OTD 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson announced at the The Eagle Cambridge the chemical structure of DNA using studies of x-ray diffraction developed by Rosalind Franklin & Maurice Wilkins. 1/2

I remember when they were "new", thriving over M40

Important initiative from Research England: ncub.co.uk/insight/resear…

My colleague Dr Victoria Bateman of Gonville & Caius College thought-provoking as always! inews.co.uk/opinion/femini…

Not to be missed!

King's College Backs beautiful in Spring sunshine

This is a great opportunity to become a governor of Coventry University Coventry University. It is a rewarding and stimulating experience. If you might be interested, go to the website and/or contact Helen Fulford. linkedin.com/jobs/view/3555…

🇫🇷 Look at Paris yesterday. Less than 10 years ago this was cars. PLUS the Paris Mayor has been re-elected off the back of a commitment to remove 70,000 parking spaces. Join us & demand better for London! 🇬🇧lcc.org.uk/membership/

Every government & university science administrator should get a framed copy of these words of max perutz on the first day on the job.

Well done Lucy! Sounds an emotional conclusion to successful campaign!

LTNs in the news this week. Here's the good news story on how 'Mini Hollands' have transformed lives in Waltham Forest newstatesman.com/spotlight/econ… 1/2

Do watch! To the end.

Ten years ago a tribute to Francis Crick was installed at the Great Gate of Gonville & Caius College. It marked the 60th anniversary of the publication of Crick and Watson's paper on the structure of DNA. A picture of Cambridge every day since 2010. (No 4991) Sunday 26th

I am enormously proud, and humbled, to have been honoured by my peers with this Lifetime Achievement in Knowledge Exchange Award. KE is such an important and rewarding profession. We must celebrate success - and have fun! Lots of great KE stories at the ceremony in Leeds!

Why I love Gonville & Caius College in February!

John Venn is known for his eponymous diagrams - and within Cambridge as the President and historian of Gonville & Caius College. Less well known is his patented cricket bowling machine that has now been reconstructed. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Honoured to meet #PopeFrancis yesterday with group to present The Sustainable Markets Initiative 2024 G7 Market Signals & discuss common principles #LaudatoSi #TerraCarta. Excited for work ahead Alessandra Smerilli ⁦Vatican News⁩ Aviation Impact Accelerator ⁦Whittle Laboratory ⁦Cambridge University⁩ vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

Lovely photo of Gonville & Caius College Cambridge boathouse on national BBC News (UK) this morning at 0713!