Lynn Gladden named as Queen Elizabeth Prize judging panel chair
02 Feb 2021Professor Dame Lynn Gladden, from Cambridge’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, has been appointed as the new chair of the Queen...
The course director forging a new pathway to higher education
18 Jan 2021Dr Alex Pryce is the Course Director for the University’s new Foundation Year, which offers a pathway to higher education for disadvantaged students...
Asymptomatic screening and genome sequencing help Cambridge understand spread of SARS-CoV-2 among its students
11 Jan 2021Since the start of the academic year in October 2020, the University of Cambridge has been offering regular SARS-CoV-2 tests to all students living...
Cambridge academics recognised in 2021 New Year Honours
31 Dec 2020Researchers from the University of Cambridge have been recognised in the 2021 New Year Honours, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to...
The volunteers who went virtual but still delivered Christmas
16 Dec 2020When Vanessa Chuang and Olivia Taylor became student volunteers, they had no idea they’d need to re-invent their activities as a virtual programme...
Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council funding
09 Dec 2020Five researchers at the University of Cambridge have won consolidator grants from the European Research Council (ERC), Europe’s premiere funding...
Department of Chemistry to be named in honour of Dr Yusuf Hamied
01 Dec 2020Following a generous benefaction from alumnus Dr Yusuf Hamied, the Department will be named the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry until 2050. His...
The grateful gardener who brought Apocalypse Now to a flowerbed
23 Nov 2020He builds human-sized nests from twigs, spins circles in the garden and torches wicker men at Harvest Moon. The music-loving college gardener Peter...
Clare Shine announced as next Director of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
23 Nov 2020The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership ( CISL ) has announced Clare Shine will succeed Dame Polly Courtice as its new...
Universe unravelled: Stephen Hawking Centre collaborates on new streaming series
13 Nov 2020The Stephen Hawking Centre for Theoretical Cosmology has teamed up with Discovery on a documentary series exploring new windows on our Universe.
The student linguist who started a pro-refugee fashion revolution
09 Nov 2020Tiara Sahar Ataii has just been named Undergraduate of the Year for Impactful Social Action. She shares how her love of languages and exploration of...
Professor Chris Abell FRS, FMedSci (1957 – 2020)
27 Oct 2020The University is saddened to announce that Professor Chris Abell, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, Professor of Biological Chemistry and Todd-...