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Read more at: UCCGS Gates US Scholar-elect 2023-24: Anne Lheem

UCCGS Gates US Scholar-elect 2023-24: Anne Lheem

20 February 2023

The Gates Cambridge Trust has announced the results of the US selection round 2023 . The Gates Cambridge Trust has awarded scholarships to 23 outstanding candidates from across the United States. We are delighted to announce that Ms Anne Lheem , MPhil in Multi-Disciplinary Gender Studies, has been awarded a Gates US...

Read more at: Professor Bina Agarwal public talk: 'Progressive laws, Regressive practice? Gender, land and productivity in India'

Professor Bina Agarwal public talk: 'Progressive laws, Regressive practice? Gender, land and productivity in India'

2 November 2022

Professor Bina Agarwal, Professor of Development Economics and Environment at the GDI, University of Manchester gave a public talk on 'Progressive laws, Regressive practice? Gender, land and productivity in India' on Tuesday 22 November at the Alison Richard Building . The event was co-hosted by the Centre for Gender...

Read more at: Amalgam: Queering the Body Politic

Amalgam: Queering the Body Politic

6 October 2022

We are delighted to announce a poetry reading and conversation with the award-winning poet and writer C. Dale Young at 6.00 pm on Thursday 27 October, in the Auditorium of Fitzwilliam College . C. Dale Young will be in conversation with Dr Isaias Fanlo , Assistant Professor in Modern Iberian Literary and Cultural Studies...

Read more at: Professor Cynthia Enloe: Diane Middlebrook and Carl Djerassi Visiting Professorship Lecture: Michaelmas 2022

Professor Cynthia Enloe: Diane Middlebrook and Carl Djerassi Visiting Professorship Lecture: Michaelmas 2022

6 September 2022

We are delighted to announce that Professor Cynthia Enloe , Research Professor, Clark University, will give the Diane Middlebrook and Carl Djerassi Visiting Professorship Lecture on 'Making Feminist Sense of the Ukraine War' on Monday 7 November at 5.00 pm. The lecture will be held at the Yusuf Hamied Theatre, Christ's...

Read more at: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022-23 Call Deadline Announced

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022-23 Call Deadline Announced

20 July 2022

The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022-23 internal call deadline has been announced! If you wish to apply through the Centre for Gender Studies the deadline for applications is Wednesday 24 August 2022 . The Fellowships have an early October deadline, with institutional selection of candidates occurring in...

Read more at: Congratulations to the 2021-2022 MPhil Cohort!

Congratulations to the 2021-2022 MPhil Cohort!

27 June 2022

Photo © Michael Pastor, UCCGS MPhil Student 2021-22 Huge congratulations to the 2021-2022 UCCGS MPhil in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies cohort on successfully submitting their dissertations! To celebrate the Centre held an end-of-year gathering in the wonderful gardens at Peterhouse.

Read more at: The Good Robot Podcast celebrates 10,000 downloads!

The Good Robot Podcast celebrates 10,000 downloads!

27 June 2022

Many congratulations to our Christina Gaw Gender and Technology Postdoctoral Researchers, Dr Eleanor Drage and Dr Kerry Mackereth, who have recently celebrated the 10,000th download of their excellent podcast The Good Robot . The podcast features interviews with leading figures involved in a wide range of projects that...

Read more at: UCCGS PhD Student Ayanda Mhlongo named Future Africa Fellow

UCCGS PhD Student Ayanda Mhlongo named Future Africa Fellow

27 June 2022

Congratulations to UCCGS PhD in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies student Ayanda Mhlongo, who has been named a Future Africa Fellow . This is an honour aimed at developing public sector leaders in Africa. Ayanda has also received a 2022 Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans Award. She is researching...

Read more at: UCCGS PhD Student Reetika Subramanian: Winner of the Bill Gates Sr. Prize

UCCGS PhD Student Reetika Subramanian: Winner of the Bill Gates Sr. Prize

27 June 2022

Congratulations to UCCGS PhD in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies student Reetika Subramanian, who was one of three winners of the Bill Gates Sr. Prize from the Gates Foundation. Reetika's research is on the impact of the climate crisis on gender violence in India, and she has also set up the Climate Brides project to...

Read more at: Leverhulme Visiting Professorship Lecture: Easter Term 2022

Leverhulme Visiting Professorship Lecture: Easter Term 2022

18 May 2022

The Centre for Gender Studies hosted the Leverhulme Visiting Professorship Lecture on Leaving No One Behind vs. Respecting Local Ownership in Development Cooperation: Conflicting Norms about LGBTQI+ Rights in Hostile Environments on Monday 6 June 2022. The Lecture was followed by a Q&A, chaired by Dr Lauren Wilcox...

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