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November 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Sorry for the missing "to" in that first line. We got a little too excited about this story 🤦
We may be more closely related our canine companions than we realised… 🐶
Cambridge researchers have found some of the same genes that influence emotions and behaviour in both golden retrievers and humans.
Chew over the study: https://bit.ly/4oWrfKZ 🧪 #Genetics #Neuroscience
Cambridge researchers have found some of the same genes that influence emotions and behaviour in both golden retrievers and humans.
Chew over the study: https://bit.ly/4oWrfKZ 🧪 #Genetics #Neuroscience
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We may be more closely related our canine companions than we realised… 🐶
Cambridge researchers have found some of the same genes that influence emotions and behaviour in both golden retrievers and humans.
Chew over the study: https://bit.ly/4oWrfKZ 🧪 #Genetics #Neuroscience
Cambridge researchers have found some of the same genes that influence emotions and behaviour in both golden retrievers and humans.
Chew over the study: https://bit.ly/4oWrfKZ 🧪 #Genetics #Neuroscience
Cambridge Vice-Chancellor, Prof Deborah Prentice, has visited schools in the North-East of England as part of our commitment to broadening participation in regions with low numbers of students.
Explore the visits to Newcastle, Gateshead & Whitley Bay 👉 www.cam.ac.uk/news/vice-ch...
Explore the visits to Newcastle, Gateshead & Whitley Bay 👉 www.cam.ac.uk/news/vice-ch...
Vice-Chancellor visits the North East
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Deborah Prentice, has been to the North East of England to visit schools in Tyneside as part of a mission to connect with areas
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November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Cambridge Vice-Chancellor, Prof Deborah Prentice, has visited schools in the North-East of England as part of our commitment to broadening participation in regions with low numbers of students.
Explore the visits to Newcastle, Gateshead & Whitley Bay 👉 www.cam.ac.uk/news/vice-ch...
Explore the visits to Newcastle, Gateshead & Whitley Bay 👉 www.cam.ac.uk/news/vice-ch...
Psychedelic-assisted therapy is offering new hope for conditions where treatment options are limited. But what does it involve? Is it safe? 🍄🟫
We asked Dr Liliana Galindo of the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group 👇 https://bit.ly/48ybNhx
#Medicine #Psychiatry @cpftresearch.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk
We asked Dr Liliana Galindo of the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group 👇 https://bit.ly/48ybNhx
#Medicine #Psychiatry @cpftresearch.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk
Your guide to Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
The Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group is working to reduce our mental suffering. Here's your guide to Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, where we meet the people and compounds behind its startling promise.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Psychedelic-assisted therapy is offering new hope for conditions where treatment options are limited. But what does it involve? Is it safe? 🍄🟫
We asked Dr Liliana Galindo of the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group 👇 https://bit.ly/48ybNhx
#Medicine #Psychiatry @cpftresearch.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk
We asked Dr Liliana Galindo of the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group 👇 https://bit.ly/48ybNhx
#Medicine #Psychiatry @cpftresearch.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk
Did you know that there's a wide range of scholarships, grants and bursaries at Cambridge for postgraduate study? Here are just a few of them.
Tap for a complete guide: https://bit.ly/4oOClBT
🚨 The deadline for most courses is early December so apply now.
Tap for a complete guide: https://bit.ly/4oOClBT
🚨 The deadline for most courses is early December so apply now.
November 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Did you know that there's a wide range of scholarships, grants and bursaries at Cambridge for postgraduate study? Here are just a few of them.
Tap for a complete guide: https://bit.ly/4oOClBT
🚨 The deadline for most courses is early December so apply now.
Tap for a complete guide: https://bit.ly/4oOClBT
🚨 The deadline for most courses is early December so apply now.
A new AI tool can spot abnormalities in blood cells more accurately and reliably than human doctors. It could be a game-changer for how conditions like leukaemia are diagnosed. 🩸
Called CytoDiffusion, it's unlike many other AI models. Find out how: bit.ly/4o9uJJ4 🧪
@ucl.ac.uk @qmul.bsky.social
Called CytoDiffusion, it's unlike many other AI models. Find out how: bit.ly/4o9uJJ4 🧪
@ucl.ac.uk @qmul.bsky.social
AI tool spots blood cell abnormalities missed by doctors
An AI tool that can analyse abnormalities in the shape and form of blood cells, and with greater accuracy and reliability than human experts, could change the
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November 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
A new AI tool can spot abnormalities in blood cells more accurately and reliably than human doctors. It could be a game-changer for how conditions like leukaemia are diagnosed. 🩸
Called CytoDiffusion, it's unlike many other AI models. Find out how: bit.ly/4o9uJJ4 🧪
@ucl.ac.uk @qmul.bsky.social
Called CytoDiffusion, it's unlike many other AI models. Find out how: bit.ly/4o9uJJ4 🧪
@ucl.ac.uk @qmul.bsky.social
The first step towards studying an MBA at @jbs.cam.ac.uk is figuring out which staircase leads to your lecture 😉
📸 Lloyd Mann
📸 Lloyd Mann
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The first step towards studying an MBA at @jbs.cam.ac.uk is figuring out which staircase leads to your lecture 😉
📸 Lloyd Mann
📸 Lloyd Mann
Cambridge researchers have uncovered the earliest evidence of ‘animal GPS’ in tiny magnetic fossils from 97 million years ago.
What left them behind? And what insights can they shed? Dig in: bit.ly/3LQxykH
@cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social @stcatharines.bsky.social @gfz.bsky.social 🧪
What left them behind? And what insights can they shed? Dig in: bit.ly/3LQxykH
@cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social @stcatharines.bsky.social @gfz.bsky.social 🧪
Ancient ‘animal GPS’ identified in magnetic fossils
The earliest evidence of an internal ‘GPS’ system in an animal has been identified by researchers, which could help explain how some modern birds and fish
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November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Cambridge researchers have uncovered the earliest evidence of ‘animal GPS’ in tiny magnetic fossils from 97 million years ago.
What left them behind? And what insights can they shed? Dig in: bit.ly/3LQxykH
@cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social @stcatharines.bsky.social @gfz.bsky.social 🧪
What left them behind? And what insights can they shed? Dig in: bit.ly/3LQxykH
@cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social @stcatharines.bsky.social @gfz.bsky.social 🧪
Do you have a parasocial relationship with a famous person?
The Cambridge Dictionary #WordOfTheYear2025 is "parasocial": involving or relating to a connection that someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know, a character in a book, film, TV series, etc., or an AI.
The Cambridge Dictionary #WordOfTheYear2025 is "parasocial": involving or relating to a connection that someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know, a character in a book, film, TV series, etc., or an AI.
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Do you have a parasocial relationship with a famous person?
The Cambridge Dictionary #WordOfTheYear2025 is "parasocial": involving or relating to a connection that someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know, a character in a book, film, TV series, etc., or an AI.
The Cambridge Dictionary #WordOfTheYear2025 is "parasocial": involving or relating to a connection that someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know, a character in a book, film, TV series, etc., or an AI.
The Sycamore Gap tree has inspired a powerful musical collaboration between Prof @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social and the Helsinki Chamber Choir 🎶
‘The World Tree’ explores the long history of tree-human relations and world premieres in Finland today.
Find out more 👇
https://bit.ly/4r3gTKZ
‘The World Tree’ explores the long history of tree-human relations and world premieres in Finland today.
Find out more 👇
https://bit.ly/4r3gTKZ
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November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The Sycamore Gap tree has inspired a powerful musical collaboration between Prof @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social and the Helsinki Chamber Choir 🎶
‘The World Tree’ explores the long history of tree-human relations and world premieres in Finland today.
Find out more 👇
https://bit.ly/4r3gTKZ
‘The World Tree’ explores the long history of tree-human relations and world premieres in Finland today.
Find out more 👇
https://bit.ly/4r3gTKZ
Happy #InternationalStudentsDay! 🌍
Earlier this year, we asked our new graduates to share their Cambridge experience in their home language 🗣️
Want to chat with one of our international postgraduates? Get started right here 👇
https://bit.ly/4oLCl5N
Earlier this year, we asked our new graduates to share their Cambridge experience in their home language 🗣️
Want to chat with one of our international postgraduates? Get started right here 👇
https://bit.ly/4oLCl5N
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Happy #InternationalStudentsDay! 🌍
Earlier this year, we asked our new graduates to share their Cambridge experience in their home language 🗣️
Want to chat with one of our international postgraduates? Get started right here 👇
https://bit.ly/4oLCl5N
Earlier this year, we asked our new graduates to share their Cambridge experience in their home language 🗣️
Want to chat with one of our international postgraduates? Get started right here 👇
https://bit.ly/4oLCl5N
Cambridge physicists have created a fine-tuned 'energy sandwich' that could transform how solar cells, LEDs and lasers are made, and make them cheaper and more efficient 🔋
New #research from @ceb.cam.ac.uk and @cambridgephysics.bsky.social 👇
https://bit.ly/3XyHB0g 🧪
New #research from @ceb.cam.ac.uk and @cambridgephysics.bsky.social 👇
https://bit.ly/3XyHB0g 🧪
‘Beautiful energy sandwich’ could power next-generation solar and lighting
Researchers have achieved a new level of control over the atomic structure of a family of materials known as halide perovskites, creating a finely tuned
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November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Cambridge physicists have created a fine-tuned 'energy sandwich' that could transform how solar cells, LEDs and lasers are made, and make them cheaper and more efficient 🔋
New #research from @ceb.cam.ac.uk and @cambridgephysics.bsky.social 👇
https://bit.ly/3XyHB0g 🧪
New #research from @ceb.cam.ac.uk and @cambridgephysics.bsky.social 👇
https://bit.ly/3XyHB0g 🧪
Two bridges, one stunning view. Can you name them both?
📸 Lloyd Mann
📸 Lloyd Mann
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Two bridges, one stunning view. Can you name them both?
📸 Lloyd Mann
📸 Lloyd Mann
Congratulations to @drchrismacdonald.bsky.social, whose VR public speaking platform won at the @timeshighered.bsky.social Awards 2025! 🏆
Other Cambridge nominees included the PROFILE trial team and Technician Development Advisor John Nicolson.
Read more: bit.ly/4p9V4HI
#THEAwards
Other Cambridge nominees included the PROFILE trial team and Technician Development Advisor John Nicolson.
Read more: bit.ly/4p9V4HI
#THEAwards
Virtual Reality public speaking platform wins top prize at Times Higher Education Awards
Cambridge’s Dr Chris Macdonald won the Technological Innovation of the Year category at the Times Higher Education Awards 2025 for his groundbreaking Virtual
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November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Congratulations to @drchrismacdonald.bsky.social, whose VR public speaking platform won at the @timeshighered.bsky.social Awards 2025! 🏆
Other Cambridge nominees included the PROFILE trial team and Technician Development Advisor John Nicolson.
Read more: bit.ly/4p9V4HI
#THEAwards
Other Cambridge nominees included the PROFILE trial team and Technician Development Advisor John Nicolson.
Read more: bit.ly/4p9V4HI
#THEAwards
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Today, the @houseoflords.parliament.uk Home-based Working Committee released a report which repeatedly references research by an interdisciplinary team at @cam.ac.uk highlighting the need for better data on productivity & mental health in the workplace to inform policy on home-based working.
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Today, the @houseoflords.parliament.uk Home-based Working Committee released a report which repeatedly references research by an interdisciplinary team at @cam.ac.uk highlighting the need for better data on productivity & mental health in the workplace to inform policy on home-based working.
We are delighted to be awarded the @nnecl.bsky.social Quality Mark, recognising our commitment to supporting care experienced students at Cambridge ✅
Learn more about how we're supporting care experienced students today and beyond 👇
https://bit.ly/47NZP2I
Learn more about how we're supporting care experienced students today and beyond 👇
https://bit.ly/47NZP2I
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We are delighted to be awarded the @nnecl.bsky.social Quality Mark, recognising our commitment to supporting care experienced students at Cambridge ✅
Learn more about how we're supporting care experienced students today and beyond 👇
https://bit.ly/47NZP2I
Learn more about how we're supporting care experienced students today and beyond 👇
https://bit.ly/47NZP2I
There's also the chance to apply for a one-day residential at Magdalene College. Travel, accommodation, food and activities are provided for free.
November 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
There's also the chance to apply for a one-day residential at Magdalene College. Travel, accommodation, food and activities are provided for free.
ClickCambridge is a free programme to support students from Bangladeshi, Pakistani or Arab backgrounds – currently underrepresented at Cambridge – to apply to a highly selective university. They'll learn how to study, prepare for higher education, and how to choose post-16 subjects.
November 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
ClickCambridge is a free programme to support students from Bangladeshi, Pakistani or Arab backgrounds – currently underrepresented at Cambridge – to apply to a highly selective university. They'll learn how to study, prepare for higher education, and how to choose post-16 subjects.
Do you know a UK Bangladeshi, Pakistani or Arab student currently in Year 11, who is thinking of applying to a top university? Share this video with them.
November 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Do you know a UK Bangladeshi, Pakistani or Arab student currently in Year 11, who is thinking of applying to a top university? Share this video with them.
Cambridge researchers: Want your work to be recognised for its real‐world impact? 🌍
The application deadline for the Cambridge Awards for #Research Impact and Engagement has been extended!
Apply before 21 November and get your story heard 👇
https://bit.ly/43lwECT
@cambridgefestival.bsky.social
The application deadline for the Cambridge Awards for #Research Impact and Engagement has been extended!
Apply before 21 November and get your story heard 👇
https://bit.ly/43lwECT
@cambridgefestival.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Cambridge researchers: Want your work to be recognised for its real‐world impact? 🌍
The application deadline for the Cambridge Awards for #Research Impact and Engagement has been extended!
Apply before 21 November and get your story heard 👇
https://bit.ly/43lwECT
@cambridgefestival.bsky.social
The application deadline for the Cambridge Awards for #Research Impact and Engagement has been extended!
Apply before 21 November and get your story heard 👇
https://bit.ly/43lwECT
@cambridgefestival.bsky.social
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
The death of the Nobel Prize-winning pioneer of DNA, James Watson, has been announced. He was 97.
Together with Francis Crick, he identified the double-helix while working @cambridgephysics.bsky.social. Famously, they announced they'd "discovered the secret of life" in the pub: bit.ly/4qP3Cpd
Together with Francis Crick, he identified the double-helix while working @cambridgephysics.bsky.social. Famously, they announced they'd "discovered the secret of life" in the pub: bit.ly/4qP3Cpd
Discovering 'the secret of life' - 70th anniversary of DNA double helix breakthrough
The DNA structure breakthrough at Cambridge has led to world-changing advances in many fields, not least in biological research. But the discovery was only possible because of the work of a host of ta...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The death of the Nobel Prize-winning pioneer of DNA, James Watson, has been announced. He was 97.
Together with Francis Crick, he identified the double-helix while working @cambridgephysics.bsky.social. Famously, they announced they'd "discovered the secret of life" in the pub: bit.ly/4qP3Cpd
Together with Francis Crick, he identified the double-helix while working @cambridgephysics.bsky.social. Famously, they announced they'd "discovered the secret of life" in the pub: bit.ly/4qP3Cpd
A new era for Cambridge sport begins 🚀
Today, we opened The Mumford Pitch – a new floodlit, all-weather facility at Grange Road.
Thanks to principal donor Hugh Mumford, students and the community can now enjoy sport year-round at this historic ground.
Read the full story 👇
bit.ly/4p1WIeI
Today, we opened The Mumford Pitch – a new floodlit, all-weather facility at Grange Road.
Thanks to principal donor Hugh Mumford, students and the community can now enjoy sport year-round at this historic ground.
Read the full story 👇
bit.ly/4p1WIeI
The Mumford Pitch is officially unveiled
A new era for student and community sport in Cambridge city centre
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November 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A new era for Cambridge sport begins 🚀
Today, we opened The Mumford Pitch – a new floodlit, all-weather facility at Grange Road.
Thanks to principal donor Hugh Mumford, students and the community can now enjoy sport year-round at this historic ground.
Read the full story 👇
bit.ly/4p1WIeI
Today, we opened The Mumford Pitch – a new floodlit, all-weather facility at Grange Road.
Thanks to principal donor Hugh Mumford, students and the community can now enjoy sport year-round at this historic ground.
Read the full story 👇
bit.ly/4p1WIeI