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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.

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

21 Jan 2019: Holton Book Award of the Archaeological Institute of America. The Holton Book Award is given for excellence in communicating the excitement and importance of archaeology to the general public. ... Importantly, the book is published in both English and

25 Jul 2019: As we expect further news about the completion of this valuation to emerge over the coming weeks, while many members may be away from Cambridge, I wanted to be in touch

30 Nov 2019: Dear colleagues, Today marks the start of eight days of industrial action at Cambridge over pay and pensions. This will be a difficult time for many at the University, including those members of staff who have chosen to strike, and students who are

1 Dec 2019: On Thursday 28 November at the Times Higher Education Awards in London, Professor Dame Athene Donald, physicist and Master of Churchill College, was awarded the Times Higher Education Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her enduring and

8 Aug 2019: What is it like to make history and hit the news headlines as part of your Cambridge working day?