World-first sustainable office retrofit begins at new CISL headquarters
09 Mar 2021The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has announced the start of works on its new visionary headquarters. This...
Professor Ruth Cameron receives Suffrage Science award on the scheme’s tenth anniversary
08 Mar 2021Professor Ruth Cameron from Cambridge’s Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy is one of twelve winners of this year’s Suffrage Science...
The neuroscientist who champions LGBT+ equal rights
26 Feb 2021Duncan Astle is a neuroscientist on a mission to understand why the brains of some children develop differently to others – and how it affects not...
Cambridge researcher joins NASA science mission searching for signs of past life on Mars
18 Feb 2021Professor Nicholas Tosca from the University of Cambridge is the only UK scientist selected by NASA to be part of the core science team for the Mars...
Safety screens
03 Feb 2021Since the start of October, a dedicated team drawn from across the University and its Colleges has been running an innovate programme to screen its...
Lynn Gladden named as Queen Elizabeth Prize judging panel chair
02 Feb 2021Professor Dame Lynn Gladden, from Cambridge’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, has been appointed as the new chair of the Queen...
The course director forging a new pathway to higher education
18 Jan 2021Dr Alex Pryce is the Course Director for the University’s new Foundation Year, which offers a pathway to higher education for disadvantaged students...
Asymptomatic screening and genome sequencing help Cambridge understand spread of SARS-CoV-2 among its students
11 Jan 2021Since the start of the academic year in October 2020, the University of Cambridge has been offering regular SARS-CoV-2 tests to all students living...
Cambridge academics recognised in 2021 New Year Honours
31 Dec 2020Researchers from the University of Cambridge have been recognised in the 2021 New Year Honours, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to...
The volunteers who went virtual but still delivered Christmas
16 Dec 2020When Vanessa Chuang and Olivia Taylor became student volunteers, they had no idea they’d need to re-invent their activities as a virtual programme...
Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council funding
09 Dec 2020Five researchers at the University of Cambridge have won consolidator grants from the European Research Council (ERC), Europe’s premiere funding...
Department of Chemistry to be named in honour of Dr Yusuf Hamied
01 Dec 2020Following a generous benefaction from alumnus Dr Yusuf Hamied, the Department will be named the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry until 2050. His...