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19 Jul 2019: Professor Dame Ann Dowling, Professor of Mechanical of Engineering, is to receive the Royal Medal from the Royal Society.

23 Oct 2019: Uncertain times are a source of concern for many in the University community. For some, this concern can manifest in increased levels of stress and anxiety which can have knock-on effects at work and home. The University is committed to providing

25 Feb 2019: We have particular concerns about the reliability of data from the new, largely untested.

13 Aug 2019: Graham Matthews has joined the University as Interim Director of Estates. He will have overall responsibility for the Division. Graham’s most recent role has been at Auckland International Airport where he led the development and delivery of the

22 Nov 2019: The Grand Prix was awarded for the creation of an interactive web platform called 'History Radar 1938', which relays the Nazi annexation of Austria as a 24 hour news stream.

21 Oct 2019: There are also links to government and other external guidance. These pages will be updated regularly as new information comes to light, and any further email messages sent to staff and

31 May 2019: Option 3. Combined contribution rate of 30.7% to apply from 1 October 2019, with a new valuation to be undertaken as at 31 March 2020. ... Open meeting for USS members . There will be an open meeting for USS members at Cambridge on Thursday 27 June in

17 Jun 2019: He is also a columnist at Bloomberg News, a Financial Times contributing editor, on the board of several non-profits and one corporate board, and has advised governments, industrial and financial

14 May 2019: Professor Sadaf Farooqi of the Institute of Metabolic Science will receive the prestigious award at the 79th Scientific Sessions of the ADA in San Francisco, California in June.

7 Oct 2019: This year's World Mental Health Day on Thursday 10 October had a theme of suicide prevention. On Thursday, Yvonne McPartland, Deputy Head of the Staff Counselling Centre, delivered a session on suicide prevention for staff in Cambridge. The shocking

12 Dec 2019: She currently chairs the Food Standards Agency, a non-ministerial Government department that regulates the food and feed industry. Prior to this, Heather spent 11 years at Deloitte where she was a Managing Partner for the UK and Swiss firms, and led

22 Feb 2019: Contact details for further queries are also provided. The Brexit webpage is updated whenever new information is available.

5 Jul 2019: Rublack’s book about the pair has now scooped the Preis des Historischen Kollegs - also known as the German Historikerpreis - given in recognition of a significant work which “opens up new

24 Apr 2019: Dr Emily Shuckburgh OBE has been appointed the first Director of Cambridge Zero, the Cambridge carbon neutral futures initiative. Emily is a climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey, where she has spent more than a decade researching the

6 Feb 2019: As part of the range of support available to managers, a new leadership programme with a strong emphasis on inclusivity is being launched later this year. ... Targeted career development support. A new programme to support career progression, with

6 Jan 2019: Umar Sadat (Christ's College, 2008), currently a Clinical Lecturer in Vascular Surgery at Addenbrooke's Hospital, has been made Hunterian Professor 2019 by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

25 Mar 2019: adverse market conditions in the fourth quarter of 2018. Here, we would note that the current overall rate of 26% and the new overall rate of 28.3% (payable. ... Regulator’s funding guidance are closed to new entrants (and in many cases accrual) and

10 Jan 2019: malformations.”. The awards are made by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences. ... of the Blavatnik Family Foundation, and member of the President’s Council of the New York Academy of Sciences.

2 Jul 2019: Search site. For staff. Professor Matthew Gaunt elected as new holder of the Yusuf Hamied 1702 Chair of Chemistry. ... He is richly deserving of being named the new Yusuf Hamied 1702 Professor of Chemistry at Cambridge.”.

22 Feb 2019: He is a strong advocate for apprenticeships, seeing them as a great way to learn a new skill whilst building a career. ... He also completes other relevant training, learns new skills relevant to his role and evidences how he is applying his learning in

30 May 2019: He was appointed CBE in the New Year’s Honour List in 2012 for services to medical research. ... Arising from this, a new Tripos in Psychology and Behavioural Sciences was established, allowing undergraduates to study psychology in all its richness for

7 May 2019: Music is increasing the visibility of diverse role models, instituting new induction and mentoring systems, and analysing the causes of recruitment imbalances.

2 Oct 2019: Ángel studied International Relations at El Colegio de México, in Mexico City, before moving to Cambridge as a postgraduate student. He completed a PhD in History at Emmanuel College, under the supervision of Professor Peter Burke, after which he

19 Nov 2019: Esteemed Mechanical engineer, Dame Ann Dowling OM DBE FREng FRS has been rewarded for her outstanding contribution to the engineering profession, with an Honorary Fellowship from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

3 Jul 2019: View the recording (Raven login required) An open meeting for all Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) members in the University group and Colleges was held on Thursday 27 June 2019. At the meeting, Sam James (Cambridge UCU branch president)

22 Mar 2019: Samer Kurdi, a PhD student in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, has been selected to participate in the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting later this year.

5 Mar 2019: Staff and students keen to keep up to date with developments within the higher education sector can do so courtesy of a new institutional subscription to the Times Higher Education (THE)

2 Dec 2019: Saskia’s warm disposition and extraordinary intellectual creativity was combined with a strong belief that people who have committed criminal offences should have opportunities for rehabilitation. Though she completed her MPhil in Criminology in

14 Feb 2019: The field of DNA damage repair has expanded substantially in recent years and continues to provide us with new avenues for understanding the causes of cancer, and identifying new therapeutic targets.".

24 Apr 2019: Julian’s research helps to identify new malaria drug and vaccine targets by investigating the interactions between Plasmodium parasites – the organism that causes malaria – and human red blood cells. ... After undergraduate education in New

27 Mar 2019: Learning from these scientists from diverse backgrounds from 33 countries will support me with developing new and more effective ways of teaching and sharing science. ... There is potential to develop new learning resources that incorporate the amazing

27 Jun 2019: She is a driving force for change, helping bring new courses and projects to fruition, in particular the new University of Cambridge Centre for Creative Writing. ... His research, on new propulsion technology to reduce emissions from aircraft, features

25 Apr 2019: New NVM storage is essential to a wide range of growing data-centric technologies including IoT, transport, medicine, and AI. ... transform our everyday lives, as well as positively impact to the UK’s economy and generate new sources of wealth.

23 Oct 2019: We'll be reviewing the findings of the new report in detail and will continue to work with our students and staff to create an environment where they feel safe, and

21 Jun 2019: The University of Cambridge has submitted its views on the USS valuation methodology to the Joint Expert Panel (JEP), whose second call for submissions closed last week. Read the University’s submission The JEP was set up by Universities UK (UUK)

4 Dec 2019: Umar Sadat (Christ's College, 2008), currently a Clinical Lecturer in Vascular Surgery at Addenbrooke's Hospital, delivered the Hunterian Lecture at the Annual Scientific Meeting 2019 of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

15 Nov 2019: In 2019-20, the number of BAME students admitted to the University reached a new record of 26.8%, which included a rise in the proportion of black students to

21 Mar 2019: His work has led to several new insights into exoplanetary atmospheres, including constraints on non-equilibrium chemistry, temperature inversions, molecular abundances, and C/O ratios. ... new approaches to constrain exoplanetary formation and migration

25 Jul 2019: A new nursery at Eddington, and plans to develop another at Harrison Drive, are designed to help staff with young families. ... We have also introduced a new Rental Deposit Loan Scheme, and are actively working on plans to further extend eligibility for

19 Dec 2019: Writing almost four centuries ago, the poet John Donne declared: “Any man’s death diminishes me/ Because I am involved in mankind.” The unspeakably tragic loss of Saskia Jones and Jack Merritt in the recent London Bridge attack, during which

4 Sep 2019: The Grand Challenge for Universal Influenza Vaccine Development was launched in April 2018 to identify new, transformative concepts that could lead to the development of a universal flu vaccine. ... The bold new DIOSynVax approach for developing a

14 Oct 2019: At the meeting, Dr Daniel Weiss, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Divinity and member of Cambridge UCU’s Executive Committee, outlined the current position for USS members, covering the conclusion of the 2018 valuation and what had happened

15 May 2019: The Equality & Diversity Section is delighted to announce that it received 49 applications to the first round of the annual University Diversity Fund (UDF). The UDF aims to support initiatives across the University that contribute to raising

1 Feb 2019: The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the independent national equality body for Great Britain, has recently launched an inquiry into racial harassment in higher education. Feedback is being sought from individual staff and students on

21 Jan 2019: Dr MacGinnis co-won the award for the publication of his book 'Ziyaret Tepe: Exploring the Anatolian Frontier of the Assyrian Empire' (2018).

30 Nov 2019: As part of its commitment to creating accessible and inclusive environments, the University of Cambridge has worked in collaboration with AccessAble to produce detailed information on accessibility across the University estate for students, staff

30 Nov 2019: In the meantime, we have developed a new industrial action website with guidance and FAQs for staff and students.

1 Dec 2019: We continue to work on new and important initiatives to ensure that tangible progress for gender equality remains at the top of the agenda.". ... Initiatives at Cambridge include a new Inclusive Leadership Programme for senior research leaders and

8 Aug 2019: What is it like to make history and hit the news headlines as part of your Cambridge working day?