1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (1181+ words) Hughes Hall has revised its controversial plans for land on the edge of Fenner's " the historic Cambridge University cricket ground " but concerns remain in the community. More than 5,000 people voiced their alarm at the college's initial proposals to develop two…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (673+ words) A vision for a more connected and expanded Anglia Ruskin University has been set out to councillors following the purchase of two East Road sites in Cambridge. The university has acquired the former Mackays store and Severn Place, with the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (219+ words) Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce have welcomed Skills England's newly-published Roadmap for Local Skills and the updated statutory guidance for Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs). The roadmap sets out a national framework for strengthening local…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (487+ words) Staff, students and supporters are calling for the University of Cambridge to reconsider recommendations put forward by the School of the Biological Sciences that could close its veterinary school by 2032. They say the decision to recommend the closure of what…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (697+ words) Teacher, author and broadcaster Bobby Seagull " an alumnus of Emmanuel College, Cambridge " has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the King's New Year Honours list. The 41-year-old, whose full name is Jay Bobby…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (304+ words) Home " Business " Article HCR Law is launching a new initiative to help students in Cambridge take their first steps towards a career in law. The Hewitson Grant will offer "5,000 to support a student from an eligible, non-fee-paying school in the…...

4+ week, 17+ hour ago   (492+ words) Home " Education " Article Eight Cambridge researchers have been awarded a total of "17 million in funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe programme. Designed to support promising mid-career scientists to pursue creative research ideas, a record "728million in Consolidator Grants were awarded…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (737+ words) Ever wanted to know more about the "town" side of Cambridge rather than the much talked about "gown" side of the city? Well a tour offered by the Museum of Cambridge " called "Cambridge in Context" " might be just your thing....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (903+ words) University of Cambridge student and historian Emily Chung has discovered some interesting insight into Victorian Britain as part of her PhD studies. And she uncovered claims made by socialist thinker and Manchester resident, Friedrich Engels, the man who co-authored the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (243+ words) Our popular First Days at School supplement, featuring exclusive pictures of reception classes at primary schools across the Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire region, is published inside this week's Cambridge Independent. The 16-page supplement will be in the shops all week…...