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11 Jun 2020: The Festival of Wellbeing (22-26 June) is the University's annual programme of talks and activities with the aim of promoting good mental and physical health for all. Please see the website for full details of this year’s programme. Talks and

4 Jun 2020: Please join CCI and CCF Marine for this lunchtime online event!

12 Oct 2020: The programme’s mission is to enable a data infrastructure to help unlock the information economy, building a smarter nation that benefits people and society.

9 Jan 2020: The University is committed to nurturing a culture of mutual respect for all members of our collegiate community. We are aware from the responses to the staff surveys, that a number of staff have reported experiences of inappropriate behaviour. In

7 Apr 2020: Some people will do best with a strict routine, others will need the freedom of flexibility.

18 Aug 2020: Using the form/files/chris_hr57_05_09_22.pdf Please refer to the Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Policy and Procedure. Filling out the form This form should be completed by the employee, or on the employee's behalf with their consent, as

25 May 2020: Loads can be safely increased, as can speed. This improves the carbon footprint for goods transported by rail, and means goods and people can transit from A to B more quickly. ... As Chris Talbot, Principal Engineer at Network Rail, explains:. “With

15 May 2020: Treetops Protect Forest Life from Global Warming The forest canopy mitigates peak summer temperatures for the understorey. When that shade disappears, the organisms living there suffer.

21 Feb 2020: The University Brexit website https://www.eu.admin.cam.ac.uk/ continues to be updated, most recently with FAQs about living and working within the EU.

24 May 2020: While digital technology is springing up in the private rented sector and potentially providing various benefits, there is still a trust barrier when it comes to tenants sharing their data.

21 Aug 2020: The Temporary Employment Service (TES) is open for your temporary worker needs. We have a pool of temporary workers, specialising in administrative and clerical work, many with prior University experience. We provide a flexible, approachable and

23 May 2020: This project builds on a tool developed by two Cambridge PhD students that allows for the generation of high-resolution geographical data heat maps. These heat maps can help to solve optimisation problems relevant to citizens’ everyday lives.

9 Jan 2020: We are looking for people in all subject areas; we welcome those in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and STEMM subjects who would like to volunteer to become Data Champions within

27 Aug 2020: Abstract screenshot_2020-08-27_at_08.33.23.png Most of the existing research on BIM implementation and benefits realisation has departed from a technocentric perspective and instead promoted the belief that the benefits of using BIM technologies

29 Apr 2020: The series consisted of six teaching sessions, each comprising a one-hour lecture followed by a computer practical, for 30-40 people. ... He explained that by encouraging his audience to post emojis in the chat, not only could he see whether people had

28 Jan 2020: screenshot_2020-08-14_at_16.01.11.png Research background Abstract: With the rising adoption of building information modelling (BIM) for asset management within the architecture, engineering and construction sectors, BIM-enabled asset management

23 May 2020: This project aims to understand how check-in data from social media is distributed around Cambridge and what kinds of spatial segmentation can be identified. It validated the social media data on urban segregation using observation and questionnaires

11 Dec 2020: performance, reduced cost, higher quality and longer-lasting assets, while avoiding algorithmic biases that would exclude people from accessing these benefits. ... This points to the need to put people and planet first in decisions about digital

17 Jan 2020: Taking the step to move from being an individual team member to having responsibility for others is a big change. However, whether you are working with others in a research group, a professional service area, or any other area of the University,

23 Dec 2020: Thank you to those institutions, groups and individuals who participated in the HR Policy Consultation exercise during Michaelmas Term 2020. The Report below summarises the responses received and the next steps to be taken in Lent term to further

23 May 2020: This project initiated some baseline data gathering and primary analysis of the ways in which off-the-shelf IOT sensors are going to generate and distribute data, the services they will invoke, and the infrastructure dependencies that will thus be

13 Jun 2020: Literature review, expert panel, interviews. Subject:. people list.

25 May 2020: Over-engineering of systems is an often-hidden source of inefficiency in systems, which can add significantly to their building and running costs, and reduce the sustainability of systems.

5 May 2020: What would an autonomous vehicle’s dream city look like? Autonomous navigation is a hard problem that is compounded by the unpredictability and dynamics of urban environments.

11 Dec 2020: Some people take time out after their degree in order to develop their language skills by living abroad.

25 May 2020: Information Resilience (IR) can be defined as the process of reducing the vulnerability of information to threats during its lifespan.

25 May 2020: What questions are City Information Modelling (CIM) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) best suited to answer? This project examines what digital information is commonly available in UK cities and what new information can be retrieved from the

16 Jul 2020: This project considers stakeholder engagement in Smart Cities and Digital Infrastructure Projects.

13 Aug 2020: The students recognise how good his teaching is: as one wrote to him, “I know I speak for many people when I say you are the best supervisor in History and

22 Jun 2020: One example of such an application is understanding how people interact with the built environment, using video cameras to observe and applying privacy-preserving analysis to produce useful feedback for architects

23 Jun 2020: Simply put we need housing suitable for the kinds of people we employ, need to minimise congestion in the region and within the City of Cambridge, provide efficient transportation routes for

8 Oct 2020: We also considered the consequences for indigenous peoples and local communities (including a non-monetary opportunity cost).

3 Apr 2020: This week UKRI have launched a single web portal for streamlined shorter grant and innovation applications, including guidance for researchers currently holding UKRI standard grants that wish to repurpose their funds for COVID-19. As of today (3rd

22 Sep 2020: Views are sought on the development of three key policies; a Mutual Respect Policy (to replace the current Dignity at Work Policy), a revised Grievance Policy, and a new Redeployment Policy. These proposed policies have been prioritised in response

25 May 2020: Abstract screenshot_2020-08-14_at_17.12.02.png Effective asset management plays a significant role in delivering the functionality and serviceability of buildings.

25 May 2020: This project set out to show the benefits of a manufacture-led approach to construction, showing how it would support the commitments made by the UK government to improving the construction sector.

7 Apr 2020: The following additional HR coronavirus related resources are now available to assist staff and institutions on the HR Coronavirus Guidance and Resources page: Coronavirus Annual Leave Protocol Guidance for Managers: Managing Your Team Remotely

18 Mar 2020: Applying to TES Candidates looking to register with TES FAQS Current TES workers General FAQs for current TES workers Timesheet FAQs Holiday FAQs Pay FAQs After you have left TES After you have left TES FAQs

23 May 2020: This report describes the uses of BIM technologies and implementation of BIM processes, examples of its benefits and some of the main lessons learned from BIM implementation during Project Capella, which forms part of the University’s Biomedical

16 Sep 2020: The Professional Services Recognition Scheme ecognises, highlights and celebrates the very best work across all professional services, irrespective of whether those staff are within a School, department, faculty or non-School institution. The scheme

15 Dec 2020: A paper by Dr Nicola Moretti, Dr Xiang Xie, Dr Jorge Merino, Justas Brazauskas and Dr Ajith Parlikad - An openBIM Approach to IoT Integration with Incomplete As-Built Data has been published in a special issue of MDPI’s Applied Sciences Journal

22 Oct 2020: Due to technical difficulties implementing the upgrade of X5 on Thursday 8th October, a decision was made to postpone the release. The issues have now been resolved and the Project Team are now in a position to reschedule. The proposed date for the

7 Apr 2020: Antarctic Seal Photographic Database Take part in citizen science by contributing to the first photographic database of Antarctic seals! At the British Antarctic Survey we’re looking to build an Antarctic seal photographic database and would love

7 May 2020: The Research Operations Office continue to update our webpage with the latest information about our major funders. In particular UKRI has updated its new deadline extensions for applications and is also allowing some newly awarded grants to be

21 Jan 2020: CEENRG Seminar Series The Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Governance (C EENRG) is hosting a seminar series throughout the 2019 20 academic year Seminars take place every other Thursday, 3 4 pm at the room 2 49 of the

24 Apr 2020: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the X5 Upgrade will no longer be taking place this month (April 2020). However, technical work will continue at UIS and once we get to the point of user acceptance testing (UAT) we will review the resource requirements

24 Apr 2020: The University acknowledges that these are exceptional circumstances and is committed to putting measures in place to ensure that no employee is financially disadvantaged. The Employee Welfare Loan Scheme is available to support eligible staff

19 May 2020: Our Challenge Digital twins are realistic digital representations of physical assets, for example a digital representation of an aeroplane that can be used to monitor and predict performance, feeding out insights and interventions.

21 Feb 2020: Spaces are available for the introduction to X5 training session in April, topics include setting up an X5 using the Project Wizard as well as using the correct methodology for capturing costs. To book a place please contact

8 Oct 2020: The Prince’s Trust - start-up support for young people up to age 30. ... They run some fantastic events, bring in high-profile guest speakers, and give you a chance to meet like-minded people - even potential co-founders.