Huge congratulations to Darwin alumna Dr Alice Bunn on her appointment as co-Director of the UK Space Agency! Alice talked to us in January about her out of this world career, the practicalities of space, and the importance of work/life balance. www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

Darwin is delighted to be able to offer its congratulations to the College Visitor, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, who received an Honorary Doctorate in Law from the University of Cambridge this week – the highest accolade the University can bestow.

Obesity rates have risen since the pandemic, with a growing link between obesity and social deprivation, and particularly dramatic increases in young people, according to a new study co-authored by Darwin Vice-Principal Angela Wood, published by The Lancet. www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/study-l...

This beautiful bunch of Darwinians will be taking to the phones for the next couple of weeks, connecting with alumni and raising funds to support the future of the College. So if you receive a call from a Cambridge number, keep the smiles on their faces and say hello!

Concern for our changing climate is rational, and unavoidable. But how do we channel that into a positive, proactive response, rather than becoming overwhelmed? Join our discussion on eco-anxiety to hear from journalists, practitioners and academics on how we can navigate it.

On behalf of the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, and the Centre for Geopolitics, we are delighted to be hosting Dr Park Jin, CBE at Darwin next Monday. All are welcome. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/science-di...

Enormous congratulations to Darwin Emeritus Fellow Professor Carol Brayne, who has been appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to medicine, medical research and public health in the King's Birthday Honours! www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/damehoo...

Darwin Fellow Professor Jonathan Heeney has led a team to develop a "universal vaccine", offering protection against viruses even as they mutate. The technology uses an AI-designed ‘super-antigen’. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBD8...

Great to talk to Darwin student Macsen Brown about Operation Market Garden, the tale of a Welsh soldier held as a prisoner of war in 1944, as the play prepares to transfer to the Edinburgh Fringe. "It has been been an absolute honour to help tell his story." www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/welsh-s...

Darwin Fellow and Head of the Laboratory of Viral Zoonotics Professor Jonathan Heeney talks to today's Observer about the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and his ten-year mission to develop a vaccine. observer.co.uk/news/interna...

To mark yesterday's #WorldBeeDay, Darwin PhD student Jacob Pantling talked to the @climaterepair.bsky.social about his sideline as a Darwin beekeeper; why bees are so crucial to biodiversity, and why Darwin produces the best honey in Cambridge. www.climaterepair.cam.ac.uk/news/ice-ice...

There's a new temporary inhabitant of the Cam... an amphibious excavator is patrolling Darwin's stretch of the water to prepare the riverbed for the installation of platforms as the Pump House build gets underway. Keep up to date with what to expect on site: www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/construction...

International targets to protect 30% of the world's land and sea by 2030 must consider the impact on people living in the proposed conservation areas, says @csandbrook.bsky.social, Darwin Fellow and Director of the Cambridge Conservation Research Institute. www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

We caught up with Darwinian Kaely Michels-Gualtieri as her musical Barnum. Booth. Lincoln. prepares to open about how her MPhil in American History has informed the show, her former life on the trapeze, and why creating a musical is a dream come true. www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/the-dar...

As Sir David Attenborough turns 100 years old, Darwin’s Master Dr Mike Rands reflects on his extraordinary impact, and engagement with conservation at Cambridge, and wishes him a happy birthday on behalf of Darwinians everywhere. www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/happy-1...

We were delighted to be able to celebrate the appointment of Dr Mark Dyer as a Sir George Darwin Fellow Benefactor on Friday night, in recognition of his significant generosity to the College. www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-mark...

Congratulations to all the Darwinians graduating today. We are so proud of all your achievements and delighted to be able to celebrate them with you.

We are thrilled to announce that work has begun on Darwin’s exciting transition to a more sustainable future, with contractors now on site to begin the development of the Pump House! www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/master-...

Climate scientist and Darwin Fellow @eshuck.bsky.social talked to L'Express about the UK's ambitions to become a clean energy superpower, why tensions in the Middle East highlight the need for a green transition, and opportunities for London/Paris collaboration. www.lexpress.fr/environnemen...

Darwin student in Conservation Leadership Han Chen talks about the impact of being part of the Chevening network, as well as her ambition to centre women's perspectives in her work on climate and biodiversity, and her role as Women's Officer at Darwin. www.chevening.org/news/a-cheve...

We are delighted to welcome Darwin Fellow @jnilssonwright.bsky.social in his new capacity as Co-Vice-Master, serving alongside Angela Wood. Thank you to Fiona Karet, who steps down after seven years in the role, for her significant contribution. www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...

Evolving a new, Darwinian response to global challenges is a College-wide project. One which demands the perspectives of students, Fellows and alumni from across the disciplinary spectrum. Join us to be part of an inclusive conversation on the Darwin Dialogues. www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/events/event...

There's a real buzz about the newest cohort of Darwinians! Having bee-haved themselves beautifully in transit, the class of 2026 will be introduced to the hives by the Beekeeping Society, led by Zoology student Sofia Dartnell. No prizes for guessing what her research focus happens to beeeee.....

On #WorldHealthDay, congratulations to @drzeshanqureshi.bsky.social on the upcoming publication of his book, Anti-Racist Medicine! www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-...

On #WorldHealthDay, congratulations to Zeshan Qureshi on the upcoming publication of his book, Anti-Racist Medicine! www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-...

Congratulations to Louis, Lewis, Ruth, Jon and team reserve Ben, on their spectacular performance in University Challenge. The team equalled Darwin's record set in 2019 and matched last year in reaching the semi-finals, losing out to Edinburgh in a hard-fought battle of the buzzers last night.

The team have got pretty familiar with Salford dock10 studios over the past few months...get ready to round off your Easter weekend with this evening's semi-final, as Darwin take on the University of Edinburgh for a place in the finals of University Challenge! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Hugely well rowed to the Cambridge women, especially Darwin's Mia Freischem, and commiserations on their first loss to Oxford since 2016 - what a race! And massive congratulations to the men's Lightweights, particularly Darwin's Victor Viennot-Bourgin, who were victorious yesterday!

Congratulations to Lewis, Ruth, Louis and Jon, our fabulous University Challenge team, who have equalled the achievements of last year's Darwinian quizzers in reaching the semi-finals! You can catch up on last night's thrilling quarter-final on iPlayer. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Don't miss Darwin's last University Challenge quarter-final match tonight, taking on Merton College, Oxford, for a place in the semi-finals! Join the watch party in the College cafe, tune in on BBC2 at 8.30pm, or catch up on iPlayer. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

A year after completing her PhD in mathematical modelling, Darwin alumna Naomi van den Berg is applying her skills to cancer research - and has published her theory of how tissue metabolism shapes the immune response to cancer in the journal Cancer Cell. www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-...

We're looking forward to celebrating the first in-person graduation of 2026 with a wonderful group of Darwinians tomorrow! Tiffany Lai explains how she combined a PhD exploring the healing of human skin with an expanding side hustle in science illustration. www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/graduat...

🙌 A great evening at the Climate Kitchen 🌱 as part of #CambFest 🍽️ Brilliant to see science & food experts come together to rethink sustainable eating now and for the future. 🙏 Thanks to all speakers & @darwincollegecam.bsky.social#CambFestfor hosting us. 🔗 More events https://bit.ly/4bFY49P

Great to see Ruth Ní Mhuircheartaigh running away with the Irish mythology round on the eve of St Patrick's Day! Congratulations to Ruth, Louis, Lewis and Jon on a spectacular quarter-final win in last night's University Challenge. The team now have to play one more quarter-final match to proceed.

The path from new ideas to real-world impact isn't automatic. But Darwin Fellow Karishma Jain has smoothed it. At the Doctoral Training Centre in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, she has embedded entrepreneurship in the student experience, resulting in 14 companies. www.cam.ac.uk/stories/inno...

Darwin's quizzers will take on University of Warwick tonight in their quarter-final match - don't forget to tune in at 8.30pm on BBC2 to cheer on Louis, Lewis, Ruth and Jon, our brilliant University Challenge team! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

When Darwin's Mia Freischem takes to the Tideway in next month's Boat Race, she'll be one half of the first pair of sisters ever to row against each other at the event, competing with her sister Lilli, who has been selected for the Oxford crew. www.thetimes.com/sport/rowing...

Pole-dancing in the Bradfield Room while educating the world about DNA may be a first... Congratulations to Darwin PhD student in Chemical Engineering Dina Haddad, winner of the international competition Dance Your PhD! www.ceb.cam.ac.uk/news/dance-y...

Massive congratulations to Darwin's Mia Freischem (PhD Surgery), who will be representing Cambridge in the Women's Blue Boat at The Boat Race on Saturday 4th April!

From Glastonbury to the Royal Opera House, the Kennedy Center to the BBC, Richard Morrison of The Times will explore how song has become a cultural and political battleground, in tomorrow's final Darwin College Lecture 2026. See you there! www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-...

We are delighted that Professor Nigel Peake has been elected as the next Master of Darwin College. “I feel hugely honoured and immensely excited to have been elected as the next Master of Darwin. The College is a remarkable and very special place.’’ www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...

Join us to hear Issa Boulos explore the impact on Palestinian musical identity of the emergence of regional radio in the 1930s and 40s. He talked to us about his lifelong musical curiosity, a golden age for Middle Eastern music, and travelling with an oud. www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-...

A welcome splash of colour through the drizzle, as the Pride flag flies above College to mark the end of LGBTQ+ History Month.

Small Grants for Big Ideas launches today, providing seed funding for projects which promote solutions to global challenges. Darwin students, alumni and Fellows are all encouraged to get involved. Find out more on our website: www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/.../small-gr...

Professor Conny Aerts, pioneer of asteroseismology and Professor of Astrophysics at KU Leuven, will join us this Friday to explain how the 'songs of the stars' can reveal the secrets of their composition. www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-...

Opera singer, musicologist, and historian of music and gender - we're thrilled to welcome Dr Carola Darwin to give this week's Darwin College Lecture, celebrating the contribution of women to the musical landscape of 1900s Vienna. www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-...

Happy Valentine's Day to couples everywhere brought together by Darwin!

On #DarwinDay a former Darwin Research Fellow has published a very 21st century update to the naturalist's work. Adrian Woolfson claims that humanity is facing a "second Genesis", in which we are ourselves the creative force. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...

Very much looking forward to welcoming Dr Matthew Gordley to give the fourth of this year's eight lectures on Song! Matthew will join us on Friday to explore the role of song in the ancient world, from hymns of praise to poetry of resistance. www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/news/darwin-...

As Japan's newly elected prime minister Sanae Takaichi celebrates her historic victory, Darwin's @jnilssonwright.bsky.social spoke to the Today programme about how younger voters have responded to the former heavy metal drummer's new style of politics. From 49mins. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...