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Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital

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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The five thylacine skins sent to Cambridge by Morton Allport

How human Aboriginal remains were traded for scientific accolades

29 Nov 2023

Victorian collector traded human Aboriginal remains for scientific accolades, study reveals

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ActNowFilm

27 Nov 2023

Youth leaders and world figures featured in new ActNowFilm, to premiere at COP28 call for young people to be included in national climate negotiation...

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Pile of yew trunks at the edge of an agricultural field

The Fens of eastern England once held vast woodlands

24 Nov 2023

The Fens of eastern England, a low-lying, extremely flat landscape dominated by agricultural fields, was once a vast woodland filled with huge yew...

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Palu, Indonesia, devastated by an earthquake in 2018

Moving a capital city: learning from when the earth moves

14 Nov 2023

Indonesia plans to build a new capital city from scratch. Protecting the new city from the effects of earthquakes will be crucial. Here's how...

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Opinion: The AI Summit was a promising start – but momentum must be maintained

08 Nov 2023

Given the frenetic pace of AI development, the international consensus demonstrated at the AI Summit is much-needed progress, says AI expert Dr Seán...

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Eddie and his dad, Ian

“Incredible” diabetes management app now recommended by NICE

07 Nov 2023

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today (7 November 2023) recommended hybrid closed loop systems including the CamAPS...

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The letters before they were opened and read by Renaud Morieux at The National Archives, Kew

French love letters confiscated by Britain finally read after 265 years

07 Nov 2023

Over 100 letters sent to French sailors, but never delivered, have been read for the first time since they were written in 1757-8. The letters...

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A group of student footballers wearing University of Cambridge kit

University of Cambridge and Cambridge United announce strategic partnership

25 Oct 2023

The University of Cambridge and Cambridge United Football Club have agreed a new partnership with the shared ambition of working together to help the...

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Journeys of discovery: Christine Holt on how our brains wire up

18 Oct 2023

Christine Holt knew she’d solved one of the key puzzles of how brains wire-up, but convincing others was no easy matter.

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Nabil Ali in the Botanic Garden

The artist who made ink from Newton's Apple Tree

16 Oct 2023

Nabil Ali is discovering the natural colours hidden within the berries, blooms and bark found in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden – including...

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A new home for the Varsity Matches

13 Oct 2023

The Cambridge vs Oxford Varsity Rugby Matches are moving to the Saracens StoneX Stadium for the first time in their 152-year history.

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Turkish coastline

Restore, rewild and rejoice: the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme

06 Oct 2023

The Endangered Landscapes and Seascapes programme is demonstrating that large-scale restoration of nature is possible - and beneficial to people too...

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