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Read more at: Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Impact and Public Engagement now open

Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Impact and Public Engagement now open

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Mar 25 2017

Applications for the second Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Impact and Public Engagement with Research are now open. 

Read more at: £5 million gift will help fight Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

£5 million gift will help fight Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

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Mar 25 2017

A gift from a Cambridge alumnus will support fundamental research into the causes of disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, enabling new approaches to combat them.

Read more at: Salters’ Festival of Chemistry 2017

Salters’ Festival of Chemistry 2017

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Mar 23 2017

Children from years 7 and 8 experience hands-on practical chemistry.

Read more at: Maxwell Centre to hold inaugural Research Showcase

Maxwell Centre to hold inaugural Research Showcase

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Mar 17 2017

The Maxwell Centre will hold its inaugural Annual Research Showcase on 17 March 2017.  

Read more at: New electron microscope to streamline research

New electron microscope to streamline research

Mar 16 2017

The department has secured a grant of £1.9 million from the EPSRC to purchase a new transmission electron microscope (TEM).

Read more at: Light makes biomass produce clean hydrogen

Light makes biomass produce clean hydrogen

Mar 14 2017

Researchers in the Reisner Group have developed a way of using solar power to generate a fuel that is both sustainable and relatively cheap to produce.

Read more at: ABTA 2017 Doctoral Research Awards

ABTA 2017 Doctoral Research Awards

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Feb 13 2017

The Association of British Turkish Academics 2017 Doctoral Researcher Awards, which promote and award scientific excellence among young researchers pursuing doctoral awards in the UK, are now open.

Read more at: Cancer Research UK 10th Anniversary Symposium 2-3 March

Cancer Research UK 10th Anniversary Symposium 2-3 March

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Feb 13 2017

"Multi-scale approaches in cancer biology" is the theme of the 10th Anniversary symposium of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute. 

Read more at: Squalamine could lead to treatments for Parkinson's disease

Squalamine could lead to treatments for Parkinson's disease

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Jan 17 2017

Researchers working in the Centre for Misfolding Diseases (CMD) have discovered a naturally-occurring compound that could be used as the basis of a new treatment for Parkinson’s disease.

Read more at: Department to host Cambridge New Therapeutics Forum

Department to host Cambridge New Therapeutics Forum

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Jan 17 2017

The department will host the next Cambridge New Therapeutics Forum on Thursday 2 February.

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