The aim of the School is to conduct internationally excellent peer reviewed basic, clinical and translational research relating to a diverse range of medical conditions and treatments.
The Addenbrooke’s campus also houses the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, the MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit, the CRUK-Cancer Research Institute, which has close links with the Department of Oncology, and the Addenbrooke’s Clinical Research Centre which includes the Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility. The Clinical School currently comprises over 600 academic and contract research staff including 81 Professors and Readers, 33 Senior/University Lecturers and 73 Senior Research Fellows (funded by MRC, Wellcome Trust, CRUK and other major medical charities). More than 500 NHS staff, both clinical Consultants and those in Professions allied to Medicine, make a major contribution to the teaching and research base of the Clinical School.
There are many research themes which are jointly covered by the School of Clinical Medicine and the School of Biological Sciences. For more information please visit the Life Sciences Research in Cambridge website
The information governance policy applies to all areas of the Clinical School, however, the implementation of the policy may vary slightly depending on the systems already in place.
Featured Research News
Key metabolic pathway important in circadian clockwork
A study led by Akhilesh Reddy (Clinical Biochemistry / Clinical Neurosciences) has demonstrated the influence of a core metabolic pathway,…
The Clinical School announces with great sadness the death of Professor Alan Cuthbert, FRS, FBPhS, FMedSci. Alan was Sheild Professor…
The University of Cambridge is hosting its first Postgraduate Open Day on Wednesday 2 November 2016. Attending the open day…
Novel potential approaches for treatment of cancers with KRAS mutations
A study by Dr David Perera and Professor Ashok Venkitaraman (MRC Cancer Unit) has identified new potential avenues for the…
Weston Brain Institute Outstanding Achievement Award Congratulations to Professor Peter St George-Hyslop (Clinical Neurosciences) who has been awarded the 2016 Weston…
