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18 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

31 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

25 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

13 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

10 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

11 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

14 May 2019: IMS - MRL Director to receive most prestigious award from the American Diabetes Association

9 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

7 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

1 Mar 2019: History of Art PhD candidate Christina J Faraday has been selected as an AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinker 2019.

22 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,

12 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

6 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

17 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

19 Jul 2019: Professor Dame Ann Dowling, Professor of Mechanical of Engineering, is to receive the Royal Medal from the Royal Society.

27 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

25 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),

22 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.

24 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

23 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