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Serving society through research and teaching excellence, engagement and collaboration

Posts and programmes

Serving society through research and teaching excellence, engagement and collaboration

 

 

Blue sky with green scales and grass meant to represent the legal system

First Chair in climate law for the UK to be established

As society grapples with the challenges and solutions around combatting climate change, the field of climate law will play a vital role.
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Dr Yusuf Hamied

Department of Chemistry to be named in honour of Dr Yusuf Hamied

Dr Hamied (Christ’s 1954) is a longstanding supporter of chemistry at Cambridge.
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First-ever Cambridge Foundation Year offers made to prospective students

More than 50 students from backgrounds of educational disadvantage have been offered a place on the University of Cambridge’s first-ever pre-degree foundation year.
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Achieving global food security: a vision for the new Crop Science Centre

In April 2020, the World Food Programme issued a stark warning: the world was sleepwalking towards a biblical famine. The COVID-19 pandemic has put an additional 120 million people at risk of starvation. Arguably more shocking, however, is that 135 million people were already suffering from acute food shortages and hunger.
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New gift to Cambridge Zero supports key role ahead of COP26 climate conference

Donors Elizabeth and Roderick Jack have made a gift to fund the new role of COP26 Coordinator at Cambridge Zero.
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Carol Chen and Harry Tsao

"There is no way I would be where I am today without the opportunities that Cambridge and Cambridge Judge gave me"

Harry Tsao (Downing 1994) reflects on the impact of his MBA and his desire to give back
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Philanthropic support helps fast-track technologies for greenhouse gas removal and climate repair

“Climate change is perhaps the most urgent issue of our generation and time may well be running out for us to halt the rise in global temperatures,” says Jamie Arnell (Downing 1988) who is supporting the Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge (CCRC) to find innovative solutions to help repair our climate.
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“Classics is about the future as much as the past”: to mark Prof Mary Beard’s upcoming retirement a new Classics Fellowship will secure her profound legacy

Professor Mary Beard's legacy and the future of Classics at the Newnham will be secured with a new fully-funded Classics Fellowship.
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Girton150: An exceptional gift announcement during an exceptional celebration of the founding of a pioneering College

Seven-figure gift in memory of alumna Margaret Tyler (Girton, 1953) will endow an early-career Research Fellowship in Geography.
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“Wolfson is a leader and has the opportunity to tackle the significant issues”: Dr Steve Hoath on sustainability and the Hoath Family Awards

A gift from Emeritus Fellow, Dr Steve Hoath has enabled the Hub to devote more time and resources to explore and spotlight the issues of sustainability and conservation.
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Collaboration and creativity creates first Academic Career Development Fellowship in Philosophy

The Isaac Newton Trust, the School of the Arts and Humanities, Magdalene and Newnham Colleges and donors including Ross and Jane Reason have collaborated to establish the first Isaac Newton Trust Academic Career Development Fellowship in Philosophy.
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The Launch of the El-Erian Institute

The research at the El-Erian Institute will invite specialists in behavioural economics, neuroscience, psychology and behavioural science from Cambridge to provide insight into how decision making interacts with human behaviour.
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Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre

The Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre: at the heart of Cambridge’s response to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that now, more than ever, the world needs to harness deep expertise and collaborative thinking to tackle a global challenge. And at Cambridge, the power of philanthropy is enabling researchers and scientists to do just that.
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Professor Usha Goswami image credit Richard Marsham for Jesus College Cambridge

Professor Usha Goswami wins the 2019 Yidan prize for education research

Professor Goswami has become Cambridge’s first Yidan Prize Laureate.
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Dr Natalia Buitron appointed to the new Lectureship in the Anthropology of Amazonia

The Department of Social Anthropology is delighted to welcome Dr Natalia Buitron who has been appointed to the new Lectureship in the Anthropology of Amazonia.
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Centre of Mathematical Sciences, West Cambridge

Cambridge partners with Schmidt Futures in new software engineering network

Research software engineers will bridge the gap between modern science and scalable complex software at four leading universities
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New centre to foster global conversations about ethical issues raised by science

The University of Cambridge announces the launch of the Kavli Centre for Ethics, Science, and the Public, to engage publics and scientists with the ethical implications of scientific discovery and its impact on society.
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Professor Neil Lawrence

Cambridge appoints first DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning

Following an international search, Professor Neil Lawrence has been appointed as the inaugural DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at Cambridge, supported by a benefaction from the world-leading British AI company.
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Arcadia funds two major projects to map endangered archaeological heritage in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

The projects are intended to advance our knowledge of the archaeology of South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa and help archaeologists and heritage managers in these regions develop more sustainable approaches to protecting and monitoring endangered heritage
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Dr Holly Krieger challenges the status quo

Dr Holly Krieger is making waves in the field of mathematics. Not only is she making great strides with her teaching and research, but Holly takes an active role in encouraging more women to explore mathematics.
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New Cambridge-built carbon credit marketplace will support reforestation efforts worldwide

The Cambridge Centre for Carbon Credits (4C) will use a combination of AI and satellite sensing to build a decentralised marketplace of verifiable carbon credits
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Achieving global food security: a vision for the new Crop Science Centre

In April 2020, the World Food Programme issued a stark warning: the world was sleepwalking towards a biblical famine. The COVID-19 pandemic has put an additional 120 million people at risk of starvation. Arguably more shocking, however, is that 135 million people were already suffering from acute food shortages and hunger.
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The Endangered Landscapes Programme awarded second phase of funding to restore more landscapes in Europe

The Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP) is thrilled to announce a second phase of funding from Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.
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Emily's legacy: Crowdfunding campaign raises £100K for cancer research

Emily Parsons was just twenty-two when she was diagnosed with a rare and currently incurable spinal cord tumour—diffuse midline glioma with the H3 K27M mutation. Emily was given only months to live but spent that time fundraising for a Cambridge research group working to find new treatment options.
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The blue zone at cop26

Decisive moments

Just after 11pm on Saturday 13th November, COP26 president Alok Sharma declared the conference closed. The resulting Glasgow Climate Pact has garnered complex and nuanced responses from across global society, and within the community of academics, students and staff at the University of Cambridge.
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Showcasing the impact of the campaign across Cambridge and beyond.

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Building for the future

Enhancing buildings and facilities across Cambridge so that students and staff can live and learn in surroundings fit for the 21st century and beyond