About us
The School of Arts and Humanities is a diverse community of academics, students and staff from across all of our related subjects.
Cambridge's reputation for excellence in the Arts and Humanities rests upon our outstanding teaching and our world-class research. We are ranked as the best UK university for Arts and Humanities and second best in the world in this field (THE Subject Rankings 2025).
The Institutions of the School support scholars who are leading authorities in their fields, and are home to innovative and collaborative research projects which continue to push the boundaries of our knowledge and refine how we think and see the world.
Latest news
Cambridge ranked first in the UK for graduate employability
4 November 2025
The latest Times Higher Education (THE) Global Employability University Rankings put the University of Cambridge at fourth in the world and first in the UK. “The University of Cambridge is one of the world’s best universities [and] its graduates are globally sought after, valued particularly for their specialist knowledge...
First-of-its-kind MPhil studies East Asian popular culture across time
27 October 2025
A new MPhil is bringing manga, boy bands and martial arts movies together with pre-modern world gaming, performing arts, and graphic narratives dating back to the 17 th century. These and other media are part of East Asian Popular Culture Across Time, a first-of-its-kind MPhil pathway that pioneers a new academic approach...
University of Cambridge to lead a new Early Career Researcher Network for the East of England
8 September 2025
The University of Cambridge has been selected as the lead delivery partner for the British Academy’s new East of England Early Career Researcher Network (ECRN) cluster. Cambridge will work closely with the other delivery partners, Anglia Ruskin University and the University of East Anglia, to support early career...
Arts and Humanities celebrates new Cambridge fellows
11 August 2025
Twelve academics from the University of Cambridge have been made Fellows of the British Academy for the humanities and social sciences, including 4 from the School of Arts and Humanities (SAH). The new Fellows from SAH are: Professor Anthony Bale (Faculty of English; Girton College) Professor Barak Kushner (Faculty of...
Award-winning Austrian writer Eva Menasse, Gonville and Caius College, Friday 21 March, 7pm
10 March 2025
Join Eva Menasse and her translator Charlotte Collins for a reading and discussion of her latest novel, Darkenbloom , about memory and amnesia in postwar Austrian society. Reading, conversation and drinks reception Friday 21 March, 7 - 8.30 pm Long Room, Gonville and Caius College Eva Menasse is an award-winning Austrian...