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9 Apr 2018: Search site. For staff. Clare Grey receives Royal Society Research Professorship. ... Professor Grey and her research group study the nature of solid state materials using techniques such as NMR spectroscopy, X-ray and Neutron scattering, electron

26 Jun 2018: The following briefing on USS has been prepared by the University’s Pensions Working Group in consultation with Cambridge UCU. It was sent as an email to all staff on Tuesday 26 June.

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

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

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.

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

3 Sep 2018: I am writing to let you know that the University has agreed to implement the national pay settlement recommended by the University and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), the national negotiating body for university employers. This provides for a

4 Dec 2018: Professor Richard Prager, formerly Head of the School of Technology, has been appointed Head of the Department of Engineering. He succeeds Dr Claire Barlow, who became interim Head of the Department of Engineering when Professor David Cardwell left

27 Nov 2018: The USS Trustee has recently provided an update to USS members on its response to both the Joint Expert Panel (JEP) report and the recent member consultation on cost-sharing. A summary of this update is provided below and is being issued jointly by

17 Dec 2018: Director (Biological Sciences) gave an update from the Research Office; Graeme Ross, Immigration and Compliance Manager, spoke on immigration and residency; and Professor Graham Virgo, Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) gave

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

21 Jun 2018: Cambridge offers some of the world’s best research-led teaching, and it is also teaching that is student-focused and tailored to the individual as well, balancing the large-scale, ... 2018 Pilkington Prize Winners. Dr Folma Buss: Reader in Molecular

10 Apr 2018: As part of the preparations for changes to data protection law from May this year, the University has recently issued a new Data Protection Policy. Among other things, the Policy makes all staff responsible for undertaking relevant data protection

22 Mar 2018: The University has published its Gender Pay Gap report. Pro-active work in recent years has contributed to a reduction in the pay gap year-on-year, but it is not closing as fast as we would like. The Vice-Chancellor has joined with other senior

23 Oct 2018: and outlines the University’s position on the mobility of students and staff, and the importance of research collaboration with European partners.

6 Feb 2018: Dr Kennedy joins the University from the National Cancer Research Institute, where she has been Director since 2013. ... She has previously worked in strategic relations and programme management for several scientific research institutes, including

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

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

30 May 2018: The Vice Chancellor is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Phil Allmendinger as his Senior Adviser on Regional Affairs. Professor Allmendinger is Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Land Economy, and

27 Mar 2018: Search site. For staff. Ben Simons awarded 2018 Royal Society EP Abraham Research Professorship. ... The Royal Society Research Professorships are the Society’s premier research awards and help release the best leading researchers from teaching and