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Blog | The Story Of Filmmaker Roshaan Khattak, Hunted By Pakistan, Let Down By Cambridge
If one of Britain's most prestigious universities can't protect a postgraduate researcher, what hope is there for smaller institutions? What message does this send to academics investigating authoritarianism, state violence, or contested territories?
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Internet Pairs Cambridge Academic, New York Killer; She Uses Mario Reference
A Cambridge academic, known for her work on the "politics of smell," found herself at the centre of a social media storm after internet users began pairing her with Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Cambridge University Responds To Backlash Over Thesis Linking Body Odour To Racism
Cambridge University issued a statement supporting Dr Ally Louks after she faced online abuse for her viral social media post celebrating her PhD achievement.
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UK Woman, Trapped In Toilet, Escapes Using Cotton Buds And Eyeliner
Trapped with no windows and thick walls muffling her cries for help, Dr Ilko faced a potentially lengthy wait for liberation.
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Cambridge University Launches New Free Foundation Course
The one-year, full-time residential course, which begins with its first intake of 52 students for the start of the new academic year in October 2022, follows a “rigorous” admissions process.
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Cambridge University Academic Makes History As First Indian-Origin Department Head
Dr Manali Desai, a reader in Comparative and Historical Sociology and fellow of Newnham College whose work focuses on social movements, ethnic and gendered violence and post-colonial studies, took over as Head of the Sociology Department this month.
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Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Returns Cambridge Fellowship Over Rights Row
Hong Kong's leader says she has "returned" her honorary fellowship to a Cambridge college after a row over whether the finance hub's academic freedoms are being suppressed as authorities crack down on pro-democracy opponents.
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Cambridge University to Hold All Lectures Online Until Summer 2021
Cambridge University became one of the first in the world on Wednesday to announce that all its lectures would be delivered online over the next academic year because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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UK's Cambridge University To Hold All Lectures Online Till Summer 2021
Britain's Cambridge University became one of the first in the world on Wednesday to announce that all its lectures would be delivered online over the next academic year because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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UK Academics Protest As Cambridge Fellow Told To Go Back To India
Hundreds of academics, students and activists have signed an open letter to lobby the UK Home Office to reconsider its decision to deny a University of Cambridge scholar permanent residency in the UK for spending too much time in India, which she says was essential for fieldwork and research.
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Facebook Data of Over 3 Million Users Said to Have Been Exposed by Personality Quiz App
The data set was collected via the personality quiz app "myPersonality" by academics at the University of Cambridge, as per New Scientist.
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UK Watchdog Orders Cambridge Analytica To Hand Over American's Personal Data
Britain's data privacy watchdog has ordered Cambridge Analytica to hand over all the personal information it holds on a U.S. academic, confirming the right of people abroad to seek data held by a UK firm.
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Twitter Sold Data Access To Cambridge Analytica Researcher
Twitter Inc. sold data access to the Cambridge University academic who also obtained millions of Facebook users' information that was later passed to a political consulting firm without the users' consent.
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Scientist In Facebook Data Scandal Says He Is Being Made A Scapegoat
The academic behind the app that allowed consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to farm the data of some 87 million Facebook users said Monday he was being scapegoated while the social network was being "mined left and right by thousands" of companies.
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Academic in Facebook Storm Worked on Russian 'Dark' Personality Project
Kogan advised a team at St Petersburg State University that was exploring whether the 'dark triad' were linked to abusive online behaviour.
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Blog | The Story Of Filmmaker Roshaan Khattak, Hunted By Pakistan, Let Down By Cambridge
If one of Britain's most prestigious universities can't protect a postgraduate researcher, what hope is there for smaller institutions? What message does this send to academics investigating authoritarianism, state violence, or contested territories?
-
Internet Pairs Cambridge Academic, New York Killer; She Uses Mario Reference
A Cambridge academic, known for her work on the "politics of smell," found herself at the centre of a social media storm after internet users began pairing her with Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Cambridge University Responds To Backlash Over Thesis Linking Body Odour To Racism
Cambridge University issued a statement supporting Dr Ally Louks after she faced online abuse for her viral social media post celebrating her PhD achievement.
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UK Woman, Trapped In Toilet, Escapes Using Cotton Buds And Eyeliner
Trapped with no windows and thick walls muffling her cries for help, Dr Ilko faced a potentially lengthy wait for liberation.
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Cambridge University Launches New Free Foundation Course
The one-year, full-time residential course, which begins with its first intake of 52 students for the start of the new academic year in October 2022, follows a “rigorous” admissions process.
-
Cambridge University Academic Makes History As First Indian-Origin Department Head
Dr Manali Desai, a reader in Comparative and Historical Sociology and fellow of Newnham College whose work focuses on social movements, ethnic and gendered violence and post-colonial studies, took over as Head of the Sociology Department this month.
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Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Returns Cambridge Fellowship Over Rights Row
Hong Kong's leader says she has "returned" her honorary fellowship to a Cambridge college after a row over whether the finance hub's academic freedoms are being suppressed as authorities crack down on pro-democracy opponents.
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Cambridge University to Hold All Lectures Online Until Summer 2021
Cambridge University became one of the first in the world on Wednesday to announce that all its lectures would be delivered online over the next academic year because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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UK's Cambridge University To Hold All Lectures Online Till Summer 2021
Britain's Cambridge University became one of the first in the world on Wednesday to announce that all its lectures would be delivered online over the next academic year because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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UK Academics Protest As Cambridge Fellow Told To Go Back To India
Hundreds of academics, students and activists have signed an open letter to lobby the UK Home Office to reconsider its decision to deny a University of Cambridge scholar permanent residency in the UK for spending too much time in India, which she says was essential for fieldwork and research.
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Facebook Data of Over 3 Million Users Said to Have Been Exposed by Personality Quiz App
The data set was collected via the personality quiz app "myPersonality" by academics at the University of Cambridge, as per New Scientist.
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UK Watchdog Orders Cambridge Analytica To Hand Over American's Personal Data
Britain's data privacy watchdog has ordered Cambridge Analytica to hand over all the personal information it holds on a U.S. academic, confirming the right of people abroad to seek data held by a UK firm.
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Twitter Sold Data Access To Cambridge Analytica Researcher
Twitter Inc. sold data access to the Cambridge University academic who also obtained millions of Facebook users' information that was later passed to a political consulting firm without the users' consent.
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Scientist In Facebook Data Scandal Says He Is Being Made A Scapegoat
The academic behind the app that allowed consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to farm the data of some 87 million Facebook users said Monday he was being scapegoated while the social network was being "mined left and right by thousands" of companies.
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Academic in Facebook Storm Worked on Russian 'Dark' Personality Project
Kogan advised a team at St Petersburg State University that was exploring whether the 'dark triad' were linked to abusive online behaviour.
