Appointments

Newnham College elects new Principal

16 January 2019

Alison Rose will succeed Professor Dame Carol Black as Principal of Newnham College in September 2019.

New appointments at the School of Technology

4 December 2018

Professor John Dennis has been appointed Head of the School of Technology and Professor Richard Prager takes over as Head of the Department of Engineering.

Cambridge’s ‘Dinosaur Museum’ appoints its first full-time director

28 November 2018

The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, the oldest of the University of Cambridge museums, has appointed its first full-time director.

Alice Benton appointed Head of Education Services

19 November 2018

New role will lead student support services within the Academic Division of the UAS.

Fitzwilliam Museum announces appointment of new Director

16 October 2018

Luke Syson, currently the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Chairman of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has been appointed the new Director and Marlay Curator of the Fitzwilliam Museum, to start on 4 February 2019.

Professor Graham Virgo appointed Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor

29 June 2018

Professor Graham Virgo will take responsibility for leading and coordinating the work of the Pro-Vice-Chancellors.

New Senior Adviser to the VC on Regional Affairs

30 May 2018

Professor Phil Allmendinger will coordinate the collegiate University’s plans for growth, housing and sustainability in Cambridge and the wider region.

New Director of the Strategic Partnerships Office

6 February 2018

Karen Kennedy will join the University in July.

Cambridge researcher named Executive Chair of Science and Technology Facilities Council

22 January 2018

Universities and Science Minister Sam Gyimah has today announced that Professor Mark Thomson has been selected to be Executive Chair of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), following a fair and open competition.

Cambridge appoints first professor of the deep history and archaeology of Africa

15 January 2018

Professor Paul Lane has been appointed as the inaugural Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Professor of the Deep History and Archaeology of Africa at the University of Cambridge.