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2 Dec 2019: Following the Examination Review Final Report (2017), the University has been strongly encouraging "creative and innovative modes of assessment as appropriate to the subject being examined".

8 Feb 2019: Registration is now open for the Cambridge Teaching Forum 2019, which will be held on Friday 22 March in Newnham College.

7 Feb 2019: An economist who focuses on poverty, inequality, health, wellbeing, and economic development, his current research examines the determinants of health in rich and poor countries, as well as on the measurement ... Sir Angus was awarded the Nobel Memorial

2 Apr 2019: The Fund aims to remove barriers to economic growth and promote sustainable development needed to reduce poverty in partner countries. ... Infrastructure is vital to a country’s prosperity and is an enabler of economic growth and poverty reduction, but

1 Apr 2019: Selected presentations from the Cambridge Teaching Forum 2019, held on Friday 22 March, are now available for members of the university to view on the CCTL website.

13 May 2019: Applications are now open for the Teaching Associates' Programme running over the 2019-20 academic year.

28 May 2019: We are advised by our UIS colleagues that we need to be on the lookout for document attachments in emails that instruct you to ‘Enable Editing’ and ‘Enable Content’. These are scam emails linked to a piece of malware commonly known as

26 Jun 2019: This week saw the 26th Pilkington Prize awards ceremony take place at Girton College, where the weather held out for us to enjoy a lovely evening. Thirteen members of staff were celebrated for their outstanding teaching, with prizes awarded by the

11 Nov 2019: The presentation offers an analytical framework for Cortina's theory. It explores the possibilities of translating this framework into metrics for economic, social and legal policy-making. ... Flavio Comim is a human development economist. He is

12 Apr 2019: Registration is now open for the next Digital Advocates Network event, which will be held on Friday 17 May 2019 in the afternoon. The event will take place from approximately 1 - 5pm, with exact timings to be released shortly.

19 Dec 2019: Fraudsters are trying to push their stock of forged £20 notes in advance of the new Polymer £20 coming out in February. Follow Barclays guidance below to help avoid accepting a forged note.

10 Jan 2019: Applications are now open for the Teaching and Learning Innovation Fund (TLIF), for projects planned to start mid-2019. This fund was developed to provide start-up funding for projects focusing on innovative approaches to enhancing education.

17 May 2019: The sixth annual awards ceremony of CUSU's Student-Led Teaching Awards were held on Friday 10th May at St. Paul's Church.

31 May 2019: Community. Alexandra holds a degree in Economics from the University of Torino and is a PRINCE 2 qualified project manager.

19 Nov 2019: Her current research focuses on understanding the socio-economic inhibitors to the take up of digital innovation in construction. ... Iran University of Science and Technology) and a BSc in Theoretical Economics (2005, University of Tehran).

25 May 2019: What is a digital built Britain? It will change the way we design, build, operate and integrate our physical, social and economic infrastructure and the services they deliver. ... A digital built Britain:. understands what information is needed to enable

29 Jan 2019: Online Personal Tax Accounts (PTA) have been available for all PAYE employees since December 2015. The accounts are a secure and simple way for you to manage tax affairs online and many queries you might otherwise contact payroll about could be

23 Sep 2019: About the book: "Drawing on political science, economics, philosophy, theology, social anthropology, history, management studies, law, and other subject areas, In Search of Good Energy Policy brings together leading academics from

29 Mar 2019: The Researchfish submission for 2019 has now closed for the main funders and we would like to thank all researchers and administrative staff for preparing and submitting their returns. We are waiting for the final figures from the funders regarding

20 Nov 2019: Professor Michael Barrett. Michael is Academic Director of Cambridge Digital Innovation and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Innovation at the Stockholm School of Economics. ... School of Economics.

7 May 2019: The awards recognise a combination of existing initiatives and future plans: in English these include structural changes to the curriculum to address a historic gender gap in undergraduate exam performance, while

23 May 2019: Applications should include: a curriculum vitae; a design portfolio; a cover letter outlining how you would be able to contribute to the project in light of your research interests;. ... Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a

29 Mar 2019: Citing mental health and wellbeing as another driver for change, and the World Economic Forum prediction of $100 trillion investment available for global infrastructure, the opening speaker declared construction in 2050 ... Finely-honed observations

12 Dec 2019: Heather began her professional career as a land agent before joining the Government Economic Service.

25 Jun 2019: Our most recent intern, Catrin Darsley, mapped where sustainability is currently being taught in the curriculum.

25 Oct 2019: Following feedback from the X5 User Group, some small screen amendments in X5 are going to be made which will remove features that aren’t used and ensure that terminology is more consistent. X5 will be updated with these amendments on Thursday

21 May 2019: These programmes worked together toward the development of digitally enabled infrastructure that serves as a platform for economic, social and environmental sustainability, as well as a resilient and world-leading UK

6 Dec 2019: A new Industry Pricing Policy has been approved by the Research Policy Committee and guidelines are currently being drafted for Departments. A summary of the policy is available on the Research Operations Office website.

26 Jul 2019: The Research Office have updated their due diligence process, which aims to offer a more robust service, delivering a closer level of scrutiny as well as quicker turnaround times for departments. To mitigate the risk posed to the University, the Due

19 Dec 2019: The Research Operations Office is about to embark on the 2020 Research Grants Programme for Administrators. Consisting of seven separate morning sessions, the modules comprise a mix of skills development and knowledge transfer utilising workshops,

8 Feb 2019: Please be advised that X5 has been updated with the new fEC rates for 2019. The revised fEC rates are available on the PRAO website. If you have any queries related to the updates, please contact your Research Support Advisor at the Research

22 Nov 2019: The following updated pay scales with an effective date (COLA date) of 01/04/2019 were uploaded into X5 on Tuesday 19th November - NHS grades for nurses: NHS6, NHS7 and NHS8a grades. Note: these are different to Research nurses grades Clinical

9 Aug 2019: EPSRC is working with colleagues across UKRI on a review of the AI landscape, to understand current support for AI research and innovation, and engage stakeholders in identifying opportunities and future directions. To stay informed about the

6 Dec 2019: The FOREX policy states that EC awards are activated using a lifetime exchange rate based on when the Grant Agreement is signed to allow PIs to plan their budgets. However, due to the movement of exchange rates over time, or in periods of high rate

29 May 2019: The CCTL is delighted to announce a new award for students! There are already two awards recognising excellence in teaching: the Pilkington Prize and the CUSU Student-Led Teaching Awards.

23 Oct 2019: This work includes the development of race awareness training for teaching and support staff, inclusive teaching practices and recruitment guidelines, reverse-mentoring schemes and work to diversify the curriculum.

22 Feb 2019: There have been some updates to the Research Dashboard this week. You will see that it is now easier to scan the list of grants which is helpful for those with large datasets. Also each grant now has a unique URL, allowing users to communicate more

5 Jul 2019: In response to an increasing number of findings on audits of Innovate UK grants, there are some areas of concern in relation to the following eligibility of staff costs (DI And DA), including templates for timesheets and declarations eligibility of

18 Jun 2019: and integration of digital twins for the built environment, including economic and social infrastructure.

11 Oct 2019: The following rates were uploaded into X5 on 24th September 2019. New August 2019 pay scales: for MRC (EPI, CU, BSU, MBU, CBU, TOX) grades for University grades (non-Clinical) and banded rates USS grades have retained the superannuation rate of 24.4%

24 Apr 2019: Ellen is a researcher with expertise in sustainable investment and economic education and policy.

5 Jul 2019: The presentations from the recent RGUG meeting on 27th June are now available on the ROO website. One of the discussion points from the meeting last week was to gauge interest in having an Open Day at ROO during the Michaelmas Term. Options include

8 Jul 2019: The new Outstanding Student Contribution to Education Awards, established by the Centre for Teaching and Learning only in May this year, are intended to recognise and celebrate the efforts made by our students in enhancing the excellence of

22 Feb 2019: At Cambridge we are committed to achieving excellence in research and scholarship, ensuring that our activities contribute to the well-being of society. As the research landscape becomes increasingly complex, we need to be more proactive in the

10 May 2019: X5 has been updated with a new salary file with an effective date of 01/04/2019 which contains the proposed USS pension rate of 24.2%. Users who wish to use the existing rate of 19.5% should select the 01/02/2019 salary file.

10 May 2019: The Research Grant User Group (RGUG) meeting is led by the Research Operations Office and is an open forum where research grant administration issues and developments are discussed. The next meeting will take place as follow Thursday 27th June 2019

18 Jan 2019: The numbering for Research Grants has changed. As of early January 2019 we ran out of the 5 digit RG number system RG99999 and instead we are now using the 6 digit numbering system G100000. Work has been undertaken to make changes in the CUFS and

9 Dec 2019: Emergency purchasing procedures A Template Purchase Order (word format) is available for departments to use ONLY DURING THE SHUTDOWN PERIOD. Please enter an emergency purchase order number which includes your departmental prefix for the ship-to site

26 Jul 2019: The Wellcome Trust have made some policy changes including laboratory gloves can now be requested on grant applications and charged to existing grants. Further details are available from their website under the section ”Materials and consumables

10 Jul 2019: They recognise outstanding achievement, innovation and creativity in devising and implementing ambitious engagement and impact plans which have the potential to create significant economic, social and cultural impact from, and engagement