Poems on the Underground archive arrives at Cambridge University Library
23 February 2024Beloved poetry project archive contains letters from Nobel Prize winners and Poet Laureates
Ambitious goals for Dawn – the UK's fastest AI supercomputer
23 February 2024Dawn is now being deployed for use by scientists within Cambridge and across the UK to support ambitious goals in clean energy, personalised medicine and climate.
Having a ‘regular doctor’ can significantly reduce GP workload, study finds
23 February 2024If all GP practices moved to a model where patients saw the same doctor at each visit, it could significantly reduce doctor workload while improving patient health, a study suggests.
Shimmering seaweeds and algae antennae: sustainable energy solutions under the sea
22 February 2024How could tiny antennae attached to tiny algae speed up the transition away from fossil fuels? This is one of the questions being studied by Cambridge researchers as they search for new ways to decarbonise our energy supply, and improve the sustainability of harmful materials such as paints and dyes.
Treating newly-diagnosed Crohn's patients with advanced therapy leads to dramatic improvements in outcomes
22 February 2024A large-scale clinical trial of treatment strategies for Crohn’s disease has shown that offering early advanced therapy to all patients straight after diagnosis can drastically improve outcomes, including by reducing the number of people requiring urgent abdominal surgery for treatment of their disease by ten-fold.
Long COVID linked to persistently high levels of inflammatory protein: a potential biomarker and target for treatments
21 February 2024SARS-CoV-2 triggers the production of the antiviral protein IFN-γ, which is associated with fatigue, muscle ache and depression. New research shows that in Long COVID patients, IFN-y production persists until symptoms improve, highlighting a potential biomarker and a target for therapies.
Green jobs for graduates
21 February 2024Green industry experts gave Cambridge students a tour of careers in the environment during a two-week Green Careers Festival, including how to land a green job.
CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Sir Richard Evans
21 February 2024Cambridge historian Professor Sir Richard Evans, a world authority on the Nazis and author of the forthcoming Hitler’s People, will be speaking at a panel event on one of the big questions of our time: How do wars end?
Last call: how different cultures deal with death
21 February 2024There were almost 70 million deaths around the world in 2021. But what happens to those whose identity is not known when they die? Or the deceased's next-of-kin could not afford the spiralling funeral costs?
Vice-Chancellor visits Cambridge University Boat Club training
20 February 2024With The Boat Race 2024 just weeks away, the Vice-Chancellor has been to meet Cambridge University Boat Club students and staff at their Ely training centre.
