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News and Events from Churchill College, University of Cambridge #churchillcollege

[Michael Coleman @Lab_Coleman]

What does the apparent success of arrogance, threats and an obsession with money mean for how we do scientific research? A time to take a long, hard look at our values, purpose and the type of culture we want.

This week in Science Without Anguish:

https://t.co/qiirjDckOC

[Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy @MCTDCambridge]

Come along to @ChurchillCol next week for a preview of 'In the Belly of AI' and a conversation between @AntonioCasilli and @james_muldoon_ who have been investigating the invisible workers fuelling advancements in AI. Free and open to all!

Register ➡️ https://t.co/3cIuz59Ghr

[Athene Donald @AtheneDonald]

What's stopping UK being a science superpower (it's not the scientists!) by @williamnhutton , citing @ChurchillCol's Bobby Reddy's work https://t.co/bWD1twgiVr

[Churchill College @ChurchillCol]

Insight on the social media connection with the UK riots from Churchill College Fellow @Sander_vdLinden on @BBCBreakfast

[Churchill Archives Centre @ChuArchives]

📻Tune into @BBCCambs this morning at 10:20 to hear our Director @AllenPackwood reflect on finding a long-overlooked speech by Winston Churchill on the 1924 #Olympics.

Listen live🔽
https://t.co/CUldQirNVS

[Churchill Archives Centre @ChuArchives]

🗣️ Our Director @AllenPackwood recently discovered a forgotten speech given by Winston Churchill in 1923 where he supported an appeal to help British athletes train for the 1924 #Olympics.

Nearly a century on, read highlights from this forgotten speech.

https://t.co/jiIt7VpTtb

[Churchill College @ChurchillCol]

@mollerinstitute Beautiful day for it!

[Churchill College @ChurchillCol]

Congratulations to all secondary students who have just finished Living Lab: Climate Action, it’s been brilliant hosting you – and thanks to @RAEngNews for funding, and @cebcambridge @Cambridge_Eng @FIBECDT @westcamhub for tours and more!

[Churchill College @ChurchillCol]

🎓Turning academic dreams into reality!

Alexis Kaminski pursued a PhD in Maths & Theoretical Physics @churchillcol. Today, she's Asst. Prof. of Mechanical Engineering @BerkeleyME blending fluid dynamics & oceanography 🌊
@FacultyMaths @alexisonfluids

👉https://t.co/Rluuw3PeTX

[Churchill College @ChurchillCol]

Congratulations to @churchillcol Fellow Professor Sir John Aston on his new role as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research! 👏👏👏

[Cambridge University @Cambridge_Uni]

We are pleased to announce the appointments of Professor Sir John Aston and Professor Anna Philpott to Pro-Vice-Chancellors of the University.

Professor Sir John Aston has been appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research. He is Harding Professor of Statistics in Public Life within the University’s Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics.

Professor Aston takes over the role from Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith, and will begin as a Pro-Vice-Chancellor on 1 September, 2024.

An applied statistician, Professor Aston leads research into the use of quantitative evidence in public policy making, works with those in public life to ensure the best methods are used, and aims to improve the use of statistics and other quantitative evidence in public policy debates.

As Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, Professor Aston will provide senior academic leadership on the University’s research activities, and be responsible for sustaining and enhancing a supportive research culture which allows Cambridge to continue to flourish as an outstanding research-intensive institution with worldwide influence.

Professor Aston will build on the foundations laid by Professor Ferguson‑Smith, who has been appointed Executive Chair of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

Appointed to Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Resources and Operations is Professor Anna Philpott. She is currently Professor of Cancer and Developmental Biology, and Head of the School of Biological Sciences at the University.

Professor Philpott will take up her new position in October 2024, and takes over from current Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor David Cardwell.

A developmental biologist with a long-standing interest in how cells within developing embryos decide which fate to adopt, as well as how they decide whether to proliferate or arrest cell division and adopt a mature functional state, Professor Philpott is also interested in how control of these processes is subverted in cancer cells.

As Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Resources and Operations, Professor Philpott will provide leadership across four principal areas:
· The prioritisation, distribution and use of resources across the University to optimise operational effectiveness
· Integration of academic planning with resource planning
· Oversight of the University’s change programmes
· Oversight of the University’s IT and digital capability

There are five Pro-Vice-Chancellors at the University of Cambridge. Their role is to work in partnership with other senior leaders, including Heads of School and Professional Services leads, to help drive strategy and policy development. The Pro-Vice-Chancellors also support the Vice-Chancellor in providing academic leadership to the University.

[Churchill College @ChurchillCol]

🎉 Celebrating 60 years of groundbreaking research! @CamUniCampop & Churchill Fellow @amrcampop have launched a new blog, "Top of the CamPops," debunking myths about family, sex & work since the Middle Ages.

Find out more: https://t.co/FkjzbQqSor

[Cambridge University @Cambridge_Uni]

Are you a Cambridge postgraduate student looking for mental health support?

The Student Wellbeing Service is here for you. Self-refer anytime in the academic year: https://t.co/2zsN2bQqX1

Thanks to Kay @churchillcol and Emily @stjohnscam on why getting support is so vital.

[Churchill College @ChurchillCol]

@churchillcol Fellow @RamitDebnath is featured in a BBC article commenting on the impact conspiracy theories can have on research funding 👏

[Churchill College @ChurchillCol]

Many of our postgrad students dive headfirst into a kaleidoscope of activities that colour their academic journey, as demonstrated by the experience of final year PhD @CamPathology student Éva Bényei

👉Eva's full story: https://t.co/J6OwYw8gDY

@MicrobioSoc #Microbiology

[Churchill College @ChurchillCol]

This was the special scene outside Senate House today when @AtheneDonald was congratulated by @churchillcol Fellows & students following her final degree ceremony as Master!👏

Thanks to @ljardinewright for capturing the moment!

[Churchill College @ChurchillCol]

We’re so proud of all our graduating students who are being awarded their degrees now after walking together to Senate House!

#Cambridge #cambridgeuniversity #graduation #graduationceremony

[Churchill Archives Centre @ChuArchives]

📢There's still time to sign up for our 20th Roskill Lecture delivered by @HarrietHarman today at 5:30 on 'The Changing Culture in British Politics'.

🎫Sign up now to get one of our last few remaining tickets.

https://t.co/ADbjm28Qu7

[Cambridge University @Cambridge_Uni]

"I would expect there to have to be some tax increases in the next parliament because people expect improved public services and infrastructure."

Professor @DianeCoyle1859 lays out what the next government will need to do to grow the economy and looks at what gets in the way of private sector investment.

🗳️ What is at stake for the UK General Election? In this new video series, students and academics from the University of Cambridge share their insights on some of the biggest themes facing our country at this crucial moment, from AI to racial inequity, levelling up to misinformation, and first-time voting to tax changes.

Professor Dame Diane Coyle is the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at @ChurchillCol, in the @dept_of_polis. Diane co-directs @bennettinst where she heads research under the themes of progress and productivity.

[Cambridge University @Cambridge_Uni]

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[Churchill College @ChurchillCol]

As we approach @INWED1919 we're sharing the inspiration behind the engineering journeys of 3 @churchillcol students

🌟Miruna: https://t.co/26jwECpXWf
🌟Sruthi: https://t.co/IrTdHy7EXe
🌟Juliana: https://t.co/BkgaNQtAQW

@Cambridge_Eng @Whittlelab @SensorCUT @DepartofPhysics