Sidney to participate in Cambridge Foundation Year 13 January 2021 Sidney Sussex is delighted to be among the first Colleges to host students for the Cambridge Foundation Year – a new programme offering talented students from backgrounds of educational and social disadvantage a new route to undergraduate study.
Damehood for former Sidney Fellow 11 January 2021 Joanna Gabrielle da Silva, former Fellow at Sidney, has been awarded a damehood in the New Years Honours List for her contribution to humanitarian relief.
6 January 2021, A Second Day That Will Live in Infamy 8 January 2021 It has been an extraordinary few days in the history of modern America. Professor Gary Gerstle discusses the events in the United States and the historical impact.
39 ways to save the planet 7 January 2021 BBC Radio Four, in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society, presents 39 ideas to relieve the stress that climate change is exerting on the planet. Listen to Dr Michael Ramage in the ‘Wood for good’ episode discussing how cross-laminated timber may be the answer to sustainable building.
Merry Bridgemas Sidney 11 December 2020 Staying in Cambridge over the festive period? The Cambridge Students’ Union (SU) Winter Holiday Activity Guide is back!
UK appoints Sidney alumnus and entrepreneur as first tech envoy to US 5 December 2020 Joe White (1995) has been appointed as the nation’s first technology envoy to the United States and consul-general to San Francisco.
Sidney PhD student’s work published in Nature 5 December 2020 Vaithish Velazhahan is a PhD student and Gates Scholar at Sidney and his ground-breaking PhD work has just been published in the journal Nature.
"Black Lives Matter: Past, Present, and Future" 16 November 2020 This virtual event will explore the origins, influence, and future of Black Lives Matter, the organisation that, more than any other, has put the issue of racial justice back at the centre of American politics.
Watch Sidney’s Chapel services featuring the Sidney Sussex Choir 9 November 2020 Sidney’s Chapel services, with the Sidney Sussex Choir, are now being recorded to allow our membership to enjoy the experience virtually.
Sidney’s super blade and fighting spirit 30 October 2020 With our crews back out on the water, Effy is here to fill us in on SSBC's goals for the year ahead.
Gary Gerstle on the US election 20 October 2020 With just two weeks to go until the 2020 United States presidential election, Professor Gary Gerstle has been discussing Trump's authoritarianism, Biden’s challenges, and political polarisation.
Honorary Fellow awarded CBE 15 October 2020 John Osborn has been awarded a CBE in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his philanthropic services to Education, the Arts and charity.
Sidney Fellow wins Vice-Chancellor’s Research Impact and Engagement Award 12 October 2020 Dr Michael Ramage and his team have received the newly-established ‘online and remote engagement’ award for their HappyShield project.
Sidney alumnus wins Academic Entrepreneur of the Year award 30 September 2020 Professor Julian Gough, Sidney alumnus and a group leader at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), has been named as the 'Cambridge Enterprise Academic Entrepreneur of the year' in the 2020 Business Weekly Awards.
Sidney’s Master to run the 2020 Virtual London Marathon 29 September 2020 The London Marathon is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and will mark the occasion by going virtual. Professor Richard Penty will be one of up to 45,000 runners to take on this year’s challenge.
Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz voted as one of the ‘World’s top 10 thinkers for the COVID-19 age' 28 September 2020 A public ballot of some 20,000 votes has seen Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz landing in the top 10 after Prospect Magazine had shortlisted the Sidney Fellow and Biologist as one of the ‘World’s top 50 thinkers for the COVID-19 age’.
Introducing Sidney’s newest Fellows 16 September 2020 The College is excited to welcome Sidney's newest Fellows to Sidney this year, with some familiar faces among them. Welcome to the community!
Sidney's Outreach and Open Day summer round-up 9 September 2020 Sidney's Schools Liaison Officer has worked incredibly hard this year to transform Sidney's typical outreach calendar into a series of virtual events. Stuart is on hand to tell us more.
