Welcome to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology which is located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. We are part of the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine and have staff located at The Rosie Hospital and Addenbrookes Hospital. The Department is comprised of a very talented and multidisciplinary team of researchers, technicians and clinicians. Our Head of Department is Professor Gordon Smith and our Principal Investigators are Professor Steve Charnock-Jones, Dr Francesco Colucci, Dr Miguel Constancia and Dr Catherine Aiken. Research in our department falls into two broad areas.

Our research
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has programmes of basic, translational and clinical research addressing the determinants of pregnancy complications.
We also often collaborate on studies at The Rosie Hospital.

Graduate Study
The Department contributes to a broad programme of graduate teaching.
Recent publications:
- Placenta is a dumping ground for genetic defectsCongratulations to Professors Gordon Smith and Steve Charnock-Jones on the publication of their paper in […]
- Nature Communications – Editors HighlightsCongratulations to Dr Francesco Colucci and co-authors whose article entitled “Distinctive phenotypes and functions of […]
- Mesenchyme-derived IGF2 is a major paracrine regulator of pancreatic growth and functionA new study published in PLoS Genetics by Miguel Constância’s group shows that a gene […]
- Abnormal placental CD8+ T‐cell infiltrationA new study published in the Journal of Physiology by Susanne Lager and colleagues shows […]
- Study predicts fetal growth restriction using metabolomicsA study by Ulla Sovio, Gordon Smith and colleagues, published in Nature Medicine, has identified […]