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Read more at: Funding success will enable Roving Researcher scheme expansion
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Funding success will enable Roving Researcher scheme expansion

21 January 2026

The School of Biological Sciences has secured funding from the UKRI EPSRC EDI Hub+ to support a 12-month pilot expansion of the Roving Researcher Scheme to physical sciences disciplines across the University of Cambridge. In partnership with the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry and the Department of Materials Science...


Read more at: Major funding to drive research breakthroughs in key areas of Women’s Biology, Mental Health, and Climate Science
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Major funding to drive research breakthroughs in key areas of Women’s Biology, Mental Health, and Climate Science

21 November 2025

Mental Health, Women's Biology, and Climate Science are key areas of research focus in the School of Biological Sciences where our scientists are working together across disciplinary boundaries to drive new discoveries and improve health outcomes worldwide. These initiatives have now received backing from Wellcome with two...


Read more at: School researchers awarded major collaborative funding from the European Research Council
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School researchers awarded major collaborative funding from the European Research Council

6 November 2025

Four leading scientists in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, working with colleagues in other European institutions, have been awarded Synergy Grants from the European Research Council (ERC). This major funding will support interdisciplinary projects in innovative areas of the biological sciences...


Read more at: Professor Tim Dalgleish named as the inaugural Dawson Professor of Young People’s Mental Health
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Professor Tim Dalgleish named as the inaugural Dawson Professor of Young People’s Mental Health

3 October 2025

The University of Cambridge is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Tim Dalgleish as the inaugural Dawson Professor of Young People’s Mental Health, based in the Department of Psychology, in the School of Biological Sciences. This new post was established through a generous gift by philanthropists Christina and...


Read more at: Roving Researcher scheme: the benefits, challenges and looking ahead
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Roving Researcher scheme: the benefits, challenges and looking ahead

16 May 2025

The Roving Researcher scheme was launched in the School of Biological Sciences in March 2024. To celebrate its success over the last 12 months, we were pleased to host the first Roving Researcher Showcase event on 27th March, at Newnham College. Bringing together Roving Researchers from Cambridge, Babraham, Pirbright...


Read more at: Dr Caren Norden appointed as the Charles Darwin Professor of Animal Embryology at Cambridge
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Dr Caren Norden appointed as the Charles Darwin Professor of Animal Embryology at Cambridge

8 May 2025

Dr Caren Norden has been appointed Darwin Professor of Animal Embryology, joining the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience in the School of Biological Sciences, from April 2026. Her lab will be based at the Gurdon Institute. Dr Caren Norden is a developmental biologist focussed on uncovering the...


Read more at: Cambridge partners on a new UK research network to unlock gut-immune-brain health links
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Cambridge partners on a new UK research network to unlock gut-immune-brain health links

25 April 2025

A groundbreaking UK research network has been launched by UKRI to uncover how gut health influences the brain, immune system, and mental well-being – potentially leading to new treatments for conditions like anxiety, depression, and dementia. The UK Gut-Immunology-Brain Axis Network+ is the first in the UK to unite experts...


Read more at: Bringing science to the public: Biological Sciences at the Cambridge Festival 2025
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Bringing science to the public: Biological Sciences at the Cambridge Festival 2025

21 April 2025

The Cambridge Festival is always an exciting two weeks of events, and this year was no exception. Across the School of Biological Sciences, researchers, PhD students, technicians and professional services staff came together to create, host and engage the public in a wide range of activities, from talks and panel...


Read more at: Professor Jon Simons appointed Head of the School of Biological Sciences

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...


Read more at: School of Biological Sciences strengthens commitment to interdisciplinary 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 /...