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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...

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...

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...

Gates International Scholar-elect 2022-23: Waruguru Gaitho

6 May 2022

The Gates Cambridge Trust has announced the complete Class of 2022 , made up of 79 outstanding new scholars. We are delighted to announce that Ms Waruguru Gaitho, PhD in Multi-Disciplinary Gender Studies, has been awarded a Gates International Scholarship for 2022-23 and we send our warmest congratulations to Waruguru on...

Webinar on LGBTQ+ rights in Botswana and Ghana

13 April 2022

The Centre for Gender Studies held a ' Webinar on LGBTQ+ rights in Botswana and Ghana' on Wednesday 27 April 2022 with human rights advocates from Ghana and Botswana, who discussed the situation in their countries. Professor Audrey Gadzekpo of the University of Ghana focused on the origins and struggle to defeat the...

Leverhulme Lecture: 'Visibility or impact? International efforts to defend LGBTQI+ rights in the Global South'

3 March 2022

The Centre for Gender Studies hosted the Leverhulme Visiting Professorship Lecture on 'Visibility or impact? International efforts to defend LGBTQI+ rights in the Global South' on Monday 14 March 2022 in the Quarry White House Auditorium, Selwyn College, Cambridge . When and how should international actors become involved...

Gates US Scholar-elect 2022-23: Haley Howard

15 February 2022

The Gates Cambridge Trust has announced the results of the US selection round 2022 . The Trust has awarded scholarships to 23 outstanding candidates from across the United States. We are delighted to announce that Ms Haley Howard, MPhil in Multi-Disciplinary Gender Studies , has been awarded a Gates US Scholarship for 2022...

The Irish Civil War: A roundtable discussion

9 February 2022

The University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies is delighted to announce an online event to mark the centenary of the Irish Civil War. ' The Irish Civil War: A roundtable discussion ' will take place at 5.00pm on Thursday 24 February 2022 and will aim to explore the history and legacy of the Irish Civil War from...

New release: 'Why Gender?'

17 November 2021

Why is a focus on gender so important for interpreting the world in which we live? In this new book edited by Professor Jude Browne , sixteen world-famous scholars have been brought together to address this question from their respective fields: Political Theory, Philosophy, Medical Anthropology, Law, Geography, Islamic...

Reetika Subramanian: Winner of the 2021 PhD Fieldwork Photography Competition

30 September 2021

Many congratulations to Reetika Subramanian, PhD in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies, for winning First Place in the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) 2021 PhD Fieldwork Photography Competition for her photograph Beed district, Marathwada, February 2021 . Caption: Visible Work, Invisible Worker...