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Professor Jon Simons appointed Head of the School of Biological Sciences

30 January 2025

Jon Simons, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology, has been appointed Head of the School of Biological Sciences from 1st February 2025, for a period of 4 years. As Head of School, Professor Simons has responsibility for implementation of the School's academic vision surrounding research...

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School of Biological Sciences strengthens commitment to interdisciplinary research

29 November 2024

Four new academic positions have been launched in the School of Biological Sciences aiming to recruit outstanding scientists in areas of significant research importance: Associate Professor / Professor of Evolutionary Genomics Associate Professor / Professor of Developmental Plasticity and Robustness Associate Professor /...

Major funding awarded to support the next generation of researchers in the Biosciences

15 November 2024

The School of Biological Sciences has received one of the BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Awards announced by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to support our Cambridge Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD Programme. The grant, worth more than £11 million, will be further supported by the University of Cambridge, with...

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Researchers in the School of Biological Sciences awarded European Research Council funding

6 November 2024

Six leading researchers in the School of Biological Sciences, working with teams of colleagues from other institutions, have been awarded Synergy grants from the European Research Council (ERC). These major awards will enable ambitious, interdisciplinary projects across plant biology, cancer and neurobiology. ERC Synergy...

Cambridge and GSK announce new five-year collaboration aiming for improved outcomes for patients with hard-to-treat kidney and respiratory diseases

21 October 2024

The ambition of the partnership is to treat immune-related diseases more precisely with existing therapies and to rapidly develop new ones. The Cambridge-GSK Translational Immunology Collaboration (CG-TIC) combines University and GSK expertise in the science of the immune system, AI and clinical development with access to...

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Innovative interdisciplinary projects funded in the School of Biological Sciences

11 September 2024

The first round of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) cross research council interdisciplinary funding has now been announced with two innovative Cambridge projects involving scientists from the School of Biological Sciences among the awardees. Creating foundation systems for environmental planetary intelligence Can AI help...

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International tissue regeneration experts meet in Cambridge

6 August 2024

In July 2024, over 100 delegates met in Cambridge to discuss the biggest questions in tissue development and regeneration, share their latest discoveries and identify future scientific directions for innovation and collaboration. The ‘Building and Rebuilding Complex Tissues’ meeting brought together scientists from across...

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Summer research internship programme reaches its fourth year

30 July 2024

The Experience Postgraduate Life Sciences internship programme is running at the University of Cambridge, across the Schools of Biological Sciences and Clinical Medicine, for the fourth year. The group of 14 undergraduate students will be in Cambridge from 8th July to 30th August, staying at Corpus Christi College and...

UKRI funding to boost engineering biology technologies at the University of Cambridge

20 February 2024

Four research projects in the School of Biological Sciences have received £5.4M in funding through the UKRI Engineering Biology Mission Awards to develop transformative technologies across biomedicine and clean growth. Antibodies for new therapeutics The “MAST, modular activator and silencer therapeutics” project brings...

Uncovering new insights into childhood and adolescent brain development

8 February 2024

A Wellcome Discovery Award funds a new groundbreaking study characterising the development of the brain during childhood and adolescence in unprecedented detail. A Wellcome Discovery Award has been awarded to Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore from the School of Biological Sciences (Psychology) at the University of Cambridge...

Professor Jon Simons appointed Head of the School of Biological Sciences

School of Biological Sciences strengthens commitment to interdisciplinary research

Major funding awarded to support the next generation of researchers in the Biosciences

Researchers in the School of Biological Sciences awarded European Research Council funding

Cambridge and GSK announce new five-year collaboration aiming for improved outcomes for patients with hard-to-treat kidney and respiratory diseases

Innovative interdisciplinary projects funded in the School of Biological Sciences

International tissue regeneration experts meet in Cambridge

Summer research internship programme reaches its fourth year

UKRI funding to boost engineering biology technologies at the University of Cambridge

Uncovering new insights into childhood and adolescent brain development

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