Cambridge flying high on electricity
09 May 2025High-flying Cambridge University researchers jumped at the opportunity to be on board the first electric flights out of Cambridge City airport this week.
New era of UK physics research begins with opening of Cambridge’s Ray Dolby Centre
09 May 2025The Ray Dolby Centre, the state-of-the-art new home of Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory and a major asset for the University, the city and the country, was officially opened today (9 May), at a ceremony in Cambridge.
Cambridge's new Ray Dolby Centre gives scientists space to think outside the box
09 May 2025A closer look at how the new home of the Cavendish Laboratory will inspire future scientific breakthroughs at Cambridge.
Removing ovaries and fallopian tubes linked to lower risk of early death among certain breast cancer patients
07 May 2025Women diagnosed with breast cancer who carry particular BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic variants are offered surgery to remove the ovaries and fallopian tubes as this dramatically reduces their risk of ovarian cancer. Now, Cambridge researchers have shown that this procedure – known as bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) – is associated with a substantial reduction in the risk of early death among these women, without any serious side-effects.
Significant gaps in NHS care for patients who are deaf or have hearing loss, study finds
07 May 2025A majority of individuals who are deaf or have hearing loss face significant communication barriers when accessing care through the National Health Service (NHS), with nearly two-thirds of patients missing half or more of vital information shared during appointments.
Pondering artistic beauty encourages ‘big picture’ thinking
07 May 2025Psychological experiment suggests actively considering the beauty of art increases abstract thinking and “transformative” emotion – helping us escape the “mental trappings” of day-to-day living.
To save nature, AI needs our help
07 May 2025Researchers at Cambridge are leading conversations to make sure we embrace AI with eyes wide open.
Eighty years since Victory in Europe Day
07 May 2025The University of Cambridge celebrates and remembers.
Adolescents with mental health conditions use social media differently than their peers, study suggests
05 May 2025One of the first studies in this area to use clinical-level diagnoses reveals a range of differences between young people with and without mental health conditions when it comes to social media – from changes in mood to time spent on sites.
Gates Cambridge: class of 2025
30 April 202595 future leaders have been selected as Gates Cambridge Scholars in the scholarship's 25th anniversary year.
