American Economics student Derek Rasmussen has been appointed President of Cambridge University Boat Club for the 2010/2011 season and will lead the Light Blues into the 2011 Xchanging Boat Race against Oxford next March.
The 2010 Xchanging Boat Race on Saturday 3 April - the 156th Race in the series between Cambridge and Oxford Universities - will see 14 of the 18 oarsmen making their first appearance in the Race.
Climate change is already having a dramatic effect on the way people live their lives, particularly in developing countries. Extreme weather shocks and altered seasonal patterns are fundamentally changing how communities access food and water and make their living.
The Cambridge University Boat Club squad for the 2010 Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, has been announced.
An American citizen will lead the Cambridge crew into next year’s Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, which begins in earnest next week.
Families, local residents and community groups are being invited to discover rarely-glimpsed parts of the University of Cambridge and Colleges at this year’s Open Cambridge event, from September 11th to 13th.
Cambridge University is to participate in a new initiative that aims to strengthen health research in Africa.
* Please note: Start may be delayed due to rain.
The Twenty20 World Cup may be in full swing at Lord’s, but Fenner’s today plays host to one of the most hotly contested cricket matches around.
In mid-July people will be coming from all over the country to take part in Going Further, a free four-day residential summer school for prospective mature students.
Mature students came from all over the country – in one case travelling overnight by bus – to take part in a Mature Students Open Day held last Saturday. The event, which introduced students to studying at Cambridge and to the admissions process, was based at Hughes Hall, one of Cambridge’s four mature colleges.
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