The Classicist who wants the ancient world to have a radical future
22 Feb 2023Mary Beard says the Greeks and Romans have more to say about modern society than we might think. A new set of films, aimed at teenagers whose schools...
Classics shorts with Mary Beard
19 Feb 2023Celebrity guests join Professor Mary Beard and colleagues in a new series of films, that explore modern day classroom themes, through the lens of the...
Fitzwilliam Museum prepares to launch Islanders exhibition
15 Feb 2023The Fitzwilliam's major new exhibition, the culmination of a three-year research project, explores the evolution of island identity on Cyprus, Crete...
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Cambridge engineer to co-lead earthquake reconnaissance mission to Turkey
13 Feb 2023Professor Emily So will lead a UK response to uncover the causes of the extensive damage and loss of life
Cambridge Festival launches extensive programme for 2023
10 Feb 2023Could a new theory of the Universe be Stephen Hawking’s biggest legacy? How has popular music addressed political conflict? Are the big tech firms...
Kettle’s Yard celebrates pioneering art project created with local school pupils
02 Feb 2023Students from Castle School have collaborated with Kettle’s Yard gallery to develop a new installation designed to amplify student voices.
Memes-field Park? ‘Digital natives’ are flirting with Jane Austen’s vision of the ideal man all over again
27 Jan 2023Know about the Darcy hand-flex? Remember that lake scene with Colin Firth? For 200 years, audiences have been swooning over different portrayals of...
Interfering in big decisions friends and family take could violate a crucial moral right, philosopher argues
25 Jan 2023We have a moral duty to allow others to make ‘transformative choices’ such as changing careers, migrating and having children, a new study argues...
Saffron: a Cambridge spice
17 Jan 2023An investigation into the local histories of saffron in Cambridgeshire.
First look at Cambridge Festival 2023
17 Jan 2023Hot topics this year include an in-depth look at how we move from global risks to global safety, results from the largest four-day working week trial...
Men may not ‘perceive’ domestic tasks as needing doing in the same way as women, philosophers argue
22 Dec 2022By adding a gender dimension to the theory of “affordance perception” and applying it to the home, a new hypothesis may help answer questions of why...