Cambridge celebrates positive contributions to research culture
07 October 2024Colleagues from across the University were recognised for their contributions to research culture at the inaugural Research Culture Celebration event on 30 September.
Back to BRCA: the discovery of a breast cancer risk gene
07 October 2024In 1994, a landmark paper identified a gene – BRCA1 – that significantly increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancers when faulty. Thirty years on, we look at the major impact it has had on how we understand and treat cancer – and why there is still much to learn.
A man with a big idea
05 October 2024With up to one million species facing extinction, Professor William Sutherland is using what he knows to help stop biodiversity loss. Because nature can’t wait.
Mental Health Overhaul: probing the processes behind the symptoms
04 October 2024A new Cambridge network is turning to basic science in a bid to advance our understanding and treatment of mental health disorders
Triple partnership between Cambridge, Oxford and Brussels reaffirmed
03 October 2024The Vice-Chancellors of Cambridge and Oxford universities reaffirmed a triple partnership with Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) that has supported world-class research through cross-border collaborations for more than half a century.
Early foster care gave poor women power, 17th-century records reveal
03 October 2024A rare collection of 300-year-old petitions gives voice to the forgotten women who cared for England’s most vulnerable children while battling their local authorities.
First map of every neuron in an adult fly brain complete
02 October 2024The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 million connections between them has been produced for a fruit fly.
Celebrating remarkable talent as part of Black History Month
02 October 2024Black History Month in Cambridge brings an opportunity to take part in topical discussions, appreciate art and hear from a range of engaging speakers.
Student support and Cambridge’s role as a ‘national asset’ highlighted in Vice-Chancellor’s annual address
01 October 2024Professor Deborah Prentice marked the start of the academic year by delivering the Vice-Chancellor’s annual address to the University.
Solidarity drives online virality in a nation under attack, study of Ukrainian social media reveals
01 October 2024While divisive social media posts get more traction in countries such as the US, a new study shows that celebrating national unity is the way to go viral in Ukraine.
