Saffron: a Cambridge spice
17 January 2023An investigation into the local histories of saffron in Cambridgeshire.
Celebrating 10 years of European research excellence
13 March 2017So what has the ERC ever done for us? Quite a lot, say Cambridge academics, as they mark the 10th anniversary of Europe’s premier research-funding body
Opinion: Decision time in the US
05 November 2016Seven Cambridge academics weigh in on the Trump vs Clinton showdown
Caring and sharing: challenges, costs and questions of dignity
03 March 2015Integration of healthcare (free at point of delivery from the NHS) and social care (means-tested and provided by local authorities) is under increasing scrutiny as the 2014 Care Act comes into effect. Research by Dr Brian Sloan, a legal scholar currently based at CRASSH, addresses some big questions about the legal framework and the ways in which the elderly and vulnerable are supported.
Let’s talk about Islam and women’s rights
19 February 2014Professor Mona Siddiqui will be in Cambridge from 10 to 13 March to give a series of public talks that go to the heart of the debate that surrounds Islam and rights for women. At a concluding symposium she will be joined by a panel of distinguished speakers.
Building the future with BRICs
17 February 2012A major conference examining how the emergence of Brazil, Russia, India and China as leading world powers should be accommodated by the international community will take place at Cambridge University later this month.
Communication Power in the Network Society
16 November 2011The world-renowned sociologist, Professor Manuel Castells, is to be the second Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media at the University of Cambridge, from 16 to 21 November 2011.
