New solution to a smelly problem
23 October 2002A team of researchers at the Department of Chemical Engineering has commissioned new equipment for producing renewable energy from waste materials.
A constitution for Europe?
18 October 2002A team of academic lawyers from the University of Cambridge has prepared a draft constitutional treaty for the European Union. The document was sponsored by the UK government and submitted by them to the Convention on the Future of Europe, the body which is undertaking a fundamental re-examination of the institutional architecture of the European Union.
Reading the past
16 October 2002Speaking volumes - 600 years of Cambridge University Library is a new exhibition which celebrates the long history of one of the world's greatest libraries. Images and artefacts tell the story of the Library's growth, from its medieval origins as three rooms in the Old Schools to its current home on the western edge of Cambridge.
Cambridge welcomes the second year of Gates Scholars
15 October 2002Cambridge has welcomed 234 scholars from 54 different countries in the second year of the award of Gates Cambridge Scholarships.
Child's play
11 October 2002Staff and students gathered at New Hall yesterday (Sunday 13 October 2002) to discuss childcare provision and other forms of support available to students with children.
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.
