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Read more at: Faculty of Classics launches video competition
Faculty of Classics launches video competition

Faculty of Classics launches video competition

16 December 2015

The Faculty of Classics is looking for the next YouTube star, with a new video competition for school students aged 13-19.


Read more at: The Future of Intelligence: Cambridge secures £10 million Leverhulme grant for new research centre
The Future of Intelligence: Cambridge secures £10 million Leverhulme grant for new research centre

The Future of Intelligence: Cambridge secures £10 million Leverhulme grant for new research centre

3 December 2015

The University of Cambridge is launching a new research centre, thanks to a £10 million grant from the Leverhulme Trust, to explore the opportunities and challenges to humanity from the development of artificial intelligence.


Read more at: What is the point of Free Speech?
What is the point of Free Speech?

What is the point of Free Speech?

2 December 2015

Professor Rae Langton of the Faculty of Philosophy explores free speech in a talk at TEDx Cambridge.


Read more at: Football legend Eusebio and Portuguese colonialism explored in new podcast
Football legend Eusebio and Portuguese colonialism explored in new podcast

Football legend Eusebio and Portuguese colonialism explored in new podcast

2 December 2015

The life of Portuguese sporting legend Eusebio, renowned as the top scorer in the 1966 World Cup, is discussed in a new podcast, which explores his early struggles with colonialism in his home country of Mozambique.


Read more at: The Netherbow Gate and the creation of urban borders in early modern Edinburgh
The Netherbow Gate and the creation of urban borders in early modern Edinburgh

The Netherbow Gate and the creation of urban borders in early modern Edinburgh

1 December 2015

As part of the 46th annual Martin Centre Lectures at the Department of Architecture, Dr Giovanna Guidicini will discuss how city gates can act as a border between urban communities.


Read more at: The banality of colonization: suburbia in the West Bank
The banality of colonization: suburbia in the West Bank

The banality of colonization: suburbia in the West Bank

24 November 2015

As part of the 46th annual Martin Centre Lectures at the Department of Architecture, Professor David Newman of Ben-Gurion University will discuss the establishment of settlements in the West Bank.


Read more at: Accommodating Injustice: Rae Langton to give Hägerström Lectures
Accommodating Injustice: Rae Langton to give Hägerström Lectures

Accommodating Injustice: Rae Langton to give Hägerström Lectures

23 November 2015

Professor Rae Langton, of the Faculty of Philosophy, will present the prestigious Hägerström lectures at the University of Uppsala, Sweden, next month.


Read more at: Stalin's Playlist: Russian music and nationalism
Stalin's Playlist: Russian music and nationalism

Stalin's Playlist: Russian music and nationalism

19 November 2015

Professor Marina Frolova-Walker of the Faculty of Music discusses Stalin, Russian music and nationalism.


Read more at: Sport in the Cold War
Sport in the Cold War

Sport in the Cold War

17 November 2015

Professor Chris Young of MML, with colleagues from UC San Diego and the Woodrow Wilson Center, explores performance-enhancing drugs in Cold War era sport.


Read more at: Danish Embassy Art Prize 2016
Danish Embassy Art Prize 2016

Danish Embassy Art Prize 2016

16 November 2015

The Danish Embassy Art Prize is an annual art competition for Danish Art and Art History students in the UK. The recipient of the prize will have the unique possibility of exhibiting at the Royal Danish Embassy in London. The deadline for applications is 7 December 2015.