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Left to right: Professor Charlotte Summers, Dr Nik Johnson (Mayor, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority), Dr Victor Dahdaleh, Professor Patrick Maxwell, Dr Anthony Freeling
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£16million gift to support Europe’s largest heart and lung research centre

23 March 2023
A Cambridge institute dedicated to improving cardiovascular and lung health has received a £16 million gift from Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr Victor Dahdaleh.
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At least 80% of the world’s most important sites for biodiversity on land currently contain human developments

23 March 2023
At least 80% of sites identified as being internationally important for biodiversity on land currently contain infrastructure − of which more than 75% contain roads. In the future, more sites that are important for biodiversity could contain powerplants, mines and oil and gas infrastructure
Digger making tracks in forest
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At least 80% of the world’s most important sites for biodiversity on land currently contain human developments, study finds

23 March 2023
At least 80% of sites identified as being internationally important for biodiversity on land currently contain infrastructure − of which more than 75% contain roads. In the future, more sites that are important for biodiversity could contain powerplants, mines and oil and gas infrastructure
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New animal welfare scoring system could enable better-informed food and farming choices

22 March 2023
Cambridge University scientists have come up with a system of measuring animal welfare that enables reliable comparison across different types of pig farming.
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Cambridge launches new report on its economic impact in the Houses of Parliament

21 March 2023
On Monday 20 March, the University of Cambridge hosted a reception in the Houses of Parliament to launch a new report that shows it is a research powerhouse driving the most successful economic cluster in the UK. The analysis by respected consultancy London Economics shows that the University adds nearly £30 billion to the economy every year and supports more than 86,000 jobs across the UK
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Cambridge start-up wins funding to develop new diagnostics

20 March 2023
Cambridge start-up SMi and its research partners have received two Innovate UK awards to progress their work on testing for infectious diseases and detecting biomarkers for cancer.
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Underactive immune response may explain obesity link to COVID-19 severity

20 March 2023
Individuals who are obese may be more susceptible to severe COVID-19 because of a poorer inflammatory immune response, say Cambridge scientists.
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Giant underwater waves affect the ocean’s ability to store carbon

16 March 2023
Underwater waves deep below the ocean’s surface – some as tall as 500 metres – play an important role in how the ocean stores heat and carbon, according to new research.
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Maintaining heart function in donors declared ‘dead by circulatory criteria’ could improve access to heart transplantation

16 March 2023
More donated hearts could be suitable for transplantation if they are kept functioning within the body for a short time following the death of the donor, new research has concluded.
Water worlds
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Scientists have new tool to estimate how much water might be hidden beneath a planet’s surface

15 March 2023
In the search for life elsewhere in the Universe, scientists have traditionally looked for planets with liquid water at their surface. But, rather than flowing as oceans and rivers, much of a planet’s water can be locked in rocks deep within its interior.

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