It's just over a month until the annual Cambridge University Alumni Festival begins! 🙌 We look forward to an excellent line-up of talks and musical performances here at Hughes. 🎵 Learn more about our events and register your place today!⬇️ buff.ly/4dxaqAU

News podcast: Sir John Hardy @UCL on the Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab; Dr Krishnaa Mahbubani Cambridge University on more robust blood cells; Surrey Satellites on the UK's new Earth-imaging satellite; Frank Gardner on butterflies; and Sara goodacre Nottingham SpiderLab on spider webs. thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked…

Dr Imogen Grant isn’t giving up rowing! Listen to her post Paris Olympics interview with lyse doucet BBC Radio 4 Today ow.ly/iCKR50T544E (starts at 1:55) Imogen Grant #ExTRINordinary @cubcsquad British Rowing Team GB @CAmbridge_Uni University of Cambridge Sport Trinity College Alumni Photo: Alamy

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rydyn ni'n croesawi'r cynnydd yn nifer y myfyrwyr sy'n ymgeisio am Gaergrawnt! 🇬🇧 We welcome the increasing numbers of Welsh students applying to Cambridge! 🔗 Visit undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/cymru?utm_medi… to learn more about applying to Cambridge from Wales #GCSE2024 #GCSEs

3 fascinating facts about @Pembroke1347 👇 👑 Founded by Marie de St Pol, Countess of Pembroke, and granted its charter by Edward III in 1347 💒 The first College to have its own chapel 🏫 Home to around 440 undergraduate students, 280 postgraduate students and 85 Fellows

We are excited to announce our Outline Business Case has been fully signed off by NHS England @dhscgovuk HM Treasury. The Cambridge Children's Hospital project will now appoint a contractor ready to start building in 2026. Read more on our website > tinyurl.com/2d9wpm97

🏥 Cambridge Children's Hospital Hospital can now begin appointing a contractor to start building the new facility in 2026. Following approval from @HMTreasury Department of Health and Social Care, this is a major step forward to making the East of England's first specialist children's hospital a reality. Read more 👇

🌡️ As global temperatures rise, will we be able to continue growing both the food and the trees we rely on? These two vital resources may soon be in direct competition, as the regions of the world suitable for growing crops shift northwards. New study from Department of Plant Sciences 👇

Professor Neil Lawrence Neil Lawrence from @AI_Cam_Mission discusses the potential of #AI and how it can be used in ways that help humanity, rather than harm it. Watch the full conversation on BBC HARDtalk 👇

You may know what science can do, but what about the people who become scientists? 🥼 A new graphic book tells the inspiring stories of a team of Cambridge scientists working at Cambridge Pathology. Dive into some of these powerful narratives and learn more about the novel 👇

🎶 “It is an incredibly haunting, beautiful song. For me, it brings home how truly rich the communication of other species is.” 👂 When animals talk, Dr @ArikKershenbaum from Dept of Zoology Girton College, Cambridge University is all ears. Find out why 👇 cam.ac.uk/stories/why-an…

3 intriguing facts about Murray Edwards College 👇 🏫 Founded 70 years ago and formerly known as New Hall 🖼️ Home to the largest collection of art by women in Europe 🌿 Students can pick flowers for their rooms and help themselves to herbs and vegetables from the College Gardens

1 in 3 dying people in England and Wales was severely or overwhelmingly affected by pain in the last week of life, according to a new @MarieCurieUK report. Researchers including Prof Stephen Barclay DPHPC have found that bereaved people faced challenges getting home support 👇

We are looking forward to welcoming prospective students into College next week during the Cambridge University Open Day on 13th September! 🙌 Can't join us? Check out our YouTube channel to view our Virtual Tour, Meet our Students videos and much more! ⬇️ buff.ly/3Mvncnn

📆 Today's the day! You can now submit your application to UCAS to study with us for your undergraduate degree. 🙋 Looking for some tips on the application process? Join our free Applicant Webinar Series, starting this week 👉 undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applicant-webi…

⏰ The wait is over – you can now apply to study with us for your postgraduate degree! 🔍 Find the right course for you via our Course Directory, which offers over 300 postgraduate courses at Cambridge. Start your postgraduate adventure right here 👇 postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/how-do-i-apply…

4 in 10 children in Central London who travelled to school by car switched to walking, cycling or public transport, following the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). MRC Epidemiology Unit researchers say children living over half a mile from school felt the biggest impact 👇

This year, Girton College, Cambridge University celebrates 100 years since it received its Royal Charter from King George V 📜 These photos from the early 1900s show students, Fellows, and The Mistress and Governors studying in the College library and settling into academic life. #ThrowbackThursday