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The University has beaten its ambitious target of raising £500 million to support students. The money gifted is funding postgraduate studentships, undergraduate financial support and widening participation programmes, and student wellbeing initiatives.
Strongest evidence to date of brain’s ability to compensate for age ...
Feb 6, 2024 · As we age, our brain gradually atrophies, losing nerve cells and connections and this can lead to a decline in brain function. It’s not fully understood why some people appear to maintain better brain function than others, and how we …
Mental Health Overhaul - University of Cambridge
Mental health problems are complex, and idea of a ‘one size fits all’ treatment is outdated. Lawson compares the current state of understanding to cancer research twenty years ago: “We had a very poor understanding of the different mechanisms that could cause breast cancer, for …
Cancer Research UK makes unprecedented £173m investment in …
Oct 15, 2024 · Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has today announced a £173 million investment in its institute at the University of Cambridge - the largest single grant ever awarded by the charity outside of London.
Long COVID linked to persistently high levels of inflammatory …
Feb 21, 2024 · A University of Cambridge-led study identifies the protein interferon gamma (IFN-γ) as a potential biomarker for Long COVID fatigue and highlights an immunological mechanism underlying the disease, which could pave the way for the development of much needed therapies, and provide a head start in the event of a future coronavirus pandemic.The study, published today in Science Advances ...
Ultra-powered MRI scans show damage to brain’s ‘control centre’ …
Oct 8, 2024 · Damage to the brainstem – the brain’s ‘control centre’ – is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests.
About the University - The coat of arms | University of Cambridge
The University was granted its arms in 1573 by Robert Cooke, Clarenceux King of Arms and a graduate of St. John's College. It is for use by the Chancellor, Masters, Fellows and Scholars as a corporate body.
First map of every neuron in an adult fly brain complete
Oct 2, 2024 · This landmark achievement has been conducted by the FlyWire Consortium, a large international collaboration including researchers from the University of Cambridge, the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, Princeton University, and the University of Vermont.It is published today in two papers in the journal Nature.. The diagram of all 139,255 neurons in the adult fly brain is the ...
University of Cambridge alumnus awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in …
Oct 8, 2024 · Geoffrey Hinton, an alumnus of the University of Cambridge, was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with John Hopfield of Princeton University.
dictionary - University of Cambridge
Nov 17, 2021 · Cambridge Dictionary has named 'upcycling', the activity of making new items out of old or used things, as its Word of the Year 2019.