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Cambridge scientists show targeting cellular response to Covid-19 is effective in the lab

The new approach - if proved safe for humans - could significantly reduce symptoms and recovery times.

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The other eclipse: Cambridge astronomers probe mystery of giant ‘blinking’ star 25,000 light years away

An unseen orbital companion appears to have eclipsed a star 100 times larger than the Sun.

Deeptech Labs, Cambridge’s new accelerator, set up ‘to bridge seed to Series A’

City consortium fund ‘a catalyst for building the next deeptech company’

Cambridge scientists help create new risk calculator for heart and circulatory disease that could save lives across Europe

It is due to be adopted as the new gold standard.

Cambridge quizmaster Frank Paul sets fiendish traps on Channel 4’s The Answer Trap

The host of ‘Cambridge’s most fiendish pub quiz’ is working alongside a University of Cambridge mathematician on the new quiz show.

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021: Teaching assistant Aimee Durning awarded MBE for special needs work

The University of Cambridge Primary School TA has been honoured for her work with children with special educational needs.

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021: Every Cambridgeshire person honoured, including Andy Hopper, Sam Dyer and Billy Boyle

Three knighthoods have been awarded and a host of other honours.

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021: Leading Cambridge conservation scientist Prof William Sutherland made CBE

He uses evidence-based techniques to inform conservation work.

Jeremy Corbyn addresses the Cambridge Union

The former leader of the opposition was interviewed by Union president, Joel Rosen, and also fielded questions from students on Thursday, June 10.

Rent Strike Cambridge undergraduates at Clare College continue campaign

Stand-off involves 40 students withholding payments since May 7

Graphene offers tenfold improvement on current hard disk drives, say Cambridge researchers

It also reduces corrosion and improves wear, they say.

Interview: Impact coach and actress Leonie Mellinger discusses her work with Newnham College, Cambridge

She also helped organise an upcoming event at the college entitled ‘The She-cession: Why we need women at the helm of the post pandemic recovery’.

Brilliant photographs of peregrine falcon chicks being rescued in Cambridge city centre after fledging goes wrong

It didn’t go exactly according to plan for two of the three chicks this year.

Mutation in single gene could cause some people to be 2.5 stone heavier by age 18, Cambridge and Bristol researchers find

The defective gene scrambles the signal sent to our appetite centres, they found.

Switching off MARK4 protein could help patients with heart failure, say University of Cambridge researchers

Discovery offers promise of a new drug target after years of research.

Interview: Ann Widdecombe takes part in Cambridge Union abortion debate

The former MP spoke to the Cambridge Independent following the debate ‘This House believes nothing should impede a woman’s right to choose’.

Saskia Jones’s family issue scathing criticism of University of Cambridge’s Learning Together programme following inquest

Read their statement in full.

Authorities were blinded by terrorist’s ‘poster boy’ image, says jury into deaths of Cambridge graduates

A string of failures led to ‘unlawful killing’ of Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, they conclude.

Single-dose Covid-19 vaccine from Janssen approved for use in UK and will join booster trial at Cambridge University Hospitals

It has been shown to be 67 per cent effective at preventing moderate to severe disease.

Dreamt up over a pint at the Panton Arms: Cambridge chemists tell astonishing story of DNA sequencing after 1m euro prize

Dr Shankar Balasubramanian and Dr David Klenerman also discuss the possibility of $100 genome sequencing.

Cambridge scientists uncover new insights into fetal development in humans

They retraced how and when mutations are acquired during pregnancy.

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Cambridge scientists show targeting cellular response to Covid-19 is effective in the lab

The other eclipse: Cambridge astronomers probe mystery of giant ‘blinking’ star 25,000 light years away

The other eclipse: Cambridge astronomers probe mystery of giant ‘blinking’ star 25,000 light years away

Deeptech Labs, Cambridge’s new accelerator, set up ‘to bridge seed to Series A’

Deeptech Labs, Cambridge’s new accelerator, set up ‘to bridge seed to Series A’

Cambridge scientists help create new risk calculator for heart and circulatory disease that could save lives across Europe

Cambridge scientists help create new risk calculator for heart and circulatory disease that could save lives across Europe

Cambridge quizmaster Frank Paul sets fiendish traps on Channel 4’s The Answer Trap

Cambridge quizmaster Frank Paul sets fiendish traps on Channel 4’s The Answer Trap

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021: Teaching assistant Aimee Durning awarded MBE for special needs work

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021: Teaching assistant Aimee Durning awarded MBE for special needs work

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021: Every Cambridgeshire person honoured, including Andy Hopper, Sam Dyer and Billy Boyle

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021: Every Cambridgeshire person honoured, including Andy Hopper, Sam Dyer and Billy Boyle

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021: Leading Cambridge conservation scientist Prof William Sutherland made CBE

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021: Leading Cambridge conservation scientist Prof William Sutherland made CBE

Jeremy Corbyn addresses the Cambridge Union

Jeremy Corbyn addresses the Cambridge Union

Rent Strike Cambridge undergraduates at Clare College continue campaign

Rent Strike Cambridge undergraduates at Clare College continue campaign

Graphene offers tenfold improvement on current hard disk drives, say Cambridge researchers

Graphene offers tenfold improvement on current hard disk drives, say Cambridge researchers

Interview: Impact coach and actress Leonie Mellinger discusses her work with Newnham College, Cambridge

Interview: Impact coach and actress Leonie Mellinger discusses her work with Newnham College, Cambridge

Brilliant photographs of peregrine falcon chicks being rescued in Cambridge city centre after fledging goes wrong

Brilliant photographs of peregrine falcon chicks being rescued in Cambridge city centre after fledging goes wrong

Mutation in single gene could cause some people to be 2.5 stone heavier by age 18, Cambridge and Bristol researchers find

Mutation in single gene could cause some people to be 2.5 stone heavier by age 18, Cambridge and Bristol researchers find

Switching off MARK4 protein could help patients with heart failure, say University of Cambridge researchers

Switching off MARK4 protein could help patients with heart failure, say University of Cambridge researchers

Interview: Ann Widdecombe takes part in Cambridge Union abortion debate

Interview: Ann Widdecombe takes part in Cambridge Union abortion debate

Saskia Jones’s family issue scathing criticism of University of Cambridge’s Learning Together programme following inquest

Saskia Jones’s family issue scathing criticism of University of Cambridge’s Learning Together programme following inquest

Authorities were blinded by terrorist’s ‘poster boy’ image, says jury into deaths of Cambridge graduates

Authorities were blinded by terrorist’s ‘poster boy’ image, says jury into deaths of Cambridge graduates

Single-dose Covid-19 vaccine from Janssen approved for use in UK and will join booster trial at Cambridge University Hospitals

Single-dose Covid-19 vaccine from Janssen approved for use in UK and will join booster trial at Cambridge University Hospitals

Dreamt up over a pint at the Panton Arms: Cambridge chemists tell astonishing story of DNA sequencing after 1m euro prize

Dreamt up over a pint at the Panton Arms: Cambridge chemists tell astonishing story of DNA sequencing after 1m euro prize

Cambridge scientists uncover new insights into fetal development in humans

Cambridge scientists uncover new insights into fetal development in humans

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