Olga Kennard obituary Crystallographer who set up a central repository for data to be used as an essential resource by researchers around the world The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2023
Hundreds of trees to be felled for Cambridge bus route to tackle climate change Councillors vote to chop down trees in Coton Orchard for busway from Cambridge to Cambourne The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2023
Recent Books on the Constitution My seminar picks for 2023 (and every year since 2005). Reason · Mar 21, 2023
Cambridge University’s economic contribution ‘four times that of Premier League’ Analysis of economic impact found the university adds nearly £30 billion to the UK economy every year. The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023
The forgotten maths genius who laid the foundations for Isaac Newton A new play explores the short life of Jeremiah Horrocks, whose astonishing discoveries ‘changed the way we see the universe’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023
Bypass threatens to destroy Cambridge farmland rich in wildlife Coton Orchard can literally boast a partridge in a pear tree – but the idyll is threatened by a busway scheme, which campaigners say is totally unnecessary The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023
Cambridge college to create fellowship to examine slavery links Trinity academic to establish how college benefited from slave trade in move to achieve ‘reconciliation’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023
Classical home listening: Il Pomo d’Oro and Emelyanychev play Mozart; Magnificat 3 from Cambridge Maxim Emelyanychev and co launch their Mozart series with the first and last symphonies. And more evening canticles from the choir of St John’s College and Andrew Nethsingha The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023
UK lab space demand to rise after Budget boost for life sciences The life sciences sector last year signed for around 800,000 square feet of office and lab space in the golden triangle of London, Oxford and Cambridge Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2023
Lord’s strike deal to host Oxford vs Cambridge and Eton vs Harrow fixtures until 2027 Longer-term future to be reviewed in 2027 Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2023
The Varsity Hotel & Spa, Cambridge: a chic riverside boutique with unbeatable views The popular spa hotel combines classic Cambridge details with a chic, urban feel – and an unbeatable location just a stone’s throw from some of the university’s most famous colleges. Katie Strick checks in Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2023
Carol Vorderman shares 'special room' at University of Cambridge that's named after her The maths whizz visited Cambridge to celebrate the life of her former tutor Donald Green, who passed away last year Bristol Post · Mar 13, 2023
Carol Vorderman proudly shows off 'special room' named after her at her old university The TV presenter was back at Cambridge to honour her former tutor who was 'instrumental' in bringing comp kids to the university Wales Online · Mar 13, 2023
Best place to work in UK revealed - and it's 'better than London' Glassdoor has revealed its top 10 places to work in the UK after giving each city a rating for overall job satisfaction - local business owners can understand why Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023
Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2023 Woman takes beloved dog on journey of over 4,000 miles for £25,000 life-saving surgery Hannah Erganian Robinson, 40, flew her beloved dog over 4,000 miles from Kansas, US, to Cambridge in the UK for a life-saving surgery, after her rescue pup was diagnosed with congestive heart failure
The National (Scotland) · Mar 4, 2023 Scottish independence emerges victorious at Cambridge union debate SCOTTISH independence has emerged victorious during a debate at the world’s oldest debating society: the Cambridge union.
Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2023 London loses Arm wrestle with New York as tech giant heads to the US in blow to the City The re-listing of shares in Cambridge-based Arm Holdings will be on the Nasdaq not the FTSE
The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023 Kidney transplant giving former Scotland international new lease of life McDonald scored his first goal since 2018 over the weekend
Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2023 Cambridge’s Trinity College to return Aboriginal spears to Australia Trinity College said returning the spears was the ‘right decision’ after more than 250 years
Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2023 Family of British make-up artist who died in hit-and-run crash in Qatar demand evidence Raffy Tsakanika, from Cambridge, died after the car she was travelling in as a passenger was struck from behind by a second vehicle near Doha in March 2019
Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023 Man unable to read or write at 18 becomes youngest Black professor at Cambridge Jason Arday is set to start as the University of Cambridge's Professor of Sociology of Education in March at the age of 37, joining just 155 Black professors in the UK
Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2023 Cambridge volunteers on ‘toad patrol’ as mating season sees high numbers Toad mating season takes place between February and April, with Cambridge residents being put on ‘toad patrol’ to help protect them.
Newcastle Herald · Feb 22, 2023 US band Unwritten Law postpone shows at 11th hour US skate punk band Unwritten Law have postponed their Australian tour a day before their Newcastle show. The Cambridge Hotel was supposed to host Unwritten Law and their fellow American support Mickey Avalon on The Hum Tour on Thursday night. "Australia, it breaks our hearts to announce that we must…
Zenger · Feb 20, 2023 Women Don’t Pursue AI Careers Because Sexist Movies Won’t Let Them Researchers at the University of Cambridge attribute the underrepresentation of women in artificial intelligence to sexist films
The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023 Family of woman who died in Qatar says FCDO hoping case ‘just goes away’ Beautician Raffy Tsakanika, from Cambridge, was a passenger in a Toyota Landcruiser near Doha in the fatal incident in March 2019.