New building New Science at West Cambridge
21 May 2007A new University of Cambridge research initiative will push the boundaries of medical science by drawing physics deeply into the life sciences.
Discount travel
02 January 2007A discount public transport scheme for University staff and students has been so successful it is being extended.
Development at West Cambridge
22 December 2006A delegation from Cambridge’s twin-town in Hungary visited the University’s West Cambridge site on a fact-finding mission.
Royal Academy of Arts sculpture comes to Cambridge
17 October 2006The installation of Phillip King’s sculpture ’‘Span’ on the Sidgwick Site in Cambridge marks the beginning of a new scheme to bring Royal Academy of Arts sculpture to the city.
University finalist in construction industry awards
07 October 2005The University of Cambridge was the only higher education finalist for the Client of the Year category at the Contract Journal Construction Industry Awards at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on October 6.
More Room at the UL
01 September 2005A six million pound extension to the University Library’s storage facilities comes on line this Autumn.
Mapping human history
16 June 2005Work to create one of the UK’s finest centres for human evolutionary research reached a critical stage last week with the ’‘topping out’ of a major new facility for the University of Cambridge.
Building for the future
07 July 2004Over 200 key players from the UK's building design and construction industries, the higher education sector plus several overseas delegates gathered in Cambridge on Thursday 8 July for a construction seminar.
New staff car park at Addenbrooke's
16 March 2004The opening of a new staff car park at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge heralds the development of new patient and medical research facilities on the site. The 1,255-space multi-storey parking facility is a major collaboration between the University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital and medical research charities at a total cost of £9.2 million.
Paul Boateng back at University
12 May 2003The University of Cambridge and Wates, one of the UK's largest, privately-owned construction companies, welcomed Paul Boateng, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, to a 'boxing out' ceremony today (12 May). The ceremony, to complete the frames of the buildings, marked the completion of phase one of the developments that will accommodate the Faculty of English and Institute of Criminology on the Sidgwick site, the University’s main Arts and Humanities campus.
