Cambridge academics and Fellows recognised in New Year Honours 2026
29 December 2025Members of the collegiate University honoured for their outstanding contributions to society in science, education, medicine, the environment, and the arts.
Members of the collegiate University honoured for their outstanding contributions to society in science, education, medicine, the environment, and the arts.
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
A medieval literary puzzle which has stumped scholars including MR James for 130 years has finally been solved. Cambridge scholars now believe the Song of Wade, a long-lost treasure of English culture, was a chivalric romance not a monster-filled epic. The discovery solves the most famous mystery in Chaucer's writings and provides rare evidence of a medieval preacher referencing pop culture in a sermon.
On 9 June, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) announced the launch of the Spärck AI Scholarships, a major new initiative to nurture the next generation of AI leaders, with Cambridge proud to join as a founding partner.
Meet 10 Cambridge spinouts, all hoping to harness the potential of AI for the good of the planet and its people.
Meet two of Cambridge's newest rugby stars, ready to take on Oxford in this year's Varsity showdown at Stone X Stadium on Saturday 8 March.
Dr Matthew Bothwell is an astrophysicist, science communicator and author, and the current Public Astronomer at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge. Part of Matt’s work is to deliver outreach to schools, run stargazing evenings, give public lectures, and write about all things astronomical. He is also a Bye-Fellow at Girton College, University of Cambridge.
The world’s botanic gardens must pull together to protect global plant biodiversity in the face of the extinction crisis, amid restrictions on wild-collecting, say researchers.
