Sassoon’s belongings to be preserved in Cambridge

 

The papers of Siegfried Sassoon, the WW1 soldier-poet, who read Law at Clare, will shortly be on their way to the UL. The University started a campaign in June to raise the £1.25 million necessary to buy the collection, and is now just £110,000 short of the total after a £550,000 grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund. The archive includes Sassoon’s journals, pocket notebooks compiled on the Western Front, poetry books and photographs, love letters to his wife Hester, and letters sent to Sassoon by writers and other distinguished figures. The acquisition, combined with the library’s existing material, will make the collection the most significant in the world.

 

Cambridge scientist defends Nutt

 

 A Cambridge University statistics professor has spoken in support of former drugs advisor David Nutt. Sheila Bird, of the MRC biostatistics unit, sits on the Advisory Council he previously chaired. According to Nutt she has written to say she was “unhappy” with the conduct of the Home Office. David Nutt was fired after he claimed that LSD, ecstasy and cannabis were more dangerous than alcohol.

 

Launch of Cambridge Consulting Society

The Cambridge University Consulting Society (CUCS) will be launching on Monday November 16th at the Judge Business School. The society aims to provide a welcoming environment for students to find out about what consulting offers as a career path. Professionals from a range of backgrounds such as environmental and public sector consultancy will deliver short talks, and Judge Business School academics will be offering short lectures on core skills such as accounting and basic economic analysis.