Time, crime and how can the arts interact with a Natural World in decline?
04 March 2024Each year the Cambridge Festival’s (13-28 March 2024) rich programme of events celebrates the arts across the city and this year is no exception.
̽»¨Ö±²¥social scientist who inadvertently became a poet
25 March 2022At the age of thirteen Mona Jebril found herself stranded in Gaza, becoming a refugee for the second time in her life. Her talent and determination brought her to Cambridge where she became the first Gates Cambridge Scholar from the Gaza Strip. She completed her PhD in education in 2017. Today she is using the arts to give a voice to those in areas of conflict.
Funding announced for almost 400 new doctoral places in arts and humanities
15 August 2018̽»¨Ö±²¥Open ̽»¨Ö±²¥, the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Oxford and the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge are pleased to announce the success of their bid for funding for the Open-Oxford-Cambridge Arts and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership, which will create nearly 400 new doctoral places in the arts and humanities.
Newton, Darwin, Shakespeare – and an envelope of ectoplasm: Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library at 600
23 December 2015In 2016, Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Library will celebrate 600 years as one of the world's greatest libraries with a spectacular exhibition of priceless treasures – and a second show throwing light on its more weird and wonderful collections.
Whistleblowers, zombies… and how to stay out of prison
13 July 2011Freedom, revolution and communication have shaped human history since the earliest days of mankind.
What shape will universities take in the future?
28 June 2011A conference at CRASSH later this week will address some big and highly topical questions.
