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Jennifer Howard-Grenville, Elisabete A Silva and Bhaskar Vira.

Academy of Social Sciences confers Fellowships on three Cambridge academics

30 Sep 2021

The Academy of Social Sciences has conferred Fellowships on Professor Jennifer Howard-Grenville, Professor Elisabete A Silva and Professor Bhaskar...

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University of Cambridge appoints Sonita Alleyne as Chair and Simon Fairclough as Director of the Centre for Music Performance

23 Sep 2021

The University of Cambridge is pleased to announce the appointments of Simon Fairclough as Director and Sonita Alleyne OBE as Chair of the new Centre...

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Cambridge researchers elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering

22 Sep 2021

Four researchers from the University of Cambridge are among the leading figures in engineering and technology elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy...

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Professor Stephen J Toope, Vice-Chancellor

Statement about the Vice-Chancellor

20 Sep 2021

On 20 September 2021 Professor Stephen J Toope notified the University Council of his decision to complete his term as the University of Cambridge’s...

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Darwin College’s Earthshot Prize nomination Sanergy announced as a finalist

17 Sep 2021

Darwin College, Cambridge, has announced that Sanergy, one of its nominated solutions for the Earthshot Prize 2021, has been selected as one of 15...

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Four Cambridge researchers recognised in the 2022 Breakthrough Prizes

09 Sep 2021

Four University of Cambridge researchers – Professors Shankar Balasubramanian, David Klenerman, Suchitra Sebastian and Jack Thorne – have been...

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STEM SMART widening participation pilot will provide additional learning for hundreds of state school A-level students

01 Sep 2021

The University of Cambridge aims to support hundreds of UK state school students through their A-levels with enhanced learning, encouragement and...

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Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Female scientists lead Cambridge success in Royal Society awards 2021

24 Aug 2021

Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell has become only the second woman to be awarded the Royal Society’s prestigious Copley Medal, the world’s oldest...

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Professor Zoubin Ghahramani

Cambridge researcher named as Turing AI World-Leading Researcher Fellow

30 Jul 2021

Five internationally-recognised researchers, including Cambridge’s Professor Zoubin Ghahramani, have been appointed as the first Turing AI World-...

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West Cambridge Innovation District will create new destination quarter and ‘put the science on show’

29 Jul 2021

The city’s West Cambridge site will be transformed into a dynamic Innovation District, connecting world-class researchers with world-class businesses...

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Formula 1 engineering scholarship announced

13 Jul 2021

Formula 1 is to fund an undergraduate student from an underrepresented background to study for an engineering degree at the University of Cambridge...

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Trinity Challenge announces inaugural winners

25 Jun 2021

The Trinity Challenge has announced the winners of its inaugural competition, and is investing a £5.7 million (US$8 million) charitable pledged prize...

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