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31 Jan 2013: Variously described as “charming”, “decorative” and “a supreme achievement in British map-making”, John Speed’s Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine is more than a map – it is a slice of Tudor and Jacobean life in miniature. The

1 Feb 2013: The frontispiece of Worthington George Smith's 1894 book The Primaeval Savage is as striking today as it must have appeared over 100 years ago. Lying on her back, knees bent to form a lap, the skeleton's head and torso are turned down and to the

31 Jan 2013: DeHigh up in a shiny glass building on the New Museums Site, materials scientist Samuel Wilberforce bends over a machine that makes small grey shapes, roughly the size of a teaspoon. He is working on the next generation of bone implant substitutes

16 Jul 2013: A new scheme to support the career development of research and academic staff who are going on, or have returned from, caring responsibilities has been launched. The Returning Carers Scheme offers funding to assist qualifying staff who have had a

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

31 Jan 2013: An example of this came in 969, when the Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II was slain in his bedroom by his wife Theophano and his chief general, John Tzimiskes.

28 Oct 2013: The Lady Margaret's Preachership was founded in 1504 by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII. Since the Nineteenth Century, when the terms of the foundation were revised, the appointment has been made annually, and it is now the duty of

8 Apr 2013: Professor David MacKay has been appointed Regius Professor of Engineering at the University. An eminent researcher in machine learning and information theory, and a Fellow of the Royal Society, Professor MacKay is perhaps better known to the public

31 Jan 2013: Vice-Chancellor, what do you consider to be the main challenges facing Cambridge? The first thing to stress is that Cambridge is an incredibly successful institution. We are the best University academically in Europe. We are well managed financially

17 Jun 2013: The University of Cambridge should be open with data that relate to the recruitment, progression and retention of female academics to stimulate genuine progress on gender equality, the Vice-Chancellor said last week. “Straightforward statistics

1 Feb 2013: 1908. It was the year that bank robbers Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid met their deaths in Bolivia, Baden-Powell set up the Boy Scout movement and the first Model T rolled off Henry Ford’s production line in Detroit, Michigan. Less well known,

29 Apr 2013: This year, the University can endorse up to ten Cambridge MBA students and a further ten ‘general’ endorsements – from either other graduates or postdoctoral workers. ... To be eligible for general endorsement, applicants must have a Bachelor,

31 Jan 2013: Perhaps if you’re a butler, having a locked cupboard in your office which opens up to reveal a hidden staircase is par for the course. In the case of Sara Rhodes, that staircase leads into the Trinity Hall Fellows’ wine cellar. Keeping track of

3 May 2013: The distinguished individuals are: Professor Jon Crowcroft, Marconi Professor of Communications Systems, Computer Laboratory Jon Crowcroft is distinguished for his many seminal contributions to the development of the internet. His work on satellite

31 Jan 2013: From rugby to real tennis Tall and powerfully built, diabetes researcher and clinician Dr Mark Evans looks like he would be more comfortable charging down an oval ball on a rugby pitch than chasing a dense, cloth-covered one around a real tennis

28 Mar 2013: Staff and students are being asked how they would invest £50,000 to help the University make savings in energy use. Last month people and teams in departments, Colleges and other University institutions were inspired by Switch Off Week, turning off

31 Jan 2013: A mid-August afternoon at the University Accommodation Service and staff are coping admirably with a relentless stream of enquiries. No sooner has one call been answered than another takes its place. The front door is opening and closing pretty

24 Apr 2013: The University will confer honorary doctorates at the Congregation at 2.45pm on Tuesday, 18 June 2013, at which the Chancellor, Lord Sainsbury of Turville, will preside. The distinguished individuals the University is expecting to honour are: Doctor

31 Jan 2013: Every year, thousands of tourists flock to Cambridge to marvel at the stunning architecture of University and college buildings. So it won’t be surprising to learn that some of these buildings are studied by students and scholars of architecture

12 Sep 2013: Professor Sir Bruce Ponder, Director of the Cambridge Cancer Centre. Addenbrooke’s becomes the first general hospital in Europe to get the stamp of approval from a prestigious European cancer body