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15 Nov 2019: The Race Equality Charter is a national scheme that provides a framework for higher education institutions to recognise, investigate and challenge barriers to recruitment, progression and retention of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff

21 Mar 2019: The 2019 MERAC Prize for the Best Early Career Researcher in Theoretical Astrophysics is awarded to Dr Nikku Madhusudhan from Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy.

19 Dec 2019: Writing almost four centuries ago, the poet John Donne declared: “Any man’s death diminishes me/ Because I am involved in mankind.” The unspeakably tragic loss of Saskia Jones and Jack Merritt in the recent London Bridge attack, during which

14 Oct 2019: At the meeting, Dr Daniel Weiss, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Divinity and member of Cambridge UCU’s Executive Committee, outlined the current position for USS members, covering the conclusion of the 2018 valuation and what had happened

22 Nov 2019: The Grand Prix was awarded for the creation of an interactive web platform called 'History Radar 1938', which relays the Nazi annexation of Austria as a 24 hour news stream.

15 May 2019: The Equality & Diversity Section is delighted to announce that it received 49 applications to the first round of the annual University Diversity Fund (UDF). The UDF aims to support initiatives across the University that contribute to raising

4 Sep 2019: Professor Jonathan Heeney, head of the Lab of Viral Zoonotics, Department of Veterinary Medicine has been awarded a $2 million Grand Challenge for Universal Influenza Vaccine Development grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Flu Lab.

1 Feb 2019: The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the independent national equality body for Great Britain, has recently launched an inquiry into racial harassment in higher education. Feedback is being sought from individual staff and students on

30 Nov 2019: for students, staff and the general public.

7 May 2019: A new Inclusive Leadership Programme for professional service leaders and research leaders will begin in Michaelmas Term 2019, with a launch event this July. Each leader and manager has a key role to play in supporting progression, ensuring pay