The chemist who saved a restaurant and launched a vision for Africa
13 January 2022David Izuogu’s ambition is to establish a research institute in his home country of Nigeria. But he isn’t waiting until he realises his goal to...
The student helping to demystify Cambridge
06 December 2021Tami Briggs didn’t want to apply to Cambridge but getting the right information made her change her mind. She became a volunteer for InsideUni, the...
The microbiologist tackling humanity’s next biggest killer
17 November 2021Since childhood Stephen Baker says he had a grim fascination with poo. He caught the bug for microbiology and spent 12 years in Vietnam researching...
Cambridge researchers elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
22 September 2021Four researchers from the University of Cambridge are among the leading figures in engineering and technology elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
The neurobiologist who grew ‘mini-brain’ tissues in a dish
20 September 2021When Madeline Lancaster’s attempt to grow neural stem cells ‘failed’ she had no idea that the floating balls of cells she saw in her petri...
The energy researcher who wants to build better to consume less
15 September 2021Against a global backdrop of rising energy demands and finite resources, Rihab Khalid set out to understand how buildings can become more energy efficient. As...
Four Cambridge researchers recognised in the 2022 Breakthrough Prizes
09 September 2021Four University of Cambridge researchers – Professors Shankar Balasubramanian, David Klenerman, Suchitra Sebastian and Jack Thorne – have been recognised by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation...
The virologist helping us to stay one step ahead of infectious diseases
10 August 2021An established virologist specialising in the field of HIV drug-resistance, Ravi Gupta pivoted his expertise to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last 18 months...
Cambridge researcher named as Turing AI World-Leading Researcher Fellow
30 July 2021Five internationally-recognised researchers, including Cambridge’s Professor Zoubin Ghahramani, have been appointed as the first Turing AI World-Leading Researcher Fellows to conduct work on artificial intelligence’s...
Cambridge researcher named one of Top 50 Women in Engineering
23 June 2021Dr Sohini Kar-Narayan from Cambridge’s Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy has been named one of the top 50 Women in Engineering 2021 by the...
