Academia & Research
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Cranfield University leads £1m soil research project to solve African rice problem
Cranfield University is leading a £1m research project to overcome a soil health problem affecting rice production in sub-Saharan Africa. Rice is... Read More
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Cambridge ‘Dontrepreneurs’ launch £100m science & technology fund with more cash to come
A $10 million investment in genetics business Cambridge Epigenetix has christened a sensational new $100m fund founded by an octet of Cambridge... Read More
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Brain implant could prevent epileptic seizures
Cambridge University researchers and EU colleagues have proved how an electronic device implanted directly into the brain can detect, halt and even... Read More
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Cambridge Social Ventures ‘stable’ racks up more than £20m
Cambridge Social Ventures at the university’s Judge Business School is toasting further global success from another of its alumni following a Series... Read More
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Robotics key to strawberry fields forever
Robotics experts at the University of Essex are working with jam maker Wilkin & Sons of Tiptree to look at ways of picking strawberries with... Read More
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Researchers revive forgotten antibiotics in a bid to save more lives
Scientists in Norwich are part of a drive to readdress forgotten antibiotics in a bid to reinvigorate potentially lifesaving drugs. They are... Read More
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Nanoparticle therapy could deliver double blow to cancer
A novel cancer therapy using nanoparticles to deliver a combination therapy direct to cancer cells is on the cards thanks to research from the... Read More
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Open University in £40m campaign to create more computer scientists
The Open University in Milton Keynes is at the heart of a £40 million drive by the Government to help train more computer scientists. It is... Read More
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Wellcome £7m for 'Google map' of the human body
Cambridge organisations are at the heart of a global project to create a human cell atlas referencing every single cell type of the human body to... Read More
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From maggots to meals as Cambridge startup uses insects to end $trillion food waste
Like the launch of technology trailblazer Autonomy and the discovery of the Double Helix, here is another classic Cambridge ‘pint to payback’... Read More
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Cambridge DNA sleuths find crucial cancer clue
DNA detectives at the Wellcome/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute at the University of Cambridge may have found a way of predicting whether breast... Read More
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Discovery may lead to prevention of leukaemia
Cambridge scientists and international collaborators have identified a new weapon in the fight against a particularly aggressive form of leukaemia... Read More
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Over 6,000 more STEM students take off from Cambridge LaunchPad
A transformational 12 months saw over 6,000 more STEM students coached by local companies in the burgeoning Cambridge LaunchPad initiative. Over... Read More
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Universities unite to create a UK ‘NASA’
Cambridge and Cranfield are among leading universities creating a national consortium to enhance the UK’s entire aviation spectrum on the world stage... Read More
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New York endowment funds Cambridge University cancer analytics initiative
A new institute at the University of Cambridge aims to revolutionise cancer care by using cutting edge analytics to maximise the use of big data sets... Read More
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Cambridge Cognition quickens pace of dementia research
Cambridge Cognition Holdings, an AIM-quoted digital neuroscience company which develops and markets software products to assess brain health, has... Read More
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Arm helps FXP create exciting new challenge for students
FXP Festival is working with Cambridge technology world leader Arm to deliver an ‘Extended Challenge’ initiative for students in Year 9 who... Read More
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Intelligent toilet to flush out real healthcare issues
Cambridge University nanotech researchers are collaborating with a US insurer and other corporate players to explore the commercial potential of an... Read More
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Synthetic DNA discovery set to boost personal drug development
A Cambridge-Illinois academic alliance may pave the way to use synthetic DNA nanostructure for personalised drugs and therapeutics to counter a... Read More
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New 3D imaging technique could improve arthritis treatment
An algorithm to monitor the joints of patients with arthritis, which could change the way that the severity of the condition is assessed, has been... Read More