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Lord Chris Smith has been elected as the new Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge scientists have developed and tested a new drug in mice that has the potential to reduce damage to the brain when blood flow is restored following a stroke.

A treasure trove of exceptionally preserved early animals from more than half a billion years ago has been discovered in the Grand Canyon.

Diaries written by teenage boys in 1930s Russia reveal perspectives on love, boredom, and pressure to achieve. But they also detail experiences of famine, exile and conscription under Stalin.

The Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart & Lung Research Institute is a thriving community of scientists and clinicians, the largest concentration of its kind in Europe, focused on tackling the world's biggest killers.

After 14 years as Chancellor of the University, Lord Sainsbury of Turville has formally stood down from the role. We thank him for his service and contribution.

See the list of candidates for the election of the next Chancellor of the University. Voting opens to members of the University Senate in July.

NHS patients at Addenbrooke’s Hospital will become the first in the UK and Europe to undergo incisionless ultrasound surgery using a ‘histotripsy machine’ as part of their cancer care.

In February, Cambridge Classics Professor Simon Goldhill published his book, Queer Cambridge: An Alternative History. The book represents a journey that both astonished and intrigued him.

B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia accounts for 40% of all childhood cancers. A Cambridge team has developed a new treatment with the potential to be less toxic than current therapeutics.