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"At its core, the brain is made of individual cells that make decisions." 🧬 What happens when those decisions go wrong? Professor Valeriya Malysheva and her team bring together maths, computation and biology to explore how brain cells make both healthy and harmful decisions.

Fancy learning something new? Listen to Clare Jackson, Honorary Professor of Early Modern History and Trinity Hall Fellow, on BBC Radio 4’s 'In Our Time' exploring the Levellers – pioneering campaigners who pushed for social equality and religious tolerance during the 17th century. 👇

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📢 Clare Jackson, Hon Professor of Early Modern History @cam.ac.uk on BBCRadio4 InOurTime with @tmbejan.bsky.social & @tedvallance.bsky.social. They discuss the Levellers, political radicals who pioneered petitions and pamphlets to reimagine the English constitution. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

The ice shelves of Antarctica act like brakes on the continent’s vast glaciers. When they crack and fail, glaciers speed up and sea levels rise.🌊🧊 Understanding how Antarctica’s ice fails plays a crucial part in predicting global sea-level rise.

AI is changing the world of work, but are we asking the right questions about what comes next? In our most recent 'Spotlights: AI' event, alumna and technology innovator Tugce Bulut reflected on the challenges and opportunities that come with AI in the world of work, technology, and innovation.

Wait... can we take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and use it for fuel? Is that even possible? You're about to find out! Dr George Fulham is researching how we can pull CO₂ from the atmosphere and turn it into reliable fuel - including using it for jets!🛫

Is 'blue' hydrogen a solution or a false hope for UK net zero? This is the question engineering student Illia Aksenchenko took on during his Undergraduate Summer Research Project last summer with Fellow-Commoner Professor Jennifer Howard-Grenville.

To celebrate Valentine’s Day and Love Your Library Week, we’re repeating our much‑loved Blind Date with a Book! There's a diverse range of titles so their should be something for everyone. We’ve even added some sweet treats to make your date extra special!

Books wrapped in brown and hearts wrapping paper with Love Hearts sweets beside them.

What does art tell us about a nation’s view of itself and others? Visiting Fellow Dr Zehra Jumabhoy will tackle this question during her time at Trinity Hall as part of the Berger Trust Future Leaders Fellowship in the History of British Art.

Clinical analysis and the concept of chatter 👩‍🔬💬 Our Research Fellows, Dr Sofia Lövestam and Dr Vidya Venkatesh, delivered talks yesterday evening in the Master's Lodge to our wonderful community on the research they have been conducting whilst at Trinity Hall.

Almost all the rise in US polarisation over political issues since the late 1980s occurred from 2008 onwards. This is what a new study, conducted by Cambridge University's Political Psychology Lab and co-authored by our Fellow Dr Lee de-Wit, suggests.

Congratulations to Trinity Hall alumnus and former Fellow, Professor Jack Thorne FRS, who has recently been appointed a Fellow of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences.👏 Read more about the Fellows appointed from Cambridge University through the link below. 👇 www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

Cambridge researchers named Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences

Seven Cambridge researchers have been appointed Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences. The inaugural cohort of 100 Fellows brings together the

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Books of the year in 2025 📖 Congratulations to Fellow Professor Clare Jackson, whose most recent publication, 'The Mirror of Great Britain', has been featured in The Financial Times, The Times and History Today, as one of the best history books of 2025.

Professor Clare Jackson signing a copy of her book, 'The Mirror of Great Britain'.The front cover of the book, 'The Mirror of Great Britain'.

Routine health checks for young people could be life-changing. Professor Ian Wilkinson, Fellow and Director of Studies in Clinical Medicine, recently spoke to The Guardian about why tackling high blood pressure early matters for longer, healthier lives.👇 www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Call for routine high blood pressure testing of UK children as cases almost double

Exclusive: Identifying teenagers at risk could help prevent organ damage, strokes and heart attacks in early adulthood, doctors say

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