The promise of
psychedelics
What if there were a new way to treat mental illness? Ayla Selamoglu shows how nature’s most mysterious compounds provide new ways to combat mental illness. Psychedelic medicine has the potential to revolutionise psychiatry. And the revolution is starting at Cambridge.
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News
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Opinion - Universities play a vital role in the future of AI
Universities can bridge the gap between those who develop AI systems and those who will use and be affected by them. We must step up to deliver this role, say Neil Lawrence and Jess Montgomery.
News - Cambridge Blue Boats revealed for The Boat Race 2025
The stage has been set for The Boat Race 2025, with Cambridge University Boat Club announcing its Women’s and Men’s Blue Boats at the historic Battersea Power Station in London.
News - Vice-Chancellor visits South West
Professor Deborah Prentice, the Vice-Chancellor, travelled to Devon, North Somerset and Bristol to talk to school leaders and students about their aspirations for going to university.
Events
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Lecture - Science on Sundays: until Friday 4 April
Join Margeaux Apple as she discusses the exciting work to bring wild collected plants to Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Science on Sundays is a programme of free, informal, monthly plant science talks.
Admissions - Subject Masterclasses: until Thursday 15 May
Explore your chosen subject in greater depth while experiencing typical undergraduate teaching at Cambridge with our Subject Masterclasses.
Admissions - AIM PhD: July 2025 to January 2026
Are you considering a PhD at Cambridge starting in 2026? Join AIM: PhD to receive 6 months of support preparing your PhD application. Apply by 18 May to join the programme.
