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Biological Sciences researchers funded to drive impact and innovation

5 June 2023

Funding from the BBSRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) has been awarded to 3 projects in the School of Biological Sciences, enabling researchers to develop wider societal benefits and impact as a result of their research. The projects, which commenced in February 2023, will run for 6 months and cover the following areas...

Outstanding scientists in the School of Biological Sciences elected Fellows of the Royal Society and Academy of Medical Sciences

2 June 2023

Researchers in the School of Biological Sciences were recently recognised for their outstanding contributions to science. Professor Eric Miska was elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship and Professor Christopher Jiggins and Professor William Sutherland were elected Fellows of the Royal Society...

Researchers in the School of Biological Sciences awarded £4.25M Wellcome Mental Health Award to understand the role of uncertainty in mental health treatments

11 May 2023

The University of Cambridge is to host one of the new Wellcome Mental Health Awards in the School of Biological Sciences, Department of Psychology. The Principal Investigator – Dr Rebecca Lawson – will lead an interdisciplinary team of researchers in a six-year programme of research to study the mechanisms that underlie...

Supporting Early Career Principal Investigators: EMBO Leadership Course in Cambridge

3 May 2023

In March 2023, the Biological Sciences Early PI Network invited a team of training specialists to come to Cambridge and deliver one of the prestigious EMBO Leadership Courses. As part of the School of Biological Sciences commitment to research culture and career support, we were delighted to champion this initiative and...

Celebrating excellence in teaching: Pilkington Prize winners announced

31 March 2023

The Pilkington Prizes for Teaching 2023 have been awarded in the School of Biological Sciences to Professor Elizabeth Soilleux, Professor of Diagnostics and Biomarkers/ Honorary Consultant in the Department of Pathology, and Dr Angie Tavernor, Veterinary Teaching Associate in the Department of Physiology, Development...

students from the STEM SMART programme in a lecture theatre

Supporting sixth formers boost their knowledge in Biology

10 February 2023

Biology has joined physics and chemistry as part of the innovative Cambridge University widening participation programme – STEM SMART. STEM SMART is specifically designed for UK state school sixth-form students studying maths and sciences who may have experienced educational disadvantage or are statistically less likely to...

Renewed BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership funding to support students in the Biosciences

17 November 2022

The School of Biological Sciences has been awarded a ~£4.8M grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to support the Cambridge Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) PhD Programme . With additional support by the University to maximise the number of places we can offer, over the...

Embedding an inclusive, supportive, and principled research culture

9 November 2022

New Academic Leads for Research Culture have been appointed in the School of Biological Sciences. Milka Sarris (Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience) and Klaus Okkenhaug (Department of Pathology) will be working with colleagues across the School to develop and implement a research culture strategy to...

New Heads of Department in the School of Biological Sciences

11 October 2022

Professor Heike Laman and Professor Julian Hibberd have been appointed Heads of the Departments of Pathology and Plant Sciences respectively, starting from October 2022. Earlier in the year, Professor Eric Miska was also appointed Head of the Department of Biochemistry . Additionally, in the Department of Psychology ...

Amgen Scholars Programme at Cambridge University: inspiring young people to choose careers in science

22 September 2022

The Amgen Scholars Programme is an 8-week summer internship offering 15 undergraduate students from across Europe the opportunity to work in a research laboratory at the University of Cambridge, whilst staying in one of the Colleges. The University of Cambridge is one of the 5 institutions running the Amgen Scholars...

Biological Sciences researchers funded to drive impact and innovation

Outstanding scientists in the School of Biological Sciences elected Fellows of the Royal Society and Academy of Medical Sciences

Researchers in the School of Biological Sciences awarded £4.25M Wellcome Mental Health Award to understand the role of uncertainty in mental health treatments

Supporting Early Career Principal Investigators: EMBO Leadership Course in Cambridge

Celebrating excellence in teaching: Pilkington Prize winners announced

Supporting sixth formers boost their knowledge in Biology

Renewed BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership funding to support students in the Biosciences

Embedding an inclusive, supportive, and principled research culture

New Heads of Department in the School of Biological Sciences

Amgen Scholars Programme at Cambridge University: inspiring young people to choose careers in science

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