovery offers a blueprint for faster and more efficient AI and robots
Faculty of Science and Engineering
5 May 2026The secret behind insects' lightning fast reactions could offer a blueprint for more energy efficient robots and self-driving cars, according to a new study challenging our understanding of how brains process information. The secret behind insects' lightning fast reactions could offer a blueprint for more energy efficient robots and self-driving ... [more]
Marcus Pearce delivers keynote address at two conferences
Centre for Human-Centred Computing
4 May 2026Marcus Pearce has delivered two keynote addresses at the Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research (SEMPRE) 2026 conference at the University of Cambridge and at the International Conference on Music and Sleep at Aarhus University, Denmark. These presentations follow the publication of his book Learning to listen, listening to learn ... [more]
February 2026
New journal Advances in Pollinator Research launched by Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability member Rachel Parkinson
Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability
19 February 2026Pollinators comprise a taxonomically diverse group – including insects, mammals, birds, and more rarely, amphibians, reptiles, and even gastropods – that support wild plant communities and underpin global food production systems. Today, a new journal has been lauched dedicated to the study of this essential ecosystem compoment: Advances in Pollinator Research. CBS ... [more]
Why ADHD is often diagnosed later in women: A conversation with Dr Jessica Agnew-Blais
Centre for Brain and Behaviour
11 February 2026Emily Bates was diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at the age of 34. In a recent Nature Outlook programme, Ms Bates reflects on how her symptoms were easy to miss earlier in life - from appearing like a "model student" at school to coping by leaving work until the very ... [more]
Grant on Identification of Sensory-Motor Patterns of Autism
Centre for Human-Centred Computing
1 February 2026Ekaterina Ivanova and Rachael Bedford have been awarded a grant from the QMUL CIRCLE Fund to run a pilot study to identify the Sensory-Motor Patterns of Autism. It runs until the end of 2026, and is worth £7,873.16 The main objective of the project is to investigate differences in interaction motion patterns ... [more]