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The application of new ideas, discoveries and inventions contributes to society and the economy nationally and globally.

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Cambridge to trial cutting-edge semiconductor technologies for wider use in major European project

10 Dec 2024

The University of Cambridge is one of two UK participants named as part of the PIXEurope consortium, a collaboration between research organisations...

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10 Cambridge spinouts forging a future for our planet

25 Oct 2024

10 companies taking Cambridge ideas out of the lab and into the real world to address the climate emergency.

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10 Cambridge spinouts changing the story of cancer

17 Oct 2024

10 Cambridge spinouts on putting their research into practice to improve outcomes for cancer patients - and why Cambridge is a great place to do this.

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Cambridge's Raj Jena becomes UK's first Professor of AI in radiotherapy

17 Oct 2024

The creation of the new Clinical Professorship signals the importance of AI in the fight against cancer and builds on the University’s work to apply...

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Innovation for Africa's Climate Future

25 Sep 2024

The 2024 Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Cambridge Entrepreneurship Prize Competition recognises innovative ideas in...

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Team’s hip replacement surgery invention is set to be world first

13 Sep 2024

Technology that could transform the future of hip replacement surgery is being pioneered by a team of experts in Cambridge.

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AI versus cancer - the Cambridge researchers using machine intelligence to beat disease

15 Jul 2024

‘Game changing’ technology which can predict how patients will respond to cancer treatment is part of a wave of Cambridge research harnessing AI to...

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Harnessing the power of innovation

04 Jun 2024

Diarmuid O'Brien, the University's new Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Innovation on what makes Cambridge such an enterprising place and what we can achieve...

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Cancer's climate innovation

04 Apr 2024

An enzyme inspired by brain cancer DNA that has the potential to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the production of nylon won the 2024 Cambridge...

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Carmen Palacios-Berraquero

Quantum leap

21 Mar 2024

Meet the brilliant founder and CEO of Nu Quantum, a Cambridge spinout paving the way for a new era of quantum computing.

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Left to right: Manish Chhowalla, Nic Lane, Erwin Reisner

Three Cambridge researchers awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies

14 Mar 2024

Three Cambridge researchers – Professors Manish Chhowalla, Nic Lane and Erwin Reisner – have each been awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Chair...

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£11m semiconductor research centre could be key player in UK’s net zero mission

13 Feb 2024

The University of Cambridge is a partner in the new £11m Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) REWIRE, set to deliver pioneering semiconductor...

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