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Researchers from the University of Cambridge, University of Toronto and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) have confirmed that a 505 million-year-old creature, found only in the Burgess Shale fossil beds in Canada's Yoho National Park, is the most primitive known vertebrate and therefore the ancestor of all descendant vertebrates, including humans.

On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. One year on, Dr Rory Finnin, associate professor of Ukrainian Studies, reflects on the war and asks: what have we learned? Recorded 20 February 2023, nine years after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War.

How much teaching will be online this term? What role should the University adopt in the climate change emergency? What is the University doing to stand up to racism? These, and many more, were questions put to the Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof Graham Virgo, during a conversation with the President of the Cambridge Students’ Union, Zak Coleman. Beneath a portrait of King James I, Prof Virgo

An introductory talk describing the exchange of wealth as analysed by social anthropologists

This curious object is the oldest man-made object in the library and comes from pre-dynastic Egypt, sometime between 3900 and 3650 BCE.

The episode explores the topic of extreme weather and its impact on communities and asks: What does extreme weather mean for us? The speakers highlight the importance of connecting research to real-world impacts and the need for collective action. They discuss the devastating losses of climate disasters, the challenges of adaptation and the power of nature. They also emphasise the importance of

Learn about career options for graduates of Modern & Medieval Languages.

Join in the Cambridge Science Festival excitement, and see what Peter Wothers gets up to in his science festival lectures! This lecture is taken from the 2008 Cambridge Science Festival.

Cambridge graduate Tim Hunkin, inventor of unique seaside amusement machines and much more, will be speaking at the Cambridge Science Festival on 16 March

Hear curator Jane Munro talk about the Museum's mission to refurbish and redisplay one of its most popular galleries, and learn more about three painters featured on its walls: Augustus John, William Nicholson and William Orpen.

The new CUSU committee have now taken up their new posts ahead of the 2018/19 term. Before the hand over they enjoyed mixing with their predecessors at the CUSU Garden Party at Sidney Sussex College.

Sheep can be trained to recognise human faces from photographic portraits – and can even identify the picture of their handler without prior training.

Doing #ALevels and thinking about your next step in #Education ? Rajiv shares #WhyMyCollege is @TrinityHallCambridge

A bee swarm outside the Old Schools and Trinity Hall at Cambridge University filmed on the afternoon of 24 May. Dr Ristuccia explained that the bees visit once a year.

Stage 3 of the Tour de France goes past the Pitt Building on Trumpington Street, Cambridge including a speedy replacement wheel between 3:30 and 4:20 for a rider in green.

Historian, critic and broadcaster Christopher Frayling meets the current occupant of his old room at Churchill and talks inspired designs and unrespectable hobbies.

Kiera shares her reasons for picking @LucyCavendishCollege #WhyMyCollege #Education #ALevels #EduTok

Footage courtesy of the Save the Tasmanian Devil Program , DPIPWE.

Sign up for our September hybrid Open Days: https://bit.ly/VPD2022OpenDays Georgia King is a first generation Law student at Jesus College. Read more about Georgia's story here: https://bit.ly/georgiaking

Graham Pendlebury, Director of Local Transport at the Department for Transport, shares his experience of being of a Policy Fellow at the University of Cambridge's Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP).

Pembroke College welcomes 60 South London schoolchildren and parents taking part in Parent Power. The project helps families find out more about higher education and is organised by King's College London Widening Participation in partnership with Citizens UK.​

The naked mole rat's weird biology can help us develop ways to combat painful human conditions like osteoarthritis. In Episode 2 of Naked Mole Ravolt, see what happens when a new queen arises and what a fight for supremacy reveals!

See Stormzy behind-the-scenes at Cambridge University with students during the launch of the Stormzy Scholarship. For more details on eligibility criteria, follow this link: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/stormzy-scholarship

Works by French artist Agnès Thurnauer are on display throughout Jesus College until March 8 (2015). Three pencil portraits based on work by Manet now hang in the dining hall, replacing portraits of significant former College members.

Italian-born contemporary printmaker Lino Mannocci discusses the exhibition 'Clouds and Myths: Monotypes by Lino Mannocci' (9 February - 9 May 2010) - a haunting collection of works exploring the world of myth and its resonance. In this podcast, Mannocci talks about his enduring fascinating with the theme of the Annunication, and takes us behind the scenes of the printmaking process.

Darwin’s tiny, priceless Tree of Life sketch is arguably the most iconic drawing in the history of science. It is now on display at the @CamUniLib “The Tree of Life notebooks are Darwin at his most radical,” says Professor Jim Secord, a world expert on the subject. “The theory of natural selection and evolution is the foundation stone of modern biology and much of the rest of the sciences.

In his first year Computer Science undergrad Zeb Goriely has made it to 88 lectures, taken lots of photographs and learnt how to cook. But most importantly he's made new friends in a new home. Check out Zeb's own YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuv8dDEiIkHlMZ0kQg62a7Q/featured

Lucy Lewis was the UK’s first female bomb disposal officer and this week became the only woman Marshal in the University of Cambridge’s 809-year history. Lucy reveals what it’s been like to make history...again.

Playful naked mole-rats contribute to research into devastating medical conditions by Dr Ewan St. John Smith, Department of Pharmacology, who has been studying them for the past ten years. Find out more: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/n-is-for-naked-mole-rat

New research shows that the whip-like appendages on many types of cells are able to synchronise their movements solely through interactions with the fluid that surrounds them. The paper, published in the journal eLife, is available at: http://elifesciences.org/lookup/doi/10.7554/elife.02750

Approximately 200,000 babies every year are infected with HIV by breastfeeding from their mothers, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa. In order to reduce the spread of HIV from mother to baby during breastfeeding, scientists are developing a low-cost, modified nipple shield which dispenses antiviral compounds.

Welcome to Mind Over Chatter, the Cambridge University Podcast! One series at a time, we break down complex issues into simple questions. In this first series, we’ll explore climate change. Climate change is likely to affect almost every area of our lives… like a toddler with sticky fingers. But how did it become this way? What are we doing about it now? And what does the future hold?We’ll

What can the naked mole rat teach us about living longer? It turns out – a lot! In this 3-part animated series by Dr Ewan St. John Smith, discover how the weird biology of these amazing creatures could give us insight into treating/preventing cancer and brain damage in humans.

Bookings are now open for our Open Days, 6-7 July! Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/CamUniOpenDays2023

Mel Giedroyc (Trinity 1990) returns to Trinity College's B3 Angel Court to chat with Matt Rees, first year history student, who now resides in the room overlooking Trinity Street in Cambridge, UK.

More than 20,000 people came to witness the spectacular light show which brought the University of Cambridge's 800th anniversary celebrations to a close. For three evenings beginning on Saturday, January 16th, an array of colourful images brought iconic buildings such as Senate House and King's College Chapel to life. Designed by world-renowned light artist Ross Ashton, the show highlighted some

Cambridge student and YouTube star Ibz Mo tells new first-years why they should enter our new vlogging competition. Find out more at www.cam.ac.uk/vlogbridge See more of Ibz Mo on his channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/ibstarsns

Super-strong electrical wires made from carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are one-tenth the weight of copper, and if used in conventional systems, would make vehicles more fuel efficient and greatly reduce losses in electricity transmission. Additionally, the carbon wires developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge can be joined to conventional metal wires, which until now has not been possible.

FameLab UK is a communications competition designed to engage and entertain by breaking down science, technology and engineering concepts into three minute presentations. The Cambridge regional final took place at Cambridge Junction on 8 March 2016 as part of Cambridge Science Festival. The FameLab UK Grand Final will take place in The Greenwood Theatre in London on 25 April

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.

When it comes to robots, we definitely judge a book by its cover! Researchers have found that robots can be useful as wellbeing coaches at work – as long as they look right. #Cambridge #UniversityOfCambridge #CambridgeUniversity #Robots #Psychology

Since its launch in 1994, the Cambridge Science Festival has brought science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine to an audience of all ages through hundreds of demonstrations, talks, performances and debates. During the Festival, which runs from 7 – 20 March 2016, you can explore everything from artificial intelligence to the latest breakthroughs in healthcare. Most events are free. To

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

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

Zaynab Ahmed wasn't going to apply to Cambridge, but her parents and teachers encouraged her. Find out what Cambridge University is like at our Open Days (4-5 July): https://bit.ly/2Z0vE3g Zaynab is a Classics student at Newnham College. She went to Woodford County High School in Woodford Green.

FameLab UK is a communications competition designed to engage and entertain by breaking down science, technology and engineering concepts into three minute presentations. The Cambridge regional final took place at Cambridge Junction on 8 March 2016 as part of Cambridge Science Festival. The FameLab UK Grand Final will take place in The Greenwood Theatre in London on 25 April

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

Since its launch in 1994, the Cambridge Science Festival has brought science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine to an audience of all ages through hundreds of demonstrations, talks, performances and debates. During the Festival, which runs from 7 – 20 March 2016, you can explore everything from artificial intelligence to the latest breakthroughs in healthcare. Most events are free. To

Since its launch in 1994, the Cambridge Science Festival has brought science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine to an audience of all ages through hundreds of demonstrations, talks, performances and debates. During the Festival, which runs from 7 – 20 March 2016, you can explore everything from artificial intelligence to the latest breakthroughs in healthcare. Most events are free. To