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Marjory Stephenson and Dorothy Moyle Needham

Pioneering Cambridge Women Biochemists

To mark Women’s History Month, Stella Butler has written a short piece on our former faculty members, Marjory Stephenson and Dorothy Moyle Needham and the difficulties they faced establishing scientific careers in the 1920s and 30s.

Stella is Librarian Emeritus at the University of...

Miska Group awarded CRUK Discovery Programme grant

Congratulations to the Miska Group on their Cancer Research UK Discovery Programme Award. They will use the award to investigate the role of METTL1 in cancer protein production, oncogenic RNA structure-function modifications and screening RNA structures to identify novel therapeutic targets.

Their...

'Hive Heroes', Maori Group Film

The Maori Group have produced a film with their artist in residence, Lily Hunter Green, about their innovative project ‘Hive Heroes’, which combines Art, Science, and Play to reveal the healing secrets of honeybee hives. Learn more about the project here .

Protonera addresses the issue of plastic waste

Jack Chengzhi Guo and Florian Hollfelder co-founded Protonera in 2022, together with Erwin Reisner and Subhajit Bhattacharjee from the Department of Chemistry. Watch a video below about Protonera's work to revolutionise waste management by converting plastic waste into hydrogen and providing a sustainable alternative...

Mairi Kilkenny awarded Pilkington Prize

Congratulations to Mairi Kilkenny, who has been selected as one of the winners of the 2025 Pilkington Prize! The award recognises outstanding contributions to teaching at the University. Mairi's prize citation reads:

'Dr Mairi Kilkenny is an exceptional...

Pioneering Cambridge Women Biochemists

Miska Group awarded CRUK Discovery Programme grant

'Hive Heroes', Maori Group Film

Protonera addresses the issue of plastic waste

Mairi Kilkenny awarded Pilkington Prize

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