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Visual representation of focal epilepsy

Powerful new MRI scans enable life-changing surgery in first for adults with epilepsy

21 March 2025

Scientists have developed a new technique that has enabled ultra-powerful MRI scanners to identify tiny differences in patients’ brains that cause treatment-resistant epilepsy. It has allowed doctors at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, to offer the patients surgery to cure their condition.

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Opinion: AI can unlock productivity in public services

27 Mar 2025

AI applications have tremendous potential for improving productivity – saving time and money and improving quality of service. Here's what's required...

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Nobel laureate and Cambridge University alumnus Sir Demis Hassabis heralds a new era of AI drug discovery at 'digital speed'

24 Mar 2025

Google DeepMind co-founder tells Cambridge audience 'digital biology’ could reduce the amount of time it takes to identify new drugs from years to...

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Helen McCarthy at St. John's

How will history tell our stories?

24 Mar 2025

Historian Helen McCarthy helps us make sense of our recent past. She infuses her subjects – from working mothers to modern retirees – with urgency...

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Herd of European bison in the snow

Conservation efforts are bringing species back from the brink

18 Mar 2025

A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that while the natural world continues to face a biodiversity crisis, targeted conservation...

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Dawn, the UK’s fastest AI supercomputer

Under the bonnet at Dawn, the UK's fastest AI supercomputer

17 Mar 2025

How AI supercomputer, Dawn, is being used to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing humanity.

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Chris Macdonald wearing a VR headset

Free tech eliminates the fear of public speaking

14 Mar 2025

Cambridge scientist launches free AI-enabled virtual reality platform that transforms users into skilled and confident public speakers.

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Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Professor Paul Bays

11 Mar 2025

Paul Bays is a Professor of Computation and Cognition in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge. He investigates the nature of...

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Clare Bryant in her lab

When inflammation goes too far

11 Mar 2025

Clare Bryant, Professor of Innate Immunity, is a molecular detective. Clare allows us to see how inflammation functions across species, and when our...

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The Cambridge men's team celebrate their victory.

Cambridge men’s rugby team achieve the three-peat in a day of mixed fortunes at The Varsity Matches

10 Mar 2025

Cambridge University experienced a day of two halves at The Varsity Matches on Saturday 8 March, with the men’s team securing a thrilling 35-28...

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Cambridge Festival celebrates pioneering women for International Women’s Day

07 Mar 2025

For International Women’s Day (8 March), the Cambridge Festival (19 March – 4 April) is celebrating some of the remarkable contributions of women...

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Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Professor Hiranya Peiris

06 Mar 2025

Hiranya Peiris holds the Professorship of Astronomy (1909) at Cambridge, the first woman to do so in the 115-year history of this prestigious chair...

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Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Charlotte Andrew

06 Mar 2025

Charlotte Andrew is a PhD student in the Insect Biomechanics Group in the Department of Zoology. Her research explores the mechanical implications of...

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