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2nd year student Sam El-bahja has written a blog post for Humanise.org exploring the 'challenge of boring architecture'

10 May 2024

Read the full blog post here: https://www.humanise.org/opinions/is-boring-let-me-tell-you-why

The Department congratulates Otto Copping (MArch) on being awarded the 2024 KPF Traveling Fellowship

9 May 2024

The KPF Travel Fellowship awards $10,000 (USD) to students in their penultimate year, to use during a summer of travel before their final year of study. For more information visit: https://www.kpf.com/news/kpf-announces-2024-traveling-fellowship-winners _otto_copping_kpf_travel_scholarship_portfolio_p.1_only.jpg

Faculty member Dr Ramit Debnath has been awarded a UKRI-EPSRC Responsible AI UK grant (£650,000) as a Co-PI to address the economic challenges of the rapid advances in AI

8 May 2024

For more information visit: https://www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/responsible-trustworthy-ai/

Professor Flora Samuel will be giving an Erasmus Seminar at Downing College on May 8 2024 on 'The Cambridge Room: engagement and inclusion in spatial planning'

3 May 2024

Planning consultation typically takes the form of a tick box exercise, one that typically elicits responses from around 2% of the population. This talk describes a series of pragmatic research projects that have sought to improve inclusion in spatial planning, culminating in a discussion of the Cambridge Room, an ‘urban...

Dr. Matteo Zallio and Cambridge Enterprise Revolutionise Workplace Inclusion with Innovative Consultancy Tools

1 May 2024

Dr. Matteo Zallio epitomises the transformative power of consultancy in driving immediate, scalable impact through Cambridge Enterprise. Through his pioneering work with the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), he has developed the IDEA audit tool—a cutting-edge, people-centric solution for fostering inclusion...

Cambridge Sustainable Design Group is hosting a research seminar series entitled "Digital Image of the City: Application and Policy Implication of Street View Image Analysis"

15 April 2024

This series of events comprises three online lectures and an in-person event. The seminars discuss the latest developments in urban studies on street view image analysis. Each session will provide valuable insights into the latest advancements and trends in the field, offering an excellent opportunity for knowledge...

Dr Ronita Bardhan speaks to Time Magazine raising concerns around outdoor public events and heatwaves in India

15 April 2024

Read the full article here: How Extreme Heat Will Impact India's Election | TIME

The Department congratulates 3rd year students Georgia Gollogly and Gianluca Vartan on being selected today to compete in the respective women's and men's ightweight Boat Race crews 2024

15 March 2024

The lightweight Boat Race is held the day before the openweight boat races on the same course from Putney to Mortlake. The lightweight crew have trained alongside the openweights since August 2023. Georgia Gollogly will be joined in the women's lightweight crew by Charlotte Macey from the Department of History of Art. For...

The Department congratulates PhD student Sean Hayes on being selected for the Boat Race Cambridge Men’s Squad 2024

14 March 2024

Sean Hayes is in the reserve 'Goldie' crew and is joined in the squad by Kenneth Coplan, an MPhil student from the Department of History of Art. The 169th Men's Race will take place on Saturday 30th March from 15:46 between Putney and Mortlake. For more information visit: https://www.theboatrace.org/squads/cambridge-mens-...

The new River Wing at Clare College designed by Witherford Watson Mann, a practice led by two of our alumni, is offically opened

13 March 2024

Witherford Watson Mann Architects has completed a transformative addition to one of Cambridge University’s oldest colleges: the River Wing is the first significant new construction at Grade I-listed Clare College Old Court since the 1780s. The oak-framed structure was manufactured offsite and carefully assembled in the...