Academia & Research
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University roadmap to boost life sciences growth
The University of Cambridge has put its commercial clout and brainpower behind a new roadmap designed to bridge a valley of death and transform... Read More
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£20k bait for early stage technology teams
The Trinity Bradfield Prize 2021 is now open for applications from aspiring academic-entrepreneur teams with an early stage technology idea that has... Read More
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Cambridge students win Amelia Earhart Fellowships for turbine research
PhD students Abigail Berhane and Sofia Medina Cassillas from Cambridge University's Whittle Laboratory have been awarded 2021 Amelia Earhart... Read More
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UKRI cash for world-leading plant and microbial research hub in Norwich
The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory have been awarded £1 million to progress plans to develop a world-leading plant and microbial... Read More
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LEGO-like technique for assembling DNA molecules
A new technique established by a team of researchers from the Universities of Cambridge UK and Massachusetts in the US reveals the fundamental... Read More
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Cambridge University tops UK in producing business founders
The University of Cambridge has produced more graduate founders than any other UK university, new research reveals. The city is home to Europe’s... Read More
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Scientists use AI to unearth treasure trove of anti-Covid drugs
Cambridge scientists have leveraged AI and deep machine learning to identify 200 approved drugs predicted to work against COVID-19 – of which only 40... Read More
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Cambridge and Glasgow to lead UK fight against rare lung disease
Hospitals in Cambridge and Glasgow have been chosen to lead the UK’s fight against a rare genetic lung disease – making the team the first of its... Read More
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New fund to support university social ventures
Twelve leading universities, including Cambridge, Cranfield and Northampton, have joined forces to create an impact investment fund, Impact 12 (www.... Read More
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Reformulated tapeworm drug could protect kidney patients from Covid
A trial that began in Cambridge is now rolling out to hospitals across the UK to find out if kidney patients can benefit from additional protection... Read More
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Nyobolt founder Professor Clare Grey wins €1m Körber Prize
The Körber European Science Prize 2021, worth one million euros, is to be awarded to University of Cambridge chemist Professor Clare Grey, one of the... Read More
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FoodTech pioneer Powdies in the best of health
A meeting of Cambridge University doctors and engineers, working to solve food security and sustainability, led to the founding of Powdies in 2019.... Read More
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Cambridge University spin-out in Welsh farming and tourism 5G trials
Cambridge University smart sensors spin-out UtterBerry is using innovative 5G technology to help transform Welsh tourism and agriculture. It says the... Read More
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Robotics expertise used to develop low-flying drone
Essex computer scientists are helping to develop the next generation of robotic drone capable of finding faults on solar farms.The aim is to reduce... Read More
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Cambridge cell sleuths pave way for new superdrugs
Scientists have developed the first cells that can construct artificial polymers from building blocks that are not found in nature by following... Read More
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Cambridge startup’s quality more than skin deep
Skinlync’s journey began in 2019 at the University of Cambridge’s flagship start-up competition, Venture Creation Weekend, where the founders’... Read More
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Learn from China re profitable digital innovation
Chinese companies have long been accused by Western rivals of stealing intellectual property but the West should now copy Chinese firms in adopting... Read More
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Universities across the globe engage with Cambridge Outreach proposition
University of Cambridge innovation has changed the world in so many ways and with metronomic regularity: from the launch of the first turbo jet... Read More
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Vaccine for devastating livestock disease to change lives of millions in Africa
The first ever vaccine target for trypanosomes, a family of parasites that cause devastating disease in animals and humans, has been discovered by... Read More
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Cambridge plays key role in global tech transfer drive
Cambridge Enterprise is spearheading an unprecedented technology transfer initiative with other global universities designed to turn more academic... Read More