Winners announced in the inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Impact Awards and Public...
On Monday 20 June, the Vice-Chancellor and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research presented two sets of inaugural awards; the Impact Awards run by the Research Strategy Office, and the Public Engagement with...
View ArticleCelebrating impact
11 Prizes of £1,000 were awarded to individuals and groups by the Vice Chancellor at a ceremony in the Old Schools. Five prizes were presented to staff whose research has led to considerable impact...
View ArticleEyes on the public
Are you an academic whose research demonstrates impact beyond the University setting? Have you dedicated time to public engagement with research?If so, you may be in line to win £1,000 for your...
View ArticleWinners announced in the inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Impact Awards and Public...
On Monday 20 June, the Vice-Chancellor and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research presented two sets of inaugural awards; the Impact Awards run by the Research Strategy Office, and the Public Engagement with...
View ArticleCelebrating impact
11 Prizes of £1,000 were awarded to individuals and groups by the Vice Chancellor at a ceremony in the Old Schools. Five prizes were presented to staff whose research has led to considerable impact...
View ArticleEyes on the public
Are you an academic whose research demonstrates impact beyond the University setting? Have you dedicated time to public engagement with research?If so, you may be in line to win £1,000 for your...
View ArticleVice-Chancellor’s awards showcase impact and engagement during the pandemic
Now in their fifth year, the awards were made in five categories: collaboration, early career, established academic, professional service, online and remote.The winners of the collaboration category...
View ArticleCambridge researchers awarded the Millennium Technology Prize
University of Cambridge chemists Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman have been jointly awarded the 2020 Millennium Technology Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious science and technology...
View ArticleKorowai on TV: the naked truth
Why an indigenous people takes their clothes off for cash, and what it reveals about culturally complex hopes and dreams.
View ArticleThe life-changing artificial pancreas
An artificial pancreas developed by Cambridge researchers is helping protect very young children with type 1 diabetes at a vulnerable time of their lives. New research shows that it is both safe to use...
View ArticleChange with purpose
Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise and Business Relations, Professor Andy Neely, on why universities need to work with business partners, the challenges of doing so and the satisfaction of making...
View ArticleThe life of Pi: Ten years of Raspberry Pi
The most successful computer ever to come out of the UK celebrates its tenth anniversary this year.
View ArticleNRICH, Cambridge’s flagship maths outreach project, turns 25
NRICH spent the last two years in emergency rescue mode, helping learners in lockdown. Its online resources attracted over a million page views per week. Now celebrating their 25th anniversary, the...
View ArticleTransforming lives with iris recognition technology
Technology that recognises people’s unique iris patterns is giving a means of identification to millions of individuals across the globe.
View ArticleFlip the switch: the tech in 35 million phones
How tiny vibrations in minute metal structures – and a little bit of luck – helped make mobile phones faster and more efficient.
View ArticleStudents help to turn 100-year-old bakery into thriving online business
Despite a few challenging years as a result of COVID-19, legendary Cambridge bakery Fitzbillies has emerged triumphant, with the help and insights of a group of students from Cambridge’s Institute for...
View ArticleCambridge commended for communication of research
"Creative, resourceful and innovative" approaches to communicating research have been recognised with four international CASE Circle of Excellence awards.
View ArticleThe future of farming: from eating insects to urban agriculture
The Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School is supporting new ventures to improve sustainability in agriculture to meet the demands of a growing global population.
View ArticleCommunicating the impact of rising seas
With a changing climate and rising sea levels putting cities at risk of flooding, it’s crucial for planners to increase their cities’ resilience. A new tool has been developed to help them – and it...
View ArticleCambridge University's economic impact
The University contributes nearly £30 billion to the UK economy and supports more than 86,000 jobs across the UK, according to a new report.
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