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Manchester protest (27 September 2014)

Opinion: How free are we really?

30 Oct 2015

Priyamvada Gopal (Faculty of English) discusses freedom as a practice rather than a value to be worshipped.

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Heave, Ho!

Feeling powerless increases the weight of the world… literally

04 Feb 2014

New research shows that the more personally and socially powerless you feel the heavier objects appear to weigh.

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Cambridge Festival of Ideas launches with over 200 events

22 Oct 2013

Debates about the welfare cuts, David Beckham's philosophical awakening, the future of literature and quotas for women business leaders head the...

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Professor Manuel Castells

Communication Power in the Network Society

16 Nov 2011

The world-renowned sociologist, Professor Manuel Castells, is to be the second Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media at the University of Cambridge...

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