Junior chefs win gold
10 April 2008A gold medal and ’‘best in class’ were awarded to two junior members of the Sidney Sussex College Kitchen team at a National Culinary Competition.
Challenge days get off to flying start in 2008
14 January 2008A busy programme of state school visits to the University of Cambridge got off to a positive start last week with the first of the Lent Term “Challenge Days” organised by Cambridge Admissions Office. By mid-February around 1,000 year pupils from 100 schools will have visited the University to take part in similar day-long programmes.
University of Cambridge looks towards London 2012 Games
14 December 2007The University hopes to forge valuable links with regional businesses and institutions to coincide with London's 2012 Olympics following discussions at a conference last week.
Sidney Sussex chefs are supreme
25 October 2007An elite team of chefs from Sidney Sussex College won the Steward's Cup for the best overall team effort in the Cambridge College Chefs Competition, held at Girton College this week.
Seven Cambridge academics elected to The British Academy
19 July 2007The British Academy today announced which academics have been elected to Fellowships this year in recognition of their academic achievements. They include seven Cambridge people.
Sealed with a hiss: The letters of the “acid-bath murderer”
29 June 2007More than 100 letters and other documents written by the notorious acid bath murderer John Haigh are being made available to researchers for the first time at Cambridge University.
Hitting the right note at Sidney Sussex
07 June 2007The musical profile of Sidney Sussex College has been given a significant boost this academic year with the appointment of Dr David Skinner as the new Director of Music.
Cambridge authors top Sunday Times best reads
15 May 2007Two new books by Cambridge academics were featured last weekend by the Sunday Times as the ’‘best of recent reads'.
New Year Honours
02 January 2007Cambridge academics have once again been recognised in the New Year Honours list.
Cambridge professor joins hall of fame
11 October 2006The International Women’s Forum (IWF) has awarded Professor Dame Sandra Dawson its highest honour by inducting her to their International Hall of Fame.
