School of Biological Sciences

📢 Applications for the 2025 Cambridge Amgen Scholars Programme are now open! 📢 This summer internship programme provides fully paid lab-based placements for undergraduate students studying in the UK and Europe. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3UMMKyv Apply by 1 February 2025 #SummerInternship #Cambridge #Amgen #AmgenScholars Amgen Foundation

Many congratulations to the team! 👏

💡 Imagine this: a free, global database of what works in conservation, in an easy-to-use searchable website, maintained by experts in the field. Professor Bill Sutherland didn’t just imagine it.... he built it. Today, the Cambridge-born Conservation Evidence website is the world’s largest repository of conservation effectiveness. 👍 The best bit: it can take less than a minute to search and find out whether a conservation action has been effective (or not, which is equally valuable). 🌍 And it truly is global: Sutherland’s team has collaborated with over 1,000 international experts and included over 300 journals in 17 non-English languages. 🤔 But does it work? The answer is a resounding yes! Conservation organisations are using the evidence, changing course and reporting successes. 💪 Conservation Evidence has now had around 800,000 users and organisations such as the National Trust, The Woodland Trust and now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have pledged to use the resource in their decision-making for new projects. 🪶 Learn about the RSPB’s partnership with Conservation Evidence, about ‘Evidence Champions’ and how a scientist is using the site: https://lnkd.in/ekw_5wAh #CambridgeForOurPlanet #CambridgeUniversity #CambridgeResearch #Conservation #Biodiversity

Colorifix is revolutionising textile dyeing 🌿 Industrial textile dyeing consumes massive amounts of water and energy and has an enormous carbon footprint. Colorifix has pioneered the first entirely biological process to produce, deposit, and fix pigments onto textiles. Using a synthetic biology approach, it offers a radically different solution to incumbent dyeing technologies that cut the use of harsh chemicals and lead to huge reductions in water consumption. Founded by Dr Jim Ajioka, Orr Yarkoni and David Nugent in the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, their operations are expanding internationally, with clients like H&M, PANGAIA and Vollebak. For more info on our sustainability innovators, head to University of Cambridge: https://vist.ly/3mjynng #CambridgeForOurPlanet #Innovation #GreenTech #CambridgeEnterprise

🌟 Join us for our Virtual Postgraduate Open Day to explore our world-leading research, facilities, and hear from members of our supportive scientific community. 🗓️ Wednesday 6 November 🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/4hmdMZR Don’t miss the opportunity to advance your career in #Research!

Cambridge and GSK have announced a new five-year collaboration aiming for improved outcomes for patients with hard-to-treat kidney and respiratory diseases. The Cambridge-GSK Translational Immunology Collaboration combines University and GSK expertise in the science of the immune system, AI and clinical development with access to patients and their data provided by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Researchers in the School of Biological Sciences involved in the partnership will provide insights into the fundamental biology of both kidney and respiratory diseases. “This alliance offers a long term relationship allowing exchange of knowledge and experience, driving further improvements to our mechanistic understanding of renal disease that will lead directly to better treatments.", said Brian Ferguson, Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge.   Read the full story:  https://bit.ly/3UibEs2

Explore our Master’s course in Biological Sciences at Virtual Postgraduate Open Days! 🗓️ Wed 6 November ⏰ 11:00 UK time  💻 Online Register for this subject session: https://bit.ly/3ZZb5ab

📣 Job alert 📣 Join the Bioscience Impact Team! If you’re excited about working with leading researchers and supporting impact activities across the Biological Sciences, this opportunity is for you! Find out more about the Bioscience Impact Team on our website: https://lnkd.in/eGMnTdrs Apply by 14 November: https://lnkd.in/eFte-9Hu

A fantastic article featuring our Mental Health research! Explore how scientists are working with colleagues across disciplines and lived experience partners to drive transformative discoveries in mental health. ⬇️Read the article and find out more: https://bit.ly/3K3NvA4

Our Master's course in Biological Sciences is open for applications! Find out more about the different pathways: https://bit.ly/4eYS0ZY Apply by 7 January to be considered for funding! #Masters #BiologicalSciences