The University of Cambridge is making headlines this week after a PhD student publicly announced she was withdrawing from her studies due to the racism she says she witnessed. In a piece written for open publishing platform Medium, Indiana Seresin ...
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With graduation season approaching, academics and students will soon don caps and sweeping gowns. The contrast between the gravity of academic rank and odd costumery can be startling; you respect a Dean but find it hard to reconcile that with – despite ...
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Emails shown to various UK media outlets have revealed an acrimonious history between Dr Aleksandr Kogan – the Cambridge University academic at the centre of the Cambridge Analytica Facebook data leak scandal – and his university colleagues. The Guardian and The Financial ...
More »Cambridge bows to, then dismisses Chinese censorship
This article has been updated to reflect the latest developments. Last week, Cambridge University Press (CUP) removed over 300 articles from its own journal following a request by the Chinese government. Articles from The China Quarterly, published by CUP for ...
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