The University of Cambridge is a United Kingdom-based institute of higher learning with a focus on teaching and research. It has 31 colleges and offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
COVID-19
During the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, the university used its research facilities to develop diagnostic equipment to expedite the testing for the virus for workers who serve the National Health Service (NHS). It is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and takes four hours to get results. The research sector of the university was also developing a vaccine based on a protein subunit and S protein.
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Cambridge Uni urges students to 'return home'
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March 18, 2020
Coronavirus: Everyone should wear masks in COVID-19 crisis, say University of Cambridge researchers
Gemma Gardner
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April 10, 2020
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