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An economic historian offers her initial reaction to the Prime Minister's address

At a time of increasing divisions within politics – think of the recent battles over whether the UK should remain in or leave the European Union – many are asking what it is that drives political ideologies.

Listen to some of the talks that were given as part of the ̽»¨Ö±²¥'s 'Brexit Week' series, which took place from 18 - 22 October.  

In the fifth of a new series of comment pieces written by linguists at Cambridge, Dr John Gallagher, historian of early modern Europe, argues that Britain should look to its past to rediscover the importance of language learning.

In the fourth of a new series of comment pieces written by linguists at Cambridge, Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Professor of French Philology and Linguistics, argues that the UK Government needs a coherent policy on languages as the country prepares to leave the EU.

This week, in conjunction with UK in a Changing Europe, the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ is holding a number of interdisciplinary discussion events to engage students and the local community in key current debates about Brexit and the UK’s future relationship with the EU.

In the second of a new series of comment pieces written by linguists at Cambridge, , Lecturer in Modern & Contemporary Chinese Literature and Culture, argues that Britain needs to improve its language skills to build trade relations and break through cultural divides.

In the first of a new series of comment pieces written by linguists at Cambridge, Sarah Colvin, ³§³¦³ó°ùö»å±ð°ù Professor of German and Head of the Department of German and Dutch, argues that learning languages is key to understanding how people think and plays a major role in social cohesion.

Andy Martin (Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages) discusses existentialism and the EU referendum.