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The hospital that will change the story of cancer forever

15 July 2024

Work will begin soon on a new hospital that will transform how we diagnose and treat cancer. Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital will treat patients across the East of England, but the research that takes place there promises to change the lives of cancer patients across the UK and beyond.

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Cambridge Festival.

The Cambridge Festival

11 Jun 2021

Four themes, ten days, 350 free online events, and more than 100,000 views across 175 countries.

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The futurist who'd like the future to slow down - just a little

10 Jun 2021

The problem with being a futurist, says Richard Watson, is that change is happening a lot faster and a lot crazier these days. We talk to him about...

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The conservationist helping us to make better decisions

04 Jun 2021

Bill Sutherland has started a revolution in conservation. Put simply he’d “like us to stop doing the things that we know don't work and do more of...

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Stephen Hawking.

Hawking Archive saved for the nation

27 May 2021

Hawking Archive to join those of Newton and Darwin at Cambridge University Library.

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Gone to the dogs

25 May 2021

A story of finding unexpected companionship at the site of the worst nuclear accident in history, Chernobyl.

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Wellbeing on demand

24 May 2021

Robotics researchers are creating an emotionally intelligent wellbeing coach, available 24/7 to help make us more resilient to life’s challenges.

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These birds will soon go extinct. But their disappearance need not be in vain.

19 May 2021

The White-tailed Swallow and Ethiopian Bush-crow are living in ‘climatic lifeboats’ with their tiny ranges restricted on all sides by temperature and...

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Journeys of discovery: rapid genome sequencing

18 May 2021

David Klenerman and Shankar Balasubramanian talk about their discovery of a revolutionary DNA sequencing technology – and the global impact that...

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Wireless limb control

17 May 2021

Researchers in Cambridge’s Bioelectronics Lab are developing implantable devices to bypass nerve damage and restore movement to paralysed limbs.

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The conservationist who started a Twitter trend and saved Nairobi’s wildlife

22 Apr 2021

Nyandire Reinhard believes the key to protecting ecosystems is to foster a love of nature in the community. He shares the story of how social media...

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Gates Cambridge class of 2021

14 Apr 2021

Gates Cambridge, Cambridge's leading international postgraduate scholarship programme, announces its Class of 2021: 74 new Gates Cambridge Scholars-...

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Growing Underground

29 Mar 2021

In the heart of London there is a farm like no other. It's subterranean, sustainable and energy smart. It also has a digital twin looking out for its...

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