Academia & Research
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£500k boosts Quadram Institute fight against superbug
A pioneering poo transplant treatment implemented locally by scientists and NHS doctors at the Quadram Institute in Norwich for people with recurrent... Read More
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KPMG and University of Cambridge unite to probe wellbeing at work
KPMG UK and the University of Cambridge are partnering to understand how the world of work is changing. The startpoint is what really works when... Read More
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New asthma medicine set for early clinical trials
A promising new asthma therapeutic antibody is poised to enter a first-in-human, early clinical trial in the US. The breakthrough has been... Read More
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Private investors can now buy shares in Cambridge University spin-outs
Private investors are being offered the chance to cash in on Cambridge University brainpower. They are now able to invest in a fund from the... Read More
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Flusso engineer wins major research award
Dr Ethan Gardner, one of the youngest R & D engineers with Cambridge-based fabless semiconductor company Flusso – a Cambridge University spin-out... Read More
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Ex Coca-Cola man is interim VC at the University of Cambridge
Former Coca-Cola research expert and global management consultant Dr Anthony Freeling has accepted the Vice-Chancellor role at the University of... Read More
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Cambridge brainpower ‘IGNITES £multimillion business boom
A Cambridge University entrepreneurship programme has literally ‘IGNITED’ a boom in trailblazing hi-tech and life science businesses. Alumni of... Read More
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Kao Academy boost for young STEM students
Kao Data, the specialist developer and operator of high-performance data centres for enterprise, cloud, HPC and AI, has created a new STEM initiative... Read More
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Planet-saving coding innovation honoured by Raspberry Pi and PA Consulting
Children as young as eight from UK schools and colleges competed in the final of PA Consulting’s 10th annual Raspberry Pi coding competition at... Read More
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From the bottom to the top: faecal transplants reverse hallmarks of ageing
In the search for eternal youth, poo transplants may seem like an unlikely way to reverse the ageing process. Now, however, scientists at the Quadram... Read More
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New era for polar research takes wing in £290m upgrade programme
British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge has agreed a deal for a replacement aircraft for polar research as part of a £290 million scientific upgrade... Read More
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BAS alarm at new link between greenhouse gases and sea level rise
Researchers have used advanced ocean modelling techniques to reveal how greenhouse gas emissions contribute to warmer oceans and resulting melting of... Read More
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AstraZeneca launches new ideas hothouse for global PostDocs
AstraZeneca, the Big Biotech specialist anchored in Cambridge, has initiated a global trawl for PostDoc talent to help find new and better cures for... Read More
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University of Essex research offers radical rethink of how to improve AI
Computer scientists at the University of Essex have devised a radically different approach to improving artificial intelligence in the future.... Read More
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Drug cocktails hope for cancer cures
New analysis has highlighted multiple drug combinations that could be effective therapies for some types of hard-to-treat cancers. The research,... Read More
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Blackman & White develops real cutting edge with Essex University alliance
Maldon-based engineering firm Blackman & White has revolutionised its products, pumped up the bottom line and tapped into fresh talent thanks to... Read More
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Parkinson’s UK collaborates with Domainex on £3m project
Parkinson’s UK, the largest charitable funder of Parkinson’s research in Europe, and Cambridge company Domainex, have revealed a game-changing... Read More
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Cambridge cancer scientists awarded £22.5m research funding
Scientists at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre are set to receive around £22.5 million over the next five years as a unique chain of cutting-... Read More
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UEA scientists guide mission to chart Antarctic sea-level rise
Scientists from the University of East Anglia are leading an historic hi-tech mission to the Antarctic that will see a fleet of underwater robots... Read More
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New Cambridge University Impulse venture fosters intrapreneurship
The University of Cambridge Impulse Programme, created to nurture the brilliant minds of international academia, business and research organisations... Read More