Childhood cancer expert Professor Sam Behjati has been announced as the new Head of the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Cambridge Children’s Research Institute at the planned new Cambridge Children’s Hospital.
A new book by a Cambridge engineer and an Oxford theologian argues that our faith in technology to solve the climate crisis is distracting us from the uncomfortable truth: that saving the planet is neither a task for future technologies nor for world leaders alone. It is something all of us — especially those with comfortable lives — can and must do, now.
One in three babies admitted to neonatal intensive care unit will fail their school readiness assessment at age five, with consequences lasting into adulthood. A new project aims to give them a helping hand to fulfil their potential.
The only surviving original version of one of late medieval England’s most popular works, Richard Rolle’s Emending of Life, has been identified in Shrewsbury School. The 14th-century manuscript features unique elements, shedding new light on the work of a writer far more widely circulated than Geoffrey Chaucer.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Deborah Prentice, has been to the North East of England to visit schools in Tyneside as part of a mission to connect with areas of the UK where there are perceived or actual barriers to progression into universities like Cambridge and Oxford. During her trip she learned about the experiences of students from Year 10 through to Year 13 in terms of their engagement with the University and the Colleges.
A new biography of Æthelstan marks 1,100 years since his coronation in 925AD, reasserts his right to be called the first king of England and highlights his many overlooked achievements. The book’s author, Professor David Woodman, is campaigning for greater recognition of Æthelstan’s creation of England in 927AD.
From rarely seen College archives to open gardens co-curated by some of the homelessness community in the city, Open Cambridge 2025 starts next week with a unique mix of drop-in events for everyone – and everything is free!
Congratulations to the students who've secured the grades they need to get in to Cambridge.
Twelve academics from the University of Cambridge have been made Fellows of the prestigious British Academy for the humanities and social science
Eleven senior researchers at the University of Cambridge have been awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council – the highest number of grants awarded to any institution in this latest funding round.
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