Join us tonight for the 2025 Annual Gloria Carpenter Lecture with Prof Monica Moreno Figueroa. She will be exploring how we can build spaces that truly make space – for listening, connecting, and relating – in the face of racisms and inequality. Book your ticket now 👇 https://bit.ly/3L3eHme

The death of the Nobel Prize-winning pioneer of DNA, James Watson, has been announced. He was 97. Together with Francis Crick, he identified the double-helix while working @cambridgephysics.bsky.social. Famously, they announced they'd "discovered the secret of life" in the pub: bit.ly/4qP3Cpd

A new era for Cambridge sport begins 🚀 Today, we opened The Mumford Pitch – a new floodlit, all-weather facility at Grange Road. Thanks to principal donor Hugh Mumford, students and the community can now enjoy sport year-round at this historic ground. Read the full story 👇 bit.ly/4p1WIeI

From the spires to the River Cam, beautiful #Cambridge glows in the autumn light 🍂 For everyone who studies, works, visits or lives here, this is your Cambridge from above.

Congratulations to our 7 researchers awarded prestigious @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grants! 👏 From cell biology and nanomachines, our scientists will collaborate across Europe and the US to push scientific boundaries. See the full list of awardees: https://bit.ly/4hO4ruf #ERCSyG 🧪

🍂 Reds, golds and a bit of that Cambridge magic as @homertoncollege.bsky.social shows off its autumn colours.

This Remembrance Sunday, everyone is welcome to attend the Service of Remembrance on 9 November at Great St Mary's, the University Church. Please take your seats by 10:40am as we honour all those who have served and sacrificed.

Children and young people faced higher and longer-lasting risks of rare heart complications after #COVID19 infection than after vaccination, say @vpd-hlri.bsky.social researchers. Find out more about this study 👇 bit.ly/43BmUof 🧪

Lighting up Bonfire Night, Cambridge-style 🎆 📸 Lloyd Mann 📍 Sawston, Cambridgeshire

Yes, babies do hear while in the womb 🤰 Watch Dr Beyza Ustun-Elayan from Cambridge's Psychology department as she explains why. She's competing in the Falling Walls pitch competition in Berlin this week. Hailing from Türkiye, Dr Ustun-Elayan is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Cam Babylab.

Living in a deprived neighbourhood increases your #dementia risk and now @psychiatry-ucam.bsky.social researchers know why. @audreylow.bsky.social and Prof John O'Brien found links to brain vessel damage and poorer management of lifestyle factors known to affect dementia risk: bit.ly/3JNMxv7 🧪

Could #AI speed up the scientific process? That's the idea behind Denario, an AI-powered 'scientific assistant' co-developed by researchers at @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @simonsfoundation.org What can Denario do? Find out: bit.ly/47Hfvom #MachineLearning #Tech #Computing

“Every time anyone eats anything, it has an impact on the other species we share the planet with." 🍽️ Researchers at @camzoology.bsky.social have developed a new way to measure how changes in land use affect the extinction risk of over 30,000 species: bit.ly/4qGL3Dr #Conservation

Ahead of COP30, explore how our research is addressing the climate and biodiversity crises in the real world 👉 bit.ly/4hQmVdF 🧪 #ClimateAction #Economics #StartUp #Energy

The historic walls of @stjohnscollege.bsky.social draped in vibrant Boston Ivy 🍁🍁 #CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #Autumn

What stories lie behind some of Egypt’s most captivating artefacts? 🏺 Step into 'Made in Ancient Egypt' @fitzmuseum.bsky.social and uncover them for yourself! Get your tickets now: https://bit.ly/4nrrwnX 🎥 Rosie Powell #museums #ancienthistory

We're proud to be the top UK university for employability 🙌 The Times Higher Education @timeshighered.bsky.social Global Employability University Ranking 2026 lists Cambridge as 1st in the UK and 4th in the world. #HigherEd #AcademicSky #Graduate

Happy #Halloween to everyone celebrating! 🎃 The stumpery in the @kingscollege.bsky.social Fellows' Garden has had a frightful makeover – all thanks to the College's brilliant gardening team. A spooky surprise for King's students on their way past... 👻

Do you know a Year 12 student from a Black African, Caribbean or mixed race background who is thinking about applying to Cambridge? Target Oxbridge is a free mentoring programme that has helped over 500 students to secure Oxbridge offers. Apply at targetoxbridge.app.candidx.io/roles before 23 Nov.

We're looking to change how local council teams & @cam.ac.uk researchers work together to solve the problems that matter. Join our upcoming #AI in Local Government Fair to hear real challenges and explore AI solutions. ➡️ Apply by Friday 14 November www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-in-...

How do you make your way to morning lectures? 🚲 🛴 🚶 #CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #UniversityOfCambridge #Autumn #Morning

How can we build spaces that truly make space – for listening, connecting, and relating – in the face of racisms and inequality? Join Prof Monica Moreno Figueroa from @camsociology.bsky.social for the 2025 Annual Gloria Carpenter Lecture – free and open to all. Book now: bit.ly/3L3eHme

The nights are definitely drawing in 🌚 Caption this excellent photo of Trinity Lane by night. 📸 Jessica Keating

Before you commit to that brand new 8K TV, read what Cambridge researchers have found about how much the eye can actually see 👀 🧪 #ComputerScience #Technology #Electronics www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

In case you missed it, the clocks went back last night in the UK 🕰️ Do you think Chronophage at @corpuscambridge.bsky.social is enjoying the extra hour? 📸 Lloyd Mann

How did this Economics graduate end up working on next-generation Mars robots for NASA? Meet Lane Painter (Darwin 2022) whose passion for robots took him from Chicago to @eng.cam.ac.uk where the global nature of the MPhil quickly expanded his horizons. Be inspired: https://bit.ly/3L4sh8S

What a beautiful story! And congratulations to Sarika and Jürgen!

Do you have a memory so vivid you can relive it? @campsydept.bsky.social and @durham.ac.uk are exploring how vivid human memories work across our lives – and how ideas about them have evolved over time. Your experiences could help us understand memory better. Take our survey: bit.ly/3J1FQ8y

We warmly welcome the Government's £500 million growth package for new homes, infrastructure and business space for the Oxford to Cambridge Growth Corridor 🎉 Inclusive innovation means unlocking growth that is not only rapid, but fair. #OxCam #Cambridge

Calm on the Cam 🍂🍂 📸 Lloyd Mann

The 'slums' of Victorian Manchester actually housed wealthy doctors and engineers, mixed in with poor weavers, a @camhistory.bsky.social study shows. @stjohnscollege.bsky.social historian @emvchung.bsky.social surprise discovery undermines major assumptions about the city: bit.ly/3WLt3dl #history

Wishing a happy #Diwali to everyone celebrating in the Cambridge community 🪔

Cambridge students: Want a piece of @kettlesyard.bsky.social in your home? 🖼️ Every year, you can borrow real artworks and take them home for the academic year. Come along on 27 October from 2–4pm and choose your artwork. First come, first served! Find out more 👇 https://bit.ly/4os6E0M

History on the pitch 💛🖤 Cambridge United FC have unveiled their limited-edition fourth shirt for #BlackHistoryMonth, created in collaboration with the Fitzwilliam Museum and @romseymill.bsky.social#BlackHistoryMonth Discover the inspiration behind this special kit 👇 https://bit.ly/4qaSFOt

How did Sanskrit scholarship survive British imperialism in #India? Cambridge researchers are uncovering the work of Indian 'pundits', the Brahmin scholars who kept a literary tradition alive in mostly forgotten villages. Learn more about this #research project 👇 https://bit.ly/4of1ncx

A study from Cambridge's Institute of Criminology shows how domestic abusers create ‘trauma bonds’ – even before violence begins. Criminologist Mags Lesiak urges a shift away from theories of codependency which ignores "deliberate brainwashing" 👇 🧪 https://bit.ly/3W8qDFz #Research #Psychology

Cambridge scientists have found a new way to grow human blood cells in the lab 🧫 A major step towards regenerative therapies, this could also help scientists with better understanding blood disorders like #leukaemia. New #research from @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social#leukaemia#researchttps://bit.ly/3J0mO23 🧪

A peaceful afternoon by the River Cam, surrounded by history and autumn colours 🍂 📸 Lloyd Mann #Cambridge #Autumn #Photography

It's World Mental Health Day. Here's a reminder that if you need support at Cambridge, you are not alone. Reach out for what you need at our student support page: www.studentsupport.cam.ac.uk/get-support

Cambridge has been ranked joint third in the world by the @timeshighered.bsky.social World University Rankings 2025 🎉 #THEunirankings #CambridgeUniversity #UniversityOfCambridge #Cambridge #Universities #HigherEducation #ApplyingToCambridge

For the first time, Cambridge scientists have seen the tiny protein clusters thought to 'trigger' #Parkinsons disease 🧠 Using a new imaging technique, this could reveal how the disease spreads – and how to treat it. New #research from @chemistrycambridge.bsky.social#Parkinsons#researchttps://bit.ly/42XlJyS 🧪

Matriculation moments ⭐ Can you spot yourself in these Matriculation photos at @trinityhallcamb.bsky.social, @pembroke1347.bsky.social, @peterhousecam.bsky.social and @stcatharines.bsky.social? #Cambridge #CambridgeUniversity #UniversityOfCambridge

"The University of Cambridge is not just an academic powerhouse - it is one of our best hopes for a decade of innovation-led growth." Read more about our role as an engine of innovation from Vice-Chancellor Prof Deborah Prentice in @telegraphnews.bsky.social 🔬🏛️ www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...

15,000 women a year with #BreastCancer could benefit from whole genome sequencing. New #research from the Early Cancer Institute and @serenanikzainal.bsky.social Read the full report: bit.ly/4o36Xi5 #Genomics #Cancer @cuh.nhs.uk 🧪

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social Read our tribute to the visionary Nobel Laureate and watch an interview from 2012, just after he won: https://bit.ly/4mM8o3r

A proud moment🎉 Cavendish alumnus Prof John Clarke awarded the #NobelPrize2025, with Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis. They opened the door to quantum technologies based on superconducting qubits, putting quantum phenomena to work in real devices. buff.ly/lnm99ls

Enormous congratulations to Darwin alumnus Professor John Clarke, who has been jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics. John joined Darwin in 1965, as one of our first PhD students. He became an Honorary Fellow in 2023. www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/alumnus...

Congratulations to alumnus Prof John Clarke, who has been jointly awarded The Nobel Prize in #Physics – making this Cambridge's 126th Nobel win 🏆 👏 Read about his work and his long connection with Cambridge: bit.ly/42PUIh1 #Science @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @darwincollegecam.bsky.social

Scientists have found that a bacteria common in probiotic drinks can help prevent #pregnancy complications 🤰 New #research from @pdncambridge.bsky.social and @halllab.bsky.social Read: bit.ly/3IGIu3k #reproduction @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @cam-repro.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social 🧪

Massive congratulations to the Cambridge rowers who won gold at the 2025 World Rowing Championships!🏅 Get all the details: https://cubc.org.uk/2025/09/29/world-champions-cambridge-four-lead-the-charge-at-the-2025-world-rowing-championships/