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Dr Frederick Sanger has died, age 95

20 Nov 2013

Dr Frederick Sanger, recognised by many as the “father of genomics”, died yesterday at the age of 95. The founding member of the MRC Laboratory of...

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Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for theory behind Higgs boson

08 Oct 2013

Today’s announcement celebrates the men who triggered the hunt for the Higgs particle, finally discovered last year with help from the ATLAS project...

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John Gurdon

Interview with Nobel Prize-winner Professor Sir John Gurdon

13 Oct 2012

In this video interview with John Gurdon, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday, he talks about the research that...

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John Gurdon

Professor Sir John Gurdon awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

08 Oct 2012

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has today been jointly awarded to Professor Sir John Gurdon, Emeritus Professor in Cell Biology currently...

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Max Born

Born identity revealed in newly-opened archive

07 Oct 2011

A Nobel Prize Medal, a postcard from Einstein and a Hitler-stamped letter of expulsion are among a fascinating archive of documents and other...

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Bob Edwards

Professor Robert Edwards awarded Nobel Prize

04 Oct 2010

Professor Robert Edwards, Pensioner Fellow at Churchill College and Emeritus Professor of Human Reproduction at the University, was today awarded the...

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Venki Ramakrishnan

Trinity College Fellow wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

07 Oct 2009

A Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Elizabeth Blackburn

Cambridge graduate wins Nobel Prize in medicine

05 Oct 2009

Elizabeth Blackburn, an alumna of Darwin College and a recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University earlier this year, has been...

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