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Cambridge researchers named Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences

29 Jan 2026

Seven Cambridge researchers have been appointed Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences. The inaugural cohort of 100 Fellows brings...

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Carrie in Greenland.

Cambridge geochemist keeps eye out for polar bears while rehearsing steps for dance world championships

11 Dec 2025

Dr Carrie Soderman – who is investigating rare earth elements – says she took any opportunity she could to stay on top of her routine during downtime...

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Sera Markoff appointed 17th Plumian Professor of Astronomy at University of Cambridge

10 Dec 2025

Black hole expert is latest in line of distinguished astronomers to hold professorship – including Sir Arthur Eddington, Sir Fred Hoyle, and Lord...

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Miles Cranmer

Cambridge researcher awarded Schmidt Sciences fellowship to ensure AI benefits society

05 Nov 2025

Cambridge researcher Dr Miles Cranmer is one of 28 researchers worldwide to receive an AI2050 fellowship from Schmidt Sciences, awarded to...

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John Clarke as a PhD student, and illustration of John Clarke

Cambridge alumnus awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics

07 Oct 2025

University of Cambridge alumnus Professor John Clarke has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Michel H Devoret and John M...

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Cecilia Mascolo and Swami Swaminathan

Cambridge researchers named Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering

25 Sep 2025

Two Cambridge researchers have been named Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of their exceptional contributions to their...

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Asteroid named after first woman at Cambridge paid to observe the heavens

30 Jun 2025

Annie Walker's true role in observing hundreds of stars has been uncovered more than a century later.

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Cambridge researchers named as 2025 Academy of Medical Sciences Fellows

22 May 2025

Four Cambridge biomedical and health researchers are among those announced today as newly-elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

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Into the underworld: the mountains beneath our feet

14 Jan 2025

Sanne Cottaar is Professor of Global Seismology in Earth Sciences. She wants to understand Earth’s inner structure: how it shaped the surface and...

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Making an impact: Gates Cambridge turns 25

06 Jan 2025

What unites a wildlife cameraman, a quantum physicist and the co-founder of a solar energy business? For Gates Cambridge Scholars, it's the desire to...

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Dr Nicola Patron in her lab

The lab making food healthier and medicine cheaper

16 Dec 2024

Dr Nicola Patron is cultivating a new kind of biotechnology, where we can read nature’s blueprints and direct its energy to more potent ends.

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Professor Duncan Richards appointed as Head of Department of Medicine

06 Dec 2024

Professor Duncan Richards has today been announced as the new Head of the Department of Medicine at the University of Cambridge.

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