Early career researchers win major European funding
05 Sep 2024Nine Cambridge researchers are among the latest recipients of highly competitive and prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants.
News from the Department of Chemistry.
Celebrating Women in STEM
11 Feb 2024To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science , two of our academics speak about their research careers and how they ended up using their STEM interests to tackle climate change.
Queen's Birthday Honours 2022
01 Jun 2022Leaders in fields from chemistry to cancer research and computing are among the Cambridge academics recognised today.
European lakes potential hotspots of microplastic pollution
14 Sep 2021A study published today in the journal PLOS Biology suggests that human activity and land use in areas surrounding lakes drive significant microplastic pollution in lake water.
Journeys of discovery: rapid genome sequencing
18 May 2021David Klenerman and Shankar Balasubramanian talk about their discovery of a revolutionary DNA sequencing technology – and the global impact that continues to surprise them.
The Academy of Medical Sciences announces election of new Fellows 2021
12 May 2021Cambridge scientists are among the new Fellows announced today by the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Department of Chemistry to be named in honour of Dr Yusuf Hamied
01 Dec 2020Following a generous benefaction from alumnus Dr Yusuf Hamied, the Department will be named the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry until 2050. His transformational gift ensures that chemistry at Cambridge will continue to be world-leading in both teaching and research.
Researchers show how to target a 'shape-shifting' protein in Alzheimer’s disease
04 Nov 2020A new study suggests that it is possible to design drugs that can target a type of shape-shifting protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease, which was previously thought to be undruggable.
Professor Chris Abell FRS, FMedSci (1957 – 2020)
27 Oct 2020The University is saddened to announce that Professor Chris Abell, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, Professor of Biological Chemistry and Todd-Hamied Fellow of Christ’s College, has died suddenly at the age of 62.
