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The projects that earned Pioneer awards for four group leaders at the Babraham Institute

The awards support early stage pioneer science.

Cambridge scientist ‘cautiously excited’ about potential stem cell treatment for MS

Injecting stem cells proved safe and appeared to protect brain from further damage.

Science minister bit.bio’s new labs as engineering biology gets £2bn boost

Andrew Griffith MP opens Babraham extension as government ‘Vision’ unveiled.

Our celebration of talent is back as Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2024 are launched

Who will triumph this time? Entry is now open.

Explore spectacular new interactive mosaic artwork at AstraZeneca’s Discovery Centre in Cambridge – made of 1,000 images

Children in STEM sessions helped to create the pieces that artist Helen Marshall brought together.

New era of lower-cost, lower-energy cryo-EM ushered in by LMB

A new electron cryo-microscope has been built at a fraction of the usual multi-million pound cost.

‘Antarctica should have legal rights’ - case put by visiting fellow at Cambridge talk

Part of progressive alliance of scientists launch for World Antarctica Day.

Quotient Therapeutics launches with Sanger research and £41m from Flagship Pioneering

Sanger Insitute leaders are its academic co-founders.

University of Cambridge scientists identify potential drug target for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia

They grew small blood vessel-like models in a lab from stem cells.

Huge new lab and office building approved for St John’s Innovation Park in Cambridge

The Vitrum Building in Cowley Road will be demolished to make way for it.

‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks of life to exoplanets, say Cambridge astronomers

There is a long-standing theory that organic material that kicked off life on Earth arrived in this way.

Lucida Medical’s AI software for prostate cancer diagnosis added to TeraRecon’s platform

It will help hospitals adopts the technology to speed up and improve diagnosis.

University of Cambridge plans Forvie Site redevelopment to create world-class neuroscience research centre

The existing buildings on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus site are falling into disrepair, councillors were told.

Genomic surveillance ‘must be applied to antimicrobial resistance’, say researchers

A group of nearly 100 experts says the technique used to track Covid-19 must be used for AMR.

Human trials to begin soon of Parkinson’s disease drug after promising research

Mission Therapeutics, the University of Cambridge and Harvard Medical School collaborated on a study.

First map of how neurons communicate wirelessly in an animal created by Cambridge researchers

MRC LMB and University of Cambridge led work that is a step forward in understanding how brains work.

Lucy Hawking helps to nurture ‘Thriving Minds’ at symposium

The daughter of the late Prof Stephen Hawking hosted the Thriving Minds Symposium at Sancton Wood Senior School in Cambridge.

Chimpanzees use human warfare tactic of gaining higher ground too, finds Cambridge study

It was previously thought only humans used this tactic.

AI Hopes and Fears lab hears public views about artificial intelligence on Parker’s Piece

‘We’ll be able to hang out and thrive’, says one visitor to Cambridge red buses.

Autonomous 10-metre drone unveiled by British Antarctic Survey as it plans inaugural flights

Windracers’ ULTRA UAV is designed for carrying science sensors in extreme environments like Antarctica.

Dawn of a new era as AI supercomputer operational at Cambridge Open Zettascale Lab

University of Cambridge Research Computing Services, Intel and Dell Technologies partner for UK first.

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The projects that earned Pioneer awards for four group leaders at the Babraham Institute

Cambridge scientist ‘cautiously excited’ about potential stem cell treatment for MS

Cambridge scientist ‘cautiously excited’ about potential stem cell treatment for MS

Science minister bit.bio’s new labs as engineering biology gets £2bn boost

Science minister bit.bio’s new labs as engineering biology gets £2bn boost

Our celebration of talent is back as Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2024 are launched

Our celebration of talent is back as Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2024 are launched

Explore spectacular new interactive mosaic artwork at AstraZeneca’s Discovery Centre in Cambridge – made of 1,000 images

Explore spectacular new interactive mosaic artwork at AstraZeneca’s Discovery Centre in Cambridge – made of 1,000 images

New era of lower-cost, lower-energy cryo-EM ushered in by LMB

New era of lower-cost, lower-energy cryo-EM ushered in by LMB

‘Antarctica should have legal rights’ - case put by visiting fellow at Cambridge talk

‘Antarctica should have legal rights’ - case put by visiting fellow at Cambridge talk

Quotient Therapeutics launches with Sanger research and £41m from Flagship Pioneering

Quotient Therapeutics launches with Sanger research and £41m from Flagship Pioneering

University of Cambridge scientists identify potential drug target for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia

University of Cambridge scientists identify potential drug target for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia

Huge new lab and office building approved for St John’s Innovation Park in Cambridge

Huge new lab and office building approved for St John’s Innovation Park in Cambridge

‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks of life to exoplanets, say Cambridge astronomers

‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks of life to exoplanets, say Cambridge astronomers

Lucida Medical’s AI software for prostate cancer diagnosis added to TeraRecon’s platform

Lucida Medical’s AI software for prostate cancer diagnosis added to TeraRecon’s platform

University of Cambridge plans Forvie Site redevelopment to create world-class neuroscience research centre

University of Cambridge plans Forvie Site redevelopment to create world-class neuroscience research centre

Genomic surveillance ‘must be applied to antimicrobial resistance’, say researchers

Genomic surveillance ‘must be applied to antimicrobial resistance’, say researchers

Human trials to begin soon of Parkinson’s disease drug after promising research

Human trials to begin soon of Parkinson’s disease drug after promising research

First map of how neurons communicate wirelessly in an animal created by Cambridge researchers

First map of how neurons communicate wirelessly in an animal created by Cambridge researchers

Lucy Hawking helps to nurture ‘Thriving Minds’ at symposium

Lucy Hawking helps to nurture ‘Thriving Minds’ at symposium

Chimpanzees use human warfare tactic of gaining higher ground too, finds Cambridge study

Chimpanzees use human warfare tactic of gaining higher ground too, finds Cambridge study

AI Hopes and Fears lab hears public views about artificial intelligence on Parker’s Piece

AI Hopes and Fears lab hears public views about artificial intelligence on Parker’s Piece

Autonomous 10-metre drone unveiled by British Antarctic Survey as it plans inaugural flights

Autonomous 10-metre drone unveiled by British Antarctic Survey as it plans inaugural flights

Dawn of a new era as AI supercomputer operational at Cambridge Open Zettascale Lab

Dawn of a new era as AI supercomputer operational at Cambridge Open Zettascale Lab

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