Cambridge Assessment
03 August 2005Cambridge Assessment is the new identity of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), one of the world's largest assessment agencies.
Digital Pygmalion
03 August 2005An innovative technique which could revolutionise digital archiving, face acquisition for computer gaming and cinema, and even Internet shopping has been developed by a Cambridge engineer.
Master appointed to Churchill College
02 August 2005The Queen has approved that Sir David Wallace Kt DL PhD FRS FREng be appointed to the Mastership of Churchill College, Cambridge, in succession to Sir John Boyd KCMG.
Sir Martin Rees appointed to Lords
01 August 2005Professor Sir Martin Rees, Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics and Master of Trinity College, has been appointed to the House of Lords as one of five new non-party-political peers. The title he will take has yet to be decided.
Avant Garde Graphics 1918-1934
28 July 2005A new exhibition at Kettle’s Yard is presenting the work of ground-breaking artists of the early twentieth century.
HEFCE summer school
27 July 2005Philosophy, zoology and astronomy are just a few of the subjects students are sampling at this year’s HEFCE generic summer school, which ends on Friday.
Composition in Africa
27 July 2005African music comes to the fore in Cambridge next week with a festival of music by composers from the continent.
Cambridge Illuminations
25 July 2005A spectacular exhibition of medieval illuminated manuscripts opens at the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Cambridge University Library today, July 26.
Engineering professor wins Beacon Prize
22 July 2005Peter Guthrie, Professor of Engineering for Sustainable Development at the University was the overall winner of the prestigious Beacon Prize for charitable giving and was also honoured with an award for 'Creative Giving'.
Royal Academy of Engineering elects four Cambridge academics
22 July 2005Four Cambridge academics have been elected to The Royal Academy of Engineering, joining the very highest achievers in UK engineering and technology.
