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1 Mar 2024: Cambridge Standing Tall is about bringing together whole communities - not just sponsors, artists, schools and other groups but residents, visitors and the young people Break supports too. ... Break (Registered Charity No 286650). Break makes life better

21 Jul 2023: By working with you, we will better understand your priorities and operational constraints that stop people using the University’s spaces as they would like to. ... However, we also want to deliver some improvements sooner that will add real value to

15 Sep 2023: Universities are, by their nature, at a heightened transmission risk due to the large number of people mixing both professionally and socially on a daily basis in changing groups, with some

21 Mar 2024: It is interesting, for example, to learn that our students feel unwelcome in other people’s departments – not a positive environment for inclusivity as well as cross-disciplinary research and learning! ... Our challenge, therefore, is to think about

27 Feb 2024: As well as installing LED lighting, we are looking at how people access the site, energy usage, water usage and looking into if recycled plastic material could be used for the

9 Apr 2024: Nik added, “We’ll print anything for anyone if we can, we don’t like turning people away.

1 Mar 2024: Asset Digitisation Programme This Programme will develop a clear picture of how our buildings operate through the recording and collation of accurate data about building assets and systems. The information will be stored digitally to deliver a range

1 Mar 2024: The Asset Digitisation team leads the programme. They work with Departmental Administrators and Building Managers for each building to agree an approach and schedule that works for them. The Surveyors carry out the asset review, working with each

17 Nov 2023: The University of Cambridge's Estates Division has awarded places on four construction frameworks for: Delivery, design and construction-related professional services Contractors for construction works The frameworks are available to be used across

29 Feb 2024: The Asset Digitisation Programme aims to: Improve the quality, consistency and reliability of the information that we hold about the assets (lifts, boilers, fire extinguishers) in the University of Cambridge buildings Increase the transparency and

21 Mar 2024: The Reshaping the Estate team are working with the academic community to establish the facts and present the opportunities, that will lead to creating an estate that is more efficient, more effective, more environmentally sustainable, and fit for

2 Nov 2023: Please find information and guidance on the 'Useful and Relevant Links' section on this page. After listening closely to building managers and recycling bin users, we have simplified the messaging to change the two-bin system to 'Food Only' and

7 Jun 2023: Reshaping our Estate aims to create a University of Cambridge estate that is more efficient, more effective, more environmentally sustainable and fit-for-purpose. One that celebrates the past and looks to the future, providing an inspirational

5 Feb 2024: Lambing comes early in the UK farming calendar at Park Farm in order to support the Department of Veterinary Medicine and to best fit in with the academic timetable, to ensure that our vet students are available to help lamb the ewes.

20 Dec 2023: For: students and alumni; academic and university staff; collaborators from industry; general public.

21 May 2024: The empty Laboratory building at 181a Huntingdon Road, situated behind the University buildings on Greenwich Rise, has been out of use since 2003 and in a state of disrepair. Planning permission for demolition was granted in April 2023. Demolition

13 Feb 2024: Changes have been introduced this month (February 2024) to make it easier to keep track of progress on maintenance jobs and to quickly share feedback.

21 May 2024: The University of Cambridge Environmental Sustainability Team's Sustainability Showcase 2024 will celebrate and inspire with the finest examples of sustainability at Cambridge. The Storeys Field Community Centre at Eddington will host this year's

9 Oct 2023: Artist's view of the new Whittle Laboratory (Image courtesy of Grimshaw) Project Brief: The new Whittle Laboratory has been designed as an Integrated Technology Accelerator. Its mission is to halve the time to develop key technologies to support a

16 May 2024: The University Farm hosted one of the most important new agricultural events on the UK farming calendar last week (9 May 2024) – Transition Live, in partnership with Farmers Weekly.

22 Jan 2024: The University of Cambridge will soon be submitting a planning application for the renewal and resurfacing of the access road to the Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge University Botanic Garden and Plant Growth Lab, off Bateman Street. The work is

7 Feb 2024: Please share your views on a range of options to upgrade the University Centre. More information about potential uses for a refurbished building is available on the University Centre future uses consultation webpage.

11 Sep 2023: You must always download a copy of the template(s) each time you need to use one to ensure that you are using the latest version. Guidance on how to complete the form can be found on the Instructions tab within the template. Contact Julie Thompson

16 Feb 2024: The University of Cambridge’s West Hub has been shortlisted for the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) East Awards. Celebrating excellence in architecture across the UK, these awards are a testament to innovation and

13 Feb 2024: This month grounds maintenance for the operational estate moved to an in-house service, focused on providing a higher quality and more efficient service to meet the needs of our estate. Grounds Manager Mark Coulson said, “Since the in-house team

4 Mar 2024: The pilot phase of a new programme to improve the quality, consistency and reliability of the information that we hold about the assets (from lifts, boilers and air conditioning equipment, to fire extinguishers and emergency lighting test switches)

19 Feb 2024: Planning permission has been granted for a new Ticket Office to be built at the eastern entrance to the Botanic Garden on Station Road. The new structure will replace the current Ticket Office, which is not adequate for welcoming the huge numbers of

25 Mar 2024: The cycling and pedestrian access route along JJ Thomson Avenue has been adapted while the Whittle Laboratory project takes place. A new improved cycleway has been built along the east side of the road. This is generally directional and segregated