‘Inside-out’ galaxy growth observed in the early universe
11 October 2024Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe the ‘inside-out’ growth of a galaxy in the early universe, only 700 million...
Cambridge joins forces with ARIA to fast-track radical new technologies to revolutionise brain health
09 October 2024A team from across the Cambridge life sciences, technology and business worlds has announced a multi-million-pound, three-year collaboration with the Advanced Research and Invention Agency...
University of Cambridge alumni awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
09 October 2024Two University alumni, Sir Demis Hassabis and Dr John Jumper, have been jointly awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing an AI model...
University of Cambridge alumnus awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics
08 October 2024Geoffrey Hinton, an alumnus of the University of Cambridge, was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with John Hopfield of Princeton University.
Ultra-powered MRI scans show damage to brain’s ‘control centre’ is behind long-lasting Covid-19 symptoms
08 October 2024Damage to the brainstem – the brain’s ‘control centre’ – is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests.
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.
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
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.
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...