Learning to fly A short career Development Course for non-clinical women researchers thinking about, or preparing to, embark on independence in their research careers. 13 October 2014 – 10 November 2014 All sessions will be at lunch times in the Clinical School. Please see http://athena-swan.medschl.cam.ac.uk/learning-fly/ for more information. To apply, please email Victoria Smallbone: vs351@medschl.cam.ac.uk […]
October 2014 Events
Institute of Public Health Inaugural Annual Public Health Lecture, featuring Dr Salim Yusuf, with Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz and Professor Carol Brayne. 3rd Nov 2014 at 5.30 followed by a reception. “REDUCING CVD GLOBALLY — FROM RESEARCH TO ACTION’ At the Martin Cohen Lecture Theatre, Li Ka Shing CentreCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute. Entry only […]
School of Clinical Medicine appraisal scheme
The School of Clinical Medicine appraisal scheme was launched on 1st October. The scheme principles were agreed at the Council of the School meeting in July, to include the development of a single appraisal scheme and supporting documentation to be used across the School for all staff groups. A Clinical School appraisal form has been […]
Universities in Collaboration with Pfizer Inc. in Rare Diseases Consortium
Earlier this year, the Global Medical Excellence Cluster (GMEC) announced a five year collaborative agreement with Pfizer Inc. that provides a framework for the research and development of new and innovative medicines for rare diseases. The agreement provides scientists from the GMEC partners – Cambridge University, Imperial College London, King’s College London, Queen Mary University […]
University of Cambridge awarded the institutional Athena SWAN award
The University of Cambridge has learned the exciting news that it has won an institutional Athena SWAN Silver award. Athena SWAN awards recognise commitment to advancing women’s careers, employment in higher education and research. Cambridge has joined a select group of universities holding this level of award, joining only four other universities in the UK. […]
Two members of the Neurosurgery Division have been awarded prizes by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Two Cambridge neurosurgeons are among the 17 prizewinners announced by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Stephen Price, a NIHR-funded Clinician Scientist and Hon. Consultant Neurosurgeon has been awarded the BrainLab Neurosurgery Award. His group, together with the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre and Department of Radiology, have developed MR imaging methods that can identify occult invasion […]
One in ten people over forty years old in Britain are vitamin D deficient
As many as one in ten people in Britain over forty years old may be vitamin D deficient, according to a study carried out by researchers at the University of Cambridge. Vitamin D is nicknamed the ‘sunshine vitamin’ as it is produced in the skin in response to sunlight. It is also found in some […]