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Bringing risk-prediction tools into primary care: recommendations from experts

27 August 2026

Risk prediction tools are designed to help GPs identify the patients who may be at higher risk of disease. Some of these tools use AI, and could help with earlier diagnosis, more personalised care, and preventing illness, which is why they feature in several national plans in England, including the 10 Year Health Plan and...

The LTC group hosts successful patient priority setting day

14 August 2026

The Long-Term Conditions Group held an in-person research event in Cambridge on 29th June 2026 with 50 attendees including patients, charity partners, clinicians and researchers. It was a great opportunity to firstly share our latest research, and to also plan priorities for future projects based upon the experiences and...

Dr Melanie Sloan spotlights mental health in rheumatic diseases at SRUK conference

14 August 2026

Dr Mel Sloan was an invited speaker at the Scleroderma and Raynaud’s UK (SRUK) conference in Glasgow on 1st May 2026. She spoke about mental health in systemic sclerosis, the inter-play with physical health, and how patients and clinicians could communicate better about mental health. Several people living with systemic...

National media spotlight on Cambridge-led breast cancer risk research

10 August 2026

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) criteria used to decide who should be referred by GPs for further breast cancer risk assessment and specialist care misses up to 95% of women under 50 who will go on to develop the disease in the next 10 years, new research by researchers at the University of...

Building Research Culture on Purpose, Not by Chance

8 June 2026

We are 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 and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 (...

Bringing risk-prediction tools into primary care: recommendations from experts

The LTC group hosts successful patient priority setting day

Dr Melanie Sloan spotlights mental health in rheumatic diseases at SRUK conference

National media spotlight on Cambridge-led breast cancer risk research

Building Research Culture on Purpose, Not by Chance

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

International Screening Trial for Atrial Fibrillation Reaches Recruitment and Screening Milestone

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

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

A New Tool to Predict Heart Failure Risk in Europe

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