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On Armistice Day, we pause to honour all those who gave their lives in conflict.
Today at 11am, we will join the nation in a two-minute silence to remember their sacrifice.
We will remember them.
Today at 11am, we will join the nation in a two-minute silence to remember their sacrifice.
We will remember them.
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
On Armistice Day, we pause to honour all those who gave their lives in conflict.
Today at 11am, we will join the nation in a two-minute silence to remember their sacrifice.
We will remember them.
Today at 11am, we will join the nation in a two-minute silence to remember their sacrifice.
We will remember them.
Join us tonight for the 2025 Annual Gloria Carpenter Lecture with Prof Monica Moreno Figueroa.
She will be exploring how we can build spaces that truly make space – for listening, connecting, and relating – in the face of racisms and inequality.
Book your ticket now 👇
https://bit.ly/3L3eHme
She will be exploring how we can build spaces that truly make space – for listening, connecting, and relating – in the face of racisms and inequality.
Book your ticket now 👇
https://bit.ly/3L3eHme
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Join us tonight for the 2025 Annual Gloria Carpenter Lecture with Prof Monica Moreno Figueroa.
She will be exploring how we can build spaces that truly make space – for listening, connecting, and relating – in the face of racisms and inequality.
Book your ticket now 👇
https://bit.ly/3L3eHme
She will be exploring how we can build spaces that truly make space – for listening, connecting, and relating – in the face of racisms and inequality.
Book your ticket now 👇
https://bit.ly/3L3eHme
The death of the Nobel Prize-winning pioneer of DNA, James Watson, has been announced. He was 97.
Together with Francis Crick, he identified the double-helix while working @cambridgephysics.bsky.social. Famously, they announced they'd "discovered the secret of life" in the pub: bit.ly/4qP3Cpd
Together with Francis Crick, he identified the double-helix while working @cambridgephysics.bsky.social. Famously, they announced they'd "discovered the secret of life" in the pub: bit.ly/4qP3Cpd
Discovering 'the secret of life' - 70th anniversary of DNA double helix breakthrough
The DNA structure breakthrough at Cambridge has led to world-changing advances in many fields, not least in biological research. But the discovery was only possible because of the work of a host of ta...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The death of the Nobel Prize-winning pioneer of DNA, James Watson, has been announced. He was 97.
Together with Francis Crick, he identified the double-helix while working @cambridgephysics.bsky.social. Famously, they announced they'd "discovered the secret of life" in the pub: bit.ly/4qP3Cpd
Together with Francis Crick, he identified the double-helix while working @cambridgephysics.bsky.social. Famously, they announced they'd "discovered the secret of life" in the pub: bit.ly/4qP3Cpd
A new era for Cambridge sport begins 🚀
Today, we opened The Mumford Pitch – a new floodlit, all-weather facility at Grange Road.
Thanks to principal donor Hugh Mumford, students and the community can now enjoy sport year-round at this historic ground.
Read the full story 👇
bit.ly/4p1WIeI
Today, we opened The Mumford Pitch – a new floodlit, all-weather facility at Grange Road.
Thanks to principal donor Hugh Mumford, students and the community can now enjoy sport year-round at this historic ground.
Read the full story 👇
bit.ly/4p1WIeI
The Mumford Pitch is officially unveiled
A new era for student and community sport in Cambridge city centre
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November 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A new era for Cambridge sport begins 🚀
Today, we opened The Mumford Pitch – a new floodlit, all-weather facility at Grange Road.
Thanks to principal donor Hugh Mumford, students and the community can now enjoy sport year-round at this historic ground.
Read the full story 👇
bit.ly/4p1WIeI
Today, we opened The Mumford Pitch – a new floodlit, all-weather facility at Grange Road.
Thanks to principal donor Hugh Mumford, students and the community can now enjoy sport year-round at this historic ground.
Read the full story 👇
bit.ly/4p1WIeI
From the spires to the River Cam, beautiful #Cambridge glows in the autumn light 🍂
For everyone who studies, works, visits or lives here, this is your Cambridge from above.
For everyone who studies, works, visits or lives here, this is your Cambridge from above.
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
From the spires to the River Cam, beautiful #Cambridge glows in the autumn light 🍂
For everyone who studies, works, visits or lives here, this is your Cambridge from above.
For everyone who studies, works, visits or lives here, this is your Cambridge from above.
Congratulations to our 7 researchers awarded prestigious @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grants! 👏
From cell biology and nanomachines, our scientists will collaborate across Europe and the US to push scientific boundaries.
See the full list of awardees: https://bit.ly/4hO4ruf
#ERCSyG 🧪
From cell biology and nanomachines, our scientists will collaborate across Europe and the US to push scientific boundaries.
See the full list of awardees: https://bit.ly/4hO4ruf
#ERCSyG 🧪
Cambridge researchers awarded prestigious Synergy Grants from European Research Council
Seven researchers at the University of Cambridge have been awarded Synergy Grants from the European Research Council to lead five new collaborative projects
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November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Congratulations to our 7 researchers awarded prestigious @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grants! 👏
From cell biology and nanomachines, our scientists will collaborate across Europe and the US to push scientific boundaries.
See the full list of awardees: https://bit.ly/4hO4ruf
#ERCSyG 🧪
From cell biology and nanomachines, our scientists will collaborate across Europe and the US to push scientific boundaries.
See the full list of awardees: https://bit.ly/4hO4ruf
#ERCSyG 🧪
🍂 Reds, golds and a bit of that Cambridge magic as @homertoncollege.bsky.social shows off its autumn colours.
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🍂 Reds, golds and a bit of that Cambridge magic as @homertoncollege.bsky.social shows off its autumn colours.
This Remembrance Sunday, everyone is welcome to attend the Service of Remembrance on 9 November at Great St Mary's, the University Church.
Please take your seats by 10:40am as we honour all those who have served and sacrificed.
Please take your seats by 10:40am as we honour all those who have served and sacrificed.
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This Remembrance Sunday, everyone is welcome to attend the Service of Remembrance on 9 November at Great St Mary's, the University Church.
Please take your seats by 10:40am as we honour all those who have served and sacrificed.
Please take your seats by 10:40am as we honour all those who have served and sacrificed.
Children and young people faced higher and longer-lasting risks of rare heart complications after #COVID19 infection than after vaccination, say @vpd-hlri.bsky.social researchers.
Find out more about this study 👇
bit.ly/43BmUof 🧪
Find out more about this study 👇
bit.ly/43BmUof 🧪
Risk of rare heart complications in children higher after COVID-19 infection than after vaccination
Children and young people faced long-lasting and higher risks of rare heart and inflammatory complications after COVID-19 infection, compared to before or
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November 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Children and young people faced higher and longer-lasting risks of rare heart complications after #COVID19 infection than after vaccination, say @vpd-hlri.bsky.social researchers.
Find out more about this study 👇
bit.ly/43BmUof 🧪
Find out more about this study 👇
bit.ly/43BmUof 🧪
Lighting up Bonfire Night, Cambridge-style 🎆
📸 Lloyd Mann
📍 Sawston, Cambridgeshire
📸 Lloyd Mann
📍 Sawston, Cambridgeshire
November 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Lighting up Bonfire Night, Cambridge-style 🎆
📸 Lloyd Mann
📍 Sawston, Cambridgeshire
📸 Lloyd Mann
📍 Sawston, Cambridgeshire
Yes, babies do hear while in the womb 🤰
Watch Dr Beyza Ustun-Elayan from Cambridge's Psychology department as she explains why.
She's competing in the Falling Walls pitch competition in Berlin this week. Hailing from Türkiye, Dr Ustun-Elayan is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Cam Babylab.
Watch Dr Beyza Ustun-Elayan from Cambridge's Psychology department as she explains why.
She's competing in the Falling Walls pitch competition in Berlin this week. Hailing from Türkiye, Dr Ustun-Elayan is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Cam Babylab.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Yes, babies do hear while in the womb 🤰
Watch Dr Beyza Ustun-Elayan from Cambridge's Psychology department as she explains why.
She's competing in the Falling Walls pitch competition in Berlin this week. Hailing from Türkiye, Dr Ustun-Elayan is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Cam Babylab.
Watch Dr Beyza Ustun-Elayan from Cambridge's Psychology department as she explains why.
She's competing in the Falling Walls pitch competition in Berlin this week. Hailing from Türkiye, Dr Ustun-Elayan is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Cam Babylab.
Living in a deprived neighbourhood increases your #dementia risk and now @psychiatry-ucam.bsky.social researchers know why.
@audreylow.bsky.social and Prof John O'Brien found links to brain vessel damage and poorer management of lifestyle factors known to affect dementia risk: bit.ly/3JNMxv7
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@audreylow.bsky.social and Prof John O'Brien found links to brain vessel damage and poorer management of lifestyle factors known to affect dementia risk: bit.ly/3JNMxv7
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November 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Living in a deprived neighbourhood increases your #dementia risk and now @psychiatry-ucam.bsky.social researchers know why.
@audreylow.bsky.social and Prof John O'Brien found links to brain vessel damage and poorer management of lifestyle factors known to affect dementia risk: bit.ly/3JNMxv7
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@audreylow.bsky.social and Prof John O'Brien found links to brain vessel damage and poorer management of lifestyle factors known to affect dementia risk: bit.ly/3JNMxv7
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Could #AI speed up the scientific process?
That's the idea behind Denario, an AI-powered 'scientific assistant' co-developed by researchers at @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @simonsfoundation.org
What can Denario do? Find out: bit.ly/47Hfvom
#MachineLearning #Tech #Computing
That's the idea behind Denario, an AI-powered 'scientific assistant' co-developed by researchers at @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @simonsfoundation.org
What can Denario do? Find out: bit.ly/47Hfvom
#MachineLearning #Tech #Computing
November 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Could #AI speed up the scientific process?
That's the idea behind Denario, an AI-powered 'scientific assistant' co-developed by researchers at @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @simonsfoundation.org
What can Denario do? Find out: bit.ly/47Hfvom
#MachineLearning #Tech #Computing
That's the idea behind Denario, an AI-powered 'scientific assistant' co-developed by researchers at @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @simonsfoundation.org
What can Denario do? Find out: bit.ly/47Hfvom
#MachineLearning #Tech #Computing
“Every time anyone eats anything, it has an impact on the other species we share the planet with." 🍽️
Researchers at @camzoology.bsky.social have developed a new way to measure how changes in land use affect the extinction risk of over 30,000 species: bit.ly/4qGL3Dr
#Conservation
Researchers at @camzoology.bsky.social have developed a new way to measure how changes in land use affect the extinction risk of over 30,000 species: bit.ly/4qGL3Dr
#Conservation
November 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
“Every time anyone eats anything, it has an impact on the other species we share the planet with." 🍽️
Researchers at @camzoology.bsky.social have developed a new way to measure how changes in land use affect the extinction risk of over 30,000 species: bit.ly/4qGL3Dr
#Conservation
Researchers at @camzoology.bsky.social have developed a new way to measure how changes in land use affect the extinction risk of over 30,000 species: bit.ly/4qGL3Dr
#Conservation
Ahead of COP30, explore how our research is addressing the climate and biodiversity crises in the real world 👉 bit.ly/4hQmVdF
🧪 #ClimateAction #Economics #StartUp #Energy
🧪 #ClimateAction #Economics #StartUp #Energy
November 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Ahead of COP30, explore how our research is addressing the climate and biodiversity crises in the real world 👉 bit.ly/4hQmVdF
🧪 #ClimateAction #Economics #StartUp #Energy
🧪 #ClimateAction #Economics #StartUp #Energy
The historic walls of @stjohnscollege.bsky.social draped in vibrant Boston Ivy 🍁🍁
#CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #Autumn
#CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #Autumn
November 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The historic walls of @stjohnscollege.bsky.social draped in vibrant Boston Ivy 🍁🍁
#CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #Autumn
#CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #Autumn
What stories lie behind some of Egypt’s most captivating artefacts? 🏺
Step into 'Made in Ancient Egypt' @fitzmuseum.bsky.social and uncover them for yourself!
Get your tickets now: https://bit.ly/4nrrwnX
🎥 Rosie Powell
#museums #ancienthistory
Step into 'Made in Ancient Egypt' @fitzmuseum.bsky.social and uncover them for yourself!
Get your tickets now: https://bit.ly/4nrrwnX
🎥 Rosie Powell
#museums #ancienthistory
November 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
What stories lie behind some of Egypt’s most captivating artefacts? 🏺
Step into 'Made in Ancient Egypt' @fitzmuseum.bsky.social and uncover them for yourself!
Get your tickets now: https://bit.ly/4nrrwnX
🎥 Rosie Powell
#museums #ancienthistory
Step into 'Made in Ancient Egypt' @fitzmuseum.bsky.social and uncover them for yourself!
Get your tickets now: https://bit.ly/4nrrwnX
🎥 Rosie Powell
#museums #ancienthistory
We're proud to be the top UK university for employability 🙌
The Times Higher Education @timeshighered.bsky.social Global Employability University Ranking 2026 lists Cambridge as 1st in the UK and 4th in the world.
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #Graduate
The Times Higher Education @timeshighered.bsky.social Global Employability University Ranking 2026 lists Cambridge as 1st in the UK and 4th in the world.
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #Graduate
October 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We're proud to be the top UK university for employability 🙌
The Times Higher Education @timeshighered.bsky.social Global Employability University Ranking 2026 lists Cambridge as 1st in the UK and 4th in the world.
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #Graduate
The Times Higher Education @timeshighered.bsky.social Global Employability University Ranking 2026 lists Cambridge as 1st in the UK and 4th in the world.
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #Graduate
Happy #Halloween to everyone celebrating! 🎃
The stumpery in the @kingscollege.bsky.social Fellows' Garden has had a frightful makeover – all thanks to the College's brilliant gardening team.
A spooky surprise for King's students on their way past... 👻
The stumpery in the @kingscollege.bsky.social Fellows' Garden has had a frightful makeover – all thanks to the College's brilliant gardening team.
A spooky surprise for King's students on their way past... 👻
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Happy #Halloween to everyone celebrating! 🎃
The stumpery in the @kingscollege.bsky.social Fellows' Garden has had a frightful makeover – all thanks to the College's brilliant gardening team.
A spooky surprise for King's students on their way past... 👻
The stumpery in the @kingscollege.bsky.social Fellows' Garden has had a frightful makeover – all thanks to the College's brilliant gardening team.
A spooky surprise for King's students on their way past... 👻
Do you know a Year 12 student from a Black African, Caribbean or mixed race background who is thinking about applying to Cambridge?
Target Oxbridge is a free mentoring programme that has helped over 500 students to secure Oxbridge offers.
Apply at targetoxbridge.app.candidx.io/roles before 23 Nov.
Target Oxbridge is a free mentoring programme that has helped over 500 students to secure Oxbridge offers.
Apply at targetoxbridge.app.candidx.io/roles before 23 Nov.
October 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Do you know a Year 12 student from a Black African, Caribbean or mixed race background who is thinking about applying to Cambridge?
Target Oxbridge is a free mentoring programme that has helped over 500 students to secure Oxbridge offers.
Apply at targetoxbridge.app.candidx.io/roles before 23 Nov.
Target Oxbridge is a free mentoring programme that has helped over 500 students to secure Oxbridge offers.
Apply at targetoxbridge.app.candidx.io/roles before 23 Nov.
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We're looking to change how local council teams &
@cam.ac.uk researchers work together to solve the problems that matter.
Join our upcoming #AI in Local Government Fair to hear real challenges and explore AI solutions.
➡️ Apply by Friday 14 November
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-in-...
@cam.ac.uk researchers work together to solve the problems that matter.
Join our upcoming #AI in Local Government Fair to hear real challenges and explore AI solutions.
➡️ Apply by Friday 14 November
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-in-...
AI in Local Government Fair
The AI in local government fair convenes council staff from across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, and Greater Manchester with University of Cambridge AI researchers. Local government teams will showcas...
www.ai.cam.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We're looking to change how local council teams &
@cam.ac.uk researchers work together to solve the problems that matter.
Join our upcoming #AI in Local Government Fair to hear real challenges and explore AI solutions.
➡️ Apply by Friday 14 November
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-in-...
@cam.ac.uk researchers work together to solve the problems that matter.
Join our upcoming #AI in Local Government Fair to hear real challenges and explore AI solutions.
➡️ Apply by Friday 14 November
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-in-...
How do you make your way to morning lectures? 🚲 🛴 🚶
#CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #UniversityOfCambridge #Autumn #Morning
#CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #UniversityOfCambridge #Autumn #Morning
October 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
How do you make your way to morning lectures? 🚲 🛴 🚶
#CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #UniversityOfCambridge #Autumn #Morning
#CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #UniversityOfCambridge #Autumn #Morning
How can we build spaces that truly make space – for listening, connecting, and relating – in the face of racisms and inequality?
Join Prof Monica Moreno Figueroa from @camsociology.bsky.social for the 2025 Annual Gloria Carpenter Lecture – free and open to all.
Book now: bit.ly/3L3eHme
Join Prof Monica Moreno Figueroa from @camsociology.bsky.social for the 2025 Annual Gloria Carpenter Lecture – free and open to all.
Book now: bit.ly/3L3eHme
October 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
How can we build spaces that truly make space – for listening, connecting, and relating – in the face of racisms and inequality?
Join Prof Monica Moreno Figueroa from @camsociology.bsky.social for the 2025 Annual Gloria Carpenter Lecture – free and open to all.
Book now: bit.ly/3L3eHme
Join Prof Monica Moreno Figueroa from @camsociology.bsky.social for the 2025 Annual Gloria Carpenter Lecture – free and open to all.
Book now: bit.ly/3L3eHme
The nights are definitely drawing in 🌚
Caption this excellent photo of Trinity Lane by night.
📸 Jessica Keating
Caption this excellent photo of Trinity Lane by night.
📸 Jessica Keating
October 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The nights are definitely drawing in 🌚
Caption this excellent photo of Trinity Lane by night.
📸 Jessica Keating
Caption this excellent photo of Trinity Lane by night.
📸 Jessica Keating
Before you commit to that brand new 8K TV, read what Cambridge researchers have found about how much the eye can actually see 👀 🧪 #ComputerScience #Technology #Electronics
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Is your ultra-HD TV worth it? Scientists measure the resolution limit of the human eye
Is your ultra-high-definition television really worth it? Do you need a 4K or an 8K screen to get the best viewing experience at home?
www.cam.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Before you commit to that brand new 8K TV, read what Cambridge researchers have found about how much the eye can actually see 👀 🧪 #ComputerScience #Technology #Electronics
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...