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University publishes response to consultation on 2018 valuation of…
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/consultation-2018-valuation-uss27 Mar 2019: This article was updated on 9 April 2019 The University submitted its views to UUK, which has responded to USS on behalf of all employers who participate in the scheme. Read the University's response UUK wrote to USS in March with a summary of -
New academic promotions scheme in development | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/general-news/new-academic-promotions-scheme-in-development15 May 2019: Search site. For staff. New academic promotions scheme in development. The General Board has agreed to postpone the implementation of the Academic Career Pathways (ACP) scheme until 2020, when it will ... Appropriate budgetary provision. Online -
Marjory Stephenson Prize | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/awards/marjory-stephenson-prize8 Nov 2019: The 2020 Marjory Stephenson Prize is awarded to Professor Julian Parkhill FRS, from the University of Cambridge. -
Darwin College elects new Master | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/appointments/darwin-college-elects-new-master7 Oct 2019: Dr Rands is currently the Director of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI), a unique collaboration between the University of Cambridge and the internationally focused cluster of biodiversity conservation organisations based around Cambridge. -
Honorary MA Degree for Joan Winterkorn | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/features/honorary-ma-degree-for-joan-winterkorn28 Oct 2019: An expert on archives and literary and historical manuscripts, she was formerly in the antiquarian and rare book trade. As a consultant she has advised HM Government, serving on the Acceptance in Lieu Panel and supporting the Export Reviewing -
USS pension contributions to rise from 1 April | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/uss-february-update19 Feb 2019: This is an update about changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). It was sent directly to USS members at the University on Tuesday 19 February via the USS e-bulletin. If you did not receive this e-bulletin and think you should have -
Philip Leverhulme Prize | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/awards/philip-leverhulme-prize15 Oct 2019: I was incredibly happy when I got the news," said Silvia. -
An update on the 2018 valuation of USS | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/general-news/an-update-on-the-2018-valuation-of-uss31 May 2019: This article was updated on 4 June 2019 to include a link to the University's response to UUK concerning options for the 2018 valuation. This is an update about the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). It was sent directly to USS members at the -
Newnham College elects new Principal | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/appointments/newnham-college-elects-new-principal16 Jan 2019: Alison Rose grew up in Coventry and studied history at Newnham, where she matriculated in 1980. Since 2014, she has been British Ambassador to Belgium. Her particular expertise is international relations in Europe and the European Union. Her career -
Nominations for honorary degrees 2019 | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/features/nominations-for-honorary-degrees-20197 Feb 2019: Each year at the Honorary Degree Congregation, the University celebrates the outstanding achievements of individuals both in the United Kingdom and around the world. The nominees this year are: Sir David Adjaye David Adjaye, the Founder and -
About this site | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/about-this-site18 Nov 2019: It also features news about key University priorities and projects, and explainers on developments within the UK higher education sector. ... This site does not carry news and features about events, individual prizes or other stories that could be -
2019 pay review | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/general-news/2019-pay-review9 Sep 2019: The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) has proposed a pay settlement which provides for a 1.8% increase to the stipends and salaries of non-clinical staff on all spine points, except spine points 11 to 28 where the increases will -
The BINDER Innovation Prize 2019 | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/awards/the-binder-innovation-prize-201925 Sep 2019: Group Leader Meri Huch of the Wellcome Trust/ Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute has been awarded this year's BINDER Innovation Prize by the German Society for Cell Biology, for her world-leading research on 'Liver organoids for the study of liver -
Estate Management leadership appointments | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/appointments/estate-management-leadership-appointments13 Aug 2019: Jerry will be responsible for Facilities Management and Business Services. Jerry was Airport Engineering General Manager at Edinburgh Airport, and also spent 12 years with the Scottish Parliament, starting as Head -
University of Cambridge in landmark renewable energy deal | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/general-news/university-of-cambridge-in-landmark-renewable-energy-deal10 Oct 2019: The University of Cambridge is one of a group of twenty UK universities that has struck a landmark deal to buy £50m of renewable energy from windfarms, providing a stepping stone towards zero carbon. The group of universities has joined forces to -
University responds to call for views on the Teaching Excellence…
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/university-responds-to-tef-review11 Mar 2019: The statutory review is being conducted by Dame Shirley Pearce, with the support of an advisory group. It is expected that the Dame Shirley will report her recommendations to the Secretary of State for Education in summer 2019. The review held a -
Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/awards/banting-medal-for-scientific-achievement14 May 2019: IMS - MRL Director to receive most prestigious award from the American Diabetes Association -
New Director of the Careers Service | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/appointments/new-director-of-the-careers-service9 Apr 2019: Most recently Director of Careers at the London School of Economics, Jenny Blakesley comes to Cambridge with over 15 years’ experience in university careers advice. She was formerly Head of the Careers Service at King’s College London and has -
Remembrance Day 2019 | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/remembrance-day-2019-07 Nov 2019: All college chapels will be holding Remembrance Sunday services on Sunday, 10 November (times vary, please check college websites for details). Last year Trinity College marked the centenary of Armistice day with a film about its alumnus David Louis -
AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinkers 2019 | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/awards/ahrcbbc-new-generation-thinkers-20191 Mar 2019: History of Art PhD candidate Christina J Faraday has been selected as an AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinker 2019. -
Brexit: keeping you informed | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/general-news/brexit-keeping-you-informed22 Feb 2019: A video of the open meeting is available to University members online (Raven login required). The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stephen Toope, opened the meeting, speaking of his frustration at the continuing uncertainty over the final shape of Brexit, -
St John's College elects next Master | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/appointments/st-johns-college-elects-next-master12 Dec 2019: She currently chairs the Food Standards Agency, a non-ministerial Government department that regulates the food and feed industry. Prior to this, Heather spent 11 years at Deloitte where she was a Managing Partner for the UK and Swiss firms, and led -
Gender Pay Gap Report 2018 | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/general-news/gender-pay-gap-report-20186 Feb 2019: The University has published its 2018 Gender Pay Gap Report. This is the second mandatory gender pay gap report that the University has published in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017. The -
Queens' College announces next President | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/appointments/queens-college-announces-next-president17 Jun 2019: He is also a columnist at Bloomberg News, a Financial Times contributing editor, on the board of several non-profits and one corporate board, and has advised governments, industrial and financial -
Professor Dame Ann Dowling awarded Royal Medal | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/awards/professor-dame-ann-dowling-awarded-royal-medal19 Jul 2019: Professor Dame Ann Dowling, Professor of Mechanical of Engineering, is to receive the Royal Medal from the Royal Society. -
Important update for Cambridge members of USS | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/important-update-for-cambridge-members-of-uss27 Aug 2019: On 20 August there was a meeting of the USS Joint Negotiating Committee. The aim of that meeting was to vote on options for closing the 2018 valuation of USS. ‘Option 3’ passed with the casting vote of the independent chair. A brief employer -
Spotlight on the University Council | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/general-news/spotlight-on-the-university-council25 Oct 2019: The latest meeting of Council took place at Storey’s Field, Eddington, on 14 October. In his oral report to Council, the Vice-Chancellor mentioned the recent award of the Nobel Prize in Physics to Professor Didier Queloz (Physics, Trinity College), -
New York Stem Cell Foundation - Robertson Investigator | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/awards/new-york-stem-cell-foundation-robertson-investigator22 Oct 2019: Dr. Florian Merkle was named a Robertson Investigator in Stem Cell Biology by the New York Stem Cell Foundation, which provides his group $1.5 million over the next five years to support research into the neuroscience of obesity. -
Two environmental appointments at the University | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/appointments/two-environmental-appointments-at-the-university24 Apr 2019: Dr Emily Shuckburgh OBE has been appointed the first Director of Cambridge Zero, the Cambridge carbon neutral futures initiative. Emily is a climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey, where she has spent more than a decade researching the -
Managing stress in times of uncertainty | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/general-news/managing-stress-in-times-of-uncertainty23 Oct 2019: Uncertain times are a source of concern for many in the University community. For some, this concern can manifest in increased levels of stress and anxiety which can have knock-on effects at work and home. The University is committed to providing -
American Diabetes Association Outstanding Scientific Achievement…
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/awards/american-diabetes-association-outstanding-scientific-achievement-award14 May 2019: Professor Sadaf Farooqi of the Institute of Metabolic Science will receive the prestigious award at the 79th Scientific Sessions of the ADA in San Francisco, California in June. -
Message from Eilis Ferran for staff who are in receipt of EU awards | …
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/message-from-eilis-ferran-for-staff-who-are-in-receipt-of-eu-awards21 Oct 2019: Dear colleagues, In light of the ongoing uncertainty created by the possibility of ‘no-deal’ Brexit, we would like to issue further assurances to all staff wholly or partly employed in European Commission awards. With regards to EC funding, the -
New Masters for Fitzwilliam and St Edmund's Colleges | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/appointments/new-masters-for-fitzwilliam-and-st-edmunds-colleges26 Mar 2019: Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton, appointed Master of Fitzwilliam College Fitzwilliam College has appointed Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton, as the College's next Master, from 1 October 2019, to succeed Professor Nicky Padfield. -
National Apprenticeship Week 2019 | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/general-news/national-apprenticeship-week-201922 Feb 2019: Chris’s day-to-day responsibilities include the procesing of new positions, from advert to appointment, line managing four Recruitment Administrators, and dealing with general HR queries. -
British Psychological Society Lifetime Achievement Award | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/awards/british-psychological-society-lifetime-achievement-award30 May 2019: Professor Trevor Robbins has been awarded the 2019 British Psychological Society Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge. -
Sainsbury Laboratory welcomes new Research Group Leader | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/appointments/sainsbury-laboratory-welcomes-new-research-group-leader7 May 2019: Dr Nédélec brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in cell and developmental biology with a multidisciplinary background in mathematics, physics and biology, combining theoretical and experimental investigations to exploring cell -
World Mental Health Day Thursday 10 October | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/general-news/world-mental-health-day-thursday-10-october7 Oct 2019: This year's World Mental Health Day on Thursday 10 October had a theme of suicide prevention. On Thursday, Yvonne McPartland, Deputy Head of the Staff Counselling Centre, delivered a session on suicide prevention for staff in Cambridge. The shocking -
Hunterian Professor 2019 - Royal College of Surgeons of England | For …
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/awards/hunterian-professor-2019-royal-college-of-surgeons-of-england6 Jan 2019: and vascular surgery diseases in general. -
Dr Alex Pryce appointed Transition Year Course Director | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/appointments/dr-alex-pryce-appointed-transition-year-course-director5 Sep 2019: Dr Pryce joined the University of Cambridge this week to lead preparations for the Transition Year pilot programme which aims to provide talented students from a background of educational disadvantage with teaching, support and guidance to raise -
University retains Silver Athena SWAN award | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/general-news/university-retains-silver-athena-swan-award7 May 2019: The University’s application included an extensive action plan, which will guide its work on gender equality over the next four years. This plan is fully integrated with other work to support staff that the University is undertaking under its -
Professor Ulinka Rublack wins the Preis des Historischen Kollegs |…
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/awards/professor-ulinka-rublack-wins-the-preis-des-historischen-kollegs5 Jul 2019: The story of an elderly German widow who was accused by her neighbours of being a witch has won a top history prize. -
Recording of latest USS open meeting available | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/general-news/recording-of-latest-uss-open-meeting-available3 Jul 2019: View the recording (Raven login required) An open meeting for all Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) members in the University group and Colleges was held on Thursday 27 June 2019. At the meeting, Sam James (Cambridge UCU branch president) -
Ángel Gurría-Quintana appointed Head of the Vice-Chancellor’s Office…
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/appointments/angel-gurria-quintana-appointed-head-of-the-vice-chancellors-office2 Oct 2019: Ángel studied International Relations at El Colegio de México, in Mexico City, before moving to Cambridge as a postgraduate student. He completed a PhD in History at Emmanuel College, under the supervision of Professor Peter Burke, after which he -
Cambridge Professor Ewa Paluch wins 2019 Blavatnik Award | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/awards/cambridge-professor-ewa-paluch-wins-2019-blavatnik-award10 Jan 2019: Responding to news of the award Professor Paluch said: “I am absolutely delighted to be this year’s UK Blavatnik Awards Laureate in Life Sciences. -
Statement from Cambridge Institute of Criminology | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/general-news/statement-from-cambridge-institute-of-criminology2 Dec 2019: Saskia’s warm disposition and extraordinary intellectual creativity was combined with a strong belief that people who have committed criminal offences should have opportunities for rehabilitation. Though she completed her MPhil in Criminology in -
Dame Ann Dowling receives prestigious engineering accolade | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/awards/dame-ann-dowling-receives-prestigious-engineering-accolade19 Nov 2019: Esteemed Mechanical engineer, Dame Ann Dowling OM DBE FREng FRS has been rewarded for her outstanding contribution to the engineering profession, with an Honorary Fellowship from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). -
Fancy free access to a leading sector journal? | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/general-news/fancy-free-access-to-a-leading-sector-journal5 Mar 2019: Staff and students keen to keep up to date with developments within the higher education sector can do so courtesy of a new institutional subscription to the Times Higher Education (THE) magazine. The University has signed a three-year deal that -
Cambridge appoints Alta Director Tilly Franklin to lead University…
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/appointments/cambridge-appoints-alta-director-tilly-franklin-to-lead-university-endowment-fund8 Aug 2019: Franklin will leave her role as Director of Investments and Head of Private Equity at Alta Advisers, a London-based investment advisory firm and one of Europe’s leading single family investment offices. An alumna of Jesus College, Cambridge, -
Cambridge PhD student selected for Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting |…
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/awards/cambridge-phd-student-selected-for-lindau-nobel-laureate-meeting22 Mar 2019: Samer Kurdi, a PhD student in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, has been selected to participate in the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting later this year. -
New Student Services Centre opens for business | For staff
https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/general-news/new-student-services-centre-opens-for-business1 Apr 2019: For the first time in the history of the University, certain student support units have been brought together under one roof to provide a more efficient and centralised service. Approximately 250 staff will co-locate in the new space on the New
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