Cambridge scientist Professor Christine Holt wins world’s top neuroscience award
23 March 2023The Brain Prize 2023 is awarded for critical insights into the molecular mechanisms of brain development and plasticity.
New animal welfare scoring system could enable better-informed food and farming choices
22 March 2023Cambridge University scientists have come up with a system of measuring animal welfare that enables reliable comparison across different types of pig farming.
Maintaining heart function in donors declared ‘dead by circulatory criteria’ could improve access to heart transplantation
16 March 2023More donated hearts could be suitable for transplantation if they are kept functioning within the body for a short time following the death of the donor, new research has concluded.
Do not try this at home: Medieval medicine under the spotlight in major new project
17 August 2022How did our medieval ancestors use dove faeces, fox lungs, salted owl or eel grease in medical treatments? A Wellcome-funded project at Cambridge University Library is about to find out.
Powering a green revolution
23 May 2022Dr Giorgia Longobardi, founder and CEO of University spinout Cambridge GaN Devices, is harnessing the extraordinary properties of superconductor gallium nitride to halve the amount of energy we use to power our increasingly digital lives.
Whole genome sequencing increases diagnosis of rare disorders by nearly a third
04 November 2021Whole genome sequencing from a single blood test picks up 31% more cases of rare genetic disorders than standard tests, shortening the ‘diagnostic odyssey’ that affected families experience, and providing huge opportunities for future research.
Cambridge researchers elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
22 September 2021Four researchers from the University of Cambridge are among the leading figures in engineering and technology elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
The historian gathering fragments of the past to understand how humans tick
07 September 2021After he began studying at Cambridge, Sujit Sivasundaram, found the freedom to let his imagination and curiosity roam. Yet his interests and intellectual life continue to be shaped by the global South. Today, as Professor of World History, he is passionate about bringing the untold and forgotten stories from the past to life, so that we can understand the conditions and possibilities that frame human existence.
Women economists underrepresented ‘at every level’ in UK academia – report
13 July 2021New research shows the gender gap in the teaching and study of economics is still dramatic and actually getting worse. Economists argue that this is not just a problem for the discipline, but for society as a whole.
Prevention of heart disease can start before birth
19 August 2020Mitochondrial therapy in complicated pregnancies lowers the chance of cardiovascular problems in the offspring.
