Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from University of Cambridge

Yili Unveils Global Innovation Vanguard Initiative in Cambridge, UK

CAMBRIDGE, England, May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Yili Group hosted the launch of its Global Innovation Vanguard Initiative in Cambridge, UK. Under the theme "Gathering Global Wisdom, Pioneering a Healthier Future," the event marked the debut of a comprehensive, open-access R&D framework designed to elevate the dairy value chain.…

AAP

The Boat Race 2026: When is it and where to watch it in London?

From riverside pubs to scenic Thames walks, The Boat Race 2026 is the perfect excuse for a spring day out in London

Evening Standard

Billionaire hedge fund manager donates £190m to Cambridge University

Chris Rokos’ donation will establish the Rokos School of Government

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Researchers call for AI toy regulations over fears for children’s ‘psychological safety’

First-of-its-kind study observed children telling the AI toys they loved them or that they were sad

The Independent UK

AI toys for young children must be more tightly regulated, say researchers

University of Cambridge study finds AI-powered toys can misread emotions and respond inappropriately to children

The Guardian - UK

Viking Age mass grave holds mysterious mix of dismembered human remains and complete skeletons, including a 'giant' who'd had brain surgery

Archaeologists and student excavators uncovered a Viking Age pit full of dismembered remains near Cambridge, England.

LiveScience

AI collar allows stroke victims to speak again

‘Revoice’ device uses the same technology as ChatGPT to avoid the need for invasive brain implants

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Stroke patients get their voice back thanks to new wearable device

Body signals are translated speedily by the device into words and sentences.

Evening Standard

From Memes to Mayhem: How the 'Alien Comet' Sparked a Global Culture Craze Overnight

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has triggered a global internet craze of memes, merchandise, and conspiracy theories—blurring science and pop culture overnight.

International Business Times UK

Letters found on eBay cast light on UK families who benefited from slavery

Researcher Malik Al Nasir bought historical documents while investigating his family history – and began building an archive

The Guardian - UK

A Mother’s Influence and a Daughter’s Death: The Story of Paloma Shemirani

A University of Cambridge graduate who tragically passed away after refusing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma told a court she was anti-vax

The Fashion Central

4,000-year-old handprint discovered on ancient Egyptian tomb offering

Researchers have unveiled an ancient Egyptian handprint that was left on a soul house tomb offering 4,000 years ago.

LiveScience

Britain’s ban on lead ammunition could save tens of thousands of birds from poisoning

The UK’s environment minister Emma Hardy has announced a ban on toxic lead ammunition to protect Britain’s countryside. This ban includes the sale and use for hunting of both lead shotgun ammunition (each cartridge of which contains hundreds of small lead pellets called “shot”), used mainly for hunting small game…

The Conversation

In a dangerous era for journalism – a powerful new tool to help protect sources

Today, the Guardian, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, launches Secure Messaging, a world-first from a media organisation

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian launches Secure Messaging, a world-first from a media organisation, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge

Secure Messaging is a new innovation for confidential story-sharing and source protection, underpinning the Guardian’s commitment to investigative journalism. The Guardian has published the open source code for this important tech to enable adoption by other media organisations.

LiveScience

Did the James Webb telescope really find evidence of alien life? Here's the truth about exoplanet K2-18b.

A study suggesting the exoplanet K2-18b shows potential signs of alien life has been met with skepticism from the scientific community. Here’s the truth about what the James Webb Space Telescope saw.

The Conversation

Scientists found a potential sign of life on a distant planet – an astronomer explains why many are still skeptical

A team of astronomers announced on April 16, 2025, that in the process of studying a planet around another star, they had found evidence for an unexpected atmospheric gas. On Earth, that gas – called dimethyl sulfide – is mostly produced by living organisms.

Evening Standard

‘Strongest evidence yet’ found of alien life beyond our planet

A team from the University of Cambridge made the discovery on exoplanet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away from Earth.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Scientists find ‘strongest evidence yet’ of alien life on distant planet

The tantalizing hints of a far planet ‘teeming’ with extraterrestrial life is some 120 light-years away from Earth, researchers say

Evening Standard

Cambridge University in row over claims Stephen Hawking benefited from slavery-linked funds

Cambridge is in a dispute with academics after an exhibition linked Stephan Hawking with the slave trade

Evening Standard

University of Cambridge granted High Court injunction against protesters

A judge has approved a four-month injunction preventing Israel-Palestine protests on two sites until the end of this year’s graduation ceremonies.

Euronews

British rapper Stormzy to receive honorary degree from the university of Cambridge

The rapper already has a long relationship with the university. In 2018, he launched a scholarship programme to support Black students.

The Independent UK

Warning over snakes slipping into northern Europe in imported flowers and plants

Researchers say improved standards are urgently needed to make the importing of plants more sustainable and less damaging.

Evening Standard

Major trial of sponge test aims to prevent oesophageal cancer deaths

The study has been hailed as the ‘pinnacle of many years of painstaking research’ by experts.

The Guardian - UK

Cambridge University veterinary course could lose accreditation over ‘ethical concerns’

Worries about animal euthanasia and mishandling of complaints from students about racism among concerns

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the European Commission

the European Space Agency

242 stories

University of Cambridge

218 stories

the University of Cambridge

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.