Engineering
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Archives of the Department of Chemical Engineering, 1946 - 1989
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/CENG
Scope and Contents
The records are largely concerned with the administration of the department and the teaching and examining of students.
Dates:
1946 - 1989
Conditions Governing Access:
Closure periods of 40 years are applied to Syndicate minutes, by order of the Syndicate, and 80 years to records containing personal data, under data protection legislation. Restrictions are clearly indicated in catalogue entries.
Fonds
Archives of the Department of Engineering, 1892 - 2002
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/ENG
Scope and Contents
The records cover the full range of departmental operations, from delivery of the curriculum and examining to the building and expansion of departmental premises.
Dates:
1892 - 2002
Conditions Governing Access:
There are generally no restrictions on access to the archives, apart from 30 years closure of records relating to confidential research projects, imposed as a condition of transfer and 80 years closure of records containing personal data, imposed under data protection legislation. Restrictions are clearly indicated in catalogue entries.
Fonds
Papers relating to the Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Initiative (WiSETI), 1993 - 2007
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/WiSETI
Scope and Contents
WiSETI has its origins in 1993 when the University joined the Opportunity 2000 Campaign. Opportunity 2000 aimed to maximise the potential of female employees and improve their recruitment and retention prior to the start of the new millennium. WiSETI was formally created in 1999 with support from the Human Resources Division, funding from the Vice-Chancellor and oversight of an Advisory Board, to address the under-representation of women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET)....
Dates:
1993 - 2007
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).