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2 May 2014: Sigrid Fisher, Head of Equality and Diversity. Staff are encouraged to get away from their desks and get involved in People Matter Week this year. ... desks, so we want to stress this year that we really do want people to take time out and come and take

7 Mar 2014: Mr Matthew Bullock takes over from Professor Paul Luzio as Master of St Edmund's in October. A History student of Peterhouse, Mr Bullock was an economist and banker for most of his career, primarily with Barclays. As a local bank manager in

6 Jul 2014: Professor Anthony (Tony) Purnell started racing when he was 13. Riding a shiny, second-hand Carlton bike, he raced and he raced. His competitiveness almost led to the ruination of his studies, but fortunately he managed to get to University and

7 Jul 2014: Professor Anthony Purnell, Visiting Royal Academy of Engineering Professor in Systems Engineering, Trinity Hall. What was the make and colour of your first bike as a child, and did you name it anything? Carlton Blue, but it was all chrome, so

16 Oct 2014: Professor Duncan Maskell has been appointed Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor, succeeding Professor Steve Young on 1 August 2015. The five Pro-Vice-Chancellors are responsible for taking forward the University’s strategy and policy development, and

25 Nov 2014: As the Department of Pharmacology celebrates the life and work of Dr Brian Callingham, Paul Holland interviews the researcher and his colleagues discovering a man of many talents… and how a moorhen ‘accidentally’ made it into the Biomedical

10 Mar 2014: This year’s Cambridge Science Festival is a series of events which simply could not happen without the input of more than 1,000 members of staff and students from all parts of the University, says one of its organisers. In 2013 the festival

7 Feb 2014: Professor Richard Prager has been appointed Head of Cambridge University School of Technology. The focus of his new role will be to ensure the school acts as “the glue” between the five departments it represents and the central university.

16 Dec 2014: The iconic Transport for London Tube Map has been given the Cambridge treatment to show how far the University’s fibre-optic network stretches. With a nod to classic re-interpretations of the map, like artist Simon Patterson’s The Great Bear,

24 Oct 2014: Stewart, too, has noticed that her people skills still come in handy, despite her recent move from bedmaking to dusting the 180,000 books in King’s library.

4 Apr 2014: They are very diverse and there are brilliant people in all areas. ... Among the things the professor looks forward to is seeing the career progression of talented people within the school: “I’m particularly interested in seeing where the early- and

20 Jan 2014: Diana Garnham, Chief Executive of the Science Council. Science today is not only about the work of academics and researchers: it relies on a broad spectrum of dedicated people – teachers and ... A Science Council initiative, aimed at recognising the

6 Oct 2014: Professor Patrick Baert and Professor David Runciman are the new heads of the Department of Sociology and the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), respectively. Baert grew up in Brussels, coming to the UK for his PhD at the

10 Jan 2014: Professor Dame Ann Dowling, Head of the Department of Engineering at the University, has been nominated president of the Royal Academy of Engineering. She will become the academy's first female president when she takes up the position in September

28 Mar 2014: That did put people off. So when Newton, just two years ago, decided on sponsoring the women’s race at an equal level to the men, it was a huge leap

10 Feb 2014: Professor Duncan Maskell, The Marks and Spencer Professor of Farm Animal Health, Food Science and Food Safety, has been appointed Head of the School of the Biological Sciences. He takes up the post after nine years as the Head of the Department of

15 Oct 2014: The public vote is now open for the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Images with Impact competition. Among those shortlisted are two of our Department of Plant Sciences researchers, Luke Braidwood and Dr Jill Harrison.

25 Nov 2014: Professor Jean-Philippe Avouac, who is the first BP Foundation McKenzie Professor of Earth Sciences, will lead the research team. The initiative has been made possible by the gift of an endowed Professorship from the BP Foundation to Cambridge in

14 May 2014: Though people can feel anxious about seeking help for mental health issues, that first step is often the hardest. ... A young person might be moving out of the family home and taking responsibility for their own health and welfare are big steps for young

23 Jun 2014: People who already use the academic systems eduroam and Lapwing should automatically connect to the network. ... We want to enhance this by ensuring we are digitally connected, making sure people can access the Internet on the go.

26 Nov 2014: Lucy Cavendish College has announced the election of Jackie Ashley as the new President, from Autumn 2015. The seven-year appointment will allow Ms Ashley to lead the college, one of the prime institutions championing the education of women, into

4 Apr 2014: It is difficult as it is a building full of people who love art and history – but understandably don’t like scaffolding. ... last 5 years – way beyond what people would expect in the current climate.

8 May 2014: Huge industry changes are an opportunity to examine how Cambridge University Press shares the "world’s best learning and research" says its chief executive.

15 Jul 2014: The latest statistics from the Higher Education Statistics Agency show a significant percentage of Cambridge students secure graduate level jobs within six months of leaving. HESA has just released the 2012/13 UK Performance Indicators –

4 Jun 2014: That means people in the pool don’t have to trawl the jobs site – we do that for them.”. ... Secondments are also good for the University as a whole, she believes: “Retaining people is a major plus.

4 Nov 2014: Simple changes, made by enough people, can have a long and lasting impact. ... Simple changes, made by enough people, can have a long and lasting impact.”.

27 Feb 2014: Staff are being invited to have their say as a major review is launched into how the University can best manage its effect on the local and global environment. The current environmental policy dates back to 2008 and is in need of modernising as the

7 Nov 2014: Professor James Crawford has been elected to be a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council. After simultaneous rounds of voting in the Assembly and the Council Professor Crawford,

1 May 2014: The University of Cambridge has received its first Gold award for boosting the role of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) departments. Athena SWAN Awards are given for success in developing employment practices to

2 Sep 2014: Later this month the Cambridgeshire Cycle Challenge will be held to see which organisation can get the most people cycling over a four week period. ... This is a free web-based competition to will see which businesses can get the most people cycling

20 Nov 2014: Throughout Switch Off Week, the E&E Section collected pledges from people about how they were going to save energy. ... Many people pledged to change their habit of not turning off computers, monitors and other IT equipment, even overnight.

8 Jul 2014: Search site. For staff. Tour de France video and slideshow. Officials have estimated over one million people lined the whole of the Stage 3 route from Cambridge through Essex to London

12 Nov 2014: Nearly 80 people stopped to chat with members of E&E, with many entering the Pledge Photo competition.

18 Mar 2014: They are a remarkable group of people.”. Gates Scholars, who are all postgraduates, have a place in a University department already before they are selected for the award. ... I think the web site is a great place for people to be inspired and a site

12 Feb 2014: our work processes should cope with these fluctuations in people’s lives. ... We accommodate those who have problems navigating the physical world with ramps and hearing loops, and we need the same approach for people with mental health challenges –

16 Jun 2014: Run by the Cambridge Judge Business School it is designed for people who have already reached a senior level, and are now looking for a leading role in their organisation.

6 Jul 2014: The project has involved hundreds of people in the city, many of them from the University. ... opportunity for people across Cambridge to get more interested in cycling and for people to see how great the city can be for bikes.

13 Nov 2014: The topic clearly interested people, with questions and answers running over time.

2 Apr 2014: Mathematical analysis can make you fly”, was taken by DAMTP’s Dr Carola-Bibiane Schoenlieb, Joana Grah and Kostas Papafitsoros and won the People category of the awards. ... The competition’s five categories were: Weird and Wonderful, Discovery,

5 Aug 2014: The finale to Open Cambridge is Bridge the Gap – the charity walk in which thousands of people can wonder through participating Colleges and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology which is

25 Feb 2014: There are three strands to the TdF in Cambridge: people coming to see it and having a great time, making sure businesses can function, and the legacy.

29 Jul 2014: Engaging people has been one of the challenges, and highlights: “One fun aspect of the process involved the early morning custodian placing little happy faces and sad faces on the room

27 May 2014: Also in the edition we find out how a 600-year-old astronomical document is being digitised for the 21st century, unveil the upcoming People Matter Week, hear how a rare

25 Jun 2014: Inspiration will be taken from the physical or geographical features of the landscape or people who have a strong connection with the University or the development site. ... The NWCD team is seeking input of staff, residents and students in its aim to

1 May 2014: I would love for the students to go back feeling that England is wonderful and the people are too.”.

23 Oct 2014: Eco-friendly achievements for 2014 have included Christ’s and King’s colleges introducing “low carbon menus”, to help people make more environmentally sound choices.