Professor Shirley Williams to give the 2009 Alcuin Lecture
11 November 2009The Rt. Hon. Professor Shirley Williams, will give the 2009 Alcuin lecture at Cambridge University on Tuesday, 17 November.
Cambridge architect wins prestigious awards
11 November 2009A University of Cambridge lecturer is among a team of designers, architects and engineers that have won three awards for their contributions to a new eco-friendly visitor centre in South Africa.
Ian Blair questions future of independent policing
10 November 2009The former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, will warn that his dismissal was a threat to independent policing in the UK, in a talk at Cambridge University this week.
Putting Cambridge on the map
10 November 2009Children from Old Ford Primary School in Tower Hamlets had their first taste of university last Friday when they spent the day at Murray Edwards College. The visit came at the end of a week-long programme run by IntoUniversity, an organisation that supports children in deprived parts of London to achieve their potential.
Launch of Reflections on Cambridge
10 November 2009A new book about the University, Reflections on Cambridge, which is being launched today, explores the culture, the customs, the colleges and the politics of Cambridge from an anthropological as well as historical standpoint.
AR Wallace – The forgotten evolutionist
06 November 2009The man who might have been Darwin – AR Wallace – is the subject of a fascinating new exhibition at Cambridge University’s Museum of Zoology until February 8, 2010.
The Clare Hall Tanner Lectures 2009
06 November 2009Well-known historian, critic and award-winning broadcaster, Professor Sir Christopher Frayling will speak at this year’s Clare Hall Tanner Lecture Series at the University of Cambridge on the 11th and 12th November.
Sassoon campaign moves a huge step forward after NHMF grant
06 November 2009Cambridge University Library has taken a huge step towards acquiring the archive of Siegfried Sassoon’s personal papers – after the announcement of a £550,000 grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund. The University Library’s £1.25 million campaign, launched at Sotheby’s in June, is now tantalisingly close to success.
Cambridge academics showcase expertise at World Economic Forum - India
05 November 2009Two of Judge Business School’s leading minds will take part in the World Economic Forum Summit to be held in Delhi this week 8 to 10 November.
Cambridge name squad for Boat Race
05 November 2009The Cambridge University Boat Club squad for the 2010 Boat Race, sponsored by Xchanging, has been announced.
