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31 Jan 2013: They are considered eye-sores by many people, especially when compared to centuries-old chapels and courts. ... You had a public that was used to Georgian terraces and so on, and this style arrives as if alien buildings have descended from space and

18 Mar 2013: The exhibition will feature exclusive recent works, and will raise money for Syrian mothers and their families. Excavating the Present will run from 22 March to 7 April at the 6/16 Gallery in King Street, Cambridge. It combines X-ray images of the

4 Oct 2013: Professor Ward was Vice Principal for Students and Staff at Royal Holloway College, where he previously served as Dean of Arts. Prior to that he was Professor of English and Head of Department at the University of Dundee before taking on the role of

14 Mar 2013: After the event, people can explore an exhibition of groups and services that support research activity in Cambridge.

26 Jul 2013: These use multimedia and role-play to promote social cohesion by allowing young people to confront the tensions caused by clashes in values. ... ideaSpace is much more like a club house or shared space, giving people working up their ideas a chance to do

19 Dec 2013: Professor Graham Virgo has been appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education. He will take up position in October 2014. The Pro-Vice Chancellors support the work of the Vice-Chancellor, providing academic leadership to the University and work in

31 Jan 2013: People want to build and learn and create – they just need to be given the opportunity,” says Rob. ... It’s a serious professional subject and it can change the world – people start companies like Google and whole societies change permanently.”.

6 Mar 2013: The University’s inaugural Switch Off Week resulted in an overall drop in relative electricity use of 2.1 per cent thanks to efforts by staff and students to turn off equipment and lights. This figure reflects electricity saved in comparison with

8 Apr 2013: stations. His work on communications systems included the invention of “Dasher”, an open-source software interface that enables people with disabilities to write efficiently in any language with any muscle. ... It helps to engage the public with the

1 Feb 2013: Some 30,000 Channel Islanders were evacuated to the UK before the invasion, but many people stayed on. ... In some cases these people were imprisoned quickly and deported, and even families scarcely knew what had happened,” Dr Carr says.

26 Feb 2013: Professor David Ibbetson FBA has been elected the eighth President of Clare Hall. He will succeed Sir Martin Harris who will be retiring in the summer of 2013. Professor Ibbetson has been Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University since 2000.

16 Jul 2013: Public art is something a lot of people see every day, and the mistake some commissioners make is to go for bland. ... It's very visionary,” she says. “I think the air is different in Cambridge, there are so many people here at the top of their game.

8 Aug 2013: Each year the Academy recognises academics for their outstanding research and work across the humanities and social sciences. It represents the counterpart to the Royal Society, which exists to serve the natural sciences. “The humanities and

24 Oct 2013: Public engagement is not just about the people beyond universities listening – it’s about getting people involved in the conversation.”. ... People also want to see wider society involved in setting public research agendas, and research focused on

5 Dec 2013: Professor Franklin’s research is largely focused on the biology of remyelination and investigating strategies by which this important regenerative process may be enhanced therapeutically for the treatment of people with

1 Feb 2013: Taking this seriously as a framework for how some people lived their lives enables us to see how this made sense to Forman, and to the people he treated. ... provide a unique insight into the lives and beliefs of people at the turn of 17th century England

18 Feb 2013: The aim is that the various narratives will offer insights and stimulate questions about what success means to different people.

1 Feb 2013: In the early mornings, during term time, the River Cam experiences its very own rush hour. Scores of rowers in dozens of eights from the more than 30 college boat clubs descend on the narrow ribbon of water that winds its way from Jesus Green to

13 Feb 2013: The University and Cancer Research UK have also announced the appointment of Professor Simon Tavaré as the next Director of the newly branded Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, succeeding Sir Bruce Ponder. The transfer will strengthen the

13 Feb 2013: As well as being a fun break from work, the intention is to show people how hard it is to power their gadgets, and to demonstrate the energy costs associated with

13 Feb 2013: Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Institutional Affairs Jeremy Sanders welcomed the decision. “The North West Cambridge development is a major part of the University’s long-term future, providing much of the residential and research accommodation that the

1 Feb 2013: They gave away bits of the original to people as mementoes,” he explains. ... So I’m tremendously encouraged by how many departments here have people lovingly caring for these things.

24 May 2013: They join a fellowship of the world's most eminent experts. The distinguished individuals are: Professor David Ron, Professor of Cellular Pathophysiology and Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge. David Ron is a physician-scientist studying

31 Jan 2013: They are highly structured inside, and I hope my images make people think.”. ... But people forget that scope was there before. When I did my MSc and used the darkroom I could do the same thing – use different filters and paper to alter my

1 Feb 2013: The people working in the rainforest were contracting a parasitic infection that formed ulcerating lesions on their skin,” he says. ... Ninety per cent of the flies I work on are sent to me from other people,” said Disney.

13 Feb 2013: Lovers of classical music reading this will know that it is unusual to go to a piano recital and not hear a piece by Fryderyk Chopin. More than 200 years after his birth, Chopin is not only a household name, but also probably the most enduring

1 Feb 2013: As well as being a fun break from work, the intention is to show people how hard it is to power their gadgets, and to demonstrate the energy costs associated with

11 Sep 2013: Clement Attlee’s government finally called time on the university seats with the Representation of the People Act 1948 – legislation that also swept away other forms of plural polling, such as ... Having a different background from other people is

1 Feb 2013: The task of tracing this number of people, scattered throughout the world, was huge. ... I get to meet lots of top people who come to give lectures here.

31 Jan 2013: If people are happy playing on them, that’s good.”. 31 January 2013.

28 Oct 2013: The Lady Margaret's Preachership was founded in 1504 by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII. Since the Nineteenth Century, when the terms of the foundation were revised, the appointment has been made annually, and it is now the duty of

31 Jan 2013: It motivates staff and is a recognised reward,” she says. “It helps the University recruit the right people, and, in difficult-to-recruit areas, vocational training can help the University invest

31 Jan 2013: In issue number 88 she remarked: “How can people in their senses think that the fine clothes and all the trinkets that are given us are bestowed upon the sex any

15 Apr 2013: In 2003, 58 people gathered to listen to Professor Usha Goswami deliver a lecture entitled ‘A Cross-Language Approach to Developmental Dyslexia’. ... The venue is fully accessible to disabled people and a BSL interpreter will be present.

31 Jan 2013: On the evening, she’ll be managing about 15 people, helping to clear away plates, resetting when necessary and ensuring the place cards are at the correct places and that the

17 Jun 2013: This is a great opportunity,” Professor Donald said. “We need people to ask themselves what they can do to make a difference so that we can meet some of these challenging

1 Feb 2013: So many people have this collecting urge,” he says. “And if you ask collectors, it's more about the excitement of the hunt. ... I think for most people it's not the possessing, it's the finding of it.”.

15 May 2013: What are reasonable adjustments? Universities have a duty to make reasonable adjustments for students, staff and other service users so that disabled people do not face ‘substantial disadvantage’ in comparison with ... DLOs have relevant practical

21 Jun 2013: One student noted, ‘he is the only lecturer I’ve come across who had more people attending in week eight than week one, because word had spread that his lectures were

12 Nov 2013: districts up, and these people have really kept at it for the past 20 years.”.

1 Feb 2013: On a fine morning in 1996 Liz Cruwys, a marine biologist, cycled from the Scott Polar Research Institute to Heffers book shop on Trinity Street. There on a table in the crime fiction section lay a pile of freshly delivered copies of A Plague on Both

31 Jan 2013: As a graduate student at Girton, I find myself sitting at meals next to people who range from social scientists to zoologists. ... Living and working in Cambridge is really demanding and exciting as you’re working with people who are incredibly bright

31 Jan 2013: People are then attracted to Cambridge because they see it as a ‘go-forward’ institution. ... Number one: you are a strong investigator, you want to work with the best people and they happen to be overseas.

28 Mar 2013: Last month people and teams in departments, Colleges and other University institutions were inspired by Switch Off Week, turning off lights, computers and other equipment.

31 Jan 2013: In the minds of most people, disability relates directly to a visible physical disability,” says Judith Jesky, University Disability Adviser and Head of the DRC. ... What we want to avoid is people carrying on working in pain and doing potentially

31 Jan 2013: Introduced to real tennis by a neighbour, Mark fell in love with the game, played by only 7,000 people worldwide on fewer than 50 courts, two of which are in ... The thing I like about the game is the creativity, the beauty, the speed, the fluidity of it,

31 Jan 2013: We are the first port of call for people looking for accommodation in Cambridge, and we will help any member of the University.”. ... We offer a whole relocation package. We help people find schools for their children and places to buy cars.

31 Jan 2013: People did ask why we were sitting in complete darkness.”. “We occasionally enter into the following exchange:.

31 Jan 2013: If it weren’t, then people wouldn’t get paid for doing it.”. ... It’s a pity more people don’t do it, give a bit back.

31 Jan 2013: In all kinds of areas, our options as citizens and societies are being affected – and maybe compromised – by technological developments about which most people know very little,” he says. ... There’s very little evidence that people who use