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11 Feb 2016: Thirty-five of the most academically brilliant and socially committed young people in the US have been selected as Gates Cambridge Scholars at the University of Cambridge. The US Scholars, who will take up their awards this autumn, are from 30

5 Oct 2016: The Clifford Paterson lectureship was originally endowed by The General Electric Company (GEC) in memory of Clifford Paterson FRS, who founded the GEC Research Laboratories in 1919.

4 May 2016: The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) has honoured Professor Ron Martin (Department of Geography) with their Victoria Medal, one of their most prestigious awards.

9 May 2016: Professor Rod Jones and Dr Gonçalo Bernardes from the Department of Chemistry have been honoured in the Royal Society of Chemistry's 2016 awards.

25 Nov 2016: the latest news from within the higher education sector and key challenges facing collegiate Cambridge.

14 Jun 2016: Even though she's a passionate advocate for mental health, Caroline Newman, Senior HR Adviser at the Clinical School, has been taken aback by the success of the Raising Mental Health Awareness programme she launched in April 2015. During its fir

7 Nov 2016: Professor Valerie Gibson (Cavendish Laboratory) and Dr Mateja Jamnik (Computer Laboratory) have both received a Royal Society award for their efforts to increase and advance women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).

13 Jan 2016: Search site. For staff. Secretary-General of the United Nations to receive Honorary Degree. ... After admission to his degree on 3 February, the Secretary-General will deliver a lecture.

6 Oct 2016: Professor Dino Giussani acknowledged for his major contributions to obstetrics, gynaecology and to the wellbeing of women .

22 Jul 2016: It is seeking views on two sets of proposals – one focusing on improving access into Cambridge from the south and the other aimed at reducing congestion in the city centre. A formal consultation is taking place over the first set of proposals,

12 May 2016: Nikku Madhusudhan (Institute of Astronomy) has been given the Bappu Gold Medal for contributions to astronomy and astrophysics by a young scientist.

13 Nov 2016: Dr Meritxell Huch, Group Leader at the Wellcome Trust/ Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, has been awarded a Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence 2015-2016 for her work on liver disorders.

24 May 2016: The Higher Education and Research Bill (HER Bill) is the first higher education-dedicated legislation to be laid before Parliament since the Higher Education Act 2004. The Bill’s guiding principles and objectives are explained in the

4 Jul 2016: He will manage the new interdisciplinary research centre, announced in December, which will bring together computer scientists, philosophers, and social scientists to examine the technical, practical and philosophical questions artificial

20 Sep 2016: Dr Andy Harter, Fellow of St Edmund’s College and the Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, has been awarded the Faraday Medal, the most prestigious award of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

27 Jun 2016: Andy Martin, Lecturer in the Department of French and author of 'Reacher Said Nothing: Lee Child and the Making of "Make Me"', has been awarded a Norman Mailer Nonfiction Fellowship.

17 Jul 2016: Rashmi Becker, PHD Researcher in the Department of Psychiatry is recognised for her 'Outstanding Contribution to Innovation' at the National Learning Disabilities and Autism Awards.

6 Nov 2016: Dr Siddharth Saxena has been recognised for his role in the preservation of ethnic and cultural traditions of the people of Central Asia and assistance in establishing international cultural cooperation.

29 Sep 2016: The Royal Society has announced the appointment of 44 new University Research Fellows for 2016, including four academics from the University of Cambridge.

8 Jan 2016: of cosmic magnetic fields, limits on the time variation of physical constants, and extensions of General Relativity. ... Professor Barrow has been indefatigable in his passion to demonstrate the importance of science within the general culture of mankind.