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What are the latest developments of Reshaping our Estate? We spoke to John Dennis, the Lead Academic Sponsor of Reshaping our Estate, and David Cardwell, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Strategy and Planning, to discover the latest insights of the programme. For those who may not be aware of Reshaping our Estate, how would you summarise the programme?  …

The pilot phase of a new programme to improve the quality, consistency and reliability of the information that we hold about the assets (from lifts, boilers and air conditioning equipment, to fire extinguishers and emergency lighting test switches) in the University of Cambridge buildings has been successfully completed.The Asset Digitisation Progr…

The University of Cambridge is supporting Cambridge Standing Tall, an art sculpture trail delivered by Break – a local charity working across Cambridgeshire to raise the aspirations of young people in care.After the success of Cows about Cambridge in 2021, Break, together with delivery partners Wild in Art, will be bringing this new sculpture trail…

Planning permission has been granted for a new Ticket Office to be built at the eastern entrance to the Botanic Garden on Station Road. The new structure will replace the current Ticket Office, which is not adequate for welcoming the huge numbers of visitors (around 350,000) that the Garden attracts each year. The new Ticket Office will offer an in…

The University of Cambridge’s West Hub has been shortlisted for the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) East Awards. Celebrating excellence in architecture across the UK, these awards are a testament to innovation and creativity in design.Designed by Jestico + Whiles, the dynamic building serves as a focal point for the Cambrid…

This month grounds maintenance for the operational estate moved to an in-house service, focused on providing a higher quality and more efficient service to meet the needs of our estate. Grounds Manager Mark Coulson said, “Since the in-house team looked after most of the sites 12 years ago, there have been many changes. We will be looking after an a…

Changes have been introduced this month (February 2024) to make it easier to keep track of progress on maintenance jobs and to quickly share feedback.  Automatic email updates will now be sent to the person who requests a maintenance job when it moves to a new stage (job assigned, parts received, job completed etc) - there is no longer a need to l…

Please share your views on a range of options to upgrade the University Centre. More information about potential uses for a refurbished building is available on the University Centre future uses consultation webpage.Members of the University community, and others who would like to share their views, are invited to complete a short survey, which clo…

Lambing comes early in the UK farming calendar at Park Farm in order to support the Department of Veterinary Medicine and to best fit in with the academic timetable, to ensure that our vet students are available to help lamb the ewes.Park Farm manager Paul Kelly said, "The ewe (pictured) was ably assisted by one of our vet students to have 4 health…

University of Cambridge's representation to the Cambridge South East Transport  proposals Transport and Works Act Order, March 2025The Cambridge South East Transport Busway, Transport and Works Act Order (“TWAO”): Representation from the University of CambridgeUniversity of Cambridge's representation to the Cambourne to Cambridge Transport and Work…