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stem cells under a microscope

Cambridge and GSK announce new partnership to advance our understanding of the role of cells and tissues in disease, paving the way for new medical breakthroughs

19 Dec 2025

The collaboration will use state-of-the-art genomics approaches in combination with machine learning methods to advance our scientific understanding...

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Signing ceremony in Beijing

University announces new partnership with AstraZeneca and Beijing municipal parties to accelerate innovations in healthcare

17 Dec 2025

The University of Cambridge, AstraZeneca and Beijing municipal parties (the Beijing Science and Technology Commission and the Beijing Economic and...

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Sam Stranks in the lab

From solar power to patient care

21 Nov 2025

Professor Sam Stranks has founded two companies and an education charity to address pressing climate and health challenges and to support...

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Two scientists in a Cambridge lab

Cambridge and AstraZeneca: a decade of partnership and impact

17 Jul 2025

Highlighting the last 10 years of partnership through scientific collaboration, nurturing talent and strengthening our ecosystem

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Children’s hospital ward

Play 'humanises' paediatric care and should be key feature of a child-friendly NHS – report

31 Mar 2025

The Cambridge report argues that play should be a recognised component of children’s healthcare in the Government’s forthcoming 10-year plan for the...

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The art of partnerships

12 Feb 2025

Tammy Dougan on why it's so important that universities work with industry to get fundamental science out of the lab and into the real world.

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Illustration of human brain

Cambridge joins forces with ARIA to fast-track radical new technologies to revolutionise brain health

09 Oct 2024

A team from across the Cambridge life sciences, technology and business worlds has announced a multi-million-pound, three-year collaboration with the...

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L-R: Professor John Morton (UCL), Professor Rachel McKendry (UCL), Professor Mete Atatüre (Cambridge), Professor Eleni Nastouli (UCL)

Five hubs launched to ensure UK benefits from quantum future

26 Jul 2024

A major new research hub led by the University of Cambridge and UCL aims to harness quantum technology to improve early diagnosis and treatment of...

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Maxwell Centre, University of Cambridge

Cambridge and SAS launch partnership in AI and advanced analytics to accelerate innovation in the healthcare sector

23 Jul 2024

The Maxwell Centre at the University of Cambridge and SAS , leaders in data and AI, are launching a partnership aimed at accelerating healthcare...

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How do we protect doctors, media and NGOs in war? - a time to discuss

18 Mar 2024

Dr Saleyha Ahsan explores why journalists and medics are now increasingly seen as targets in warzones and what can potentially be done to support...

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Doctor consulting with patient

Clinicians rank patient views as least important in diagnosis, study finds

18 Dec 2023

Experts today call for more value to be given to patients’ ‘lived experiences’ as a study of over 1,000 patients and clinicians found multiple...

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Pills and a capsule on pastel pink colored background. 3D rendered image.

How new model boosts supply and lowers prices for generic drugs

21 Sep 2023

First empirical evidence for Civica Rx, a health care utility, finds increased supply security and reduced costs for health systems, says study in...

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