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The University of Cambridge Development and Alumni Relations office. Supporting excellence in education and research through philanthropy and alumni engagement. 🎓 🔗 www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk | www.alumni.cam.ac.uk
Our @cam.ac.uk alumni are innovators, educators, mentors, and changemakers whose influence resonates across local communities and around the globe. We want to honour those making a difference in their own unique way!
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#WorldCancerDay: Cambridge is #ChangingTheStoryOfCancer. Early diagnosis, prevention and research can improve outcomes and lead to kinder, more effective treatments. With @cambcancer.bsky.social and your generosity, we can transform how cancer is understood and treated.
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Find out how this collaboration will help to turn our quantum research into real-world solutions 👇 philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
03.02.2026 16:18 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Nada Hosking, Founder and CEO of Formation Q, adds, "By uniting the Cavendish Laboratory’s scientific excellence, FormationQ’s operational backbone, and IonQ’s industry-leading quantum technologies, we’re turning today’s quantum discoveries into tomorrow’s practical revolutions.”
03.02.2026 16:18 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Mete Ature (@meteatature.bsky.social), Head of the Cavendish Laboratory, notes, “Progress in quantum technologies requires strong collaborations and a constant dialogue between industry and academic research."
03.02.2026 16:18 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Formation Q gifts £1,675,000 to launch the Quantum Technologies Accelerated Alignment Initiative, using IonQ’s world-leading technology.
The two-year applied program at the Cavendish Laboratory (@cambridgephysics.bsky.social) will help to turn quantum research into practical solutions.
New @cam.ac.uk – @ucl.ac.uk research shows weight loss drugs work, but lack of nutritional guidance leaves people at risk of deficiencies and muscle loss, especially when accessing meds privately.
Here's what the lead researchers found: https://bit.ly/4pJLueH
"Happy New Year 2026" text overlaying an image of a lit-up King's College chapel and artistic impressions of fireworks in the background.
Wishing our #CambridgeAlumni community across the world a Happy New Year. 🎇
May 2026 be filled with new achievements, adventures and discoveries!
Before you log off for mince pies, here's one last must-read: CAM's Michaelmas edition featuring Chancellor, Chris Smith, historian Mia Bay, and many new & familiar favourites 👉 https://www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/magazine?utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=1765907224
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Close-up of a Golden Retriever's nose as it rests on a wooden floor.
🐾 You and your goldie might share more than good looks.
Researchers at @PDN_Cambridge have identified strong evidence that humans and golden retrievers have shared genetic roots for their behaviour.
👉 https://bit.ly/3KtUsOx
Nadia Erkamp’s journey at Cambridge shows how philanthropy transforms lives. Explore how her work is advancing understanding of neurodegenerative disease www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/impact-of-giving/impact-stories/nadia-erkamp
In October 2025, Luisa Cicolini and Qianhui Wang started their PhDs at CASCADE, our new Computer Architecture & Semiconductor Design Centre.
We're so pleased to welcome the first PhD candidates - Luisa and Qianhui - to the CASCADE Centre, our new Computer Architecture and Semiconductor Design Centre. Their research has been made possible by the support the Centre receives from industry, including Arm & AMD.
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Looking for more stories, updates, and alumni connections? We’re bringing #CambridgeAlumni to Instagram. Your space to stay inspired and connected. Watch the launch video here https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRJ5O38jpm-/?igsh=MTJodjZxbXM5YWh1
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Join the conversation next Wednesday evening at @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social with James D. Zirin, lawyer, author and US talk-show host, to discuss autocracy in America during the second Trump administration 🗽
🎟️Free and open to all!
🔗 www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/events/autoc...
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to explore the @fitzmuseum.bsky.social's 'Made in Ancient Egypt' exhibition from the curator’s perspective and uncover the stories behind the artefacts in our upcoming Cambridge Conversations webinar!
🎟️Book your spot https://bit.ly/4nZER86
Belinda Clarke, Director of Agri-TechE, an independent membership organisation for global innovation in agri-tech, and former student at the Department of Plant Sciences. Photo credit: Agri-TechE.
From Part II Plant Sciences to award-winning agri-tech leader & OBE, Belinda Clarke talks about studying Plant Sciences at @cam.ac.uk & how it shaped her career.
Read Belinda's story: tinyurl.com/6up5trcr
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Graphic presentation of Cambridge Zero's climate innovation work, featuring slides on infrastructure, industry sectors, and support systems with colorful layouts and infographics.
🌍Explore our new Climate Innovation Map to learn about the journey from idea to cleantech company in the rich Cambridge eco-system.
🔗Link here: https://bit.ly/43u1WHB
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Learn more about Wen's research for his PhD and life at Catz so far, thanks to the support of the Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholars Programme: www.caths.cam.ac.uk/... 3/3 @yourscambridge.bsky.social
16.10.2025 08:45 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0We are really pleased to continue our long-standing support for Isaac Science, which has become an integral and valuable part of the physics teaching and learning landscape #MakingPhysicsMatter
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Delegates at the International Partnerships event 2025. Photo credit: Alastair Fyfe.
Delegates at the International Partnerships event 2025. Photo credit: Alastair Fyfe.
Delegates at the International Partnerships event 2025. Photo credit: Alastair Fyfe.
Delegates at the International Partnerships event 2025. Photo credit: Alastair Fyfe.
We're delighted to share photos from the @cropscicentre.bsky.social International Partnerships event 2025 - a meeting of over 100 partners & collaborators from around the world celebrating the power of international partnerships to deliver impact from science.
Read more at: tinyurl.com/4kmjeuuu
Group of diverse students sitting in lecture hall, with text overlay announcing a £1.5M gift from The Ogden Trust to support physics education.
A £1.5M gift from @ogdentrust.bsky.social will help secure the future of @isaacphysics.org — a pioneering programme that aims to boost students’ confidence and attainment in STEM subjects, while equipping teachers with the time and tools they need.🙌
🔗 www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/impact-of-gi...
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📢 Congratulations to alumnus Professor John Clarke @christscollegecam.bsky.social & @darwincollegecam.bsky.social) who has been jointly awarded the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physics for work revealing quantum physics in action. 👏 🎉
🔗 Full story: www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
John Benger, Christina Dawson, Tim Dalgleish, Jeff Dalley and Peter Dawson
⭐ Prof. Tim Dalgleish FBA FMedSci has been appointed the Dawson Professor of Young People’s #MentalHealth, a new role established thanks to a pioneering gift from Christina (2016; Hon Fellow 2019) & Peter (1974, NatSci; Hon Fellow 2019) Dawson 2/4 @yourscambridge.bsky.social @campsydept.bsky.social
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Alumni profile: Lane Painter's mission to Mars
How does someone with a degree in economics end up at the heart of space innovation?
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Which #CambridgeAlumni benefit will you be using this summer? ☀️
Whether you're strolling down familiar streets or you're far away from Cambridge, there are benefits for alumni everywhere. 🌎
For those who just graduated, check out the recent digital Yearbook 👇
www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/graduation-y...
Cover of the University of Cambridge Alumni Magazine featuring the Bloodhound SSC, a high-speed rocket vehicle, being assembled by engineers in a workshop.
The latest issue of CAM 105 is here!
Packed with favourites and fresh finds. from My Room, Your Room with comedian and @sidneysussex.bsky.social alumnus Alex Horne, to a deep dive into how languages serve as the world’s repository of memory and knowledge.
www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/magazine/iss...
The Isaac Physics platform is a fantastic initiative to address challenges in science education.
We are grateful to the @ogdentrust.bsky.social for their support, which enabled more than 80 teachers to attend the annual Isaac Physics symposium. 🙏
It was wonderful to see so many of our students graduate this past weekend! Congratulations on your achievement and welcome to the Hughes alumni community.
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Two scientists working in a lab
📢 We are thrilled to announce that the Wolfson Foundation (@wolfsonfdn.bsky.social) has awarded the Early Cancer Innovation Institute funding for its multidisciplinary research on early cancer detection.⚕️
🔗Find out more about this world-leading research: lnkd.in/eBzqCeVV
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Lord Chris Smith
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/news/new-cha...
