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Everest mountaineer’s letters digitised for the first time

22 Apr 2024

Letters written by the famous mountaineer George Mallory have been made available to a global audience for the first time, in the centenary year of...

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Steven Barrett

Steven Barrett appointed Regius Professor of Engineering

17 Apr 2024

An expert on the environmental impacts of aviation, Barrett joins the University of Cambridge from MIT.

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Rhododendron brookianum type specimen from the University of Cambridge Herbarium

Collections-based research and innovation receives vital investment from Research England

09 Apr 2024

Research England has supported nine of the University’s museums and collections with £3m a year of Higher Education Museums, Galleries and...

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Sir Ka-shing Li at the opening of the MRC Cancer Centre in the Hutchinson Building

UK's only research institute dedicated to understanding early cancer receives £11 million donation

02 Apr 2024

The University of Cambridge’s Early Cancer Institute – the UK's only research facility dedicated to understanding early cancer – has received a...

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The victorious Cambridge Men and Women’s Blue Boat crews

Cambridge do the double in 2024 Boat Race

30 Mar 2024

Cambridge have done the double in the Boat Race, winning both the Men’s and Women’s races in a thrilling day of action on the Thames.

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Unveiling Darwin's treasures: specimens from historic voyage make television debut

21 Mar 2024

200-year-old plant specimens from the Voyage of the Beagle, held in the University's herbarium archives, make their television debut.

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Cambridge University backs Standing Tall art trail to support care leavers

21 Mar 2024

Proceeds from the city-wide trail of 31 large giraffe sculptures will support Break, a charity working with young people in and around care in the...

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Cambridge releases new videos marking University Mental Health Day

14 Mar 2024

Featuring voices from all 31 Cambridge Colleges, our new set of videos encourage students to reach out for help when things get tough.

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Left to right: Manish Chhowalla, Nic Lane, Erwin Reisner

Three Cambridge researchers awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies

14 Mar 2024

Three Cambridge researchers – Professors Manish Chhowalla, Nic Lane and Erwin Reisner – have each been awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Chair...

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The Cambridge and Oxford crews for The Boat Race 2024

Crews announced for The Boat Race 2024

14 Mar 2024

The Cambridge and Oxford crews for The Boat Race 2024 have been officially unveiled at a crew announcement held at the iconic Battersea Power Station.

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Major investment in doctoral training announced

12 Mar 2024

Sixty-five Centres for Doctoral Training – which will train more than 4000 doctoral students across the UK – have been announced by Science...

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Rare photos reveal 150 years of Varsity football

05 Mar 2024

Rare photos from the Cambridge archives revealed for the first time, celebrating 150 years of Varsity football.

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