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Read more at: Preliminary works begin on the Cavendish 3 site

Preliminary works begin on the Cavendish 3 site

14 March 2018

As part of the verification of technical aspects of the design of Cavendish III, two large concrete slabs have this week been cast on the site of the new building. The area depicted will ultimately form the base of the cycle storage under the raised plaza.


Read more at: Sarah Bohndiek and her team have developed a new type of endoscope for early diagnosis of oesophageal cancer.
Sarah Bohndiek and her team have developed a new type of endoscope for early diagnosis of oesophageal cancer.

Sarah Bohndiek and her team have developed a new type of endoscope for early diagnosis of oesophageal cancer.

7 March 2018

Dr Sarah Bohndiek and her team, in collaboration with researchers at Addenbrookes and the MRC Cancer Unit, have developed a new type of endoscope using multispectral imaging which will be used to spot pre-cancerous cells in the oesophagus. The research received widespread coverage on the local, national and international...


Read more at: Prof Val Gibson "Equality Champion"
Prof Val Gibson  "Equality Champion"

Prof Val Gibson "Equality Champion"

7 March 2018

Cavendish Laboratory High Energy Physicist, Prof Val Gibson , is a University of Cambridge " Equality Champion " focusing on STEMM subjects, and is a member of the University's Equality and Diversity Committee. Further information on the role of the University's Equality Champions can be found on the University's staff...


Read more at: Article in The Architect's Journal on Cavendish III reporting on the recent planning approval of Cavendish III
Article in The Architect's Journal on Cavendish III reporting on the recent planning approval of Cavendish III

Article in The Architect's Journal on Cavendish III reporting on the recent planning approval of Cavendish III

26 February 2018

An article has been published in the 26 February, 2018 edition of The Architect's Journal reporting on the success of the planning application obtained for Cavendish III. Jestico + Whiles are working on this £300 million project with technical architects CH2M .


Read more at: Former Cavendish Researcher, Prof Michelle Simmons of UNSW, named 2018 Australian of the Year

Former Cavendish Researcher, Prof Michelle Simmons of UNSW, named 2018 Australian of the Year

25 January 2018

Professor Michelle Simmons , a Quantum Physicist and a former Research Fellow of the Cavendish Laboratory, has been named Australian of the Year :


Read more at: Prof Mark Thomson selected to be the Executive Chair of the Science and Technology Facilities Council

Prof Mark Thomson selected to be the Executive Chair of the Science and Technology Facilities Council

22 January 2018

It has just been announced that our own Professor Mark Thomson will be taking over as the Executive Chair of the Science and Technology Funding Council , STFC, replacing the current Chief Executive and Council Chair roles in the new UKRI structure. I am sure that everyone will wish to join me in offering him our...


Read more at: Earliest galaxies in the Universe’s history spun like the Milky Way
Earliest galaxies in the Universe’s history spun like the Milky Way

Earliest galaxies in the Universe’s history spun like the Milky Way

12 January 2018

Artist impression of rotation in a galaxy in the early Universe, credit: Institute of Astronomy, Amanda Smith. Astronomers have looked back to a time soon after the Big Bang, and have discovered swirling gas in some of the earliest galaxies to have formed in the Universe. These ‘newborns’ – observed as they appeared nearly...


Read more at: Earliest galaxies in the Universe’s history spun like the Milky Way
Earliest galaxies in the Universe’s history spun like the Milky Way

Earliest galaxies in the Universe’s history spun like the Milky Way

12 January 2018

Artist impression of rotation in a galaxy in the early Universe, credit: Institute of Astronomy, Amanda Smith. Astronomers have looked back to a time soon after the Big Bang, and have discovered swirling gas in some of the earliest galaxies to have formed in the Universe. These ‘newborns’ – observed as they appeared nearly...


Read more at: Using GAIA to detect low frequency gravitational waves
Using GAIA to detect low frequency gravitational waves

Using GAIA to detect low frequency gravitational waves

11 January 2018

A group of Cambridge astronomers, including Anthony Lasenby from the Cavendish Astrophysics Group and Kavli Institute for Cosmology, have made the first investigation of the sensitivity of the GAIA satellite to ultra-low frequency gravitational waves produced by supermassive black hole binaries. (See Moore, Mihaylov...


Read more at: Spin-Out company Intelligens secures funding from Cambridge Enterprise

Spin-Out company Intelligens secures funding from Cambridge Enterprise

13 December 2017

Scientific Computing World reports on " Intellegens ", a new company spun out of the University of Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory to develop and commercialise novel artificial intelligence (AI) software, which has received funding from Cambridge Enterprise and local angel investor Graham Snudden. Intellegens is a spin-...