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It's a New Year 🙌 Dr Olivia Remes, a #MentalHealth researcher from our Department, and other @cam.ac.uk experts share tips on how to boost your body and mind for 2026

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Dr Remes provides #wellbeing-related strategies, such as why self-optimisation doesn't always work
Boost your life in 2026
Cambridge experts share their tips on things to stop doing, to boost our mental and physical health this year.
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Hear from Department of Engineering alumnus and manufacturing innovator Douglas Brion, of AI company Matta, at a new talk series from the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), at the University of Cambridge. His talk will launch the series on 29 January.
New series of talks at the IFM start on Jan 29.
January 13, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Dr Osarenkhoe Ogbeide from our Electrical Engineering Division (@cambridge-ee.bsky.social) has been awarded a
@royalsociety.org Career Development Fellowship – supporting early career researchers from underrepresented backgrounds in #STEM

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More about his research👇
Cambridge researcher Dr Osarenkhoe Ogbeide awarded prestigious Royal Society Career Development Fellowship
This highly competitive scheme supports early career researchers from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM. Awardees receive up to £690,000 over four years, alongside bespoke mentoring, training in gr...
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January 12, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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Olivia Remes, a mental health researcher at the University of Cambridge, says these are the three things everyone should do this New Year to cultivate a more positive mindset
The 3 things you should do this New Year to foster a positive mindset
Olivia Remes, a mental health researcher at the University of Cambridge, says these are the three things everyone should do this New Year to cultivate a more positive mindset
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January 1, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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Prof Bill O’Neill, Director of the Centre for Industrial Photonics
@ifmcambridge.bsky.social, honoured with 2 prestigious awards in laser #engineering & #photonics 👏

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🏆 Laser Institute 2025 recipient of the Arthur L. Schawlow Award

🏆 2025 AILU Fellowship Award
Bill O’Neill wins two prestigious international laser awards
The Laser Institute (LIA) announced Bill as the 2025 recipient of the Arthur L. Schawlow Award, which recognises outstanding contributions to basic and applied research in laser science and engineerin...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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‼️ Grants of up to £25,000 available to develop #AI proof-of-concept projects with local government partners.

Join our Q&A next week to learn more!

🔷 10.00 - 11.00 GMT | Thursday 15 Jan
🔷 Online (Zoom)
🔷 Register here: cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 8, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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At the forefront of aerospace engineering innovation. ⚙️

Congratulations to Trinity Hall Professor Graham Pullan on being elected a Fellow of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Read more about Graham's achievement through the link below. 👇

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Fellow and alumnus recognised for advances in aerospace engineering - Trinity Hall Cambridge
Professor Graham Pullan, Staff Fellow in Engineering and alumnus of Trinity Hall, has been elected a Fellow of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for his outstanding contributions to ...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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What should you stop doing in 2026? ⛔

Here are 12 ways to improve your wellbeing and productivity – based on decades of world-leading #research from experts at @mrccbu.bsky.social @eng.cam.ac.uk and @psychiatry-ucam.bsky.social 👇
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A joyful person with raised arms celebrating under a clear blue sky. Text above him reads: 'Boost your life in 2026': 12 top tips from Cambridge experts for a healthier body and mind'.
January 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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It's a New Year 🙌 Dr Olivia Remes, a #MentalHealth researcher from our Department, and other @cam.ac.uk experts share tips on how to boost your body and mind for 2026

www.cam.ac.uk/stories/boos...

Dr Remes provides #wellbeing-related strategies, such as why self-optimisation doesn't always work
Boost your life in 2026
Cambridge experts share their tips on things to stop doing, to boost our mental and physical health this year.
www.cam.ac.uk
January 6, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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A winter sunrise over #Cambridge this morning ❄️

📸 Lloyd Mann
Aerial view of King's College Chapel in Cambridge, showing historic buildings covered in snow during a sunrise. Aerial view of the Cambridge University Library and surrounding landscape dusted with snow, during sunrise. Aerial view of Cambridge covered in snow, featuring the River Cam and several bridges connecting snow-covered landscapes and historic buildings.
January 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Prof Bill O’Neill, Director of the Centre for Industrial Photonics
@ifmcambridge.bsky.social, honoured with 2 prestigious awards in laser #engineering & #photonics 👏

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/bill-o-...

🏆 Laser Institute 2025 recipient of the Arthur L. Schawlow Award

🏆 2025 AILU Fellowship Award
Bill O’Neill wins two prestigious international laser awards
The Laser Institute (LIA) announced Bill as the 2025 recipient of the Arthur L. Schawlow Award, which recognises outstanding contributions to basic and applied research in laser science and engineerin...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Augmented Industries, a #tech company founded by @ifmcambridge.bsky.social alumni, secures €4.5m in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-driven platform that supports industrial technicians on the factory floor

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...

Co-founded by Dr Elisa Roth & Dr Mirco Roth (pictured)
Cambridge-founded start-up raises €4.5m to accelerate AI tools for industrial technicians
The Munich-based start-up was co-founded by Dr Elisa Roth and Dr Mirco Roth, both industrial engineers who completed their PhDs at IfM, part of the Department of Engineering. Their flagship product, F...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Catz alumni news:
⭐ Dr Ben Lindley (2007, @eng.cam.ac.uk) is in the @americannuclear.bsky.social 40 Under 40 list: www.eng.cam.ac.uk/ne...
⭐ Robyn Scott (2004, Biosci Enterprise) returned to speak to Gates Cambridge Scholars: www.gatescambridge.o...
Photo of Robyn by @gatescambridge.bsky.social
Dr Ben Lindley Robyn Scott speaking in front of a screen reading '$1.75 trillion'
December 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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🤝 For health and climate

The CLEAR-Methane project created a design for filters that, when installed in ventilation systems, could help both our health and our planet.

This week, they've published a paper highlighting its feasibility: www.climaterepair.cam.ac.uk/news/health-...
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December 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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The Department of Engineering has its own shining stars this festive season. The Engineering Library Team won for 'Creating an Inclusive and Welcoming Community' in the @cam.ac.uk Professional Services Awards 2025.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Merry Christmas to everyone in Cambridge and around the world 🎄

Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice and Chancellor Lord Chris Smith share their Christmas and New Year wishes, alongside a joyful performance from the University’s first-ever Gospel Choir society.
December 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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✨Celebrating our library stars at the 2025 Professional Services Awards! ✨

Team winner: the Department of Engineering Library Team

Team winner: the Cambridge University Library Participation Team

Individual winner: Hélène Fernandes, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics Library
Library services winners at the 2025 Professional Services Awards.
December 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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#Research #technicians from across the UK Robotics & Autonomous Systems (RAS) community gathered at our Department for knowledge exchange, collaboration & hands-on learning as part of the UK RAS STEPS & @cam.ac.uk #Robotics Workshop 🤖

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Technicians and researchers in robotics and autonomous systems championed at knowledge exchange workshop
The aim of the workshop was to bring together technicians and researchers to share best practice, showcase innovation and build stronger networks across the robotics community. The event, held recentl...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Our first lecture of 2026 will be from Professor Robin Langley FREng, who will talk on 'Cars, aeroplanes, and quantum physics: Why complexity makes life simpler for the vibration engineer' @eng.cam.ac.uk

2 February 2026, 18:00– 19:00

BOOK NOW: www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/events/event...
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Research on creativity, problem solving and design thinking has been shared globally in an award-winning online course. Prof Nathan Crilly and three students were in a team which won a gold Learning Technologies Award. @cambridge.org @ifmcambridge.bsky.social

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Engineers win national award for teaching creativity and solution development skills
Professor of Design Nathan Crilly and his team won Gold at the Learning Technologies Awards for their Cambridge Advance Online (CAO) course, 'Creativity, Problem Solving and Design Thinking'. The awar...
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December 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Augmented Industries, a #tech company founded by @ifmcambridge.bsky.social alumni, secures €4.5m in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-driven platform that supports industrial technicians on the factory floor

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...

Co-founded by Dr Elisa Roth & Dr Mirco Roth (pictured)
Cambridge-founded start-up raises €4.5m to accelerate AI tools for industrial technicians
The Munich-based start-up was co-founded by Dr Elisa Roth and Dr Mirco Roth, both industrial engineers who completed their PhDs at IfM, part of the Department of Engineering. Their flagship product, F...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Dr Somenath Bakshi is 1 of 8 @cam.ac.uk researchers who will receive a share of the @erc.europa.eu's €728m Consolidator Grant awards this year

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He will map how bacterial physiology controls the infection dynamics of phage – a #virus that infects & kills #bacteria 🦠
Cambridge researcher awarded ERC funding to explore virus-bacteria interactions to combat antibiotic resistance
Dr Bakshi will map how bacterial physiology, including cellular resources, energy and stress, controls the infection dynamics of phage – a virus that infects and kills bacteria. To achieve this, he wi...
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Aerial views of Cambridge Botanic Lights – the Garden looking amazing from above! ✨

📸Thank you to TNK Visuals for these fantastic shots!

🎫Want to see it for yourself? Tickets are still available for upcoming evenings through the link on our profile.

#CambridgeBotanicLights
Aerial view of a night-time illumination event at Cambridge University Botanic Garden, showcasing pathways and trees lit with vibrant, multicoloured lights. Aerial view of Cambridge University Botanic Garden illuminated with vibrant, colourful lights at night, showcasing an array of trees and pathways lit in various hues. Aerial view of the lights trail at Cambridge University Botanic Garden, showcasing vivid multicoloured lights illuminating trees and paths at night, with a cityscape in the background. Aerial night view of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden Fountain, illuminated in vibrant purple and pink lights, surrounded by trees with purple lights.
December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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#Research #technicians from across the UK Robotics & Autonomous Systems (RAS) community gathered at our Department for knowledge exchange, collaboration & hands-on learning as part of the UK RAS STEPS & @cam.ac.uk #Robotics Workshop 🤖

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/technic...

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Technicians and researchers in robotics and autonomous systems championed at knowledge exchange workshop
The aim of the workshop was to bring together technicians and researchers to share best practice, showcase innovation and build stronger networks across the robotics community. The event, held recentl...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Prof Garth Wells (@jesuscollegecam.bsky.social) named Deputy Executive Chair of the EPSRC, part of @ukri.org. Areas that he will be involved in: Skills & Talent, Digital Research Infrastructure, Trusted Research & Innovation & the R&D Missions Accelerator Programme

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Professor Garth Wells named as Deputy Executive Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Garth joined EPSRC as Deputy Executive Chair in October 2025 on secondment from the University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering. Garth says: "My engagement with EPSRC started as a grant holder,...
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December 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Scientists from our Dept, @ceb.cam.ac.uk & Thayer School of #Engineering at #Dartmouth measured electrical signals in the ‘2nd brain in our guts’ for the 1st-ever time, giving renewed understanding to its interconnection with the #brain 🧠

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Tiny device to transform understanding of our ‘second brain'
Researchers from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) and the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, and the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth have...
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December 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM