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19 Dec 2013: Professor Graham Virgo has been appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education. He will take up position in October 2014. The Pro-Vice Chancellors support the work of the Vice-Chancellor, providing academic leadership to the University and work in

26 Jul 2013: These use multimedia and role-play to promote social cohesion by allowing young people to confront the tensions caused by clashes in values. ... ideaSpace is much more like a club house or shared space, giving people working up their ideas a chance to do

6 Mar 2013: The University’s inaugural Switch Off Week resulted in an overall drop in relative electricity use of 2.1 per cent thanks to efforts by staff and students to turn off equipment and lights. This figure reflects electricity saved in comparison with

8 Apr 2013: stations. His work on communications systems included the invention of “Dasher”, an open-source software interface that enables people with disabilities to write efficiently in any language with any muscle. ... It helps to engage the public with the

16 Jul 2013: Public art is something a lot of people see every day, and the mistake some commissioners make is to go for bland. ... It's very visionary,” she says. “I think the air is different in Cambridge, there are so many people here at the top of their game.

8 Aug 2013: Each year the Academy recognises academics for their outstanding research and work across the humanities and social sciences. It represents the counterpart to the Royal Society, which exists to serve the natural sciences. “The humanities and

1 Feb 2013: Some 30,000 Channel Islanders were evacuated to the UK before the invasion, but many people stayed on. ... In some cases these people were imprisoned quickly and deported, and even families scarcely knew what had happened,” Dr Carr says.

1 Nov 2013: People connect with the environment in diverse ways – from organised religion to personal values. ... How do people see 'nature' and how does this affect how they interact with it?

26 Feb 2013: Professor David Ibbetson FBA has been elected the eighth President of Clare Hall. He will succeed Sir Martin Harris who will be retiring in the summer of 2013. Professor Ibbetson has been Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University since 2000.

24 Oct 2013: Public engagement is not just about the people beyond universities listening – it’s about getting people involved in the conversation.”. ... People also want to see wider society involved in setting public research agendas, and research focused on