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Department of Medicine

Our mission is to translate world class fundamental research into interventions that positively impact health and wellbeing for people everywhere.

Professor Duncan Richards, Head of Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge



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Student recognised for tackling antimicrobial resistance

8 August 2025

Felicity Crawshay-Williams (a final-year PhD student in the Department of Medicine) was presented with a PhD Student Award by the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research for her work tackling antimicrobial resistance.

New treatment could reduce brain damage from stroke, study in mice shows

31 July 2025

Professor Thomas Krieg and colleagues have developed and tested a new drug in mice that has the potential to reduce damage to the brain when blood flow is restored following a stroke.

The Raymond C Read and Lillian J Gostick PhD Studentship: A legacy richly interwoven with education and scholarship

17 July 2025

VPD-HLRI and Selwyn College are delighted to announce the establishment of a newly endowed PhD studentship, The Raymond C. Read and Lillian J. Gostick PhD Studentship, which will focus on epidemiology, public health, global health, or infectious disease research.