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Four researchers at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge have won advanced grants from the European Research Council (ERC), Europe’s premier research funding body.

Dr Francesca Chadha-Day is a theoretical physicist, a research fellow at Peterhouse, and a science comedian. Here, she tells us about her lifelong love of physics, her work on dark matter and particles called axions, and the high that comes with making a roomful of people laugh. 

Flags were flown and the bells of Great St Mary’s, the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Church, rang out as the Chancellor’s procession approached the Senate-House today for the annual conferment of Honorary Doctorates, the highest accolade the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ can bestow, on recipients recognised for their outstanding contributions.

Thousands of Year 12 pupils will learn about life at Cambridge during a series of events at major UK venues – and get tips on securing a place from local students who are already studying at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥.

Objects unearthed in the Andes tell new stories of societies lacking hierarchical leadership in the time before the Inka Empire.

Things structure our lives. They enrich us, embellish us and express our hopes and fears. Here, to introduce a month-long focus on research on material culture, four academics from different disciplines explain why understanding how we interact with our material world can reveal unparalleled insights into what it is to be human.

We highlight some of the students who are celebrating today and looking forward to coming to Cambridge.

New facial reconstruction of a man buried in a medieval hospital graveyard discovered underneath a Cambridge college sheds light on how ordinary poor people lived in 13th century England.  

Seven Cambridge academics have been elected to the fellowship of the British Academy in recognition of their outstanding research.

̽»¨Ö±²¥Vellacott History Prize, the Kelvin Science Prize and the Thomas Campion English Prize are open for entries until the end of March.