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3 Jan 2018: Search site. For staff. New year, new skills? There is a huge range of training and development opportunities at Cambridge. ... You can also follow PPD on Twitter for tips and ideas, as well as training news.

19 Nov 2018: Meri Huch from the Gurdon Institute is one of 26 new EMBO Young Investigators 2018.

23 Feb 2018: Members of USS will be notified of relevant news about the scheme in the USS bulletin, an occasional e-bulletin produced by the University to which all USS members at Cambridge

4 Dec 2018: Search site. For staff. New appointments at the School of Technology.

19 Jan 2018: Search site. For staff. The marine biologist who found a new life on dry land. ... My job is all about encouraging students to learn new skills and try their hand at something unfamiliar.

9 May 2018: Date:. Thursday, 17 May, 2018 - 11:00 to 12:30. Venue:. Babbage Lecture Theatre, New Museums Site.

6 Mar 2018: The national expansion of apprenticeship standards and funding offers an opportunity to the University to enhance its offering of off-the-job training for both existing and new staff. ... of the opportunities offered by apprenticeships, either to recruit

6 Feb 2018: Search site. For staff. New Director of the Strategic Partnerships Office. ... Dr Kennedy said “I am very pleased to be returning to Cambridge as Director of the new Strategic Partnerships Office at a time when collaboration is becoming ever more

20 Jun 2018: Darin Weinberg's book Contemporary Social Constructionism (2014, Temple) has been awarded the 2018 Melvin Pollner Prize by the American Sociological Association's section on Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis.

2 Aug 2018: Both of these stores are part of CycleScheme which means that you can save between 25% and 39% on a brand new bike.

15 Oct 2018: New this year – Hot topic and unsung hero/heroine categories. This year two new categories have introduced:. ... Unsung hero/heroine (new this year). How to nominate. The window to submit nominations opens at 9am on Monday 15 October and closes at 5pm

27 Nov 2018: Other benefits will remain unchanged. New 2018 valuation. The Trustee has agreed to undertake a new valuation of the scheme as at 31 March 2018. ... employers through UUK) will have the opportunity to respond to the new proposals.

30 May 2018: Search site. For staff. New Senior Adviser to the VC on Regional Affairs. ... Professor Allmendinger is Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Land Economy, and brings a wealth of academic and professional expertise to his

21 Oct 2018: Professor Richard Samworth, Director of the Statistical Laboratory in the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, has been awarded the prestigious COPSS Presidents' Award for fundamental contributions to statistical theory and practice, and services to

15 Mar 2018: The nominees are: Doctor of Law Sir Leszek Borysiewicz (Wolfson, St Edmund's and Homerton Colleges), Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Medicine Emeritus, physician, immunologist and academic leader Doctor of Medical Science Dame Frances Ashcroft

23 Feb 2018: Search site. For staff. Vice-Chancellor calls for new talks between UUK and UCU.

16 Oct 2018: that planned the new Medieval and Renaissance art galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum. ... Professor Stephen Toope, University of Cambridge Vice-Chancellor, said: “I am delighted that Luke will be the new Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum.

26 Apr 2018: Professor David Rubinsztein has been awarded the 2017 Roger de Spoelberch Prize for his contributions to neurodegeneration research.

28 Jun 2018: Visitors to Ely may spot a new landmark on the city’s horizon aside from its famous 1,000-year-old cathedral – a vast, new state-of-the-art storage facility ... In another hundred years the books in the new Ely store will have the same significance

18 Oct 2018: Professor Stephen Toope, Vice-Chancellor. The University launched a BAME staff network alongside a new website detailing all the policies, procedures, support and reporting options around race equality, at ... A new network of Discrimination and

10 Jul 2018: Leading atmospheric chemist Professor John Pyle has been awarded the Royal Society Davy Medal 2018 for his “pioneering leadership in understanding the depletion of the global ozone layer... and the special vulnerability of Arctic ozone.”

28 Feb 2018: The brief for an equality champion is a broad one, ranging from providing a listening ear to liaising with staff and student diversity networks and sitting on the University’s Equality and Diversity Committee. The champions can act as supporters

24 Jan 2018: An earlier version of this message was sent from the Chief Financial Officer to all USS members at the University on 24 January 2018. The following has been updated to clarify information relating to the total employer contribution rate. The

10 Jul 2018: Carmen’s optical measurements proved the electrically-driven light was indeed single-photons, and discovered these sites in a new material (WS2) for the first time. ... Carmen is currently working towards using the QDs as a new, optically-addressable

31 Jan 2018: The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stephen Toope, is inviting all members of the collegiate University to participate in an online questionnaire as part of mycambridge, a University-wide consultation. The questionnaire will be online from Monday 23

22 May 2018: The Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) has won the 2018 EFMD Excellence in Practice Silver Award in the “Professional Development” category for its Learning and Development Partnership with Atos and Paderborn University.

16 May 2018: Eddington is the new district situated between Huntingdon Road and Madingley Road and is a purpose-built new neighbourhood for the University and wider community.

10 Jul 2018: The latest news and University statements on USS are available on our For Staff pages.

16 Feb 2018: 2. Would I receive a poorer pension under the new arrangements? ... Members should also note that talks between UUK and UCU have restarted, mediated by Acas, and that a new proposal may be brought forward.

22 Mar 2018: The new Gender Pay Gap report has been published as part of new, compulsory reporting standards for all large employers. ... The University will continue to undertake in-depth analysis over and above what is required under the new regulations.

28 Sep 2018: The latest news and University statements on USS are available on our For Staff pages. ... Date:. Wednesday, 10 October, 2018 - 14:15 to 15:45. Venue:. Babbage Lecture Theatre, David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site.

1 Oct 2018: A new £500m fundraising campaign is to be launched to help students and ensure the University is fully inclusive of the most diverse talent.

17 Jul 2018: On Friday 13 July, an open meeting held at the Jean Thomas Lecture Theatre in the Sanger Building, Department of Biochemistry, gave staff the chance to hear the latest in the USS pension discussion. Professor Richard Farndale, UCU pensions

15 Nov 2018: The Joint Expert Panel (JEP) report published in September made a number of recommendations for resolving the disputed 2017 valuation of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). In order to resolve the dispute and complete the valuation, however

22 Nov 2018: We are more aware than ever of how post-consumer waste, particularly plastic waste, is damaging the health of our planet. One of the major commitments in the University’s Environmental Vision, Policy and Strategy is to reduce the volume of waste

14 Mar 2018: On Friday 9 March, an open meeting gave staff a chance to hear more about the University's position on USS, and to put questions to senior leaders. The speakers were: Professor Richard Farndale, UCU pensions representative; Anthony Odgers, Chief

17 Dec 2018: An open meeting was held last week to inform staff how the University is preparing for the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. The meeting provided an opportunity for staff to hear updates and discuss important issues with the

26 Apr 2018: Professor Tony Kouzarides, group leader at the Wellcome Trust/ Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, has been elected an International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, in the Biological Sciences class.

21 May 2018: On Thursday 17 May, an open meeting held in the Babbage Lecture Theatre gave staff a chance to hear more about national developments around the disputed 2017 valuation of USS, and to put questions to a panel. Speakers identified some of the problems

7 Sep 2018: Monday. 01/10/2018. 10.00 -12.00. Babbage Lecture Theatre, New Museums Site. ... The panel is expected to report in September and this report may provide a basis for new proposals for benefit reform.

9 Apr 2018: Professor Clare Grey has been awarded a 2018 Royal Society Research Professorship, the Society's premier research award.

23 Oct 2018: These pages will be regularly refreshed as new information emerges, and further updates on Brexit-related issues will be sent to University members in the coming months.

12 Oct 2018: All College Chapels will be holding Remembrance Sunday services on Sunday, 11 November (times vary, please check College websites for details). For the Clare College service, 199 unique orders of service will be printed, each telling the story of a

17 May 2018: The programme for this year’s Festival of Wellbeing is now available online. The Festival takes place between Monday 25 June and Friday 6 July, with events at many different locations across the University. Staff wellbeing is important to the

13 Sep 2018: Mr Cavalla said: “After 10 years at the University of Cambridge, it felt like the right time to take on a new challenge, with the endowment in great shape for the ... future. I am very excited to be joining Talisman Global Asset Management, a high

8 May 2018: Four Cambridge researchers are among the 2018 winners of the Royal Society of Chemistry's prizes and awards, celebrating the outstanding work happening in every corner of the scientific community.

3 Aug 2018: Dr Claudia Langenberg, a Programme Leader with the MRC Epidemiology Unit, is one of five scientists to win this year’s Helmholtz International Fellow Award.

26 Sep 2018: A new Technician Development website has been created to provide information and resources to support technicians’ career development and professional recognition. ... The opportunities afforded by the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy have

13 Sep 2018: The Joint Expert Panel (JEP) was set up after employers and members failed to reach agreement on benefit reform following the disputed 2017 valuation of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). The JEP met several times over the summer of 2018

10 Apr 2018: The Registrary has instructed that the new online data protection training should be regarded as mandatory for all UAS staff. ... Staff are encouraged to complete the training before 25 May 2018 when the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)