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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

12 Apr 2016: Professor Paul Lehner (CIMR) has won the GSK Discovery Fast Track Challenge, designed to accelerate the translation of academic research into novel therapies.

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).

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.