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23 Jan 2018: The ballot closed on 19 January and the result is a mandate for industrial action. A decision on proposals for USS benefit reform is expected to be reached on 23 January and a further update will be provided after the meeting. The University

22 May 2018: The Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) has won the 2018 EFMD Excellence in Practice Silver Award in the “Professional Development” category for its Learning and Development Partnership with Atos and Paderborn University.

15 Nov 2018: The Joint Expert Panel (JEP) report published in September made a number of recommendations for resolving the disputed 2017 valuation of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). In order to resolve the dispute and complete the valuation, however

26 Apr 2018: Professor Tony Kouzarides, group leader at the Wellcome Trust/ Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, has been elected an International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, in the Biological Sciences class.

10 Jul 2018: The latest news and University statements on USS are available on our For Staff pages.

4 Dec 2018: Professor Richard Prager, formerly Head of the School of Technology, has been appointed Head of the Department of Engineering. He succeeds Dr Claire Barlow, who became interim Head of the Department of Engineering when Professor David Cardwell left

17 May 2018: The programme for this year’s Festival of Wellbeing is now available online. The Festival takes place between Monday 25 June and Friday 6 July, with events at many different locations across the University. Staff wellbeing is important to the

12 Oct 2018: At Great St Mary’s, the University Church, the address will be given by General The Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC, former Chief of the General Staff.

9 Apr 2018: Professor Clare Grey has been awarded a 2018 Royal Society Research Professorship, the Society's premier research award.

14 Mar 2018: On Friday 9 March, an open meeting gave staff a chance to hear more about the University's position on USS, and to put questions to senior leaders. The speakers were: Professor Richard Farndale, UCU pensions representative; Anthony Odgers, Chief

16 May 2018: Eddington (North West Cambridge Development) is now open to the community and is currently home to approximately 200 staff members alongside over 300 post-graduate students. Additional subsidised properties have now been completed and are ready to

6 Feb 2018: As the first Director of the recently-established Strategic Partnerships Office, Dr Kennedy will be responsible for establishing and embedding the work of the office, which exists to further the University’s relationships with a range of partner

13 Sep 2018: The Joint Expert Panel (JEP) was set up after employers and members failed to reach agreement on benefit reform following the disputed 2017 valuation of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). The JEP met several times over the summer of 2018

30 May 2018: The Vice Chancellor is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Phil Allmendinger as his Senior Adviser on Regional Affairs. Professor Allmendinger is Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Land Economy, and

31 Jul 2018: The following briefing on USS has been prepared by the University’s Pensions Working Group in consultation with Cambridge UCU. It was sent as an email to all staff on Wednesday 1 August 2018. You can read our last update on USS, where we explain

11 Jul 2018: The Academic Secretary is Head of the Academic Division, with responsibility to ensure the integration of academic administration across the University. The role includes providing support for academic strategy and planning and, in this capacity,

23 Feb 2018: In a statement released today, Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Toope said: "The industrial action that we saw yesterday here and at universities across the country is deeply regrettable. "We have a duty to students to ensure they receive the b

19 Nov 2018: Head of Education Services is a new role that brings together the strategic, policy-related and operational support of the University’s educational activities in advance of the opening of the Student Services Centre in Spring 2019. The Head of

6 Mar 2018: The last few years have seen an expansion in the number of professions that can offer apprenticeships, from accountancy to retail, law, and human resources, as well as many scientific and technical careers. Apprenticeships can also be offered at

8 Nov 2018: The following briefing on the 'ourcambridge' programme was sent in a message to all staff on Wednesday 7 November. Dear Colleagues, I have great pleasure in announcing ‘ourcambridge’, a programme designed to recognise and realise the potential

3 Aug 2018: Dr Claudia Langenberg, a Programme Leader with the MRC Epidemiology Unit, is one of five scientists to win this year’s Helmholtz International Fellow Award.

8 May 2018: Four Cambridge researchers are among the 2018 winners of the Royal Society of Chemistry's prizes and awards, celebrating the outstanding work happening in every corner of the scientific community.

18 Oct 2018: The University launched a BAME staff network alongside a new website detailing all the policies, procedures, support and reporting options around race equality, at www.race-equality.admin.cam.ac.uk/ Longer term, the Equality and Diversity team is

22 Feb 2018: Dear colleagues and members of the university, I wanted to write to you ahead of the industrial action faced by the University of Cambridge and other universities across the country. We have a duty to students to provide them with the finest

17 Apr 2018: As you may know, UCU members have voted to accept the latest UUK proposal and suspend industrial action. This will bring huge relief to those of our students who are about to sit examinations. It is now important that we all continue to work

5 Mar 2018: I welcome the commitment to further talks between UCU and UUK to end the current strike. I recognise UUK’s limited room for manoeuvre due to extremely low real interest rates and the views of the Pensions Regulator, who will ultimately decide on

4 May 2018: Professor Bhaskar Vira of Cambridge's Department of Geography and Director of the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute has been awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Busk Medal, in recognition of his interdisciplinary research

29 Jun 2018: Forty-seven teams were presented with Green Impact Awards by the Vice-Chancellor last week. Green Impact Awards recognise staff who are making a sustained effort to improve sustainability and reduce environmental impact in their areas. The 47 teams

29 Jun 2018: Professor Graham Virgo, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, has been designated Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor with effect from 1 July. The Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor takes responsibility for leading and coordinating the work of the

27 Mar 2018: Professor Simons does cross-disciplinary research using statistical methods from physics to describe the behaviour of stem cells.

27 Apr 2018: Regina Sachers has been appointed Head of the Registrary’s Office following the resignation of Kirsty Allen, who is moving to be Chief Operating Officer of the University Library Services. Dr Sachers, who has been Head of the Vice-Chancellor’s

9 May 2018: The disciplinary framework aims to encourage members of our community to behave “according to agreed standards of behaviour”. The proposed changes come as a result of the ongoing work of the Review Committee on Discipline. It is hoped that

29 May 2018: The University of Cambridge and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) put pen to paper on a memorandum of understanding that will see the two institutions forge ever-closer links in education and research across a broad range of

27 Mar 2018: On Friday 23 March a joint proposal was agreed by representatives of the University and College Union (UCU) and Universities UK (UUK), who have been in meetings with the mediation service Acas to try and resolve the current dispute around the 2017

28 Jun 2018: Visitors to Ely may spot a new landmark on the city’s horizon aside from its famous 1,000-year-old cathedral – a vast, new state-of-the-art storage facility for hundreds of thousands of books belonging to Cambridge University Library and other

17 Jul 2018: The Greater Cambridge Partnership are proposing new routes for cyclists and walkers into the city as part of the Cambridge Greenways scheme. The Barton and Haslingfield consultation period is now open and will close on 20th August 2018. Have your

26 Sep 2018: The University is therefore committed to developing the skills and potential of technicians throughout their careers. As part of that commitment, the University became a signatory of the Technician Commitment in 2017, a sector-wide initiative

1 Oct 2018: A new £500m fundraising campaign is to be launched to help students and ensure the University is fully inclusive of the most diverse talent. Professor Stephen J Toope reflected on his first year at the University as its Vice-Chancellor and on the

16 Oct 2018: Mr Syson will provide strategic leadership for the Fitzwilliam, including academic direction and articulating a compelling vision for the Museum’s development in the context of its role as lead partner of the University of Cambridge Museums, which

19 Dec 2018: Team: The News Team, (SPO/ Academic Secretary's Office/ Registrary’s Office). The team ensured effective communication to the widest possible audience leading up to and following the launch of the

4 Apr 2018: The lectureship is awarded by the Biochemical Society to a scientist researching mammalian metabolism.

8 Feb 2018: The University of Cambridge will re-inforce and extend its commitment to paying the Real Living Wage (RLW) by seeking formal accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation, if a proposal submitted today is approved. The University currently pays all

31 Oct 2018: Dr Frederick Baker's virtual reality experience "Klimt's Magic Garden" recreates Gustav Klimt's Stoclet frieze as a digital landscape.

29 Mar 2018: As we head towards Easter, I wanted to update you on where we are with the pensions dispute. As you know, the UCU has agreed to ballot members on a proposal to create a Joint Expert Panel, made up of actuarial and academic experts nominated in equal

28 Nov 2018: and International Relations, and Chair of the General Board Museums Committee.

20 Jul 2018: Six academics from the University of Cambridge have been made Fellows of the prestigious British Academy for the humanities and social sciences.

18 Jul 2018: Four Cambridge academics are among the winners of the Royal Society’s 2018 medals and awards, announced today. The annual prizes recognise exceptional researchers who make outstanding contributions to science.

4 Apr 2018: I join the chorus of voices who have strongly condemned the abhorrent national campaign of letters advocating violence against Muslims yesterday. Our thriving, multicultural community is underpinned by a mutual respect that stands against all such

9 May 2018: Following the period of industrial action in February and March this year, and having consulted with members of UCU and student representatives, the University has decided to allocate money deducted from the pay of striking staff to the following

7 Mar 2018: I have had many heartfelt messages from staff and students about the pensions dispute, and heard from many more in person. We must end the disruption to students, and quickly, but we need a solution that recognises the deep frustration felt by staff