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The relocation of the Herbarium's one million pressed and dried plants to their new home in the University's state-of-the-art Sainsbury Laboratory is turning up hundreds of unique specimens never seen since their collection centuries ago. http://cambridgeherbarium.org/

Winner Best short film at the Scinema Science film festival 2010. Where and what is nano? How will it shape our future? Nanoscience is the study of phenomena and manipulation of materials at the nanoscale, where properties differ significantly from those at a larger scale. The strange world of nanoscience - it can take you into atoms and beyond the stars.

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Institut of Teknologi Bundung, in Indonesia, are working together to understand earthquake risk at the site of Indonesia’s new capital city, which is being relocated from Jakarta to Nusantara, in Indonesia Borneo. Their work could help build the city in a way that is protected from earthquakes. Read more :

Research provides insight into feasibility of virus becoming airborne transmissible It might be possible for human-to-human airborne transmissible avian H5N1 influenza viruses to evolve in nature, new research has found. The findings, from research led by Professor Derek Smith and Dr Colin Russell at the University of Cambridge, were published today, 22 June in the journal Science.

Explore our range of online and in person events for more advice about applying to Cambridge and preparing for student life: www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events Three of our new students and their parents tell us about preparing for their university experience. #GoingToCambridge

Forbes lists Ifeyinwa Frederick as one of the top 100 female founders in Europe after she set up Chuku's, a Nigerian Tapas restaurant she co-founded with her brother Emeka. Ifeyinwa studied Classics at Robinson College and is about to see her new play 'The Hoes' premiere on the Hampstead Theatre this October. Visit the Black Cantabs exhibition at the University Library, for more details visit:

Cell biology and evolutionary medicine. Professor Sir Paul Nurse (Rockefeller University, New York, USA). Summary: Darwins ideas of the tree of life and natural selection continue to inform medicine and biomedical research. For example, the single tree of life means that model organisms from bacteria to mice can be recruited to better understand human health and disease, whilst natural selection

Researchers have captured the first 3D video of a living algal embryo turning itself inside out, from a sphere to a mushroom shape and back again. The results could help unravel the mechanical processes at work during a similar process in animals, which has been called the “most important time in your life.” Read more at: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/upside-down-and-inside-out

Why does one of the world's great research libraries have ectoplasm, a spirit trumpet and beard hair posted to Charles Darwin? The answers lie within 'Curious Objects' at Cambridge University Library, which runs until March 2017 and is open free to the public. For more information about Curious Objects, click here:

A photoreceptor molecule in plant cells has been found to moonlight as a thermometer after dark – allowing plants to read seasonal temperature changes. Scientists say the discovery could help breed crops that are more resilient to the temperatures expected to result from climate change. Find out more here:

These tiny oil droplets may hold a key to a new mechanism that drives the development of shapes and forms in nature, a process known as morphogenesis. When the droplets are slowly frozen, they shift through a range of different shapes. This shape-shifting is driven by a wax-like layer that forms beneath the surface of the droplets, suggesting that complex morphogenesis may be controlled by the

If you want to learn more about studying as an postgraduate student, sign up for our November Virtual Open Days here: https://bit.ly/PGOpenDays2021 You can sign-up to the student newsletter to keep in touch with the University of Cambridge here: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/find-out-more/student-newsletter Jackson Wo attends Jesus College and is studying for a PhD in Material Sciences

Matt Coombes moved to Cambridge from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and quickly found a new family at his College and on his course. Fear of being away from home should never be a thing that puts people off, he says. Find out about applying to Cambridge: http://bit.ly/ApplyCambridge-M Matt is a Land Economy student at Homerton College. He went to Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy in Gateshead.

Professor Bill Sutherland wrote The Conservation Handbook and the snappily titled From Individual Behaviour to Population Biology. He is interested in finding means of providing free conservation books to developing countries and enabling practicing conservationists to learn from each other. In September he came to Cambridge from the University of East Anglia to become the new Miriam Rothschild

Cambridge Festival of Ideas explores new and original thinking on some of the most pressing issues of the day. The aim of the Festival is to fuel people’s interest in arts, humanities and social sciences through a series of events ranging from talks, debates and film screenings to exhibitions and comedy nights. Of the over 250 events at the Festival, most are free. www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk/

Like other social animals, baboons learn from each other about which foods are best to eat. Now, researchers at Cambridge have found that how well they learn from others depends on their personality, bold or anxious baboons learning more than those who are shy or laid back. - See more at:

http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/think-big-think-seahorse/ Dr Amanda Vincent -- one of the world's leading experts on seahorses and their relatives -- is spending a year at Cambridge's Department of Geography on a sabbatical from the University of British Columbia. She is introducing some new ideas into conservation discussion groups at Cambridge.

Fossilised fragments of a skeleton of the last known toothed bird, hidden within a rock the size of a grapefruit, have helped upend one of the longest-standing assumptions about the origins of modern birds. Cambridge researchers have found that one of the key skull features that characterises 99% of modern birds – a mobile beak – evolved before the mass extinction event that killed all large

On 1 October 2010, in a ceremony in Cambridge's Senate House, Sir Leszek Borysiewicz was admitted to office as the 345th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He was previously Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council, and before that Deputy Rector of Imperial College London. The University of Cambridge is one of the world's greatest research Universities, with 17,500 students

By performing a famous magic trick, the French Drop, for three species of monkey with differing hand structures, scientists have discovered that – in order to deceive – a conjuror needs the same anatomy as their audience. Read more here- https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/sleight-of-hand-magic-trick-only-fools-monkeys-with-opposable-thumbs

What's it like to row competitively at Cambridge? Thomas Lynch, a PhD student at the @EngineeringCambridge and @HughesHallCambridge , let us in on at his very intense day. You can watch Tom and the rest of the crews row on Saturday 30 March. This page will tell you all the different ways to watch: https://www.theboatrace.org/spectator-information Follow @CambridgeUniversityBoatClub for the latest

In order to spot potential predators, adult meerkats often climb to a higher vantage point or stand on their hind legs. If a predator is detected, they use several different alarm calls to warn the rest of the group. New Cambridge research shows that they are more likely to exhibit this behaviour when there are young pups present, suggesting that the predator-scanning behaviour is for the benefit

In a unique collaboration between the University's Veterinary School and MRC's Regenerative Medicine Centre, scientists used a unique type of cell to regenerate the damaged part of the dogs' spines. The researchers are cautiously optimistic that the work could have a future role in the treatment of human patients with similar injuries if used alongside other treatments. For more information, go

While the years of New Labour have been sometimes characterised as a golden age for culture, the first decade of the 21st century was a difficult time for heritage. Political policy and practice was at best indifferent and at worst hostile to the idea of English history and heritage. In this controversial lecture, Simon Thurley, who was at the helm of English Heritage through the period, looks

This film looks at the impact of the innovations and ideas that have come out of Cambridge University’s Cavendish Laboratory over the past 140 years, and the work and legacy of sound engineer Ray Dolby, who did his PhD at the Cavendish and whose pioneering research changed the way the world listens. The Dolby family have donated £85 million to Cambridge to help reimagine the possibilities of

The University of Cambridge today launches a new research centre dedicated to exploring the possibilities of a world shared by both humans and machines with artificial intelligence (AI). The Centre for Human-Inspired Artificial Intelligence (CHIA) brings together researchers from engineering and mathematics, philosophy and social sciences; a broad range of disciplines to investigate how human and

A new Crop Science Centre was launched in Cambridge on 1 Oct 2020, designed to fast-track technologies to sustainably improve farmers’ yields worldwide. The Centre is an alliance between the University of Cambridge’s Department of Plant Sciences and the crop research organisation NIAB, an internationally recognised centre for crop innovation. Research will be aimed at reducing agricultural

Folic acid deficiency can cause severe health problems in offspring, including spina bifida, heart defects and placental abnormalities. A study out today reveals that a mutation in a gene necessary for the metabolism of folic acid not only impacts the immediate offspring but can also have detrimental health effects on the next several generations. The new research, which also sheds light on the

James Wilsdon, Professor of Science and Democracy at the University of Sussex, talks about the launch of "Future directions of scientific advice in Whitehall" - a collection of essays marking the appointment of the UK Government's new Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Mark Walport. To download the collection, visit: http://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/events/future-directions-scientific-advice-whitehall/

Archaeologists have unearthed a Neanderthal skeleton in the famous Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan. They say the new discovery offers a unique opportunity to use modern technology to try and understand Neanderthal “ways of death”. Did Neanderthals dig graves? Over the next few years, Cambridge researchers will be trying to find out. Read more here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/shanidarz

Read the full story here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/anglo-saxon-bbq Very few people in England ate large amounts of meat before the Vikings settled, and there is no evidence that elites ate more meat than other people, a major new bioarchaeological study reveals. But its sister study also suggests that peasants occasionally hosted lavish meat feasts for their rulers. Their findings overturn

In 1967, Henry Bennet-Clark discovered that fleas are able to jump extraordinary lengths by compressing part of their skeletal structure containing the protein resilin, which acts as a tense spring. However, debate continued as to how exactly fleas harness this explosive energy. New research from the University of Cambridge published in the Journal of Experimental Biology has used high-speed

Manta rays are threatened worldwide and we still know little about their reproductive strategies. The ability to scan pregnant individuals will be invaluable in the quest to protect them. A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Manta Trust has successfully scanned a pregnant wild reef manta ray underwater to obtain clear ultrasound images of her foetus, using the world’s

Update: We've closed www.becambridge.com now. Do visit our new website https://www.disability.admin.cam.ac.uk/ ----------------- Cambridge students come from a wide range of backgrounds and from all over the UK (and beyond) - watch our film to meet some disabled students studying at Cambridge. Information and guidance for disabled students thinking about applying to Cambridge can be found on our

An innovative project at the University of Cambridge will uncover some of the hidden histories of illuminated manuscripts, thanks to the application of techniques more commonly found in scientific laboratories. The MINIARE project will help conservators repair priceless works of art and provide new insights into the cultural, social and economic circumstances of their production. And, crucially

Scientists at the University of Cambridge are leading an international project to develop 3D versions of breast tumours, which can be studied using virtual reality, thanks to a £20 million award from Cancer Research UK. This will allow scientists and doctors to study every cell and aspect of a tumour in unprecedented detail and could change how the disease is diagnosed, treated and managed. http:

Climate changes from millions of years ago are recorded at daily rate in ancient sea shells, new research shows. A huge X-ray microscope has revealed growth bands in plankton shells that show how shell chemistry records the sea temperature. The results could allow scientists to chart short timescale changes in ocean temperatures hundreds of millions of years ago. This video shows computerised

The UK Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Mark Walport, speaking with CSaP's Founding Director Dr David Cleevely at the CSaP's annual conference (18th April 2013). Sir Mark delivered the keynote address at the conference, his first major speech since taking office. For more, visit: http://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/news/article-sir-mark-walport-set-out-his-priorities/

‘Humility, energy and ambition’…three essential characteristics the new Principal of Homerton College believes students coming to the University of Cambridge should seek to emulate. Lord Simon Woolley, a cross-bencher in the House of Lords and founder of Operation Black Vote, took up his post at the beginning of the month. A few weeks prior to that he sat down with former Homertonian, and

A new report on public attitudes to the future relationship between the UK and the EU, carried out by researchers from the University of Cambridge, reveals a “striking degree of consensus” that full Single Market access should be retained, while skilled EU migrants – those with a job to come to – should be given entry to the UK labour market in return. Full report:

TIGR2ESS, ‘Transforming India's Green Revolution by Research and Empowerment for Sustainable food Supplies’, is a major collaboration of over 20 organisations led by the University of Cambridge, funded by GCRF. India is developing fast, and a sustainable new approach to food production is urgently needed. TIGR2ESS is working to shape a fairer, more reliable food and water system for the

Staff at Cambridge’s University Library took images 80 years ago of the move from its old to new building. To commemorate the 80th anniversary, the University Library will be displaying the photographic albums, alongside other related material, in the Library Entrance Hall exhibition cases. The pages of each album will be turned regularly to allow visitors to see as many images as possible. The

James Deutsch directs the Africa Program of the New York based Wildlife Conservation Society, with 1,100 staff implementing conservation work in 20 African countries. James studied philosophy at Harvard and biological anthropology and zoology at Cambridge King's College before holding a research fellowship at Churchill College and a lectureship in conservation biology at Imperial College, London.

Breaking The Silence is Cambridge University's campaign to promote zero tolerance of sexual misconduct. Aimed at establishing a culture where all our members are treated with respect, the campaign highlights new training, support and guidance available to students and staff. The campaign includes prevention initiatives for students, including consent workshops, bystander training and codes of

Join us for a live event featuring Nobel Prize winner Sir Roger Penrose and Professor Eiichiro Komatsu Director of the Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Munich, to talk about BLACK HOLES, COSMOLOGY, AND SPACETIME SINGULARITIES. Sir Roger and Eiichiro will take us on a journey through space and time, looking forward to new insights from future experiments. The livestream for The Big Bang

In this video, Gates Cambridge Alumna Dr Molly Fox discusses her research which suggests that people living in industrialised countries may be more likely to develop Alzheimer's. This points to what's known as the 'hygiene hypothesis', the theory that the greatly reduced contact with bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms in the developed world can lead to a weaker immune system and increased

Sherpas have evolved to become superhuman mountain climbers, extremely efficient at producing the energy to power their bodies even when oxygen is scarce, suggests new research published today in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Read the full article here: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/05/16/1700527114.full

Sport has long been at the heart of Cambridge life. With the London Olympics starting this week and the new £16 million state-of-the-art Cambridge Sports Centre currently under construction, sport at Cambridge continues to be a cornerstone of life at this University - the Cambridge 'pulse'. This short film gives a snapshot of the vast range of sporting activity that takes place at the University

Cambridge Festival of Ideas explores new and original thinking on some of the most pressing issues of the day. The aim of the Festival is to fuel people’s interest in arts, humanities and social sciences through a series of events ranging from talks, debates and film screenings to exhibitions and comedy nights. Of the over 250 events at the Festival, most are free. www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk/

Prior to the 2015 general election, the Conservative Party undertook in its manifesto to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 and to enact a British Bill of Rights. In this video, Mark Elliott addresses three key questions raised by these proposals: First, what lies behind the desire of some politicians to secure the Human Rights Act’s repeal? Second, how might a British Bill of Rights differ from