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18 Nov 2016: The University’s central offices work in partnership with Schools, Faculties and Departments, providing core professional and administrative services in support of Cambridge’s academic and charitable mission.

13 May 2016: Prof Rebecca Fitzgerald (MRC Cancer Unit) and her Upper GI team recently received a Gastroenterology Team Award from the BMJ (Cytosponge – find cancer early). The BMJ Awards are the UKs premier medical awards programme, recognising and celebrating

28 Nov 2016: Dr Jonathan Nicholls retires from the office of Registrary on 31 December 2016. Following advertisement and a search process supported by recruitment consultants, the Council has decided not to appoint substantively to the office of Registrary at

4 Mar 2016: Search site. For staff. Public connections. Are you an academic, postgraduate research student or member of staff with demonstrable commitment to public engagement? ... awards. The awards have been set up to recognise and reward those who take part in

5 Feb 2016: Educational Technologies – and mould them into a single organisation capable of providing outstanding support for the University’s research, teaching and administration. ... A key opportunity is the potential to harness the innovation that goes on in

18 Nov 2016: The University is committed to supporting its staff at work. The links on the left-hand side of this page provide quick access to some of the most popular employee services, based on feedback from staff. They are intended to support people across

7 Sep 2016: It rewards medical oncologists for their outstanding achievements in cancer science and clinical / translational research. ... Prof. Caldas’ research focus is the functional genomics of breast cancer and its biological and clinical implications.

22 May 2016: Search site. For staff. Support: IT Service Catalogue. A list of IT services provided by the UIS and UAS to support teaching, learning, research and administration.

22 Feb 2016:   Sir Mark will take up office in September 2016, succeeding Professor Dame Jean Thomas, who has been Master of St Catharine’s since 2007. Professor Sir Mark Welland is Professor of Nanotechnology and Head of Electrical Engineering at the

29 Jan 2016: From the design of its buildings to its collegiate make-up, the University has always emphasised environments that bring people together to exchange ideas. Today, thanks to mobile devices and Wi-Fi, these places to meet and work encompass cafés and

18 Nov 2016: applying for research funding.

10 Nov 2016: Everywhere the research is formidable, yet expressed with an enviable lightness of touch." A "pleasure to read", "Haeckel’s Embryos will be appreciated as a model for work which considers controversy, ... scholar), the Wellcome Trust (which funded the

21 Jun 2016: Five prizes were presented to staff whose research has led to considerable impact beyond academia. ... A further six prizes were awarded to staff who have demonstrated high-quality public engagement with their research.

8 Dec 2016: Dr Gardner is currently Director of Library Services and the University Librarian at the University of Bristol, and before that, she worked at Exeter University and Leeds University. Dr Gardner will take up her new post in April 2017.

13 Jun 2016: The technician. Today, Cambridge has 800 technicians who play a vital role in teaching and research. ... Current projects range from aero engine blades for the Whittle Laboratory to components for earthquake research at the Schofield Centre.

26 Jul 2016: Search site. For staff. British Academy welcomes new Fellows. Five Cambridge academics have been honoured by the British Academy in recognition of their outstanding research. ... Professor Simon Goldhill. Professor of Greek; Director of the Centre for

12 Aug 2016: It contains essential information for staff, including guidance on relocation, pay and benefits, and aims to complement the local induction programmes that take place throughout the University. The website also has a section for managers an

11 Feb 2016: The Scholars will be members of 28 academic departments in Cambridge and will study and research subjects ranging from the health implications of a sugar tax and the role of schools

15 Mar 2016: Search site. For staff. Partha Dasgupta awarded Tyler Prize. The award recognises decades of research that has served society by “illuminating connections between poverty, sustainable development and environmental health”, as well

27 Jan 2016: The Green Paper was published on 6 November 2015 and sets out proposals to change the higher education landscape. Proposals include the introduction of a Teaching Excellence Framework and the creation of a new Office for Students. The government

9 Sep 2016: The sessions will include a presentation with legal and practical information about residency and routes to citizenship, and there will be opportunities for staff to discuss any concerns they may have following the results of July’s referendum.

12 Apr 2016: The award, named after a pioneer of brain chemistry research, recognises the advances made by David and his group in using autophagy upregulation as a possible therapeutic strategy in neurodegenerative diseases

21 Nov 2016: Search site. For staff. Sharing specialist resources. The website identifies two separate databases where research staff can advertise their resources – an internal service for sharing between departments and with a number

12 Apr 2016: Search site. For staff. GSK Discovery Fast Track Challenge 2015. Congratulations to Professor Paul Lehner (Cambridge Institute for Medical Research) who has won the GSK Discovery Fast Track Challenge, designed to ... accelerate the translation of

23 May 2016: A number of options have been proposed to separate cyclists and motorists between Richmond Road and the Histon Road junction. The stretch of road passes Murray Edwards and Fitzwilliam colleges and is the main route into central Cambridge from the

10 May 2016: These are the largest international research prizes in the Netherlands and are awarded every other year. ... Steve Jackson is the Quick Professor of Biology at the University of Cambridge and head of Cancer Research UK Laboratories at the Gurdon Institute

11 Feb 2016: The proposed bus link will connect the south and west of the city near or alongside the M11, removing the need for busses to travel through the congested city centre. To accompany the route, new Park and Ride services and a possible cycle link

20 Jul 2016: The Royal Society award recognizes Holt's work in understanding molecular mechanisms involved in nerve growth, guidance and targeting

8 Jan 2016: The award offers grants of up to £20,000 for University staff to fund creative projects. It aims to promote innovative practice in teaching and learning techniques by providing start-up funding for creative or exploratory projects ineligible for

15 Apr 2016: Nine new projects are benefiting from the Teaching and Learning Innovation Fund. They were selected following a call for bids at the end of last year by the Digital Teaching and Learning Sub-committee, which is responsible for steering the

6 Apr 2016: Roger Bright (pictured left) has been appointed the new Chair of the Syndicate for the West and North West Cambridge Estates. He will lead the Syndicate members who provide strategic governance for the developments. Roger, who started his four-year

6 Apr 2016: the future of research funding – although this was unlikely to be an easy ride for the government given the Tories’ minority status in the House of Lords. ... of teaching and research, and make informed decisions in relation to future resource

17 Feb 2016: A Life Fellow – and recently Vice-Provost – of King's and an Emeritus Senior Lecturer in the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, Dr Wallach’s research has focused on joining materials, ... Much of our ground-breaking research is

28 Jun 2016: The UK & Ireland fellowships have been designed to provide flexible financial help to outstanding female postdoctoral scientists to continue research in their chosen fields. ... The fellowships, worth £15,000 each, can be spent on whatever they may need

6 May 2016: detail any difficulties arising from the current structure of the Research Operations Office. ... If you have had experience of research administration in other institutions, please provide any exemplars of good practice.

21 Mar 2016: He has previously worked across the life science and medical sectors for leading organisations including The Royal Veterinary College, GlaxoSmithKline and the Medical Research Council where he founded and led a

8 Nov 2016: The ‘Lecture Capture’ pilot, which launches as part of a new Digital Education Strategy, will see staff from five departments using a variety of recording methods – including audio, video, and presentations with commentary attached – thr

5 Oct 2016: currently emerging from the rapidly changing research field of nanostructured magnetic materials, and how that new physics finds use in computer memory, in novel biomedical technologies and in detecting counterfeit documents ... The Clifford

4 May 2016: Professor Martin has been awarded the Victoria Medal in recognition of his extraordinary achievement in geographical research and public engagement. ... His research has fundamentally changed the way we think about the role of cities and regions in

7 Jan 2016: Whether you wish to support local charities or help fight more global challenges like the ongoing refugee crisis, Payroll Giving allows staff to pay money to good causes in a tax efficient way. The system is easy to access and you can donate to any

5 May 2016: Dr Jonathan Nicholls, the University's Registrary, has decided to retire on 31 December 2016.  Dr Nicholls, who is Cambridge's 26th Registrary, has been in post for more than eight years. During that time he has led many major initiatives a

9 May 2016: Bernardes directs a research program at the interface of chemistry and biology, at the University of Cambridge. ... His research focuses on ways to modify proteins for potential use in the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases.

13 Nov 2016: Search site. For staff. Dr Meritxell Huch awarded Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence 2015-2016. ... I am extremely delighted, and very positively surprised at having been awarded the Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence," said Dr Huch.

4 Jul 2016: Search site. For staff. Award winning writer will oversee Artificial Intelligence research collaboration. ... programmes. Dr Cave joins today and his first role will be to oversee the set-up of the research centre, which launches formally in October.

14 Jun 2016: Even though she's a passionate advocate for mental health, Caroline Newman, Senior HR Adviser at the Clinical School, has been taken aback by the success of the Raising Mental Health Awareness programme she launched in April 2015. During its fir

2 Dec 2016: Launched this term as part of the Unified Administrative Service, the Office of Student Conduct, Complaints and Appeals (OSCCA) offers guidance on a number of student-related issues including discipline, fitness to study and examination appeals. It

7 Nov 2016: Gibson is Head of the High Energy Physics Research Group at the Cavendish Laboratory and the School of Physical Sciences Equality & Diversity Champion at Cambridge. ... The purpose of the women@CL network is to put in place a positive action programme

29 Sep 2016: Search site. For staff. Royal Society appoints four Cambridge academics as new University Research Fellows for 2016. ... The University Research Fellowship scheme aims to provide outstanding early career scientists, who have the potential to become

6 Oct 2016: These fellowships  are awarded in recognition of the work of individuals who are not Members or Fellows of the RCOG, but who have demonstrated, through research or clinical commitment, major contributions

12 May 2016: Nikku Madhusudhan (Institute of Astronomy) has been given the Bappu Gold Medal for contributions to astronomy and astrophysics by a young scientist.