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Last year was the hottest in the past two thousand years in the Northern Hemisphere. Researchers used tree ring data to show just how exceptional 2023 was.

A new documentary has recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal whose skull was rebuilt from hundreds of bone fragments by a team of archaeologists and conservators.

It is the centenary year of Cambridge mountaineer George Mallory's death. An alumnus of Magdalene College, he made a fatal attempt on Mount Everest in 1924. Explore the letters of mountaineer George Mallory.

How do we change the world for the better? We need people with vision and the necessary skills to tackle the complex challenges we face. The Gates Cambridge Scholarship brings people together achieve this. Meet the Gates Cambridge Scholars.

The University of Cambridge’s Early Cancer Institute has received an £11 million donation. It is the UK's only research facility dedicated to understanding early cancer. The donation will support its vital work in the fight against cancer.

It was Cambridge's seventh successive win in the women's race and fifth win from the past six in the men's race.

Congratulations to the twenty-six academically outstanding and socially committed US citizens selected for the 2024 class of Gates Cambridge Scholars at the University of Cambridge.

The UK’s fastest AI supercomputer, Dawn, is supporting ambitious goals in clean energy, personalized medicine and climate. Take a look at how Dawn is being used.

The interdisciplinary Cambridge Festival is a mixture of online, on-demand and in-person events covering the world-leading research that happens at Cambridge. Discover free talks, films, exhibitions, walks and family events

Cambridge is listening to people's lived experiences to help improve awareness of and access to cancer care.  Take a look at how the University’s researchers are working with communities to close the cancer care gap.