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Dr Chris Macdonald uses emerging technology for education and healthcare. He has created a new treatment for speech anxiety and is helping the world switch to optimal sources of dietary protein...

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[H3] News - New technique could uncover the secrets of ‘ringing’ black holes

When black holes merge, the collision produces a new, larger black hole that ‘rings’ like a bell while it settles into its final, stable shape.

[H3] News - Celebrating Cambridge as the birthplace of modern football

The University, Cambridge United Football Club and the City Council have come together at our Grange Road sports ground to celebrate the city's place as the birthplace of modern football.

[H3] News - Support people to protect world’s nature, new report urges

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[H3] Panel discussion - The United States of America at 250: Friday 29 May

Reflections on the past, present and future of independence. As we approach the USA's 250th anniversary, the Cambridge US Studies Network invites you to a commemoration of the Declaration of Independence.

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[H3] Cambridge is forging a future for our planet
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[H3] Cambridge is changing the story of cancer
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[H3] New technique could uncover the secrets of ‘ringing’ black holes
13 May 2026
Researchers have developed a technique to analyse how black holes ‘ring’ when they collide and merge: one of the universe’s most dramatic events.

[H3] Support local people to protect world’s nature, new report urges, as deadline for global conservation target looms
12 May 2026
Achieving an international conservation target to protect almost a third of the world’s land and sea in the next four years could directly affect the lives of a...

[H3] Children in poorer countries face almost sixfold higher risk of dying after emergency surgery
07 May 2026
Children who need life‑saving emergency surgery after a serious injury are almost six times more likely to die if in poorer countries than in wealthier ones, ac...

[H3] Doctors favour explaining anxiety to patients as a human evolution ‘success story’
07 May 2026
First major RCT on evolutionary psychiatry finds mental health clinicians are far more likely to say describing anxiety as an evolved survival response will hel...

[H3] Can we feed the world without breaking the planet?
06 May 2026
The global food system is more productive than ever, but it's pushing natural systems out of balance in the extreme. Can science help farmers produce the fo...

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Home to pioneers whose work continues to change the world, and whose alumni have been recognised with 126 Nobel prizes. A global centre for technology, research and innovation, renowned for its start up and spin out successes. An outstanding academic reputation for intellectual freedom and brilliance, built over 800 years, and set against the backdrop of one of the world's most beautiful cities. Named as the UK’s top employer in the Financial Times' Best Employers list 2026, the University of Cambridge is like no other.

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[H3] Cambridge at a glance
The University of Cambridge has more than 24,000 students, from over 140 countries. Find out more about our unique institution. Read More

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[H3] How the University and Colleges work
There are 31 Colleges, 6 Schools and over 150 Faculties and Departments that make up the University of Cambridge, covering a vast array of subjects and specialised areas of research.
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[H3] History
The University of Cambridge has been at the forefront of academic study and research since 1209. Here is a selection of our discoveries and innovations so far. Read More

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[H3] Doctors favour explaining anxiety to patients as a human evolution ‘success story’

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[H3] Almost a minute to midnight: Cambridge helps launch open course on nuclear weapons as global tensions rise

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[H3] Can we feed the world without breaking the planet?

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[H3] Monkeys learn to eat soil so they can tolerate high-calorie junk food

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[H3] Tolls saved Britain from pothole hell in the Industrial Revolution

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[H3] Helping young conservationists plug in and shine bright

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[H2] Students from every background belong at Cambridge
Discover how the skills you gain here open doors to exciting careers. Learn about the generous financial support available. Hear what makes Cambridge unique and find out how to apply.
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[H3] Cambridge to Careers: How loving what I studied led me into public policy

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[H3] Cambridge to Careers: How my degree prepared me to be a confident doctor

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[H3] Medieval chess a 'vision of equality'

The outlet features a Cambridge historian's work on the 'game of kings'.
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[H3] AI toys 'misread emotions'

BBC national covers a Cambridge report calling for tighter regulation of AI-powered toys.
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[H3] Students find Viking-era burial

Cambridge archaeology students make a grisly discovery.
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[H3] War in Iran risks cyber insurgency

Cambridge cybercrime expert Prof Alice Hutchings writes on the cyber warfare aspect of the conflict.

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[H3] Cambridge to Careers: How I got my dream job as a clinical psychologist
From Bradford to Cambridge and back again, Arcellia Sasu-Twum shows how taking a chance and backing herself academically helped her to…

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[H3] Blue hydrogen and UK net zero

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Cambridge works with international companies to solve their most complex challenges. Our cutting-edge thinking can help grow your business through research collaborations, consultancy, education and networking – or by hiring our talented graduates.
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[H3] Explore our global impact
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Helping us lead healthier lives on a healthier planet
13 May 2026
Multi-award-winning scientist, inventor and author, Chris Macdonald is on a mission to harness innovation for the benefit of people and the planet.

European Commission greenlights €211 million funding for Cambridge graphene photonics spinout
15 Apr 2026
University spinout, CamGraPhIC, has received the EC greenlight for €211 million funding (about £183 mill

Cambridge appoints Pascal Levensohn as Chair of its Innovation Hub Global Advisory Board
07 Apr 2026
The announcement was made by the Vice‑Chancellor, Professor Deborah Prentice, during a visit to Station F in Paris.