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10 Cambridge spinouts changing the story of cancer

10 Cambridge spinouts on putting their research into practice to improve outcomes for cancer patients - and why Cambridge is a great place to do this.    

17 October 2024

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Richard Friend awarded 2024 Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal

Professor Sir Richard Friend FRS, Director of Research at the Cavendish Laboratory, has been awarded the 2024 Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal and Lecture, the most prestigious award of...

14 October 2024

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‘Inside-out’ galaxy growth observed in the early universe

Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe the ‘inside-out’ growth of a galaxy in the early universe, only 700 million years after the Big Bang.

11 October 2024

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University of Cambridge alumni awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Two University alumni, Sir Demis Hassabis and Dr John Jumper, have been jointly awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing an AI model to solve a 50-year-old problem: predicting the complex structures of proteins.

9 October 2024

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The cost of solar power: how low can we go?

Professor Sam Stranks is developing next-generation solar cell technology, which could drive down renewable energy prices even further.

8 October 2024

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Breaking Barriers: Athene Donald’s Advocacy for Women in STEM

Professor Dame Athene Donald is a retired Cavendish professor of Experimental Physics, former Gender Equality Champion for the University of Cambridge and former Master of Churchill. She’s also a first...

7 October 2024

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Listening for the early signs of cancer: new hub launches to make cancer interventions accessible to all in the UK

A major new research hub will focus on the development of low-cost, portable devices to identify and visualise cancer using optical, acoustic and photoacoustic imaging. The Optical and Acoustic Imaging...

7 October 2024

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Cambridge Welcomes QuanTour: A Quantum Journey Across Europe

The Cavendish Laboratory is excited to be the host of QuanTour, an exciting European outreach initiative celebrating the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025.  QuanTour brings a cutting-edge...

4 October 2024