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8 Jul 2015: Search site. For staff. ERC Advanced Investigator Grant. The prestigious ERC Advanced Grant funds exceptional established research leaders to pursue ground-breaking, high-risk projects that open new direction in their ... The over 2 million fund will

16 Oct 2015: Without them, African universities cannot mentor the next generation of young researchers and sustain successful, competitive research environments. ... Setting up a research grants administration office is an overwhelming job,” she explains.

20 Oct 2015: For news and updates on University travel, sign up to the Greenlines newsletter by emailing environment@admin.cam.ac.uk.

20 Jan 2015: of Cambridge  and Dr Jeffrey Friedman of Rockefeller University, New York, “for Research into Metabolic Diseases”. ... The prize has been awarded for outstanding achievements in basic neurological research every year since 1990, is endowed with

13 Nov 2015: Sarah Ormrod, Director of International Programmes, is setting up a network for creative staff to share ideas and run joint art exhibitions in the University. The group will be open to all University staff who create artwork as a hobby and not as

18 Jun 2015: Dr Hugh Hunt, Reader in the Department of Engineering, has been awarded the 2015 Royal Academy of Engineering Rooke Award for outstanding contributions to the public promotion of engineering.

15 Oct 2015: lead teaching and research, and enriching the unique environment of the Colleges as central to Cambridge’s academic community and success.

20 Jul 2015: Professor Ben Simons, Affiliated Group Leader at the Wellcome Trust/ Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute in Cambridge has been awarded the Royal Society’s Gabor Medal 2015, in recognition of his “work analysing stem cell lineages in development,

11 Mar 2015: Staff who are members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) will have been aware for some time of the discussions that have taken place between Universities UK and the University and College Union concerning potential changes to the

8 Mar 2015: Search site. For staff. CRASSH Pro Futura Scientia Fellowship. The three-year research fellowship for early career academics at Cambridge is offered in collaboration with the Swedish Collegium of Advanced Study ... SCAS) in Uppsala and the Centre for

8 Jun 2015: The effect of poor sleep on work and home life is just one of the topics tackled in the upcoming People Matter Week. The series of events is designed to reflect the University’s duty of care to its staff and there are a whole host of ways to get

13 May 2015: The competition seeks to celebrate the research of graduate students at the University. ... prize. The top three students selected met with the Vice-Chancellor to discuss their research.

18 May 2015: The Ramsden Sermon, which takes place in Great St Mary’s, the University Church, at 11.15am on 24 May, focuses on Church extension overseas, especially within the Commonwealth of Nations. Mr O’Mahony studied at the School of Oriental and

20 May 2015: EMBO Director Maria Leptin remarked: "EMBO Members influence the future direction of science and help to strengthen research communities by encouraging interactions between countries. ... New EMBO Members and Associate Members are invited to present

24 Feb 2015: The University of Cambridge has been awarded Fairtrade status after it signed up to source ethically and sustainably produced goods. With more than half a million hot drinks served to students and staff a year the University catering service wanted

20 Jan 2015: Twelve inspirational academics honoured for the outstanding quality and approach to their teaching.

29 Apr 2015: Search site. For staff. Embedding sustainable practices. The University today launches a new environmental sustainability policy and strategy that will see its world-leading research in this area matched by improved ... The Environmental Sustainability

15 Dec 2015: Applied Mechanics to recognise the achievements of an active scientist who has made significant research contributions to fluid mechanics over the previous decade. ... The prize is awarded for Professor Goldstein’s pioneering research into active

13 Apr 2015: A theological educator and poet, his doctoral research at the University of Birmingham explored the theological contribution of poetry to clergy formation in the Church of England.

27 Feb 2015: Plans to transform Cambridge University’s Museum of Zoology have received another major boost following the award of £200,000 from the Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

8 Oct 2015: The project was set up in 2012 in response to changes in how research grants fund equipment. ... That may be beneficial when grant applications are considered by research grant funders,” Wilkinson said.

3 Feb 2015: The awards reflect their research efforts, their scientific leadership of research projects, and their roles in the Montreal Protocol process leading to globally agreed limits on ozone-depleting substances.

2 Feb 2015: A new scheme aimed at helping reduce waste and help staff find a home for “spare stuff” is up and running. WARPit is an online marketplace to help redistribute resources legally and conveniently within the University for free. It is designed to

9 Mar 2015: Dr Eva Steiner, University Lecturer at the Department of Land Economy and Fellow of St John’s College, has won the Aareal Award of Excellence in Real Estate Research 2015. ... Read more about the Aareal Award of Excellence in Real Estate Research here.

30 Jan 2015: Members of USS can read the details of the proposed reforms by clicking on USS News and Publications section in the Further Links section.

13 May 2015: Student union thanks staff for supporting students and enhancing the educational experience

11 Oct 2015: Langford Research Professor in Theology at Duke Divinity School, North Carolina, and the founding Director of Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts. ... He teaches systematic theology, specialising in the interface between theology and the arts and

2 Nov 2015: Fifteen finalists showcased their research at the prestigious event which was compered by Quentin Cooper. ... It’s awarded to students who can demonstrate the excellence and commercial potential of their ICT related research.”.

2 Apr 2015: More than 20 tonnes of e-waste was collected at an annual recycling event in Cambridge as university staff, local residents, businesses, colleges and students came out in force to recycle their broken or unwanted electrical items. The annual e-waste

10 Mar 2015: Dr Gilly Carr, Senior Lecturer and Academic Director in Archaeology at the Institute of Continuing Education, and Principal Investigator on the grant, has been awarded a British Academy grant in collaboration with Professor Marek Jasinski of the

14 Jan 2015: Proposed future phases of the development include additional housing, postgraduate student accommodation as well as academic and commercial research space. ... More detailed news and updates can be found on the North West Cambridge website.

2 Mar 2015: Clare and Emmanuel colleges take joint honours at Cambridge Culinary Competition.

26 Nov 2015: Laboratories. The project will be to the benefit of related research across the UK. ... A further recommendation is the establishment of a “Common Research Fund” to support interdisciplinary research and research proposals “to address cross-cutting

11 Mar 2015: Wafa Mohammed Abutaleb, PhD student in Radiology at the School of Clinical Medicine, has won two awards in the latest international European Society of Radiology.

8 Oct 2015: Volunteers are being sort to help out at the 2015 Cambridge Festival of Ideas. Volunteering can be fun and rewarding and any staff able to are welcome to volunteer for the festival which runs from October 19 to November 1. There will be 250, mostly

29 Sep 2015: Polly Courtice, Director of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, has been awarded the 2015 Stanford Bright Award, given annually to an unheralded individual who has made significant contributions to global sustainability.

7 Dec 2015: situations, and “the adjustment of individual Research Council portfolios in response to scientific developments”. ... Research Councils funding could be dispersed more widely and responsively across the research endeavour.

27 Feb 2015: The awards are bestowed in recognition of commitment to advancing women's careers in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) employment in higher education and research. ... In addition bronze departmental awards were given to: the

22 Oct 2015: A range of background material on the North West Cambridge Development was published in The Reporter on 21 October. Members of the University may attend and contribute remarks, which are made in the form of prepared speeches and are then publish

24 Sep 2015: Event hosted by the BHF Cambridge Centre for Cardiovascular Research Excellence.

30 Apr 2015: When Professor Stephen Hawking took the stage in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall earlier this week it was his first public lecture in Australia. However Professor Hawking was actually addressing his audience from almost 17,000km away, thanks to

11 Feb 2015: Forty of the most academically brilliant and socially committed young people in the US will take up a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge this autumn.

8 Jan 2015: Professor Abell will take up his appointment on 1 January 2016, focusing on research. ... They will take over from Professor Jeremy Sanders (Institutional Affairs), Professor Lynn Gladden (Research) and Dr Jennifer Barnes (International Strategy).

2 Sep 2015: In 2015, the conference is hosted by a four-month research programme on set theory at the Isaac Newton Institute entitled "Mathematical, Foundational and Computational Aspects of the Higher Infinite".

22 May 2015: The University has launched a new car-sharing website where staff can register their journey and find those travelling in the same direction. The Cambridge University car-share scheme enables organised car-sharing by connecting people travelling in

14 Jul 2015: The Churchill Archives Centre – home to the personal papers of Sir Winston Churchill, Baroness Thatcher and Sir John Major – has been awarded Archive Service Accreditation.

20 Mar 2015: Professor Steve Young is the 2015 recipient of the IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award.

5 Jan 2015: The organisations which receive monthly donations range from world-leading research charities like the Meningitis Research Foundation, to local bodies like homelessness group Cambridge Cyrenians. ... Fouhy gives to Cancer Research UK as the disease

25 Feb 2015: The DataIQ New Talent award was awarded to Sandra Matz, Junior Psychometrician and First Year PhD student in the University of Cambridge Psychometrics Centre. Sandra's colleague, Vess Popov, the Centre's Development Strategist, was also a

28 Oct 2015: The grants aim to promote innovative practice in teaching and learning techniques by providing start-up funding for creative or exploratory projects ineligible for other sources of funding. Bids should focus on new approaches or initiatives that