Ashley Moffett

Seven outstanding Cambridge researchers have this year been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.

Academics and staff at both the University of Cambridge and Colleges feature in the 2025 list, which recognises the achievements and service of people...

Scientists have grown ‘mini-placentas’ in the lab and used them to shed light on how the placenta develops and interacts with the inner lining of the...

Researchers have mapped the complete trajectory of placental development, helping shed new light on why pregnancy disorders happen.

The 2019 Cambridge Science Festival is set to host more than 350 events as it explores a range of issues that affect today’s world, from challenges...

Researchers say that new ‘mini-placentas’ – a cellular model of the early stages of the placenta – could provide a window into early pregnancy and...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have succeeded in growing miniature functional models of the lining of the womb (uterus) in culture. These...

A complication of pregnancy that causes the mother’s blood pressure to rise – often fatally – is more common in women of African descent than any...