School of the Biological Sciences

2021 AAAS Science & Human Rights Coalition: 2021 Student Essay Competition

Marco Travaglio, a PhD student in the School of Biological Sciences, has been selected as the graduate winner of this year's AAAS Science & Human Rights Coalition: 2021 Student Essay Competition with his essay titled: "Solving the...

The trainee horticulturalist who believes gardens are for sharing

6 April 2017

She discovered a love of growing things in an overgrown corner of her parents’ Scottish garden. Now, she’s mastering botanical names and important practical skills at the Botanic Garden. Bryony Langley, a trainee horticultural technician, delights in...

Crop scientists sow the seeds of collaboration

5 September 2016

Experts in plant and crop sciences from India and Cambridge exchanged skills and ideas during a five-day programme that included seminars, workshops and visits to laboratories.

Celebrating impact

21 June 2016

The inaugural Impact and Public Engagement with Research Awards took place yesterday, recognising staff whose research goes beyond the academic setting.

Graduate Union 3 min Thesis Competition

Newnhamite Henrike Resemann won the Graduate Union's 3min Thesis Competition with a James Bond-themed presentation on a cell-death mechanism.

Resemann is a PhD student at the Department of Pathology and convinced the judges with...

Pharmacology and moorhens: 50 years at Cambridge celebrated

25 November 2014

Celebrations of the man who is the "living embodiment of pharmacology in the UK".

New Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor appointed

16 October 2014

Professor Duncan Maskell will take up the position of Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor on 1 August 2015.

Gender equality awards for University and departments

25 September 2014

Cambridge joins a select group of universities thanks to national recognition for work on gender equality.

New appointment at School of the Biological Sciences

10 February 2014

Professor Duncan Maskell has been appointed Head of the School of the Biological Sciences.

Professor of Stem Cell Medicine appointed

5 December 2013

Robin Franklin has been appointed Professor of Stem Cell Medicine with effect from 1st January 2014.