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Cambridge researchers awarded £7.5 million to build programmable plants
Two groups involving researchers from the University of Cambridge’s Department of Plant Sciences are among nine teams to have ...
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Potential new treatment to tackle commonest form of childhood cancer
A combination of two drugs could improve outcomes and reduce the need for toxic chemotherapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic ...
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Enhanced breast cancer screening in the UK could detect an extra 3,500 cancers per year, trial shows
Researchers in Cambridge are calling for additional scans to be added to breast screening for women with very dense breasts.
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Cambridge is the UK’s most innovation intensive city, says report
A new report by Dealroom shows that Cambridge is, for its size, the most innovative city in the UK. Globally, it ranks fourth ...
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Cause of hardening of the arteries – and potential treatment – identified
Artery hardening happens to everyone as they age...but up until now we haven’t known what controls this process and therefore how to treat it ...
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Highway to addiction: how drugs and alcohol can hijack your brain
I started drinking whisky when I was 20 and I have only a small amount now and then. But if I were to scan my brain, it changed that very first time, and it continues to be changed ...
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Statement from Dr Mohamed El-Erian
A Chancellor for a new era Cambridge requires a Chancellor with the vision and experience to rise to the challenge of this pivotal moment in history. The University bears the immense responsibility of ...
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Statement from Dr Ayham Ammora
A vision for a bold, progressive, and inclusive Cambridge Cambridge is more than a university – it is a living idea. It speaks through the rustle of books in dawn-lit libraries, in the quiet authority ...
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Statement from Lord (John) Browne
Cambridge changed my life. Three years as a student taught me how to make life-long friends and to disagree without rancour. I studied physics but learnt much more by living alongside musicians and ...
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Statement from Mr Tony Booth
I, Tony Booth, am standing for Chancellor of Cambridge University. I care deeply about this great University, the education of its students, the wellbeing of all its staff, and the city in which it is ...
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Statement from Dr Mark Mann
What makes Cambridge great is the people who study, research and work here and their relentless pursuit of truth. When that truth is used by society, it changes people’s lives for the better. But ...
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How candidates were nominated
The University of Cambridge invited nominations for candidates to stand for election as Chancellor, with the nomination period closing at 12 noon (UK time) on 2 May 2025. To be valid, a nomination ...