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04 July
2022

Biological Reviews is No 1 in the Impact Factor rankings

Once again Biological Reviews is number 1 in the Impact Factor rankings.

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16 May
2022

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Explosion of Life: The Origins of Animals

Dr Emily Mitchell from the Department of Zoology, along with Professor Simon Conway Morris and Dr Alex Liu, both from the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge discuss their research into the Ediacaran and Cambrian periods and the techniques used to collect fossil data in the field. 

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04 April
2022

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Video: Dr Richard Henderson: Using electron microscopy to understand the molecules of life - Honorary Fellows Lecture

Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry Dr Richard Henderson gives our Honorary Fellows Lecture: Using electron microscopy to understand the molecules of life. 

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23 March
2022

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Professor Eric Lauga: Life in moving fluids - G I TAYLOR LECTURE

Our last lecture during Lent term and before the new series in Michaelmas Term is our G I TAYLOR LECTURE ‘Life in moving fluids’ from Professor Eric Lauga. The lecture will be held 28 March 2022, 18:30 – 19:30 in the Babbage Lecture Theatre, New Museums Site - University of Cambridge.

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23 August
2021

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Tracing the origins of the coronavirus pandemic using phylogenetic network analysis

Dr Peter Forster, known for his work on phylogenetic network analysis discusses the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.

Image:“Molecules that changed the World” App is launched

15 June
2021

“Molecules that changed the World” App is launched

"Molecules that changed the World" is a new App that has been jointly launched by Dr. Ljiljana Fruk, Society Fellow and researcher in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge.

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Cars, aeroplanes, and quantum physics: Why complexity makes life simpler for the vibration engineer

Professor Robin Langley FREng

  • 18:00 - 19:00 Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Cambridge Lent Term G.I. Taylor Lecture Booking Recommended
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Building Embodied Intelligence: Insights from Wayve’s Journey in Autonomous Driving

Dr Alex Kendall

  • 18:00 - 19:00 Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Cambridge Lent Term Honorary Fellows Lecture
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