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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
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.
🍂 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.
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.
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
In case you missed it, the clocks went back last night in the UK 🕰️
Do you think Chronophage at @corpuscambridge.bsky.social is enjoying the extra hour?
📸 Lloyd Mann
Do you think Chronophage at @corpuscambridge.bsky.social is enjoying the extra hour?
📸 Lloyd Mann
October 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
In case you missed it, the clocks went back last night in the UK 🕰️
Do you think Chronophage at @corpuscambridge.bsky.social is enjoying the extra hour?
📸 Lloyd Mann
Do you think Chronophage at @corpuscambridge.bsky.social is enjoying the extra hour?
📸 Lloyd Mann
How did this Economics graduate end up working on next-generation Mars robots for NASA?
Meet Lane Painter (Darwin 2022) whose passion for robots took him from Chicago to @eng.cam.ac.uk where the global nature of the MPhil quickly expanded his horizons.
Be inspired: https://bit.ly/3L4sh8S
Meet Lane Painter (Darwin 2022) whose passion for robots took him from Chicago to @eng.cam.ac.uk where the global nature of the MPhil quickly expanded his horizons.
Be inspired: https://bit.ly/3L4sh8S
October 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
How did this Economics graduate end up working on next-generation Mars robots for NASA?
Meet Lane Painter (Darwin 2022) whose passion for robots took him from Chicago to @eng.cam.ac.uk where the global nature of the MPhil quickly expanded his horizons.
Be inspired: https://bit.ly/3L4sh8S
Meet Lane Painter (Darwin 2022) whose passion for robots took him from Chicago to @eng.cam.ac.uk where the global nature of the MPhil quickly expanded his horizons.
Be inspired: https://bit.ly/3L4sh8S
Do you have a memory so vivid you can relive it?
@campsydept.bsky.social and @durham.ac.uk are exploring how vivid human memories work across our lives – and how ideas about them have evolved over time.
Your experiences could help us understand memory better.
Take our survey: bit.ly/3J1FQ8y
@campsydept.bsky.social and @durham.ac.uk are exploring how vivid human memories work across our lives – and how ideas about them have evolved over time.
Your experiences could help us understand memory better.
Take our survey: bit.ly/3J1FQ8y
October 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Do you have a memory so vivid you can relive it?
@campsydept.bsky.social and @durham.ac.uk are exploring how vivid human memories work across our lives – and how ideas about them have evolved over time.
Your experiences could help us understand memory better.
Take our survey: bit.ly/3J1FQ8y
@campsydept.bsky.social and @durham.ac.uk are exploring how vivid human memories work across our lives – and how ideas about them have evolved over time.
Your experiences could help us understand memory better.
Take our survey: bit.ly/3J1FQ8y
We warmly welcome the Government's £500 million growth package for new homes, infrastructure and business space for the Oxford to Cambridge Growth Corridor 🎉
Inclusive innovation means unlocking growth that is not only rapid, but fair.
#OxCam #Cambridge
Inclusive innovation means unlocking growth that is not only rapid, but fair.
#OxCam #Cambridge
October 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We warmly welcome the Government's £500 million growth package for new homes, infrastructure and business space for the Oxford to Cambridge Growth Corridor 🎉
Inclusive innovation means unlocking growth that is not only rapid, but fair.
#OxCam #Cambridge
Inclusive innovation means unlocking growth that is not only rapid, but fair.
#OxCam #Cambridge
Calm on the Cam 🍂🍂
📸 Lloyd Mann
📸 Lloyd Mann
October 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Calm on the Cam 🍂🍂
📸 Lloyd Mann
📸 Lloyd Mann
The 'slums' of Victorian Manchester actually housed wealthy doctors and engineers, mixed in with poor weavers, a @camhistory.bsky.social study shows.
@stjohnscollege.bsky.social historian @emvchung.bsky.social surprise discovery undermines major assumptions about the city: bit.ly/3WLt3dl #history
@stjohnscollege.bsky.social historian @emvchung.bsky.social surprise discovery undermines major assumptions about the city: bit.ly/3WLt3dl #history
October 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The 'slums' of Victorian Manchester actually housed wealthy doctors and engineers, mixed in with poor weavers, a @camhistory.bsky.social study shows.
@stjohnscollege.bsky.social historian @emvchung.bsky.social surprise discovery undermines major assumptions about the city: bit.ly/3WLt3dl #history
@stjohnscollege.bsky.social historian @emvchung.bsky.social surprise discovery undermines major assumptions about the city: bit.ly/3WLt3dl #history