Articles about 'Centre for Research in the Arts Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH)'

A public lecture at Cambridge University today (March 2) will explore the role of storytelling in narratives that address global history.

The persuasive powers of Cold War PR, until now little recognised or discussed, was the subject of a three-day conference at Cambridge University.

In the recent riots looters made off with some of the items that have come to symbolise our materialistic society - trainers, track suits and flat screen televisions. Katy Barrett, who is doing a PhD in the Department of the History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, is co-convening a series of seminars which will look at the powerful role that possessions play in society, past and present.

The idea of the university and the roles assigned to universities in the 21st Century will be the subject of a lecture series beginning in Cambridge this week.

An international conference taking place at Cambridge University later this week will reveal that for many centuries alchemy and medicine were deeply intertwined - both in theory and practice.

A conference at CRASSH later this week will address some big and highly topical questions.

The fierce opposition to President Obama’s healthcare policy in the US and the challenges facing health reformists in post-communist Europe are to be examined at the University of Cambridge.

At CRASSH, researchers in the arts, humanities and social sciences have the opportunity to intersect, generating fresh thinking and innovation, as Director Professor Mary Jacobus explains.

A new online exhibition explores the visual culture of embryology as part of a research initiative on the history of reproduction.

Two recently funded grants will build and strengthen research collaborations with Chinese academics.