Millennium Celebrations
21 December 1999The University has played a major part in making the arrival of the new Millennium in Cambridge a night to remember.
Human Genetics Commission Announced
20 December 1999Two Cambridge academics have been included in the government's list of appointments to the new Human Genetics Commission. Professor Martin Richards is Director of the University's Centre for Family Research and Professor Bruce Ponder is Head of the Department of Oncology.
Law Faculty Open Day
20 December 1999On Saturday 8 January there will be a rare opportunity to visit the University's Law Faculty Building and to speak with the architects responsible for its creation.
Cancer Findings Offer New Hope
15 December 1999Using antibodies to detect cancerous cells may be the way forward in the detection of cervical and other cancers. This is the ground-breaking finding of Dr Gareth Williams and colleagues at the Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research Campaign Institute.
New Master for Trinity Hall
14 December 1999A new Master will be taking over at Trinity Hall. Professor Peter Frederick Clarke, M.A., Ph.D., Litt.D., F.B.A., has been chosen by the Fellows to replace Sir John Lyons when he retires in September 2000 after fifteen years as Master.
New Funding For Chinese Studies
07 December 1999A grant of £750,000 has been awarded to the Faculty of Oriental Studies to fund a new M.Phil course in Chinese Studies. Three new lecturers and a senior language teaching officer will be appointed.
Lowest Drop Out Rates for Cambridge
03 December 1999The first complete survey of student completion and background published by HEFCE shows that Cambridge University has the lowest drop-out rate of all Universities at 1%. The benchmark set by the Government for drop-out projections was 6%, and Cambridge's closest statistically valid comparison, Oxford University, also achieved a low drop-out of 2%.
New Director for Development Office
01 December 1999Anna Wardman, the new Operations Director.
Exploding Gases Delight School Children
30 November 1999Cambridge Chemist Dr Peter Wothers took an explosive look at gases in a lecture to mark National Chemistry Week.
Story-Teller Talks of Story-Telling
24 November 1999The writer and critic, Dame Antonia Byatt DBE, gave a lecture on modern European story-telling to a University audience this week.
