British scientists share Nobel Prize
09 October 2002Two British scientists are to share the 2002 Nobel prize for medicine. It is the second year in a row that the prize has been awarded for research which began at Cambridge.
‘Top Client’ status for University
03 October 2002The University of Cambridge’s Estate Management & Building Service was one of three organisations short-listed for the title ‘Client of the Year’, at an awards ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London last night (Thursday 3 October).
University is ‘Client of the Year’
03 October 2002The University of Cambridge’s Estate Management & Building Service was named ‘Client of the Year’ last night (Thursday 3 October), at an awards ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
Law professor appointed to High Court
27 September 2002Professor Jack Beatson FBA QC, Rouse Ball Professor of English Law at the University of Cambridge, has been appointed a Justice of the High Court. Professor Beatson will take up his appointment on 29 April 2003.
Alumni Weekend
27 September 2002This year's Alumni Weekend begins today (Friday 27 September). Cambridge alumni from across the world are gathering for three days of events.
Re-constructing construction
23 September 2002Top names from the construction industry in the UK and US will be in Cambridge today. (Tuesday 24 September).
Learning process
20 September 2002One hundred educationalists from across the UK will gather in Cambridge on Monday (23 September) to discuss the progress of the Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP).
Step forward for new cancer research centre
16 September 2002Plans for a state-of-the-art cancer research centre that will re-enforce Cambridge as a world leader in cancer research took a step forward last week. The new centre will be a collaboration between the University of Cambridge, Cancer Research UK and Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust.
Vice-Chancellor speaks out on IPR
13 September 2002Proposals for reform of the University's IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) have met with a mixed reaction. Today the Vice-Chancellor responds to some of the objections raised by critics of the proposals.
Celebrating science
12 September 2002Cambridge experts in topics ranging from evolutionary arms races to the nature of scientific truth are taking the stage this week at the 2002 BA Festival of Science in Leicester to talk about their work.
