Professor Kevin Brindle elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Prof Kevin Brindle, Senior Group Leader at the Cancer Research UK Cancer Institute, and a member of the Cambridge Metabolic Network Steering Committee, has joined 50 exceptional scientists from around […]

Metabolic Aspects of the Brain Muscle Axis – NOW ONLINE

Unfortunately because of precautions related to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, in conjunction with our co-organisers, the Danish Diabetes Academy, we took the difficult decision to postpone the meeting planned for […]

New collaboration with the Danish Diabetes Academy

Following successful collaborative events in 2015 and 2017 we have once again teamed up with the DDA to offer an excellent learning experience for Early Career Researchers interested in Metabolic […]

Escape room: research breakthrough!

Why not join us to help present this fun and engaging activity to visitors to the 2020 Cambridge Science Festival? The activity is being developed by first year students from […]

The Science of Fat

A video recording of a public talk given by Prof Sir Stephen O’Rahilly is available online. Prof O’Rahilly spoke at Peterhouse Theatre on 20th March as part of the 2018 […]

Inside out: how the gut influences the brain’s view of the world

It’s tempting to see the brain and gut as fulfilling different roles, one concerned with higher matters while the other does the dirty work: processing, absorbing and digesting the nutrients […]

Clean Eating – The Dirty Truth

This investigative piece, part of the BBC Horizon series, airs on Thursday January 19th at 9pm on BBC2. Dr Giles Yeo investigates the latest diet craze and social media sensation […]

Apply by Monday 19th Dec – FREE places for 2 postdocs at the Danish Diabetes Academy Winter School in Spain

The Cambridge Metabolic Network invites members to apply for one of two free places on the DDA Winter School 2017. Researchers working at post-doctoral level and third year doctoral candidates […]

Genetic approach could help identify side-effects at early stages of drug development

An approach that could reduce the chances of drugs failing during the later stages of clinical trials has been demonstrated by a collaboration between the University of Cambridge and pharmaceutical […]

Neighbourhoods with more takeaways amplify social inequalities in unhealthy eating and obesity

People who live or work near to a greater number of takeaway outlets are more likely to eat more takeaway food and to be overweight, but new research indicates that […]