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Read more at: Classics Video competition shortlist revealed
Classics Video competition shortlist revealed

Classics Video competition shortlist revealed

25 April 2016

The shortlist for the Cambridge Ancient World Video Competition is being revealed this week (one film at a time)


Read more at: Cold War sports podcasts recall drama of Navratilova's return
Cold War sports podcasts recall drama of Navratilova's return

Cold War sports podcasts recall drama of Navratilova's return

18 April 2016

The return of Martina Navratilova to her Czech homeland, a dramatic clash between ice hockey stars from both sides of the Iron Curtain and a state-sponsored East German doping programme are discussed in new episodes of Sport in the Cold War, co-produced by Cambridge University.


Read more at: Books in the Making: literary production explored, and Lee Child in conversation
Books in the Making: literary production explored, and Lee Child in conversation

Books in the Making: literary production explored, and Lee Child in conversation

12 April 2016

Bestselling crime writer Lee Child, creator of the Jack Reacher series, will be in conversation with Andy Martin of the University of Cambridge this Thursday, followed by a one-day symposium on contemporary literary production, “Books in the Making”.


Read more at: Easy as Alep, Bet, Gimel? Cambridge research explores social context of ancient writing
Easy as Alep, Bet, Gimel?  Cambridge research explores social context of ancient writing

Easy as Alep, Bet, Gimel? Cambridge research explores social context of ancient writing

5 April 2016

A new University of Cambridge research project is set to shed light on the history of writing in the ancient world, and explore the longlasting relationship between society and writing that persists today.


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test

4 April 2016


Read more at: Cambridge to explore benefits of multilingualism in major AHRC research project
Cambridge to explore benefits of multilingualism in major AHRC research project

Cambridge to explore benefits of multilingualism in major AHRC research project

21 March 2016

The University of Cambridge is to launch a major new research project to study the benefits of multilingualism to individuals and society, and transform attitudes to languages in the UK, as part of the AHRC’s Open World Research Initiative.


Read more at: History and Modern Languages among new undergraduate courses
History and Modern Languages among new undergraduate courses

History and Modern Languages among new undergraduate courses

16 March 2016

The University of Cambridge has launched a new joint undergraduate degree course for 2017 in History and Modern Languages, together with two other new courses – one a joint degree in History and Politics and the other a new single-honours course in Archaeology.


Read more at: IT Service Catalogue enters Phase Two
IT Service Catalogue enters Phase Two

IT Service Catalogue enters Phase Two

14 March 2016

In late 2014 Cambridge University Information Services (UIS) embarked on a project to introduce a University Information Services Catalogue. Phase One saw the Catalogue go-live in the School of Arts & Humanities. The project team has now moved to Phase Two and are rolling the catalogue out to the University's Unified Administrative Services (UAS).


Read more at: Senior Research Associate: Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence
Senior Research Associate: Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence

Senior Research Associate: Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence

10 March 2016

The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, a new, highly interdisciplinary research centre, addressing the challenges and opportunities of development in artificial intelligence (AI) is looking for a Senior Research Associate to play a key role in the development of research and of the broader collaborations in which it is involved.


Read more at: Opinion: Confronting the Taliban - an educational encounter
Opinion: Confronting the Taliban - an educational encounter

Opinion: Confronting the Taliban - an educational encounter

9 March 2016

Dr David Gosling of the Faculty of Divinity discusses his time on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, his encounters with the Taliban and why education is the best weapon against terrorism.