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Competition between species played a major role in the rise and fall of hominins, and produced a “bizarre” evolutionary pattern for the Homo lineage. This is almost unparalleled in evolutionary science Laura…

Researchers have used artificial intelligence techniques to massively accelerate the search for Parkinson’s disease treatments. Machine learning is having a real impact on drug discovery – it’s speeding up the…

An expert on the environmental impacts of aviation, Barrett joins the University of Cambridge from MIT. Professor Steven Barrett has been appointed Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge,…

A study has found that the AI model GPT-4 significantly exceeds the ability of non-specialist doctors to assess eye problems and provide advice. We could realistically deploy AI in triaging patients with eye…

Cambridge researchers are helping lead countrywide trials to identify accurate and quick blood tests that can diagnose dementia, in a bid to improve the UK’s shocking diagnosis rate. This is a ground-breaking…

Cambridge researchers have identified genetic variants in two genes that have some of the largest impacts on obesity risk discovered to date. We have identified two genes with variants that have the most…

Cancer Research UK has announced £9.2m for Cambridge to train the next generation of doctors and scientists to bring new and better cancer treatments to patients faster. I’m immensely grateful for the funding I…

Research England has supported nine of the University’s museums and collections with £3m a year of Higher Education Museums, Galleries and Collections (HEMG) funding, over the coming five years. HEMG funding is…

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have created the world’s largest catalogue of human breast cells, which has revealed early cell changes in healthy carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations. We’re…

Vaccination not only reduces the severity of TB in infected cattle, but reduces its spread in dairy herds by 89%, research finds. Our study suggests that vaccination not only reduces the progression of the…