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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

14 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.

21 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

26 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.

22 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.

30 May 2019: Professor Trevor Robbins has been awarded the 2019 British Psychological Society Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge.

7 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

7 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

6 Jan 2019: and vascular surgery diseases in general.

5 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

7 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

5 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.

3 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)

2 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

10 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.

2 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

19 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).

5 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

8 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,

22 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.

1 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

24 Apr 2019: The CIMR is one of the flagship non-clinical research facilities on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. It brings together clinicians and non-clinical researchers in a mutually productive partnership, using cell biology to understand the cellular basis

27 Jun 2019: She is equally fervent in developing educational opportunities for younger scholars and professionals, students in Japan and the general public, and has developed and run multiple summer schools in Asian and

27 Mar 2019: Alex Jenkin, project manager at the Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme (GPSEP), a team administered by the Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University, has been selected to join an international group of 95 women in science on a three-week

9 Jul 2019: In a vote of the University's Regent House, 79% approved the new disciplinary framework, which replaces relevant parts of its Statues and Ordinances that govern how complaints against students are handled. The new framework has also enhanced the

25 Apr 2019: Professor Judith Driscoll from the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy has been awarded a Chair in Emerging Technologies by the Royal Academy of Engineering

23 Oct 2019: The report published today showed a quarter of minority ethnic students across UK higher education described having experienced racial harassment since the start of their course. The University of Cambridge's Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Institutional

14 Feb 2019: Professor Steve Jackson, of the Wellcome Trust/ Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute at the University of Cambridge, has been selected to receive the 2019 Léopold Griffuel Award in Translational and Clinical Research.

21 Jun 2019: The University of Cambridge has submitted its views on the USS valuation methodology to the Joint Expert Panel (JEP), whose second call for submissions closed last week. Read the University’s submission The JEP was set up by Universities UK (UUK)

2 Jul 2019: science.”. Dr James Keeler, Head of the Department of Chemistry, says: “Matt's election to the 1702 Chair is great news for the Department and consolidates our strong position in synthetic

4 Dec 2019: Umar Sadat (Christ's College, 2008), currently a Clinical Lecturer in Vascular Surgery at Addenbrooke's Hospital, delivered the Hunterian Lecture at the Annual Scientific Meeting 2019 of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland.