Failed experiment leads to surprise drug development breakthrough
An unexpected result during a routine control test revealed a new light-powered chemical reaction that could make drug manufacturing more sustainable and give scientists better tools to develop medicines
Molecular ‘catapult’ fires electrons at the limits of physics
Cambridge scientists discover vibration-driven charge transfer faster than a single molecular vibration
The Cambridge chapter before Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights
The patriarch of the Brontë family was a St John’s undergraduate who changed his surname from Brunty to Brontë – a name his three remarkable daughters would later make famous in books that have sold millions of copies worldwide
Radiologist calls for revolution in UK breast cancer screening in historic medical lecture
Recording of the 2026 Linacre Lecture given at St John’s College by University of Cambridge breast cancer specialist is now available online
