Granddaughter helping her disabled grandmother walk with the aid of a walker.

Caring and sharing: challenges, costs and questions of dignity

03 March 2015

Integration 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.

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Polar snow goggles from Discoveries at London’s 2 Temple Place, the first joint exhibition from the University of Cambridge Museums, and the first to be held outside the city.

Major Partner Museum status for UCM

01 July 2014

The vision of securing Cambridge’s reputation as an international centre of museums excellence received a major boost today when Arts Council England awarded University of Cambridge Museums (UCM) nearly £4.5m for 2015-18 and continuing Major Partner Museum status.

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