News The Gillings legacy: ten years of supporting public health leaders Ten years ago, Lady Mireille and Sir Dennis Gillings established the Lady Mireille & Sir Dennis Gillings Global Public Health Fellowships in partnership with the University of Cambridge and Institut Pasteur. Read more ‘Something important and useful’: Beryl and Michael Saich’s legacy gift and the quest for a better future for everyone How ‘two amazing people’ addressed the urgent need for postgraduate funding for climate solutions research. Read more Donor-supported Cambridge research helps secure a historic UK Government apology Evidence provided by Professor Gordon Harold and the Andrew and Virginia Rudd Research and Professional Practice Programme informed the inquiry that contributed to Sir Keir Starmer’s official apology on behalf of the UK Government for historic forced adoption practices in England, delivered in Parliament on 2 July 2026. Read more Cambridge receives $34.5million donation for research to help improve the health and wellbeing of autistic people and their families The University of Cambridge has received US$34.5 million from philanthropist K. Lisa Yang to support autism research aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of autistic people and their families. The gift is one of the largest ever philanthropic gifts for autism research to a UK university. Read more Read more news Featured priorities AI research The University of Cambridge is home to a dynamic AI community, pursuing high-quality interdisciplinary collaborations to find solutions to some of the world's most urgent and complex challenges. Read more Climate and nature research Cambridge is working on solutions to regenerate nature, rewire energy, redefine economics, and rethink transport. Read more Cancer research Cambridge is one of the few places in the world that can harness the kind of innovative thinking that has led to 27 Nobel Prizes in Medicine and 25 in Chemistry — and target it at how we diagnose, manage, and ultimately cure cancer. Read more Give now Cambridge Children’s Hospital Cambridge Children’s Hospital holds the potential to transform the lives of young people regionally, nationally and globally. Read more Give now Student support Help us to ensure that all students with the potential to excel, not just some, have a chance to study at Cambridge and its Colleges. Read more Rokos School of Government Preparing tomorrow’s leaders to tackle the world’s biggest challenges Read more Give now Sport at Cambridge With over 360 Olympians and 1,000 full internationals among our alumni, we are proud of our tradition of excellence. Our sights are set on growing this legacy by providing a sustainable sporting environment for students of all backgrounds and interests. Find out more
The Gillings legacy: ten years of supporting public health leaders Ten years ago, Lady Mireille and Sir Dennis Gillings established the Lady Mireille & Sir Dennis Gillings Global Public Health Fellowships in partnership with the University of Cambridge and Institut Pasteur. Read more
‘Something important and useful’: Beryl and Michael Saich’s legacy gift and the quest for a better future for everyone How ‘two amazing people’ addressed the urgent need for postgraduate funding for climate solutions research. Read more
Donor-supported Cambridge research helps secure a historic UK Government apology Evidence provided by Professor Gordon Harold and the Andrew and Virginia Rudd Research and Professional Practice Programme informed the inquiry that contributed to Sir Keir Starmer’s official apology on behalf of the UK Government for historic forced adoption practices in England, delivered in Parliament on 2 July 2026. Read more
Cambridge receives $34.5million donation for research to help improve the health and wellbeing of autistic people and their families The University of Cambridge has received US$34.5 million from philanthropist K. Lisa Yang to support autism research aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of autistic people and their families. The gift is one of the largest ever philanthropic gifts for autism research to a UK university. Read more
AI research The University of Cambridge is home to a dynamic AI community, pursuing high-quality interdisciplinary collaborations to find solutions to some of the world's most urgent and complex challenges. Read more
Climate and nature research Cambridge is working on solutions to regenerate nature, rewire energy, redefine economics, and rethink transport. Read more
Cancer research Cambridge is one of the few places in the world that can harness the kind of innovative thinking that has led to 27 Nobel Prizes in Medicine and 25 in Chemistry — and target it at how we diagnose, manage, and ultimately cure cancer. Read more Give now
Cambridge Children’s Hospital Cambridge Children’s Hospital holds the potential to transform the lives of young people regionally, nationally and globally. Read more Give now
Student support Help us to ensure that all students with the potential to excel, not just some, have a chance to study at Cambridge and its Colleges. Read more
Rokos School of Government Preparing tomorrow’s leaders to tackle the world’s biggest challenges Read more Give now
Sport at Cambridge With over 360 Olympians and 1,000 full internationals among our alumni, we are proud of our tradition of excellence. Our sights are set on growing this legacy by providing a sustainable sporting environment for students of all backgrounds and interests. Find out more
