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Big data

Our unprecedented ability to collect, store and analyse data is opening up new frontiers in science and the humanities.

From microscopic cells to massive galaxies, imaging is a core tool for many research fields today, and it’s also the basis of a surge in recent technical developments – some of which are being pioneered in Cambridge.

Stem cells

Stem cells, the 'building blocks' for every type of cell in the body, have tremendous potential to improve human health

Advanced materials

The demand continues for materials that are stronger, cheaper, lighter, more conductive – simply better

Migration

Immigration and migration, and the issues that surround them, have become symbolic of the 21st century

Digital humanities

Digital technologies are opening up new fields of study and generating research questions that breach traditional disciplinary boundaries

Sustainability and the environment

A rising population, declining resources and changing climate are reshaping where we live and how we live

Innovation

The application of new ideas, discoveries and inventions contributes to society and the economy nationally and globally

Risk and uncertainty

From cybercrime to earthquakes, influenza to air travel, research on risk and uncertainty reflects issues that are of paramount importance

Public health

Putting public health research into practice has had major impacts worldwide, resulting in longer, healthier lives

Biodiversity conservation

Life on Earth is at risk from an unprecedented rate of environmental change that threatens the natural resources on which we depend

Language sciences

The importance of language is hard to overestimate, yet few of us are aware of the sheer breadth and diversity of language research

Global food security

The task of ensuring affordable access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food for all is one of the major challenges of the 21st century

Neuroscience

Neuroscience has transformed our understanding of the brain and promises treatments for devastating disorders that affect millions

Energy

Research is tackling the need to reduce energy demand, maintain energy supply, increase the efficiency of energy-requiring processes, and develop policy and pricing strategies

Cancer

The translation of scientific advances in understanding cancer into real benefits for patients is gathering pace

Infectious diseases

Combating infectious diseases remains as important as ever. A combination of basic and applied research has led to some extraordinary success stories, such as the eradication of smallpox.

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