Opinion: Mozambique's unexpected truce still hangs in the balance

20 January 2017

After four years of escalating civil conflict, a truce has unexpectedly arisen in Mozambique. But what are the chances of this ceasefire lasting, asks聽Justin Pearce, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in Politics and International Studies & Research Associate of St John's College.

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Sophie Dundovic

Graduate, get a job, make a difference #1

06 January 2017

Cambridge graduates enter a wide range of careers聽but聽making a difference tops their career wish lists. In this series,聽inspiring graduates from the聽last three聽years describe Cambridge, their current work and their determination聽to give back.

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Kepler's Trial: An Opera

15 December 2016

An ambitious opera, telling the story of an infamous witch trial, was premiered in October. A film of Kepler's Trial the Opera is now available online. 探花直播project was conceived by historian聽Professor Ulinka Rublack whose recent research shines new light on a 400-year-old scandal.

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L-R: Zheng Guo, Ruby Holmes, Lukas Schmelter, Charles Vitry, Amos Witternberg

Five Cambridge students named Schwarzman Scholars

02 December 2016

Five Cambridge students are among this year鈥檚 Schwarzman Scholars, a highly selective programme which supports students from around the world to complete a one-year Master鈥檚 degree programme at Tsinghua 探花直播 in Beijing, one of China鈥檚 top universities.聽

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Holbein鈥檚 satirical depictions of authority figures, such as the King in the Dance Of Death (left), are a far cry from later work such as his iconic portrait of Henry VIII (right).

Holbein鈥檚 Dance Of Death - the 16th century Charlie Hebdo

02 November 2016

He is best remembered for the magnificent portraits he produced as the court painter of Henry VIII; but a new study of Hans Holbein鈥檚 famous 鈥楧ance Of Death鈥 suggests that he also had strong anti-establishment views, creating works which foreshadowed modern satire.

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