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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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

23 Jan 2015: Search site. For staff. University Sermon on 'Education for Good News'. ... The subject of the University Sermon, 'Education for Good News', mirrors the fact that 1 February 2015 is designated 'Education Sunday' by Churches Together in England.

8 Dec 2015: Fighting cancer: Animal research at Cambridge, was produced by Jonny Settle, Film and Multimedia Manager at the University of Cambridge. ... Craig Brierley, Head of Research Communications at the University of Cambridge, said: “We’re delighted to

22 Dec 2015: Helen has undertaken a major piece of highly informative and independently verified research using data from Cambridge students’ scripts to test adjustments made for students with specific learning difficulties. ... Helen worked hard, and often in her

16 Nov 2015: The recipient is awarded £1,000. Steve is at the forefront of Systems Biology research and was co-creator of ‘Eve’, a robot scientist designed to search for new drug candidates ... It is the largest learned microbiological society in Europe with a

2 Mar 2015: Established by Royal Charter in 1783 by key proponents of the Scottish Enlightenment, the work of the RSE includes awarding research funding, leading on major inquiries, informing public policy and delivering

26 Nov 2015: The University currently has four red risks on its strategic risk register: ‘government policy’, ‘cyber security’, ‘financial health’ and ‘research'. ... UK Research Councils amounted to the most significant shake-up of higher education

9 Sep 2015: Rosetrees Trust was established in 1987 to fund life-changing medical research and enable medical researchers to conduct cutting-edge research. ... We believe that the University of Cambridge is a superb environment for interdisciplinary research leading

11 Nov 2015: It asks for views on these options. Part D: Reducing complexity and bureaucracy in research funding. ... Otherwise, a new body would take on HEFCE’s role of distributing quality-related research funding.

4 Jun 2015: The Fabio Frassetto Prize is awarded annually by the Academia Nazionale dei Lincei (Rome) for research contributions and achievements in physical anthropology (the study of humans from an evolutionary and biological

30 Jan 2015: Thanks to the success in 2014 of a programme of disability multisport activities for adults at the University Sports Centre organisers have launched a new club for 2015. Called Cambridge Adult Disability Multisport (CADMuS) Club it comes out of the

6 May 2015: Dr Macfarlane, of Emmanuel College, teaches in the English Department and his research and writing interests include the nature-writing tradition, travel writing, originality and plagiarism, the relations of ecology and

9 Dec 2015: The Learning and Teaching Strategy builds on the work that is already being done to ensure high quality teaching and learning throughout the University and introduces new areas of focus, including the use of technology to enhance education. The

20 Jan 2015: Academic wins the "Oscar" of the legal world.

2 Jul 2015: Continuing to grow, especially our research base and graduate student body. ... The University currently loses money on its research and teaching activities and, with research growing at approximately 7 per cent a year, it will be necessary to address

27 May 2015: Dr Oliver's Fellowship will enable her to concentrate on research into understanding and utilising nitride nanostructures. ... View a full list of this year's RAEng/ Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships.

18 Sep 2015: THE’s Awards shortlist in the Outstanding Digital Innovation in Teaching or Research category. ... The website has been nominated in the Outstanding Digital Innovation in Teaching or Research Category.

29 Apr 2015: The National Academy of Sciences has announced the election of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates from 15 countries in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. ... Her research is focused on understanding

27 Oct 2015: A summary of the previous open meeting, which took place in June, is available in the staff news section.

6 Nov 2015: This record is encrypted in a chemical code and the overarching goal of my research is to decrypt the record, and produce new insights into the workings of our planet's ... Rudge also plans to part of the prize funds to support summer research projects

22 Jan 2015: Jesus College has replaced three male portraits with the work of French artist Agnès Thurnauer, portraying defiant images of women as part of a ground-breaking exhibition. The portraits, which appropriate Manet’s striking images of female