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Exciting news from the Cambridge spinout and startup scene 🚀

Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) have announced that they are committing at least £100 million from their new fund to invest in University of Cambridge spinouts.

Tap to find out what they plan to do: bit.ly/4l3ZiOD

Interior of the Parker Library at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, showcasing rows of wooden bookcases filled with books, a vaulted ceiling, and historical artifacts on display.

📍 The Parker Library, @corpuscambridge.bsky.social

Internationally renowned for its important collection of medieval and renaissance manuscripts, the @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social is a national heritage treasure.

Explore more 👇
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Mice are vital in the search for effective new dementia treatments #AnimalResearch is an essential part of the drug discovery process - they help us test new treatments, and could help change people’s lives.

1 in 2 of us will be affected by #dementia in our lifetime.

A team at our ALBORADA Drug Discovery Institute, funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK, is dedicated to finding better treatments.

Learn more about how mice are vital in dementia research 👇
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#AnimalResearch #Science #Medicine

Portrait of Cambridge legal expert Professor Jorge Viñuales, seated and looking directly at the camera, with a caption that reads: "A Cambridge legal expert reflects on the ICJ’s landmark climate opinion".

“This could open a new front in climate litigation.”

Prof Jorge Viñuales from @landeconomy.bsky.social helped Vanuatu take climate change to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Get his initial reaction to the ICJ’s landmark Advisory Opinion 👇
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4000-year-old ancient Egyptian handprint discovered at Cambridge Fitzwilliam Museum. The extraordinary find uncovered as part of upcoming exhibition, 'Made in Ancient Egypt'

"I have never seen such a complete handprint on an #Egyptian object before."

Find out how researchers at Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum discovered a 4,000-year-old handprint on an exhibit: bit.ly/3U0MKwx

#Archaeology #Museums #Research #AncientBlueSky #Egyptology

Two individuals walking through a courtyard at one of the Colleges of Cambridge University. A text overlay reads: "We're hiring. Explore over 150 vacancies across academic and professional service roles."

Looking to grow your career, or explore new career paths with the University of Cambridge? 💼

Browse over 150 vacancies across our academic and professional services 👇
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Traffic congestion on a highway at sunset, with overlay text that reads: "Does long-term exposure to air pollution increase the risk of dementia?".

Could long-term exposure to air pollution increase the risk of dementia?

New research from @mrcepid.bsky.social suggests that air pollutants – including car exhaust emissions – may be harming our brain health over time.

Learn more about this study 👇
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"Three cheers for the Master and Chancellor!"

Cambridge University's new Chancellor, Lord Smith, received a round of applause and warm congratulations at graduations at Senate House today.

Find out more about Lord Smith and the role of Chancellor 👇
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Lord Chris Smith has been elected as the new Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.

Lord Smith said “To be elected as Chancellor of the University I love is a huge honour. I’m thrilled."

Read more about Lord Smith and the Chancellor election 👉 www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-un...

Opening from medieval manuscript (Cambridge, Corpus Christi College MS 10, fol. 330v) displaying a painting of a bearded and long-haird man with open arms (palms out) on the left, and canon law text on the right. The man is painted on deep blue background with red and partial green frame. A chart of multiple circles (empty) is superimposed on him.

Opening from a medieval manuscript (Cambridge, Corpus Christi College MS 66, p. 100) with text on the right, and a painting of a six-winged angel on the left. Small-headed angel has bare feet and legs, and all six wings spread in pairs; first two as a modesty shield, second two at the side, and last pair of two wings over the head. A border with floral motif surrounds the angel, and contains four golden circles, one at each corner of the frame.

Have you ever seen angel's wings used to picture confession? How about a 'tree of consanguinity' drawn on the figure of a man? Perhaps you're a fan of calendars, genealogies, doodles & indexes?

If you missed our exhibition, you can always find it online!
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Cattle grazing on a lush green hillside in Colombia, with a text overlay that reads: "Landmark bird survey finds deforestation in Colombia causes 60% more damage to biodiversity than previously estimated".

The food we eat comes with a much greater environmental cost than we thought.

In the world’s biggest bird survey conducted across Colombia, scientists @camplantsci.bsky.social found rainforest clearance causes around 60% more biodiversity loss than previously estimated 👉 bit.ly/3IXaYFu

Teenage diaries from Stalin’s Russia reveal boys’ struggles with love, famine and Soviet pressure to achieve Diaries written by teenage boys in 1930s Russia reveal relatable perspectives on love, lust, boredom, and pressure to achieve; but also experience of famine, exile and conscription under Stalin.

What was it like to be a teenage boy in Soviet #Russia? A remarkable trove of never-before-studied diaries reveal tales of love, lust, boredom, famine, exile, conscription and much more.

Slavonic Studies expert Ekaterina Zadirko from Trinity College, Cambridge shares her insights 👇

#History

We're delighted to receive funding from UK Government’s £54million Global Talent Fund to attract top international researchers to the UK.

The UK’s Science Minister Lord Vallance said "My message to the bold & the brave who are advancing new ideas, wherever they are, is: our doors are open to you."

Jobs Job opportunities at the University of Cambridge, Colleges and affiliated institutions.

Could Cambridge be your next career move?

Hear what attracted three international academics to come to Cambridge, and explore 150+ vacancies on our new look website at cam.ac.uk/jobs

#HEjobs #Careers #UniJobs #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs #PhDChat #Hiring #UniversityJobs #Careers

MRI brain scan of a patient progressing rapidly to Alzheimer’s disease.

How can AI fast-track the search for better Alzheimer’s treatments?

Zoe Kourtzi from @campsydept.bsky.social used AI to reanalyse a clinical trial and found a group of patients who responded – showing 46% slower cognitive decline.

Find out more 👇
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There's just 24 hours left to vote online in the University of Cambridge's Chancellor Election 🗳️

Look out for the reminder email from Civica Election Services and vote before 5pm on Friday 18 July📩

Find out if you're eligible to vote 👉 bit.ly/3Ix47CG

@christscollegecam.bsky.social @fitzwilliamcollege.bsky.social

Seaside more likely to make us nostalgic than green places, new study finds The seaside is more likely to make us nostalgic than green places. A new psychology study explores why.

A new study has found that people in the UK and US are more likely to feel nostalgic towards the seaside, lakes or rivers than they are towards fields, forests and mountains 🏖️

But why do places make us feel nostalgic, and why does it matter so much? Read on: bit.ly/4lXcDct

Lost English legend decoded, solving a Chaucerian mystery and revealing a medieval preacher’s meme Decoding a lost English legend, solving a Chaucerian mystery, and revealing a medieval preacher’s meme

After 130 years, Cambridge #scholars have decoded a Chaucerian mystery – the frequently referenced Song of Wade was not a monster-filled epic but a chivalric romance.

Drs James Wade and @sebfalk.com from‬ @girtoncollege.bsky.social reveal all: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/song...

#Latin #English

"For too long, the debate on how to make the most of our assets has focused on false choices... Choose the north or the south – rather than the north *and* the south."

Find out how our two universities are reimagining how research-intensive #universities engage with the economy👇

#collaboration

Astronomers find a giant hiding in the ‘fog’ around a young star Astronomers have detected a giant exoplanet – between three and ten times the size of Jupiter – hiding in the swirling disc of gas and dust surrounding a young

Redemption for the lonely #star MP Mus ⭐️

‪@cambridgeastro.bsky.social‬ scientists have found that this star, thought to be alone in the universe, is hiding a giant exoplanet – 3 and 10x Jupiter's size – in a swirling disc of gas and dust. 🔭

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#Astronomy #Astrophysics

A parade float decorated with Progress and Pride flags, and the University of Cambridge logo. Numerous staff and students posing in and around it in brightly coloured clothes, flags, fans and hats. One is carrying a lollipop sign saying University of Cambridge.

Four people sitting on a grass patch taking a group selfie. They're dressed colourfully and are wearing glittery face paint.

A person wearing a rainbow wig waves from a section of a London Pride parade float decorated with Progress flag bunting. The University of Cambridge logo is displayed prominently.

A street lined with joyful people waving colourful flags and wearing rainbow hats, cheering the parade as it goes by.

Cambridge staff and students joined about 1.5 million people celebrating London Pride last Saturday 🥳

Proudly showing their colours, they paraded together with 500 organisations who turned out to support diversity and inclusion.

📸 Thanks to Haomin Luo for the photos.

Announced as part of President’s Macron’s State visit to the UK, we are proud to join forces with @ox.ac.uk , ‪@ipparis.bsky.social‬, HEC Paris and @univparissaclay.bsky.social to create the Entente CordIAle Paris-Saclay – Oxford-Cambridge AI Initiative.

Learn more: cam.ac.uk/news/british...

Many joyous returns from the old alma mater! 🌼 🥳

Putting women’s health in the spotlight Cambridge researchers are working to undo a longstanding male bias in health research, to help drive more effective healthcare for all.

Why is a woman 50% more likely than a man to get the wrong initial diagnosis for a heart attack?

For centuries, women were excluded from health research – fluctuating #hormones believed to complicate results.

@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social researchers are working to drive change 👉 bit.ly/44rtQ6J

Find out more about the role of Chancellor, who can vote and how to vote here: www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-un...

#CambridgeUniversity #CambridgeAlumni #CambridgeGraduate #Cambridge

If you didn’t register for online voting, you can vote in person at Senate House on Saturday 12 July or Wednesday 16 July.

If you're a member of the Senate and have registered for online voting, you can do so from this Wednesday 9 July until Friday 18 July, using the link you'll receive via email on Wednesday.

Hear from Professor Mary Beard about how to vote in the University of Cambridge's Chancellor Election.