For International Women’s Day (8 March), the Cambridge Festival (19 March – 4 April) is celebrating some of the remarkable contributions of women across diverse fields. From philosophy and music to AI and cosmology, the festival will highlight the pioneering work of women who have shaped our understanding of the world in profound ways.
Autistic transgender/gender diverse individuals are more likely to have long-term mental and physical health conditions, including alarmingly high rates of self-harm, new research from the University of Cambridge suggests.
Sex differences in brain structure are present from birth, research from the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge has shown.
Trinity College and the University of Cambridge’s new £48 million programme enabling fully-funded PhDs has been launched.
Congratulations to the students who've achieved the grades they needed at A-level to secure a place on a degree course at Cambridge.
Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen has been awarded an honorary fellowship of the Royal Society of Medicine, in recognition of his contribution to health, healthcare and medicine.
The UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC) in the UK will today present the MRC Millennium Medal 2023 to Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen, in recognition of his pioneering MRC-funded research into the prenatal sex steroid theory of autism, his establishment of the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge, and his work in the public understanding of neurodiversity.
The 2-metre-high contraption bowled out players from the visiting Australian cricket team more than 100 years ago.
A new augmented reality trail, launched as part of the Cambridge Festival, is showcasing the world leading research of the University of Cambridge in a new light.
Sir Simon Schama and Didier Queloz are among the speakers discussing the topic of revolution at the Darwin Lectures 2024.
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