Afghan journalist and TIME magazine woman of the year joins Cambridge college
11 December 2024Zahra Joya, an Afghan journalist and one of TIME magazine's Women of the Year 2022, has been appointed By-Fellow at Hughes Hall.
Cambridge to trial cutting-edge semiconductor technologies for wider use in major European project
10 December 2024The University of Cambridge is one of two UK participants named as part of the PIXEurope consortium, a collaboration between research organisations from across Europe which will develop and manufacture prototypes of their products based on photonic chips.
Wrong trees in the wrong place can make cities hotter at night, study reveals
10 December 2024While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at night. The study aims to help urban planners choose the best combinations of trees and planting locations to combat urban heat stress.
Pacific curators restore Indigenous voices to colonial-era collections
08 December 2024'Fault Lines', a new exhibition at MAA, offers an intimate exploration of Pacific cultures guided by Indigenous curators and contemporary artists from Hawai‘i, the Torres Strait, Bougainville and the Salish Sea
Professor Duncan Richards appointed as Head of Department of Medicine
06 December 2024Professor Duncan Richards has today been announced as the new Head of the Department of Medicine at the University of Cambridge.
Imaging technique allows rapid assessment of ovarian cancer subtypes and their response to treatment
06 December 2024An MRI-based imaging technique developed at the University of Cambridge predicts the response of ovarian cancer tumours to treatment, and rapidly reveals how well treatment is working, in patient-derived cell models.
Cambridge researchers develop urine test for early detection of lung cancer
06 December 2024Cambridge scientists have developed a urine test for early detection of lung cancer. The test, the first of its kind, detects ‘zombie’ cells that could indicate the first signs of the disease.
Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore visits Cambridge overseas research centre
05 December 2024Mr Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore and Chairman of the National Research Foundation (NRF) paid a visit to the University of Cambridge’s overseas research centre in Singapore and viewed its technical capabilities for decarbonisation research.
War in Lebanon has turned a decade of education crisis into a catastrophe - report
05 December 2024Israel-Hezbollah conflict has deepened an education crisis in which children have lost up to 60% of schooling in 6 years, study shows.
A third of people from Chicago carry concealed handguns in public before they reach middle age
05 December 2024Major 25-year study reveals a ‘dual pathway’ for when people start carrying.
