Professor David Rowitch, Head of the Department of Paediatrics at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine in the USA.
Cambridge Children’s Hospital, which will be the first specialist children’s hospital for the East of England, has been given the green light to proceed to the final stage of its business case development. This means that pre-construction works can begin on the site of the new hospital, opposite the Rosie Maternity Hospital on Robinson Way, early next year.
Cambridge scientists are among the new Fellows announced today by the Royal Society.
̽»¨Ö±²¥Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, has announced up to £100 million of public capital for an innovative children’s hospital for the east of England. This will be a new facility that is purpose-built to meet the needs of the region’s youngest patients, integrating mental and physical health and combining the highest quality services with world class science and research.
Our brains begin to form in the womb but continue to take shape into adolescence. In a series of articles, we look at how the latest research could help us support children’s development, helping them overcome learning disorders and build resilience against future mental health problems.
Welcome to our new ‘Spotlight on children’, a focus on research taking place at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge relating to children and childhood – from health to education, language to literacy, parents to playtime, risk to resilience.
Eight Cambridge academics are among 48 of the UK’s world leading researchers who have been elected to join the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
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