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Adolescent girl plays the bass in school music class

Low-income students and girls are steered away from 'risky' creative careers at school

25 Mar 2026

A new report finds that class and gender inequalities in the UK’s creative industries are linked to students’ experiences at school, where...

Time, crime and how can the arts interact with a Natural World in decline?

04 Mar 2024

Each year the Cambridge Festival’s (13-28 March 2024) rich programme of events celebrates the arts across the city and this year is no exception.

The social scientist who inadvertently became a poet

25 Mar 2022

At the age of thirteen Mona Jebril found herself stranded in Gaza, becoming a refugee for the second time in her life. Her talent and determination...

Faculty of English on the University's Sidgwick Site, home to many of the faculties and departments from the School of Arts and Humanities.

Funding announced for almost 400 new doctoral places in arts and humanities

15 Aug 2018

The Open University, the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge are pleased to announce the success of their bid for funding for the...

Newton, Darwin, Shakespeare – and an envelope of ectoplasm: Cambridge University Library at 600

23 Dec 2015

In 2016, Cambridge University Library will celebrate 600 years as one of the world's greatest libraries with a spectacular exhibition of priceless...

Whistleblowers, zombies… and how to stay out of prison

13 Jul 2011

Freedom, revolution and communication have shaped human history since the earliest days of mankind.

What shape will universities take in the future?

28 Jun 2011

A conference at CRASSH later this week will address some big and highly topical questions.

Low-income students and girls are steered away from 'risky' creative careers at school

Time, crime and how can the arts interact with a Natural World in decline?

The social scientist who inadvertently became a poet

Funding announced for almost 400 new doctoral places in arts and humanities

Newton, Darwin, Shakespeare – and an envelope of ectoplasm: Cambridge University Library at 600

Whistleblowers, zombies… and how to stay out of prison

What shape will universities take in the future?

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