University of Cambridge
Public collegiate university in England
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| 2025 | The Complete University Guide ranked the department as the top politics department in the United Kingdom. |
| April 12 2025 | Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club won a race with a winning time of 17:34, beating their opponents by 4.5 lengths. The crew was composed of Jeremy Wilkinson, Gianluca Maffi, Will Morris, Josh Moore, Ben Isherwood, Janik Schüttler, Theo Hatcher, James Richards, and coxed by Isabella Fiske-Harrison. |
| 2025 | Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club won a 2- race with Alex Tocher and Peter Crossley, achieving victory 'easily'. |
| 2025 | Cambridge Students' Union elected 5 Sabbatical Officers for the 2025-26 academic year, following the 2024 Governance Review. The new roles include President (UG), President (PG), Vice-President (Education & Widening Participation), Vice-President (Liberation & Welfare), and Vice-President (Student Community & Societies). |
| January 2025 | Times Higher Education reports Deborah Prentice's basic salary of £409,000 with an additional £51,741 in accommodation and personal allowances. |
| 2024 | QS World University Rankings ranked the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge seventh globally for political studies. |
| 2024 | Ranked fifth on the Tompkins Table of Cambridge colleges for undergraduate examination performance. |
| 2024 | The programme reached over 4,500 alumni, marking significant growth and global impact in sustainability leadership training since its inception. |
| 2024 | CSCI was awarded funding from the Wellcome Trust for a Discovery Research Platform for Tissue Scale Biology. |
| 2024 | The organization reported revenue exceeding £1 billion and operating profit above £200 million. |
| 2024 | Cambridge University Press & Assessment published books and journal articles from seven of the 2024 Nobel laureates. |
| 2024 |
John M. Jumper won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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| 2024 | Chris Young takes over as Master of St Edmund's College, continuing the college's leadership legacy. |
| 2024 | Sharon Peacock appointed as Master of Churchill College |
| 2024 | Ijeoma Uchegbu appointed as President of Wolfson College |
| 2024 | Clare College maintains its 12th position in the Tompkins Table based on undergraduate degree results. |
| 2024 | The Central Hall Building, New Court, and Chapel of Fitzwilliam College were designated as Grade II listed buildings, recognizing their architectural and historical significance. |
| 2024 | The seven SU Campaigns were dissolved during the Governance Review. |
| 2024 | Cambridge SU initiated a Governance Review that will reduce the number of full-time sabbatical roles from 8 to 5, to be implemented from 2025-26 academic year. |
| 2024 | May Ball themed after William Shakespeare's play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. |
| 2024 | Dale Kedwards joins the department as a lecturer. |
| 2024 | Corpus Christi College is placed 3rd in the college rankings. |
| 2024 | Jan Klabbers elected as the Whewell Professor of International Law, with the post to be taken up in 2025 |
| 2024 | St Catharine's College Hockey Club, after merging with St Edmund's College Hockey Club (SECHC), returns to winning status. |
| 2024 | Trinity College regained the top position in the Tompkins Table, reaffirming its academic excellence. |
| December 1 2024 | Prof Gishan Dissanaike officially began his full directorship of Cambridge Judge Business School. |
| September 2024 | Sarah Anderson elected as Undergraduate President for the 2024-25 academic year |
| March 29 2024 | Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club won with crew including Emile Czernuszka, Sam Taylor, Gianluca Vartan, Harry Fieldhouse, Ben Jones, Freddie Markanday, Thomas Heppel, Lewis Gray, and Ben Harding. They won by 5.5 lengths. |
| 2023 | The college admitted 81% of its undergraduates from maintained schools (UK state schools). |
| 2023 | Darwin College became the first University of Cambridge college to host a fully plant-based May Ball. |
| 2023 | Published 63 percent of new research journal articles as open access. |
| 2023 | Issued 11 million grades through its exam boards, including OCR and Cambridge International Education. |
| 2023 | Cambridge University Press & Assessment reported 125 million downloads of scholarly research, including book chapters and research papers. |
| 2023 | St Edmund's College Cricket Club (SECCC) reached the Cuppers finals. |
| 2023 | Noah Carl was dismissed from St Edmund's College following an investigation into his controversial research on race, intelligence, and criminality, with the college citing potential risks of promoting views that could incite racial or religious hatred. |
| 2023 | Andy Parker becomes Master of Peterhouse College |
| 2023 | Martin Burton becomes Master of Sidney Sussex College |
| 2023 | Graham Virgo becomes Master of Downing College |
| 2023 | Gillian Tett appointed as Provost of King's College |
| 2023 | Gates Cambridge Scholarship selected 75 Scholars from a total of 6,184 applicants for the year's entry, demonstrating the highly competitive nature of the scholarship program. |
| 2023 | Campus parties were suspended after the Night of Decadence party resulted in multiple student hospitalizations, leading to the permanent banning of the event. |
| 2023 | Ben Guy becomes a lecturer in the department. |
| 2023 | More than 50 percent of Cambridge University Press research articles were published in open access mode. |
| 2023 | University of Cambridge received 21,445 undergraduate applications, with an offer rate of 21.2% and enrolled 3,557 students. |
| 2023 | 72% of the Students' Union voted to host talks about removing animal products from university cafes and canteens. Darwin College subsequently decided to serve only vegan food at its May Ball in response to climate and biodiversity concerns. |
| 2023 | Cambridge researchers were accused of helping to develop weapon systems for Iran, causing controversy. |
| 2023 | Trinity College replaced the chair leg with a sceptre to mark the 75th birthday of King Charles III, an alumnus of the college. |
| 2023 | Trinity College launched a new punt named 'Charles' to commemorate the coronation of King Charles III, an alumnus of the college. |
| October 1 2023 | Sir John Benger began his tenure as Master of St Catharine's College, taking up office on this date. |
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