University of Cambridge announces new Strategic Research Initiatives

Four new targets - Big Data, Cardiovascular Disease, Public Policy and Synthetic Biology - have been added to the University of Cambridge’s Strategic Research Initiative programme, which fosters multi-disciplinary collaboration to advance innovative research.

These latest initiatives are underpinned by a proven track record of research success
    - Professor Lynn Gladden, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research

They join a portfolio of Strategic Research Initiatives that are building on existing research expertise to address multi-disciplinary research challenges. By bringing together academics from different disciplines working towards the same goals, these initiatives are harnessing researchers’ skills and expertise, resulting in ground-breaking developments and enhancing real-world impact.

“Like our other strategic initiatives, these latest initiatives are underpinned by a proven track record of research success,” said Professor Lynn Gladden, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research. “Supporting them through the Strategic Research Initiative programme will help to increase our national and international impact, and make our research more visible to funding agencies, charities, industry and donors.”

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Image: New synthetic biology techniques allow visualisation and computer modelling of the fractal-like patterns that emerge from cell interactions within a biofilm
Credit: Fernan Federici and Jim Haseloff

Reproduced courtesy of the University of Cambridge
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