A wide range of events will be hosted by the University, its faculties, museums and colleges to celebrate the annual Black History Month during October.
The British Academy today announced which academics have been elected to Fellowships this year in recognition of their academic achievements. They include seven Cambridge people.
Dr Timothy Potts, who has been Director of the Kimbell Art Museum in Texas since 1998, and was formerly Director of the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia (1994-98), is to become the next Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum at the University of Cambridge.
A team from the University of Cambridge McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research will help to develop a master plan for the conservation of historic buildings on the Sudanese Red Sea Coast.
A conference on the latest policy and practice in health and safety in the workplace, an increasing area of concern for University staff and students across all fields, takes place in Cambridge on Tuesday 20 March.