Cambridge-MIT Partnership Launched
23 November 1999A ground-breaking partnership was announced between the University of Cambridge and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Monday, 8 November.
Comments on the Cambridge-MIT Institute from Politicians and Business Leaders
23 November 1999Prime Minister Tony Blair commented, in answer to a question in the House of Commons, "The venture between MIT and Cambridge University is immensely exciting."
Statement on Meningitis
22 November 1999A student from Sidney Sussex College was admitted to Addenbrooke's Hospital on Wednesday (17th November 1999) where he was being treated for the symptoms of meningococcal septicaemia.
Information on Tackling Meningitis at Cambridge
22 November 1999If you are a first year student and did not have the vaccination then you should visit your doctor. Overseas students should register with a local doctor and have the vaccination as soon as possible.
Symphony of a Thousand
18 November 1999By far the biggest event to take place in the Cambridge Musical Calendar is happening this Saturday, 20 November in Ely Cathedral. An orchestra of combined musicians of Cambridge University Musical Society First Orchestra and Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra, an excellent line-up of professional soloists, will be joining forces with a combination of University, College and Local Choirs to stage the spectacular Mahler's Eighth Symphony of a Thousand.
A Critic's Choice: New Exhibitions Open at Cambridge
16 November 1999As the Millennium approaches, critic and curator Bryan Robertson makes his selection of artwork for two rather different exhibitions, opening this week in Cambridge. Kettle's Yard will be showing the critic's personal view of contemporary British painting and sculpture, '45-'99. In a related exhibition, the Fitzwilliam Museum will be displaying Robertson's choice of French paintings, enamels and manuscripts from its own permanent collection.
Cambridge-MIT Partnership Speeches
08 November 1999Professor Sir Alec Broers, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, made this speech following the announcement of the partnership by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown.
Public Exhibition of Town Renovations
08 November 1999A series of renovations are completed or underway in parts of the city most heavily used by both "town" and "gown".
Economic History Book Prize
05 November 1999Cambridge economic historian Sheilagh Ogilvie has been awarded the prestigious Gyorgy Ranki Prize for her book, State Corporatism and Proto-Industry: The Württemberg Black Forest, 1580-1797. She is co-winner of the prize, which is awarded by the Economic History Association for the best book on European Economic History published in 1997 or 1998.
A Celebration of Apples: Apple Day 1999
27 October 1999Hog's Snout, Old Golden Russet, Braddick Nonpareil, Wyken Pippin, Cottenham Seedling and Hoary Morning. All are varieties of apple, and so the subject of a special day of events and celebrations at Cambridge University Botanic Garden.
