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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

8 Nov 2019: The 2020 Marjory Stephenson Prize is awarded to Professor Julian Parkhill FRS, from the University of Cambridge.

9 Sep 2019: The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) has proposed a pay settlement which provides for a 1.8% increase to the stipends and salaries of non-clinical staff on all spine points, except spine points 11 to 28 where the increases will

7 Oct 2019: Dr Rands is currently the Director of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI), a unique collaboration between the University of Cambridge and the internationally focused cluster of biodiversity conservation organisations based around Cambridge.

28 Oct 2019: An expert on archives and literary and historical manuscripts, she was formerly in the antiquarian and rare book trade. As a consultant she has advised HM Government, serving on the Acceptance in Lieu Panel and supporting the Export Reviewing

15 Oct 2019: I was incredibly happy when I got the news," said Silvia.

19 Feb 2019: This is an update about changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). ... Anthony Odgers, the University’s Chief Financial Officer, made some brief additional remarks about future developments, and both speakers took questions from the

16 Jan 2019: Alison Rose grew up in Coventry and studied history at Newnham, where she matriculated in 1980. Since 2014, she has been British Ambassador to Belgium. Her particular expertise is international relations in Europe and the European Union. Her career

22 Feb 2019: The University is concerned about any changes to the immigration system that make it harder for academics, researchers, technicians and students to come and go. ... It is calling for caution about the imposition of the current Tier 4 route for students

7 Feb 2019: Each year at the Honorary Degree Congregation, the University celebrates the outstanding achievements of individuals both in the United Kingdom and around the world. The nominees this year are: Sir David Adjaye David Adjaye, the Founder and

27 Mar 2019: This article was updated on 9 April 2019 The University submitted its views to UUK, which has responded to USS on behalf of all employers who participate in the scheme. Read the University's response UUK wrote to USS in March with a summary of

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

13 Aug 2019: Graham Matthews has joined the University as Interim Director of Estates. He will have overall responsibility for the Division. Graham’s most recent role has been at Auckland International Airport where he led the development and delivery of the

6 Feb 2019: This increase is the result of a recent clarification by the NHS about the treatment of a certain payment type for clinical staff for the purposes of gender pay gap reporting.

7 Nov 2019: Last year Trinity College marked the centenary of Armistice day with a film about its alumnus David Louis Clemetson, who left his law studies to enlist and died in the battle

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

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

25 Oct 2019: Among the issues identified by the review were:. The need for more open and frequent public communications about Council’s business. ... Council members welcomed and discussed the report. Further information about the work of the Council and its

11 Mar 2019: Further information about the statutory review panel can be found here.

1 Mar 2019: My research is all about powerful communication and the many different forms it can take: visual as well as verbal.

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

23 Oct 2019: This talk will put stress and anxiety in context and offer ways in which to think about and manage their effect on us both physiologically and mentally.

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

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.

15 May 2019: The General Board has agreed to postpone the implementation of the Academic Career Pathways (ACP) scheme until 2020, when it will replace the Senior Academic Promotions (SAP) process. Read the Reporter notice on this postponement. You can listen to

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.

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

24 Apr 2019: This is about addressing every aspect of a sustainable future – the impact it will have on our lives, our work, our society and our economy – and ensuring decisions are based on

22 Feb 2019: To find out more about apprenticeships at Cambridge, please visit or contact the apprenticeships team in PPD on apprenticeships@admin.cam.ac.uk. ... Below, you can read about staff members who are already benefiting from completing an apprenticeship.

21 Oct 2019: How we will communicate with you:. Information on immigration, research funding, mobility and other key issues is available on the University’s Brexit webpages, which includes all the latest information about

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.

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.

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

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

3 Jul 2019: Anthony Odgers (University Chief Financial Officer) spoke about the work of the Joint Expert Panel (JEP), which was set up by UCU and UUK to review the USS valuation methodology.

5 Jul 2019: Professor Ulinka Rublack, Early Modern European History specialist and a Fellow of St John’s College, wrote The Astronomer and the Witch: Johannes Kepler's Defence of his Mother about Katharina ... Rublack’s book about the pair has now scooped the

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

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

6 Jan 2019: Umar Sadat (Christ's College, 2008), currently a Clinical Lecturer in Vascular Surgery at Addenbrooke's Hospital, has been made Hunterian Professor 2019 by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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

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.

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

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).

8 Aug 2019: We are lucky to have her.”. The Fund has distributed on average about £75 million annually over the last 10 years to help support the University in its mission to contribute

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

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.

9 Jul 2019: However, from what complainants have told us about how fair the procedure seems to them, we know that this change will have a significant effect.".