13 Apr 2022
Webinar on LGBTQ+ rights in Botswana and Ghana
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 draconian anti-LGBTQ+ bill titled …
3 Mar 2022
Leverhulme Lecture: 'Visibility or impact? International efforts to defend LGBTQI+ rights in the Global South'
The Centre for Gender Studies hosted the Leverhulme Visiting Professorship Lectureon '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 in defending LGBTQI+ rights i…
15 Feb 2022
Gates US Scholar-elect 2022-23: Haley Howard
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 2022-23 and we send our warmest c…
9 Feb 2022
The Irish Civil War: A roundtable discussion
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 different vantage points and per…
17 Nov 2021
New release: 'Why Gender?'
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 Studies, Cultural Studies, Phi…
30 Sep 2021
Reetika Subramanian: Winner of the 2021 PhD Fieldwork Photography Competition
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: Sheela Rathod cuts sugarcane fo…
29 Sep 2021
UCCGS Leverhulme Visiting Professor
We are delighted to announce that Professor Stephen Brown, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa (Canada) is the Leverhulme Visiting Professor at the Centre for Gender Studies for the academic year 2021-22 and co-hosted by CRASSH as a Visiting Fellow. Professor Brown’s research will focus on Foreign Aid and LGBTI Rights in the Global So…
