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News
Updates from across the University
Message from the Vice-Chancellor
A message from Professor Deborah Prentice, the Vice-Chancellor, to the Cambridge community following the tragic passing of Jason Arday.
Cambridge to lead new £50 million centre to study mitochondrial DNA diseases
The Medical Research Council (MRC) has announced a £50 million investment in the MRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mitochondrial Genome Therapeutics, which aims to enable new treatments into potentially fatal mitochondrial DNA diseases.
Breast cancer checks may be missing most women under 50 who are at risk
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence criteria used to decide who should be referred for further breast cancer risk assessment miss up to 95% of women under 50 who go on to develop the disease in the next 10 years.
Events
Concerts, lectures, sports events, and more
Family - Summer at the museums: until Monday 31 August
Your local museums have a jam-packed programme of free and low-cost activities to keep the whole family entertained this summer.
Admissions - Colleges Open Day: Friday 11 September
Join us at our next Open Day to explore the Cambridge Colleges, designed for students in Year 12 and 13 who are looking to apply in October. Bookings for the event are now open.
Family - Open Cambridge 2026: Friday 11 to Sunday 20 September
Explore archives, gardens, libraries and more free of charge during Open Cambridge. Bookings are now open for this celebration of our city's communities, heritage and history.
