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Hungarian Flag with building behind

The Hungarian election 2026: Cambridge researchers give their reaction

13 Apr 2026

Viktor Orbán has been swept from power after 16 years as Hungarian Prime Minister in a landslide victory for Péter Magyar's Tisza party. Four...

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Professor Nathan MacDonald with the first Bible map in the Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge

First ‘Bible map’ still influences how we think about borders

29 Nov 2025

The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago in 1525. The map was initially printed the wrong way round – showing...

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India flag face mask. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Extent of India’s COVID nudge campaign revealed

17 Sep 2020

The Government of India’s use of nudge theory in the first three months of the pandemic helped to tackle the virus on numerous fronts, a new study...

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Music and the battle for Granada's past

13 Feb 2019

Concerns over immigration and the rise of the far-right in Spain are fuelling tensions at one of its most important festivals, the Día de la Toma in...

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Detail from the cover image of “The English and Their History”.

Stability, unity and nonchalance: What does it mean to be English?

06 Nov 2014

An epic new history of England offers some eye-catching conclusions on Englishness – suggesting, among other things, that a “remarkable” level of...

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