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Introducing CEB's first ever Student Support Network

1 July 2025

The Department of Chemical Engineering is forming its first-ever Student Support Network aimed at connecting our students with industrial partners. The aim is to give out undergraduate talent access to forward-thinking companies across disciplines. Opportunities include: Career fairs, Talks from industry figures Workshops...

First of its kind register of UK university spin-outs published

26 June 2025

The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) has published a register of companies spun-out from UK Universities. Developed in conjunction with the Policy Evidence Unit for University Commercialisation and Innovation (based next door at the Institute for Manufacturing), this register is the first of its kind worldwide. An...

June 2025 newsletter

6 June 2025

Round-up of the latest news from our department over the last month, with a special message from our Head of Department, Professor Clemens Kaminski. Read how nanodomains likely hold the key to solar cell development, how a CEB researcher will help lead the push for low-cost genome sequencing and more .

From CAD to cooperation: The transferable skills of CEB Robot Club

30 May 2025

“There are many fantastic skills that can be learned from designing and building fighting robots,” said Makerspace manager Josh Easy. With the second annual Robot Club tournament just around the corner, we spoke to Josh about some of the transferable skills and knowledge that members of the club have gained through the...

OPPORTUNITY: Participate in a study with the Department of Psychiatry

28 May 2025

Research Participants Wanted (£10/hr) The Health Neuroscience Lab in the Department of Psychiatry is looking for paid volunteers to take part in the study “Optimising Breathing Protocols for Virtual Reality Based-Biofeedback”. Participation will require you to attend an in-person session at Douglas House (18b Trumpington...

Call for July open day student ambassadors

20 May 2025

Are you passionate about your studies and want to share your experience with our future students? We’re looking for enthusiastic and friendly undergrad and postgrad student ambassadors to support CEB’s programme of activities at the upcoming July Open Days on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 July 2025 . This is the University's...

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ACCOUNTS UPDATE: Invoice automation launch and CUFS downtime

9 May 2025

SoftCo invoice automation goes live w/c 19 May The University is rolling out a new automated invoice system (SoftCo). Our department is included in Phase 3, going live the week of 19 May . What this means for you: The PO process in CUFS / iProcurement stays the same. Receipting POs promptly is now essential – it triggers...

OPPORTUNITY: Become a student investor with Proximo Ventures

8 May 2025

Proximo Ventures is a student-led investment vehicle operating across three UK innovation hubs—Cambridge, Oxford, and Imperial College London. Their stated aim is to connect high-potential startups founded by students, researchers, professors, and alumni with global capital through their Venture Capital (VC) network and...

TRAINING: Data Protection Compliance for all staff and graduates

2 May 2025

All staff and postgraduates are required to review and complete the University Data Protection training every 2 years. This is to comply with the University's data protection requirements. Please : Check your own ‘training history’ by logging into the University Training Booking System (UTBS) . Check your training record...

FINANCE: New system for service-related suppliers

13 March 2025

CEB has now officially moved to a new process for Individual Engagements and Payments (Ind-E-Pay). If you haven’t already, you’ll soon get an email from the project team telling you how to access the system. From today (13 March 2025), anyone at CEB who sets up service-related suppliers will benefit from a simplified...

Introducing CEB's first ever Student Support Network

First of its kind register of UK university spin-outs published

June 2025 newsletter

From CAD to cooperation: The transferable skills of CEB Robot Club

OPPORTUNITY: Participate in a study with the Department of Psychiatry

Call for July open day student ambassadors

ACCOUNTS UPDATE: Invoice automation launch and CUFS downtime

OPPORTUNITY: Become a student investor with Proximo Ventures

TRAINING: Data Protection Compliance for all staff and graduates

FINANCE: New system for service-related suppliers

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