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15 Apr 2016: Nine new projects are benefiting from the Teaching and Learning Innovation Fund. ... Students will learn new concepts online ahead of their lectures allowing their classroom time to be used to reflect on what they have learned.

13 Jun 2016: From gravity to pulsars, Cambridge ideas have changed the world, and from Isaac Newton to Jocelyn Bell, its scientists' achievements are celebrated. But in the stories we tell about how this knowledge was made, a crucial collaborator in the

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

6 Apr 2016: Roger Bright (pictured left) has been appointed the new Chair of the Syndicate for the West and North West Cambridge Estates.

17 Feb 2016: developing new approaches and addressing challenging applications from aircraft engine turbine blades to electronic circuits.

6 Apr 2016: There had been a number of key central appointments, including Emma Stone as Director of Human Resources, Jason Matthews, who will start as the new Director of Estates Strategy in June,

28 Jun 2016: Dr Tanya Hutter from the Department of Chemistry has been named as one of five Fellows of the L’Oréal-UNESCO UK and Ireland For Women in Science programme.

8 Nov 2016: enable academic staff to try out new teaching methods that will enrich the learning experience. ... Lecture Capture is the first pilot being launched as part of a new Digital Strategy for Education, itself part of the University’s Learning and

6 May 2016: The review will be conducted by a panel chaired by Professor David Cardwell, Head of the Department of Engineering. The panel members will be predominantly from outside the University, with expertise drawn from industry, Research Councils, charity

5 Oct 2016: The Clifford Paterson Medal and Lecture is awarded biennially on any aspect of engineering and is aimed at scientists working in modern and popular fields such as new media technologies and ... In his lecture, 'The attractions of magnetism: chips, cancer

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

4 May 2016: The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) has honoured Professor Ron Martin (Department of Geography) with their Victoria Medal, one of their most prestigious awards.

9 May 2016: I feel that this award is an acknowledgement of the vital importance of monitoring and assessing changes in the Earth’s atmosphere, and of the need to innovate as new challenges

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

7 Nov 2016: Professor Valerie Gibson (Cavendish Laboratory) and Dr Mateja Jamnik (Computer Laboratory) have both received a Royal Society award for their efforts to increase and advance women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).

6 Oct 2016: Professor Dino Giussani acknowledged for his major contributions to obstetrics, gynaecology and to the wellbeing of women .

14 Jun 2016: Together with a new website and wellbeing newsletter, both already launched, this year's plans include training two Mental Health First Aiders for each department, and providing mental health crisis and

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.

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.

4 Jul 2016: He will manage the new interdisciplinary research centre, announced in December, which will bring together computer scientists, philosophers, and social scientists to examine the technical, practical and philosophical questions artificial

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.

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

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.

13 Jan 2016: campaigns, has seen the creation of the agency UN Women, plus the establishment of a new Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict. ... responsibility to protect," the new UN norm aimed at preventing or halting genocide and other grave crimes.

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.

22 Jul 2016: The plans include bus-only roads, safer cycle routes and a new Park and Ride service on the A11.

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.

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

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)

24 May 2016: Office for Students (England-only). The Bill provides for the dissolution of HEFCE, with many of its functions assumed by a new Office for Students (OfS). ... The OfS will operate a single gateway for new entrants/HEPs and assume the Privy Council’s

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.

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

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

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.

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).

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.

21 Jun 2016: 11 Prizes of £1,000 were awarded to individuals and groups by the Vice Chancellor at a ceremony in the Old Schools. Five prizes were presented to staff whose research has led to considerable impact beyond academia. The winners, listed below, were

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

19 Dec 2016: Most notably this year, Alison was pivotal in the organisation of the recruitment of the new Vice-Chancellor; a herculean and sensitive task, which involved a cast of thousands. ... Teams: West Cambridge and New Museums Site Facilities Teams (shared

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

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

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.