Scientists at a recently opened cancer institute at Cambridge University have begun work that is pinpointing changes in cells many years before they develop into…
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Row over possible River Cam bathing spot frequented by Darwin and Lord Byron
The waters of the River Cam are an unsettling lurid green on a dull day. The river that flows through Cambridge and has been enjoyed…
View More Row over possible River Cam bathing spot frequented by Darwin and Lord ByronUK needs more lab space if it wants to be science superpower, ministers told
The UK needs to build more laboratory space, improve transport links and offer more tax breaks to achieve Rishi Sunak’s ambition of becoming a science…
View More UK needs more lab space if it wants to be science superpower, ministers toldUK universities take £41m in fossil fuel funding since 2022
Major fossil fuel companies have committed tens of millions of pounds in funding to UK universities since 2022, it can be revealed, despite many of…
View More UK universities take £41m in fossil fuel funding since 2022Town vs gown and car vs bike: row erupts over Cambridge congestion plan
In 1381, a mob sacked university buildings and burned books in the town square, shouting: “Away with the learning of clerks!” More recently, battle lines…
View More Town vs gown and car vs bike: row erupts over Cambridge congestion planHigh levels of toxic chemicals found in Cambridgeshire water supply
Water from a supply containing high levels of toxic chemicals has been pumped into the homes of more than 1,000 people, the Guardian can reveal.…
View More High levels of toxic chemicals found in Cambridgeshire water supplyBest physical evidence of Roman crucifixion found in Cambridgeshire
Found at the site of a future housing development in Cambridgeshire, the near 1,900-year-old skeleton at first did not seem particularly remarkable. Aged 25 to…
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