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Read more at: Building Research Culture on Purpose, Not by Chance

Building Research Culture on Purpose, Not by Chance

8 June 2026

We were delighted to share that Dr Robbie Duschinsky received the joint highest number of nominations across the University of Cambridge in this year’s Research Culture Celebration. At an event marking the celebration, following remarks from the Vice-Chancellor, Robbie spoke about what research culture means in practice...


Read more at: PREDICT-Kidney: a co-designed tool to personalise kidney cancer follow-up

PREDICT-Kidney: a co-designed tool to personalise kidney cancer follow-up

14 May 2026

Supporting better decisions after kidney cancer surgery For most patients treated for kidney cancer, the journey does not end with surgery. Up to 30% will experience recurrence within five years, making a transition to follow-up care essential but often challenging . Guidelines recommend tailoring surveillance to a patient...


Read more at: International Screening Trial for Atrial Fibrillation Reaches Recruitment and Screening Milestone

International Screening Trial for Atrial Fibrillation Reaches Recruitment and Screening Milestone

12 May 2026

The SAFER Programme (Screening for Atrial Fibrillation with ECG to Reduce Stroke) is an international research partnership led by Prof Jonathan Mant, investigating whether screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) can reduce the risk of stroke. AF is a major risk factor for ischaemic stroke unless treated with anticoagulant...


Read more at: Researchers at the THIS Institute Publish a New Paper in the Annals of American Thoracic Society Exploring Social Frailty Among Survivors of Sepsis

Researchers at the THIS Institute Publish a New Paper in the Annals of American Thoracic Society Exploring Social Frailty Among Survivors of Sepsis

12 May 2026

Professor Jo McPeake, Colin Hamilton, Leanne M. Boehm, Kelly M. Toth and Peter Hartley have published a new paper in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society exploring social frailty among survivors of sepsis. While recovery after sepsis has traditionally focused on physical frailty, this qualitative study highlights...


Read more at: Four Research Groups from the Department of Public Health and Primary care are the First Teams from Cambridge to Receive a Bronze GreenDisc Certification!

Four Research Groups from the Department of Public Health and Primary care are the First Teams from Cambridge to Receive a Bronze GreenDisc Certification!

12 May 2026

This recognises their efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of computational research. Congratulations to these teams based in the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit in DPHPC: · Inouye Group · Molecular Epidemiology Group · Health Data Science Group · Cambridge Sustainability Computing Lab About Green DiSC: Green DiSC...


Read more at: A New Tool to Predict Heart Failure Risk in Europe

A New Tool to Predict Heart Failure Risk in Europe

12 May 2026

Researchers in the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, — Lisa Pennells, Stephen Kaptoge, Spencer Keene, Wen Shi and Emanuele Di Angelantonio — have published a new paper in the European Heart Journal describing SCORE2‑HF, a tool designed to estimate heart failure (HF) risk in people without existing cardiovascular disease (...


Read more at: International Screening Trial for Atrial Fibrillation Reaches Recruitment and Screening Milestone

International Screening Trial for Atrial Fibrillation Reaches Recruitment and Screening Milestone

28 April 2026

The SAFER Programme (Screening for Atrial Fibrillation with ECG to Reduce Stroke) is an international research partnership led by Prof Jonathan Mant, investigating whether screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) can reduce the risk of stroke. AF is a major risk factor for ischaemic stroke unless treated with anticoagulant...


Read more at: CCHSR In Conversation: Why health inequalities persist despite all the efforts to reduce them

CCHSR In Conversation: Why health inequalities persist despite all the efforts to reduce them

15 April 2026

Despite decades of research, policy initiatives and public health interventions, inequalities remain a part of health systems. Why is progress so slow and what might we be missing? Explore these questions and more at the next Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research (CCHSR) In Conversation event, taking place on...


Read more at: CanRisk v4 released – now including prostate cancer risk prediction

CanRisk v4 released – now including prostate cancer risk prediction

2 April 2026

The CanRisk tool has been updated, enabling healthcare professionals to calculate an individual's future risk of developing breast, ovarian and now prostate cancer. CanRisk calculates breast and ovarian cancer risk using the BOADICEA models and prostate cancer risk using CanRisk-Prostate. These models are based on...


Read more at: Algorithmic fairness and health equity in clinical prediction

Algorithmic fairness and health equity in clinical prediction

2 April 2026

Clinical prediction models are increasingly used to guide decisions in healthcare, such as identifying patients for screening or preventive treatment. However, there are growing concerns that these models may not work equally well for all groups, potentially reinforcing existing health inequalities. Traditional approaches...