News from the Department: women@cl
Learning about student life on our Women in Computer Science residential
18 August 2026
Going to lectures on quantum computing and wearable technology, watching a mock admissions interview, doing a programming workshop and touring Cambridge colleges. These were among the activities sampled by the prospective undergraduates who came to our Women in Computer Science residential course last week. More …
How using AI to analyse body sounds can help doctors diagnose heart and lung disease
26 January 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) models can help doctors make faster and more accurate diagnoses when they’re trained to analyse medical images, such as scans of tumours or photos of skin growths. Now a researcher is investigating if AI can diagnose diseases just as effectively from analysing body sounds like heartbeats, speaking, coughing and breathing. More …