Welcome
to the July e-bulletin, which now goes out to over 100,000 alumni;
bringing you the latest news about alumni events and activities, and
updates from across the University.
Election
for the Office of Chancellor
An
election by the Senate for the new Chancellor of the
University
of
Cambridge
will take place in
Cambridge
on Friday
14 and Saturday 15 October 2011. All alumni holding the Cambridge MA or
any other Cambridge Masters Degree, Doctorate, or the Cambridge BD Degree
are eligible to vote, but must do so in person. There are four candidates
for the Office of Chancellor and further information about eligibility and
the process will be available online in September.
News item: Farewell to the Chancellor
Russell Group Alumni
Drinks in the Union at Leeds
Wednesday 7 September
Cambridge
alumni are invited to the Leeds University Union building, along
with alumni from the other 19 Russell Group universities, for a
drink in the Terrace Bar from 6.00pm – 7.30pm. Make it a date to
meet up with old friends or to find out who else from your
university now lives in
Leeds
.
Alumni and Development staff from all Russell Group Universities
will also be there.
Book
online.
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Olympic Celebration
Dinner, The Painted Hall, London - register your
interest
Saturday 12 May
2012
Join
Cambridge Olympians, the Vice-Chancellor and a number of special
guests for an elegant black tie dinner, to be held in the
magnificent Painted Hall,
Old
Royal
Naval
College,
Greenwich,
London.
The occasion will
celebrate
Cambridge
sporting achievement and
mark the forthcoming London Olympics.
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Coming
up in
Cambridge
this
summer
Open
Cambridge
9 - 11 September
Come
and explore
Cambridge
's unique and interesting
historical buildings this September, and take part in a wide range
of walks, talks, tours, exhibitions, and special activities.
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Discover
University and College libraries, gardens, historic buildings,
museums and chapels as well as civic chambers, graveyards, historic
shops, and even aircraft hangars. Find out what events are available online.
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Scudamore's Bat Safari
To
coincide with the International Year of the Bat, Scudamore's is
running weekly summer bat safaris towards Grantchester Meadows in
partnership with the Wildlife Trust. From now until 9 September,
these unique 90-minute tours led by a wildlife expert will depart
shortly after dusk each Friday night.
Your knowledgeable
guide will outline the notable characteristics and habitats of bats
likely to be encountered on your trip and teach you how to use
hand-held bat detectors.
For more information, please visit Scudamore's
website.
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Out of hours magic at the
Botanic Garden
Low
summer sun and warm evenings cast a magical glow over the Botanic
Garden and this August, visitors can enjoy this wonderful place out
of hours when the Garden stays open late on the first and third
Wednesdays of the month.
Visitors might even be lucky enough
to spot bats, the resident foxes and badgers, or a grass snake
taking an evening swim!
See the Botanic Garden
website for more information.
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This
month, the
University
of
Cambridge
is profiling research that
addresses one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century – how to
guarantee enough food, fairly, for the world's rapidly expanding
population. What's more, if you have burning questions that you think the
University can answer, you can send them to a panel of academics who
specialise in research to do with food security. To get involved, all you
have to do is email your question,
preferably adding your name and where you come from.
As many
questions as possible will be answered and the results will be published
in August on the research website.
High-risk hearts: a South
Asian epidemic
Why
is heart disease increasing at a greater rate in
South Asia
than in any other region globally?
Large-scale population studies in
Pakistan
and
Bangladesh
aim to
discover the basis of a little-studied public health problem of
epidemic proportions.
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On
Saturday 9 July at Murray Edwards, CARO welcomed 49 Alumni Group
Leaders from around the world, to the 2011 Alumni Groups Global
Leadership Conference (previously Insider Day).
We would like
to say a big thank you to all those who attended this event and for
anyone who helps run an Alumni Group, we would be delighted to see
you at the 2012 Conference.
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We
are also delighted to say that the new edition of the Alumni
Worldwide Directory, which features contacts for the Alumni Groups,
has gone out to all overseas alumni with Easter CAM and is also
available online.
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Data
Protection Statement
As
part of a wider project, the University Development Office (CUDO)
and the Alumni Relations Office (CARO) have reviewed data protection
procedures. Our revised data protection statement is available online.
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Alumni
Merchandise
50%
off summer sale
Until
31 August, alumni can get 50% off gym bags, netbook skins and umbrellas.
All items can be purchased through our online shop, see www.camalumni.co.uk for more
information.
CAMCard
Whenever
you are back in
Cambridge
, make sure you bring your
CAMCard with you. See our website for further information about
the exclusive discounts available to
alumni.
University
Notices
Department
of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics
On
1 August 2011 the new 'Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics'
will be born out of the strengths of the Department of Linguistics and
RCEAL. The website will be going live on that day, and alumni of both
departments are encouraged to take a look. You will be able to access the
website via a link from both the current RCEAL and Department of
Linguistics websites.
New Department of Engineering
alumni web pages
Keeping engineering alumni
up-to-date with all the latest news and events within the department, the
new alumni web pages are now available.
These web pages also offer a way for alumni to stay in touch, get involved
and give something back to the Department.
If you have any
comments or suggestions about the new pages, please contact the Engineering Research Office.
The new Department of Engineering newsletter is now available online.
Social
Networking
Join the University of
Cambridge Alumni Group
As
the largest existing LinkedIn Group targeted at
Cambridge
alumni has
shut down (owing to the Group Leader leaving LinkedIn), CARO has set up a
new Group! We will be able to validate members as being an official part
of the
Cambridge
network, and are working with
key alumni volunteers to manage the Group.
Get
updates from CARO on Facebook!
As
well as posting news, events and updates from across the University, we
also have photo competitions and a regular Friday quiz question. Sign up
now for a fun and informal way to connect with CARO.
You
can also...
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the London Group
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? Follow Cambridge in America on
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