Everyday financial anxieties and frustration with low-quality work – rather than immigration alone – helped populist politics explode across Europe from the mid-2010s, according to a new book that analyses data from over 75,000 voters.
Meet the winners of the Cambridge Awards 2025 for Research Impact and Engagement and learn more about their projects.
Anxiety over income and unfair feedback dominates working lives of delivery riders, drivers and “digital labour” workers in UK’s gig economy – with many reporting physical pain and hours spent working without pay waiting for the app to ping.
The premiere of Black Town & Gown: The historical legacy of Black presence in the city of Cambridge will take place on 28 March from 6.30pm and is hosted by Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH).
Camera traps and drones deployed by government authorities to monitor a forest in India are infringing on the privacy and rights of local women.
Two leading academics from the University's School of Humanities and Social Sciences provide a framework that supports scholars and students in navigating generative AI.
The new initiative from the Department of Sociology enables LGBTQ+ alumni to return to Cambridge to pursue research projects.
The largest survey to date of the opinions and attitudes of Black people in Britain has revealed a central split on the question of British pride.
Working a four-day week boosts employee wellbeing while preserving productivity, according to research on a major six-month trial in the UK.
Nationwide study of over 12,000 officers suggests rates of trauma-induced disorder Complex PTSD are exacerbated by factors such as too little time and support, and lack of say over working hours.
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