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Cambridge researchers have captured on film the activity of T cells – an important component of our immune system – as they hunt down and kill cancer cells. For the first time, they have also shown how these cells reload their toxic weapons. Cytotoxic T cells are specialist white blood cells that are trained by our immune system to recognise and eliminate threats – including tumour cells

Scientists have developed a 3D-printed robotic hand which can play simple musical phrases on the piano by just moving its wrist. And while the robot is no virtuoso, it demonstrates just how challenging it is to replicate all the abilities of a human hand, and how much complex movement can still be achieved through design.

Every year Kettle's Yard must raise over 50% of its income from external sources. This short film showcases the importance of philanthropic support to Kettle's Yard. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk/support-us/

Learn more about our support services at: https://www.studentsupport.cam.ac.uk/ 0:25 Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre 1:19 Mental Health Advice Service 1:48 Student Wellbeing Service 2:30 University Counselling Service 3:24 Sexual Harassment and Violence Adviser 4:08 Racial and Religious Discrimination Adviser 4:49 Financial Support 5:09 How can you access these services?

Charles Darwin's mother Susannah Wedgwood died when he was just eight, and he could never remember her face - until he discovered a long-hidden portrait of her as a young woman. Hear Darwin's great-great-grandson Randal Keynes explain why finally seeing this miniature of his mother (on display at the Fitzwilliam Museum) was so significant for the great naturalist, and why portraits of loved ones

Genomes: the books of life Professor Chris Ponting (University of Oxford, UK) Summary: DNA from across the tree of life presents a fascinating record of the impact of natural selection on animal evolution. Differences in anatomy and behaviour between species are reflected by changes both within genes and within DNA dark matter whose biology remains largely unknown.

Meet Zoe: a digital talking head which can express human emotions on demand with “unprecedented realism” and could herald a new era of human-computer interaction. http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/face-of-the-future-rears-its-head

Academics and students from History of Art explain what the subject involves and aspect they particularly enjoy about studying in Cambridge. This includes a visit to Kettle’s Yard, Kettle’s Yard is a beautiful House with a remarkable collection of modern art and a gallery that hosts modern and contemporary art exhibitions. https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/anglo-saxon-norse-and

What does time on and time off look like for you? Kit from Student Minds Cambridge and Zaynab from Cambridge Students' Union share their tips on managing workload and staying well at Cambridge #ReachOutCambridge #MentalHealth #CambridgeStudents #CambridgeUniversity #StudentLife #TakeABreak #Wellbeing

Watch Artist in Residence Nabil Ali make ink from the bark of Newton’s Apple Tree in Cambridge University Botanic Garden. The tree, which blew down in a storm in 2022, was grafted from the original apple tree in a Lincolnshire garden that is said to have inspired Sir Isaac Newton’s theory of gravity. Nabil has named his ink Newton’s Gold. It will be part of a digital colour catalogue he’s

A chemical found in our breath could provide a flag to warn of dangerously-low blood sugar levels in patients with type 1 diabetes, according to new research the University of Cambridge. The finding, published today in the journal Diabetes Care, could explain why some dogs can be trained to spot the warning signs in patients. The researchers found that levels of the chemical isoprene rose

For more information about studying at Cambridge: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/ 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - School background 1:44 - Student finance 2:58 - State schools vs independent schools 3:52 - Settling in at university 5:12 - Choosing a College 6:24 - The most important part of the application process 7:12 - Interview success 7:52 - Student workload 9:18 - Shy students at interview

Sitting in a field strung with 120 miles of radio telescope antennae, 24-year old Cambridge PhD student Jocelyn Bell couldn’t shake the feeling that she’d seen something before. The year was 1967. For two years, Jocelyn had helped solder and sledgehammer the antennae into place at the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory just outside Cambridge. As she pored over her rolls of chart recordings,

Despite the rapid melting of ice in many parts of Antarctica during the second half of the 20th century, researchers have found that the floating ice shelves which skirt the eastern Antarctic Peninsula have undergone sustained advance over the past 20 years.

A new Cambridge University study has found that wild honeyguide birds prefer to cooperate with people who have learned local cultural traditions, to find and access honey-filled bees’ nests.

Best-selling author Tara Westover (https://www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/what-does-it-mean-to-be-educated/) , researcher Aliya Khalid (https://www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/how-mothers-affect-their-daughters-education/) and Thabo Msibi (https://www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/thabo-msibi-south-africa/) Deputy Vice Chancellor for Teaching and Learning at the University of KwaZulu-Natal

Professor Maarten Hajer (Director of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and Professor of Public Policy at the University of Amsterdam), 'Reframing Climate Policy: Reflections on Science, Politics and the Role of the State'. Professor Hajer was delivering the keynote address at the conference 'Democratising Futures' (28 May). Part of the Mellon Sawyer sponsored seminar series

What's it like to be LGBTQ+ at Cambridge? Queer identifying Sociology PhD candidate and LGBTQ+ researcher Elisabeth Sandler spoke with alumnus Dr Jason Mellad about coming out at Cambridge, and why we should all be working towards a world where anyone can be as out and as proud as they want to be. Jason did his PhD in Medicine at Clare College and is now CEO and co-founder of Start Codon, based

The annual May Bumps; Cambridge University's annual summer rowing race. It takes place over four days on the River Cam and involves several divisions of men's and women's boats chasing each other in order to bump the boat ahead. Lucy Cavendish second crew had a tight final day's racing, narrowly avoiding being bumped by the chasing Queens' College crew.

An international team of astronomers has found a pulsating, dead star beaming with the energy of about 10 million suns. This is the brightest pulsar – a dense stellar remnant left over from a supernova explosion – ever recorded. http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/astronomers-discover-the-mighty-mouse-of-stellar-remnants