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Has dark energy finally been detected? University of Cambridge researchers interpret XENON1T experiment

It would represent a major step forward in physics.

Cambridge trio join Tech Nation for Net Zero programme

Xampla, Better Origin and Unicorn Technologies on climate tech growth journey

Microplastic pollution affecting Europe’s lake, warn University of Cambridge researchers

It quadruples in areas of high human activity.

BioMed Realty invests £850m in two Cambridge lab sites

Sites on Fulbourn Road and Granta Park as Blackstone company aims high

Cyted early diagnosis success as Cambridge founder wins Alexander Fleming Prize

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation award for Marcel Gehrung, CEO and co-founder

‘MRI scan of the Earth’ reveals extraordinary ice age landscapes beneath North Sea

The British Antarctic Survey says it will provide a window into how today’s ice sheets may respond to climate change.

Enhanced Raspberry Pi units ready for International Space Station challenge

December launch as Astro Pi adventure continues

World’s largest science prize - worth $3m - goes to University of Cambridge professors behind next generation DNA sequencing

Two more Cambridge professors are also honoured with $100,000 New Horizons Prizes.

Gene therapy to be trialled against hereditary blindness at Addenbrooke’s and Moorfields

They will trial it against a disease that causes rapid loss of vision, primarily in young adults.

New bit.bio premises impress South Cambs MP at opening day ceremony

Anthony Browne sees how synthetic biology company can create brain ‘organoids’ and ‘biological computers’ at Babraham Research Campus facility

Huntington’s disease progression stopped in cell study by University of Cambridge and UCL researchers

The researchers, part of UK Dementia Research Institute (DRI), hope to translate the work into therapies with Adestria Therapeutics.

Adrián’s stellar Cambridge story earns KTP ‘future leader’ tag

Research engineer at STORM Therapeutics has also completed PhD on machine learning for drug discovery

Cambridge ME Support Group’s ‘dismay’ at halt in publication of chronic fatigue NHS guidelines

‘It is vital that patients receive the best treatment and care’, says Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner

Hycean planets: Cambridge astronomers say our best hope for finding extraterrestrial life may have been hiding in plain sight

These giant ocean-covered worlds could support microbial life, Institute of Astronomy researchers believe.

Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell wins Royal Society’s prestigious Copley Medal for discovery of pulsars at University of Cambridge

She is the second woman to win the world’s oldest scientific prize, which has also been won by Einstein and Darwin.

Is this the secret to a bigger brain? Wellcome Sanger Institute scientists and collaborators make genetic discovery

They say it is an example of positive selection of a mutated gene.

Oldest UK heart transplant patient, who was operated on at Royal Papworth Hospital, celebrates 90th birthday

Ted Warner is the oldest person in the UK currently alive with a heart transplant.

Sjors Scheres, of MRC LMB, earns Royal Society Leeuwenhoek Medal for innovations in cryo-EM image analysis

He becomes the fourth at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology to win the award.

The pioneering University of Cambridge researchers awarded Royal Society awards and medals in summer 2021

Winners include Prof Sadaf Farooqi and Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, from the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit.

Could amino acid finding from Cambridge scientists help predict our personal risk of common diseases?

A population-scale study has explored how genetic traits are influenced by variations in mtDNA.

New book explores the life of ‘greatest’ physicist and former Cambridge resident Lise Meitner

Until now, the life of Lise Meitner has been largely unknown but without her, history could have been very different.

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Has dark energy finally been detected? University of Cambridge researchers interpret XENON1T experiment

Cambridge trio join Tech Nation for Net Zero programme

Cambridge trio join Tech Nation for Net Zero programme

Microplastic pollution affecting Europe’s lake, warn University of Cambridge researchers

Microplastic pollution affecting Europe’s lake, warn University of Cambridge researchers

BioMed Realty invests £850m in two Cambridge lab sites

BioMed Realty invests £850m in two Cambridge lab sites

Cyted early diagnosis success as Cambridge founder wins Alexander Fleming Prize

Cyted early diagnosis success as Cambridge founder wins Alexander Fleming Prize

‘MRI scan of the Earth’ reveals extraordinary ice age landscapes beneath North Sea

‘MRI scan of the Earth’ reveals extraordinary ice age landscapes beneath North Sea

Enhanced Raspberry Pi units ready for International Space Station challenge

Enhanced Raspberry Pi units ready for International Space Station challenge

World’s largest science prize - worth $3m - goes to University of Cambridge professors behind next generation DNA sequencing

World’s largest science prize - worth $3m - goes to University of Cambridge professors behind next generation DNA sequencing

Gene therapy to be trialled against hereditary blindness at Addenbrooke’s and Moorfields

Gene therapy to be trialled against hereditary blindness at Addenbrooke’s and Moorfields

New bit.bio premises impress South Cambs MP at opening day ceremony

New bit.bio premises impress South Cambs MP at opening day ceremony

Huntington’s disease progression stopped in cell study by University of Cambridge and UCL researchers

Huntington’s disease progression stopped in cell study by University of Cambridge and UCL researchers

Adrián’s stellar Cambridge story earns KTP ‘future leader’ tag

Adrián’s stellar Cambridge story earns KTP ‘future leader’ tag

Cambridge ME Support Group’s ‘dismay’ at halt in publication of chronic fatigue NHS guidelines

Cambridge ME Support Group’s ‘dismay’ at halt in publication of chronic fatigue NHS guidelines

Hycean planets: Cambridge astronomers say our best hope for finding extraterrestrial life may have been hiding in plain sight

Hycean planets: Cambridge astronomers say our best hope for finding extraterrestrial life may have been hiding in plain sight

Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell wins Royal Society’s prestigious Copley Medal for discovery of pulsars at University of Cambridge

Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell wins Royal Society’s prestigious Copley Medal for discovery of pulsars at University of Cambridge

Is this the secret to a bigger brain? Wellcome Sanger Institute scientists and collaborators make genetic discovery

Is this the secret to a bigger brain? Wellcome Sanger Institute scientists and collaborators make genetic discovery

Oldest UK heart transplant patient, who was operated on at Royal Papworth Hospital, celebrates 90th birthday

Oldest UK heart transplant patient, who was operated on at Royal Papworth Hospital, celebrates 90th birthday

Sjors Scheres, of MRC LMB, earns Royal Society Leeuwenhoek Medal for innovations in cryo-EM image analysis

Sjors Scheres, of MRC LMB, earns Royal Society Leeuwenhoek Medal for innovations in cryo-EM image analysis

The pioneering University of Cambridge researchers awarded Royal Society awards and medals in summer 2021

The pioneering University of Cambridge researchers awarded Royal Society awards and medals in summer 2021

Could amino acid finding from Cambridge scientists help predict our personal risk of common diseases?

Could amino acid finding from Cambridge scientists help predict our personal risk of common diseases?

New book explores the life of ‘greatest’ physicist and former Cambridge resident Lise Meitner

New book explores the life of ‘greatest’ physicist and former Cambridge resident Lise Meitner

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