HERA study of women’s reproductive health receives Wellcome award
8 Mar 2024
Recent research co-led by Professor John Perry has identified genetic risk factors for a range of conditions, including polycystic ovary syndrome, premature ovarian ageing and fertility.
Ashley Moffett to receive honorary doctorate at Karolinska Institutet
6 Mar 2024
Professor Moffett is to be honoured with a doctorate by the Karolinska Institutet for a lifetime of research. The formal ceremony will take place in Stockholm on 26 April.
Teddy Graham has been awarded first prize for his work 'Surrogate', with second prize going to Em Dirs and a joint third for Eden Hogston and John Palmer.
New sculpture celebrates the legacy of Alan Turing
22 Jan 2024
A new work by Sir Antony Gormley has been officially unveiled at King’s College Cambridge. The sculpture, titled 'True, for Alan Turing', stands 3.7 meters tall and sits at the heart of the College, between Gibbs Building and Webb’s Court.
‘Mini-placentas’ help scientists understand the causes of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy disorders
17 Jan 2024
King’s Fellow Ashley Moffett and colleagues have grown ‘mini-placentas’ in the lab and used them to shed light on how the placenta develops and interacts with the inner lining of the womb.
In collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation programme and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at CJBS, the E-Lab is running a Social Venture Residential.
Pioneering art historian John Bernard Bury (born 1917) passed away on 18th January 2017, at Wimbledon, aged 99. John studied at Balliol College, Oxford, where he read modern history (1935-38).
Chapel Lates are back with a performance of Richard Causton’s Nocturne for 21 Pianos, performed by students from Cambridge University with young pianists from St. Bede's School and the Centre for Young Musicians
We congratulate two of our current Fellows, Dr Jude Browne and Dr Ingo Gildenhard, who have both won Pilkington Prizes this year for their substantial contributions to teaching.
It's not all in my head! - The complex relationship between rare diseases and mental health problems
6 Mar 2017
This article argues that the common experiences of rare disease patients have impacts upon the way in which their psychiatric care should be offered and managed, and that sensitivity and understanding surrounding these issues should be considered