NICE criteria for referrals for breast cancer risk assessment miss up to 95% of women under 50 who develop the disease within 10 years. Cambridge’s BOADICEA tool was able to identify 8 times as many. Read: https://bit.ly/4pVGHIM @breastcancernow.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org @dphpc.bsky.social
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Mowing a meadow, Cambridge style 🐎💐🌼 Watch fan favourites, Cosmo and Bryn from Waldburg Shires, pull a traditional hay wain across the beautiful wildflower meadow at King's College. Catch Cosmo and Bryn Tuesday and Thursday between 10am and 1pm. Head to @kingscollege.bsky.social for more info.
Please keep off the grass... unless you're mowing the meadow 🐎 🌱 🌸 This morning, shire horses Cosmo and Bryn from Waldburg Shires were back to mow the iconic @kingscollege.bsky.social wildflower meadow.
You've heard of Clare College... but who was Clare? @clarehallcambridge.bsky.social is named after Lady Elizabeth de Clare, a powerful English noblewoman. In 1336, King Edward III granted licence ‘to his cousin Elizabeth’ to establish a ‘collegium’.
Are truly fair elections possible? 🗳️ Cambridge researchers say they're mathematically impossible – unless you've got an indefinitely expanding parliament. Read about the study behind it 👉 https://bit.ly/4g2Qr0n
Hughes Hall was honoured to host the Afghan Refugee Women's Cricket Team at Fenner's, one of cricket's most historic grounds. The visit highlighted the transformative power of sport & the determination of athletes who continue to champion opportunity & equality. @cam.ac.uk @zahrajoya.bsky.social
The best place to cool off in Cambridge? It has to be the River Cam ☀️ 📸 Lloyd Mann #CambridgeUniversity #Cambridge #RiverCam #Punting
Don't let July pass you by, take your next career step today. Explore new opportunities at the University of Cambridge 🧑🏫🧑💻👩💼 Explore more than 170 of our academic, research and professorial vacancies on our jobs page 👇 https://bit.ly/42Lm08d
How do infants know what to pay attention to when they're learning language? 👶 Scientists @camneuro.bsky.social and NTU Singapore found that eye contact helps them decide what's important and acts as a switch to synchronise their brainwaves with those of the speaker 👇 https://bit.ly/4fEjN43
What's a maths student's favourite number? 🤔🔢 We asked some of our students to tell us their favourite number, and why. The answers were as surprising (and calculated) as you'd expect 😉 Now it's your turn! What's your favourite number? ➖➕
Why do some smokers develop lung cancer, while others are protected? @cruk-ci.bsky.social scientists have found direct evidence of the way our inherited genes interact with environmental DNA damage to increase our risk of cancer. Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/4x1pkso
Congratulations and a round of applause for this week’s graduates 🎓🎉👏 We wish you all the best for the future and we’re very proud of everything you’ve achieved 🥳 📸 Nick Saffell
What was Alan Turing really like? The ‘father of modern computing’ has an isolated mathematician image. But a racy short story he wrote, newly studied, reveals a 'cheeky' man who loved sex and literature. Read more: https://bit.ly/4fQ3ZfD 📸 National Portrait Gallery & @kingscollege.bsky.social
Cambridge University and Trinity College have launched a global hunt for a new Professor of Sustainability 🌍 The Hatton Professorship of Sustainability will be advertised this summer, with the successful candidate starting in the academic year 2026/27. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4weOeVh
From this year’s World Cup to Coldplay’s tours, a new study finds the biggest climate impact isn't the event itself, but how the fans get there 🌍⚽🎵✈️ Cambridge researchers say FIFA should reward fans with rebates for greener travel to matches. Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/3T1Fd3t
Today, we welcomed His Majesty King Charles III for the formal opening of the New Whittle Laboratory. The £58m facility will accelerate innovation in aerospace, energy and defence, helping develop and deploy new technologies at record pace. Read more about today's event: https://bit.ly/4yrt8EZ
Congratulations @andyburnham.bsky.social on becoming Prime Minister of the UK. The new Prime Minister graduated from @fitzwilliamcollege.bsky.social in English in 1988. At Cambridge, he won inter-collegiate football, helped set up his College's women's cricket team and met his wife Marie-France.
The New Whittle Laboratory officially opens today, marking a major milestone in Cambridge’s mission to accelerate innovation in aerospace, energy and defence. The £58 million facility aims to transform how new technologies are developed and tested. Discover more: https://bit.ly/4vH48Xz
Want to overcome your fear of public speaking? Dr James Mannion from Oracy Cambridge @hugheshall.bsky.social shares three simple tips to help you become a more confident speaker. Oracy Cambridge, based at Hughes Hall, works to promote effective spoken communication in schools and wider society.
What if AI could predict how people will respond before decisions are even made? 🤖 Meet James He, alumnus of @selwyn1882.bsky.social and co-founder of AI start-up Artificial Societies. Read more about James' journey and the lessons he's learned as a young CEO 👉 https://bit.ly/4vrVyMl
What does an innovation team at a leading university look like? We connect, empower and enable the transformation of Cambridge research into global impact. We are the #innovation arm of @cam.ac.uk Want to know more about our work and Cambridge #entrepreneurs? Do give us a follow!
Getting ready for your summer holiday and want to avoid those pesky holiday health problems? 🏖️🦟 These simple, evidence-based tips from our Cambridge experts could help you stay one step ahead while you're away 🕶️ Read the full guide 👉 https://bit.ly/4wLi3gg
The cost of reaching orbit could fall 93% by 2040 🚀 New research from the @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk analysed over 4400 rocket launches to create their forecasts. Economists say falling costs could see industries such as zero-gravity manufacturing emerge. Read more: https://bit.ly/450YsN1 📸 NASA
It's Odyssey time... almost! ⚓ Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey arrives in cinemas on 17 July. There’s already been plenty of debate about the casting, modern dialogue and accents. So we asked two leading Odyssey experts what they think. Read more: https://bit.ly/44iAqNr Image 📸 - @metmuseum.org
Did you know @theul.bsky.social's tower is one of the tallest buildings in Cambridge? 📚 Opened in 1934 and standing at 157 feet tall, it remains one of the city's most recognisable landmarks. Can you guess which College this view of the tower was captured from? 📸 Lloyd Mann
Tiny, coin-sized swirls hidden deep beneath the ocean are quietly driving some of the biggest forces shaping our climate - and they're moving far faster than scientists once believed 🌍 This research was led by @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4f5FABg
Today, we're publishing our latest statistics on the use of animals in research, as part of our ongoing commitment to transparency and openness. Find out more about how and why animals are used in research at Cambridge 👇 https://bit.ly/4f1kpQM @animalresearch.bsky.social #AnimalStats
📢 Stop by Hughes Hall over the next two days for our Open Days! From tours with students to a special admissions session for mature applicants at 11-12 each day, your visit will help you understand why Hughes might be the right place for you.🙌 www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
Undergraduate open days have arrived at Catz! If you're in Cambridge today or tomorrow come and say hello between 9.30am and 4.30pm. Find out more, including advice about staying safe in hot weather, at caths.cam.ac.uk/open.... @cam.ac.uk
Congratulations to all the winners of our 2026 Educator of the Year awards! 👋 Celebrated at a special event @stjohnscollege.bsky.social, this year's awardees were recognised for the dedication, encouragement and support they provide to help students thrive. Meet our winners: https://bit.ly/4aHqy3m