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20 Sep 2016: This includes leading the development of successful technology such as Virtual Network Computing (VNC), which has created new markets and brought significant economic and environmental benefits. ... Dr Harter is equally skilled at creating new pathways

18 Nov 2016: Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz. “It has been almost five months since we woke up to the news that a majority of the British electorate had voted in favour of

13 Nov 2016: Dr Meritxell Huch, Group Leader at the Wellcome Trust/ Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, has been awarded a Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence 2015-2016 for her work on liver disorders.

10 Mar 2016: Professor Jane Stapleton FBA will become the 38th Master in September, succeeding Professor Frank Kelly CBE FRS, who has been Master since December 2006. Professor Stapleton is a distinguished academic lawyer who currently holds posts at the

8 Jan 2016: Professor John Barrow (Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics) has been awarded the Gold Medal in astronomy in the Royal Astronomical Society's 2016 awards, medals and prizes.

17 Jul 2016: Rashmi Becker, PHD Researcher in the Department of Psychiatry is recognised for her 'Outstanding Contribution to Innovation' at the National Learning Disabilities and Autism Awards.

8 Sep 2016: The news has been reported by the New York Times and Associated Press.

6 Nov 2016: Dr Siddharth Saxena has been recognised for his role in the preservation of ethnic and cultural traditions of the people of Central Asia and assistance in establishing international cultural cooperation.

7 Oct 2016: The book breaks new ground in examining the history of Chinese trials of Japanese war criminals, revealing how such trials were used by both the Nationalists and Communists to claim postwar

13 Sep 2016: Professor Andy Neely, Head of the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Manufacturing, Founding Director of the Cambridge Service Alliance and Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, has been awarded the Achievement Medal (Viscount Nuffield Silver Medal)

1 Oct 2016: On Cambridge’s role in the new Tier 4 visa scheme for overseas Master’s students he said:. ... The Department of Chemical engineering and Biotechnology, he added, will start undergraduate teaching in its new building this Michaelmas term.

11 Oct 2016: Dr Chippindale commented: "When new advances in archaeology are reported, we tend to think of new discoveries, a new painted cave of a newly found ancient golden tomb. ... But, actually new advances in archaeology as often come from new methods, new

1 Jun 2016: Following on from their success in the annual Nursing Times Awards, the Cambridge BioResource Nursing Team are now about to have an article published in the Nursing Times.

14 Aug 2016: A history of science book has been highly commended for the 2016 DeLong Book History Prize, awarded by the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP).

13 Jun 2016: Search site. For staff. New project on multilingual education seeks to raise learning outcomes in Indian primary schools.

28 Sep 2016: Gwylim Thomas, from the Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research, is recognised for his research on informal carers.

22 May 2016: A list of IT services provided by the UIS and UAS to support teaching, learning, research and administration. Visit the service catalogue.

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

9 Sep 2016: We are starting to build relationship with the Medical Research Council, Sanger and Babraham institutes and these fledgling and developing relationships will benefit from this new space, where researchers can meet, ... Commenting on the importance of

12 Sep 2016: her. Following her Cambridge degree, Mrs Singh returned to India to specialise in Intellectual Property law, and became managing partner of the Singh & Singh Law Firm in New Delhi.

21 Nov 2016: The website identifies two separate databases where research staff can advertise their resources – an internal service for sharing between departments and with a number of partner universities who make up the Science and Engineering South

27 Jun 2016: Andy Martin, Lecturer in the Department of French and author of 'Reacher Said Nothing: Lee Child and the Making of "Make Me"', has been awarded a Norman Mailer Nonfiction Fellowship.

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.

28 Oct 2016: Dr Paul Schofield, from the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, is awarded the Ontology Alignment Evaluation Initiative prize.

27 Jan 2016: Proposals include the introduction of a Teaching Excellence Framework and the creation of a new Office for Students.

23 May 2016: A new bus stop layout which will allow cyclists to overtake buses without merging with motorists.

20 Jan 2016: On hearing the news, Jackson said "It is a great honour to receive the 2016 King Faisal International Prize for Science.

6 Apr 2016: Assembly. After Lectureships in Patristics and New Testament at the University of Birmingham, he moved to Aberdeen in 1993 and was subsequently appointed to a personal chair and then to the

6 May 2016: Two members of the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience have received commendations for their work in teaching during the CUSU Teaching Awards 2016.

16 Feb 2016: The project has created a new court, called First Court, at the entrance to the College and the Edwardian stables have converted into the art gallery that is now open to

26 Jan 2016: PDN researcher Dr Erica Watson has been awarded the Lister Institute Research Prize for her promising work in transgenerational epigenetic effects of folate metabolism.

5 May 2016: The Ramsden Sermon takes place in the University Church, Great St Mary’s, at 11.15am, and focuses on Church extension overseas, especially within the Commonwealth of Nations. It will be delivered by Dr Bill Musk who, until retirement in 2015, was

24 Mar 2016: Responding to the news of the prize, he said, “I feel honoured to receive with the Colworth Medal which I accept this on behalf of my amazing students and many senior

20 Apr 2016: Robin Kirkpatrick, Emeritus Professor of Italian and English Literature, has taught in the Department of Italian and the Faculty of English since 1978. After an undergraduate degree at the University of Oxford, he subsequently completed his PhD at

7 Jun 2016: Rashmi Becker, PhD researcher at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge has been shortlisted as a finalist for the National Learning Disabilities and Autism Awards in the Making a Difference Category.

8 Sep 2016: Curated by Cinthia Willaman, a Cambridge PhD student in Art History, and part of an ongoing project by artist Gyunel Rustamova, the free exhibition will feature pieces that reflect on topics of social importance - such as climate change, domestic

5 Sep 2016: His research is focused on developing and applying new biophysical methods, based on laser fluorescence spectroscopy and scanning probe microscopy. ... All six have already made outstanding contributions to science and society and we hope that the

8 Feb 2016: The Hulsean Sermon, to be preached on 'The Truth and Excellence of Revealed Religion, or the Evidence of Christianity', originates in the will of John Hulse, of St John's College, who died in 1790. Werner Jeanrond has been Master of St Benet's Hall

17 Sep 2016: Professor Bernard Fingleton, Director of Research in the Department of Land Economy, was awarded the EIB-ERSA Prize in Regional Science at the 56th European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Congress in Vienna, Austria.

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

28 Apr 2016: The Department of Chemistry received a silver Athena SWAN award while the Department of Pathology and Department of Earth Sciences both received bronze.

23 Feb 2016: a whole new light. ... Other activities will offer visitors new ways of interacting with the Library’s treasures, including events that are part of the Open Cambridge weekend, videos, curator tours, children’s workshops and

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

18 Jan 2016: This has transformed conventional thinking and generated hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of investment in research on these new materials. ... Judith Driscoll for inventing a simple new way to nanoengineer superconductors and other functional

24 Jun 2016: You will be aware of the referendum result in favour of leaving the European Union, and I appreciate that this is likely to be of concern to many within the University. Many staff and students will have specific questions about how this affects them

12 Apr 2016: The forum – a new annual event – has been designed to provide a stimulating environment where those who teach and support education at Cambridge can share ideas, learn about innovative approaches to ... It draws together support and advice on training

28 Jun 2016: Digital education will become increasingly important and a new strategy is being developed to ensure that Cambridge seizes opportunities in this area. ... The search for a new Registrary had also begun, with that process being overseen by the Academic

1 Dec 2016: University Information Services (UIS) is launching a programme of improvements this month after surveying members of the Unified Administrative Service about the service they receive. One of the greatest strengths highlighted by the survey – which

5 Sep 2016: A programme to empower mid-career female scientists from India brought 23 delegates to visit the labs and lecture halls of Cambridge this week.  Female scientists from across India applied to take part in the programme, with the first 23 staying at

10 Oct 2016: Patrick Sissons, who died on 25 September, will be remembered as much for his groundbreaking research in nephrology and infectious disease as for his leadership of the University of Cambridge’s Clinical School, where he was Regius Professor of