Scientists create 'metal detector' to hunt down tumours

Cambridge researchers have created a ‘metal detector’ algorithm that can hunt down vulnerable tumours, in a development that could one day revolutionise the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 10, 2025 ~6 min

Handheld device could transform heart disease screening

Researchers have developed a handheld device that could potentially replace stethoscopes as a tool for detecting certain types of heart disease.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 8, 2025 ~5 min


Researchers demonstrate the UK’s first long-distance ultra-secure communication over a quantum network

Researchers have successfully demonstrated the UK’s first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communications network, including the UK’s

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 8, 2025 ~6 min

One in 3,000 people at risk of punctured lung from faulty gene – almost 100 times higher than previous estimate

As many as one in 3,000 people could be carrying a faulty gene that significantly increases their risk of a punctured lung, according to new estimates from

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 8, 2025 ~5 min

Play 'humanises' paediatric care and should be key feature of a child-friendly NHS – report

The Cambridge report argues that play should be a recognised component of children’s healthcare in the Government’s forthcoming 10-year plan for the NHS.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 31, 2025 ~7 min

Farewell, Gaia: spacecraft operations come to an end

The European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft has been powered down, after more than a decade spent gathering data that are now being used to unravel the secrets

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 27, 2025 ~6 min

Webb Telescope sees galaxy in mysteriously clearing fog of early Universe

Astronomers have identified a bright hydrogen emission from a galaxy in the very early Universe. The surprise finding is challenging researchers to explain how

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 26, 2025 ~5 min

Thriving Antarctic ecosystems found following iceberg calving

Scientists explore a seafloor area newly exposed by iceberg A-84; discover vibrant communities of ancient sponges and corals. 

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 25, 2025 ~6 min


Fully AI driven weather prediction system could start revolution in forecasting

A new AI weather prediction system, developed by researchers from the University of Cambridge, can deliver accurate forecasts tens of times faster and using

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 20, 2025 ~6 min

Dementia patients and their carers to be asked about direction of drug research

Cambridge researchers are seeking the views of people with lived experience of dementia – patients and their friends and families – on which existing drugs

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 19, 2025 ~3 min

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