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Brexit: Listen to experts from Cambridge and beyond discuss how, why and what next for Brexit Britain

02 Nov 2016

Listen to some of the talks that were given as part of the University's 'Brexit Week' series, which took place from 18 - 22 October.

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Stephen Hawking speaking at tonight's launch

“The best or worst thing to happen to humanity” - Stephen Hawking launches Centre for the Future of Intelligence

19 Oct 2016

Artificial intelligence has the power to eradicate poverty and disease or hasten the end of human civilisation as we know it – according to a speech...

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Getting girls into school in Pakistan's Punjab region

Opinion: Imposing an arbitrary national language would only divide Pakistan further

14 Sep 2016

Arthur Dudney (Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies) discusses Pakistan's struggle over what language to use for government.

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Gone with the wind...

Opinion: What Brexit means for UK science: a view from the coalface

27 Jun 2016

Simon Redfern (Department of Earth Sciences) discusses how Brexit may impact EU research opportunities and funding in the UK.

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The Battle of Waterloo by William Sadler II

Opinion: Britain and Europe: a long history of conflict and cooperation

21 Jun 2016

Brendan Simms (Department of Politics and International Studies) discusses Britain's relationship with Europe, from the Vikings to the Referendum.

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Pericles

Opinion: Ancient Greeks would not recognise our ‘democracy’ – they’d see an ‘oligarchy’

03 Jun 2016

Paul Cartledge (Faculty of Classics) discusses what the ancient Greeks would think of our democracy.

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Pedestrians

Opinion: Uncertain, nostalgic, uncomfortable and bewildered: a portrait of the older Brexit backer

02 Jun 2016

Geoffrey Edwards (Department of Politics and International Studies) discusses what motivates some people to support Brexit.

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On the life (and deaths) of democracy

26 May 2016

The ‘life’ of democracy – from its roots in ancient Athens to today’s perverted and ‘creeping, crypto-oligarchies’ – is the subject of a newly-...

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Students at Fitzwilliam College

Opinion: Dear young people: here’s why you need to vote in the EU referendum

20 May 2016

Catherine Barnard (Faculty of Law) discusses why it's so important that young people vote in the EU referendum.

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The adventures of Sir Kenelm Digby: 17th-century pirate, philosopher and foodie

30 Apr 2016

A dark shadow lay over his family name when, aged 24, Sir Kenelm Digby raised a fleet to sail against the enemy French in the multicultural world of...

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Diaries of Captain Scott's widow secured by Cambridge University Library

26 Apr 2016

The diaries of Captain Scott’s widow – and the papers of her second husband, Lord Kennet – will be made accessible to researchers at Cambridge...

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Merkel took a hit at the polls but so have most other European leaders.

Opinion: German election: is this really a verdict on Merkel’s open door to refugees?

15 Mar 2016

Katharina Karcher (Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages) discusses Germany's regional elections, which saw major gains made by the right-wing...

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