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Update from the Vice-Chancellor

25 September 2020

Update from the Vice-Chancellor about the public health campaign, living, working and studying in Cambridge, testing, returning to the workplace, and the 1st Oc...

Message for students from the Vice-Chancellor: Stay Safe Cambridge Uni information campaign

24 August 2020

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Coronavirus

Cambridge-developed SARS-CoV-2 vaccine receives £1.9million from UK government for clinical trial

A Cambridge-developed vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2 could begin clinical trials in the UK in late autumn or early next year, thanks to a £1.9million award from the UK government.

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Combining PCR and antibody tests at point of care dramatically increases COVID-19 detection in hospitalised patients

A Cambridge hospital has piloted the use of combined rapid point-of-care nucleic acid and antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection after researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that this approach was superior to virus detection alone for diagnosing COVID-19 disease.

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Sheffield's Women of Steel - COVID-19: We can beat this

Cambridge to lead national consortium examining immune response to SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus

The University of Cambridge and Royal Papworth Hospital have secured £1.5million of funding as part of the national effort by UK immunologists to understand immune responses to SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

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Podcasts

Covid to climate: Dissecting science news

This week's Naked Scientists podcast: space journalist Richard Hollingham and space scientist Katie Mack join Chris to probe the science behind the headlines, talk to other guests along the way, and answer questions from the audience.

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Cambridge University Library joins Google Arts and Culture

Cambridge University Library partners with Google Arts and Culture to share its world-class collections with the tech giant's global audience, becoming the first University of Cambridge institution to join the platform.

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Ageing heart cells offer clues to susceptibility of older people to severe COVID-19

Genes that play an important role in allowing SARS-CoV-2 to invade heart cells become more active with age, according to research published today in the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 

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