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Members of collegiate Cambridge recognised for outstanding contributions to society in science, education, engineering and art

Universities are about more than research and teaching, they should also act as society’s critic and conscience, says Graham Virgo, Pro-vice-chancellor for Education and Professor of English Private Law.

First ‘big data’ research approach to graduate earnings reveals significant variations depending on student background, degree subject and university attended.  

Anna Vignoles (Faculty of Education), together with colleagues at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Harvard ̽»¨Ö±²¥, authors a study that finds women with degrees earn three times as much as non-graduates within a decade of leaving university.

Fruit flies are proving the unlikely source of a new initiative to help improve postgraduate research opportunities in Africa, with the support of Cambridge academics. 

New study shows that - even after controlling for subject, degree class, alma mater and occupation - graduates who attended private schools earn on average 6% more than those who attended state schools. 

A conference at CRASSH later this week will address some big and highly topical questions.

Academia makes a considerable and valued contribution to society that goes far beyond commercialisation of applied research, as Professor Alan Hughes, co-author of the first in-depth study of all UK university–business interactions, explains.