Multi-million pound initiative from Microsoft to support AI research at Cambridge
31 October 2018The University of Cambridge is joining with Microsoft to help tackle the problem of ‘brain drain’ in AI and machine learning research.
Studies raise questions over how epigenetic information is inherited
30 October 2018Evidence has been building in recent years that our diet, our habits or traumatic experiences can have consequences for the health of our children –...
Cambridge partners in new €1 billion European Quantum Flagship
29 October 2018The University of Cambridge is a partner in the €1 billion Quantum Flagship, an EU-funded initiative to develop quantum technologies across Europe.
3D ‘organ on a chip’ could accelerate search for new disease treatments
26 October 2018Researchers have developed a three-dimensional ‘organ on a chip’ which enables real-time continuous monitoring of cells, and could be used to develop new treatments for...
Brexit: the three transition options open to the UK
25 October 2018Will the UK agree to an extended transition period, keeping it bound by EU rules for longer after exiting the EU? Here, Professor Kenneth Armstrong...
A healthy lifestyle cuts stroke risk, irrespective of genetic risk
25 October 2018People at high genetic risk of stroke can still reduce their chance of having a stroke by sticking to a healthy lifestyle, in particular stopping...
Brain training app helps reduce OCD symptoms, study finds
23 October 2018A ‘brain training’ app developed at the University of Cambridge could help people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) manage their symptoms, which may...
Study unearths Britain’s first speech therapists
22 October 2018On International Stammering Awareness Day (22 October), a new study reveals that Britain’s first speech therapists emerged at least a century earlier than previously thought.
History shows abuse of children in custody will remain an ‘inherent risk’ – report
18 October 2018New research conducted for the current independent inquiry suggests that – despite recent policy improvements – cultures of child abuse are liable to emerge while...
Targeting hard-to-treat cancers
17 October 2018Cambridge leads a £10 million interdisciplinary collaboration to target the most challenging of cancers.