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Public consultation opens to improve Cambridge Market Square
Cambridge City Council has launched a public consultation on its plans to renovate and improve Market Square The project’s key design proposals include new demountable market stalls, public seating and space for street entertainmentAndrew Dunn/WIKIMEDIACOMMONS by Iona Fleming Cambridge City Council is asking the public for its views on a proposed multi-million pound project to improve Cambridge Market Square in an open public consultation running from 19th May until 7th July.
Winners announced for Cambridge SU’s Student-Led Teaching Awards
The winners of the 2021 awards were recognised for academic and non-academic contributions to student support throughout the pandemic Dr Sarah Fawcett said the award "brought genuine tears to [her] eyes"Louis Ashworth/VARSITY by Iona Fleming The winners of the Cambridge Student Union (SU) Student-Led Teaching Awards (SLTAs) were announced this week (13/05). The awards reward outstanding teaching and student support across the University and Colleges.
Catherine Arnold elected as new chair of Cambridge Global Health Partnerships
Master of St Edmund’s College, Catherine Arnold, has been appointed CGHP’s new Chair, where she will work to develop partnerships improve public and individual health worldwide Arnold was awarded an OBE in 2019 for her services to British foreign policyVarsity by Iona Fleming Catherine Arnold, the Master of St Edmund’s College (2019-2021), has been elected Chair of Cambridge Global Health Partnerships (CGHP).
Light News - Week 1: NHS fundraising, C-Sunday lost property & Medieval Cancer research
As we finish the first week of Easter term, Varsity is here with some lighter news from the past week Students have been warned to be cautious about Covid-19 risks following the gathering on SundayFlickr by Iona Fleming & Amy Howell Medics running miles for the NHS During May, Cambridge medical students are joining a UK-wide team of medical students taking part in a nationwide charity challenge called ‘EVERY MILE FOR OUR NHS’.
Disadvantaged children in lower-income countries face ‘continual’ educational barriers, Cambridge study finds
A study undertaken by Cambridge researchers analysing students in lower- and middle-income countries found that poorer children are less likely to enter higher education compared to their wealthier counterparts The study looked at the academic progression of approximately 3,500 children over fourteen yearsGunnar Ridderström/Unsplash by Serge Isman & Iona Fleming Disadvantaged children are being denied access to higher education in lower- and middle-income countries, a study undertaken by the...
Applications open for first Stephen W. Hawking Professorship of Cosmology
The University is welcoming applications to the Professorship, which was announced in 2014, for the first time Applications for the Professorship close on 12th April 2021LWP KOMMUNIKÁCIÓ by Iona Fleming The Stephen W. Hawking Professorship of Cosmology has opened applications for 2021. This is the first year the position has been advertised for election to the Chair. The Professorship was confirmed by the Regent House in 2014 to much controversy over fair pay and the influence of private donors.
Zeichner leads calls for increased funding of university mental health and NHS services
Chairs of the All-Party Parliamentary University Group wrote to Ministers earlier this month, calling on them to provide further funding in response to the increasing demand on university mental health services The letter called on Ministers to respond to the growing mental health difficulties in university students, with demand at a particularly high level due to the impact of the pandemicAndrew Couldrige/Reuters by Iona Fleming As Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary University Group...
Council endorses permanent counter-terrorism barrier on King’s Parade
The barrier was erected following police counter-terrorism advice to the Council, but has proved controversial among Cambridge residents Objections were raised during a recent consultation about the impact on local businessesSophie Huskisson by Iona Fleming & Luke Hallam Cambridge City Council has endorsed a scheme to make the anti-terrorism barrier on King’s Parade permanent.
Cambridge named as world-leading centre of quantum computing research
Cambridge has been chosen by The Quantum Daily as one of the top ten global universities and institutions for its exemplary research into quantum physics.
The winners of tripos hopping
Analysis by Varsity found that Management Studies gained the most students between 2017 and 2020, whereas Engineering saw the greatest loss The Varsity investigation into data from October 2017 follows on from the 2018 analysis, which covered a period from October 2006 to June 2017Louis Ashworth by Amy Howell & Iona Fleming An investigation by Varsity into student subject transfers has found that Management Studies was the most popular subject to transfer into, followed by Natural Sciences,...
Cambridge alum fatally shot in Chicago
Cambridge alum Yifan Fan was tragically killed on 9th January in a shooting spree in Chicago A candlelit vigil was held in memory of Fan on 14th January (the above photo is not taken from Fan's vigil)Jose Antonio Gallego Vázquez / Unsplash by Iona Fleming Content Note: This article mentions a fatal shooting Fourth-year PhD student at the University of Chicago and Cambridge alum Yiran Fan was fatally shot on 9th January in a shooting spree in Chicago.
Clare students call for College to commit to full divestment
After a recent decision by the Clare Investment Committee to shift 80% of its investments from the fossil fuel industry, the Clare Divestment Campaign has published an Open Letter calling for Clare to commit to 100% divestment from fossil fuels Clare will shift 80% of its equity holdings into the Amundi ESG Global Low Carbon Fund, which will work with colleges from Oxford and Cambridge to “improve green revenues” whilst excluding fossil fuels and thermal coal.
Varsity investigates student experiences of online learning
Students across the University respond to the new blend of online and in-person teaching resulting from the Covid-19 restrictions Lectures across Cambridge have been online this term and will remain so for the rest of the yearTHEONLYSILENTBOB/WIKIMEDIA by Sam Crawley, Iona Fleming & Cameron White This term a majority of subjects have implemented provisions to move most or all of their teaching online in the wake of Covid-19.
Varsity investigates opinions on university testing disparities
Coronavirus Students from both Cambridge and universities across the UK react to disparities in testing access Cambridge's testing policy differs from universities across the countryPixabay by Iona Fleming After the University's asymptomatic screening programme began on Monday 5th October, Varsity investigated how students - in Cambridge and beyond - felt about it.
Cambridge chosen as a campus for 2020 UN Millennium Fellowship
12 undergraduates from Cambridge will participate in the 2020 UN Millennium Fellowship, a program which “convenes, challenges, and celebrates” student leaders working towards UN goals 12 Cambridge undergraduates will be among the Class of 2020 UN Millennium Fellows Team/MCN by Iona Fleming Cambridge is one of 80 academic institutions which has been chosen to host a cohort of Millennium Fellows.
Survey highlights college disparities in facilities for student parents
Several colleges do not provide spaces for breastfeeding, provide child play areas or allow children to attend formals Several colleges do not have family-specific accommodationseier+seier by Iona Fleming Student parents have access to very different facilities and support depending on their college membership, a survey led jointly by the former Graduate Union (GU) and Cambridge University Students Union shows.
Live: Cambridge Covid-19 updates - July
Saturday 25th July 12:12pm The Children’s Task and Finish Group (TFC), which is a subgroup of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), has published advice on the reopening of universities this Autumn. The guidance addresses to social networks, education ‘bubbles’ and risks of returning to family at the end of term.
Distanced students celebrate ‘May Week Mega Event’
The first-ever online May Week brought together the University community for a series of performances from staff, student and alumni, with an aim to ‘unite the Cambridge community like never before’ All elements of University life were represented in an evening of entertainment and performanceMay Week Mega Event Committee by Iona Fleming With no physical May Balls to liven up the Cambridge Colleges as they have done for generations, Sunday evening (28/06) saw the first ever ‘May Week Mega...
Migrant justice open letter circulated amongst UK universities
An open letter signed by students across the UK calls for universities to uphold their duty of care to ‘migrant’ students and staff Cambridge City Councillor Richard Johnson has called on the government to "abandon its disgraceful ‘hostile environment’ policy"N Chadwick / Geograph by Iona Fleming Students across the UK have signed an open letter to the Vice-Chancellors and Principals of UK universities calling for universities to fulfil their duty of care to ‘migrant’ students and staff by...
Light News - Week 4: Cambrovision, Quaranchats and Spring hits King’s
In this week’s lighter news, students across the Cambridge community were brought together by music, conversation spreads kindness amongst the community and the King’s meadow comes to life A local resident enjoying the new wildflower meadow'@ChoirOfKingsCam/TWitter by Iona Fleming Cambrovision In the absence of Eurovision in Rotterdam this year, Trinity College’s Tom McGachie put together Cambridge’s version of Eurovision, Cambrovision, as “a way to celebrate Eurovision in lockdown” where...
‘Acquiescence equals support’: Noam Chomsky at the virtual Union
Addressing the Union by video link, Chomsky discussed his views on neoliberal politics amid the coronavirus pandemic The writer and linguist offered damning criticism of the Trump administrations response to the coronavirus pandemicAndrewrusk/FLICKR by Iona Fleming & Cameron White Noam Chomsky, the linguist, political activist and prominent intellectuals, spoke to the Union via video link on Wednesday (13/05).
Nine Cambridge scientists elected to the Royal Society
Varsity spoke to some of the Cambridge academics who were elected to the Society last week The election day for new Fellows to the Society is likely to be postponed until 2021Kaishu Tai by Alexander Shtyrov & Iona Fleming Nine Cambridge academics are among the 62 Fellows who were elected to the Royal Society on 29th April.
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