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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

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

11 Mar 2015: Search site. For staff. University of Cambridge Neurologist Awarded Dystel Prize for MS Research. ... Compston’s research focuses on the evolution of ideas on the way multiple sclerosis develops.

30 Sep 2015: With the national Liftshare week being celebrated from October 5 the University is offering even more incentive for staff to share their car trips to work. The University provides staff with a totally free-to-use car-sharing website which shows

29 Apr 2015: Cambridge team comes second in a major global business competition that features thousands of entrants from all over the world.

30 Oct 2015: Dan Storisteanu [2012], co-founder and Research Director, says: "That childbirth is the most dangerous aspect of many women’s lives is heartbreaking.

13 Feb 2015: The 12th Annual Disability Lecture called Laughter as a Catalyst for Change will be given by Jess Thom. The lecture is an opportunity to hear Jess talk about the often misunderstood neurological condition, Tourette's Syndrome, which causes

18 Nov 2015: of a currently incurable disease, or has provided an outstanding contribution to basic research, resulting into such discovery". ... Mrs Alison Rose, British Ambassador to Belgium. Jackson, who is also Frederick James Quick and Cancer Research UK

2 Jul 2015: His research in cosmology is extraordinarily far ranging and he has made important contributions across many areas of gravitation, astrophysics and cosmology. ... His research crosses the interface between condensed matter physics, materials science and

16 Apr 2015: We believe Dr Griffin’s research will bring vital understanding to health challenges that have become all too prevalent in many populations.". ... Fjeldsted noted that the collaboration is also expected to yield new systems and software to benefit the

1 Apr 2015: Search site. For staff. German agency announces 1 million funding for Research Hub in Cambridge. ... Cambridge, an active member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), is a leading recipient of European funding.

18 Feb 2015: He held the Naden Research Studentship for Research in Divinity at St John's College 1978-80, began his academic career in Oxford reading chemistry as an undergraduate and then completing ... He is a Senior Research Fellow of Harris Manchester College.

16 Apr 2015: He has built up a security research team at the University of Cambridge working on topics ranging from physics to psychology. ... The impact he has made to the IT industry and security, and his contribution to academic research makes him a very worthy

20 Jan 2015: Twenty-five postgraduate students and early career researchers have been offered the opportunity to enhance their research with short-term fellowships of up to six months at the Library of Congress ... The Arts and Humanities Research Council’s

27 Feb 2015: Cambridge Nano Sensors – for furthering his research into industrial applications in the areas of energy and environment. ... Dr Kumar has worked very closely with industry and research organisations and has been successful in transferring technology

19 Oct 2015: Since then he has returned regularly and is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at the Laing O’Rourke Centre and an Associate Member at King’s College. ... In parallel he is undertaking research aimed at extracting new insights from the profoundly

8 Jun 2015: Harveer has been selected to conduct doctoral research with Harvard University into the development and progression of prostate cancer. ... The US-UK Fulbright Commission is the only bi-lateral, transatlantic scholarship programme, offering awards for

3 Jun 2015: It is considered a highly prestigious award in hearing research. The Silver Medal is presented to individuals, without age limitation, for contributions to the advancement of science, engineering, or human welfare ... through the application of acoustic

1 Oct 2015: Honours for President of Wolfson College

6 May 2015: Prize winners are evaluated for the originality and impact of their research, as well as the quality of the results which can be shown in publications, patents, or even software. ... I am tremendously grateful for this recognition, and to all the group

11 Nov 2015: It has been established under the aegis of the Swedish Ministry of Justice.The prize is awarded for outstanding achievements in criminological research or for the application of research results by

20 Jan 2015: Search site. For staff. New research aims to improve energy efficiency, cut carbon emissions and reduce costs. ... Funded with £3 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), on behalf of the Research Councils UK Energy