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Andy Martin (Department of French) discusses the year he spent sitting behind author Lee Child as he wrote the latest Jack Reacher novel.

̽»¨Ö±²¥Jewish scholar Solomon Schechter is best remembered for his work on the Cairo Geniza.  A conference this Sunday will explore the wider impact of a man with an unquenchable thirst for learning.

̽»¨Ö±²¥number of young people studying languages in the UK is falling. Determined to change this, the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ is running an increasing number of events to highlight the life-changing power of languages.

̽»¨Ö±²¥significance of the Bible in the war, and anti-war efforts, of both Allied and Central powers in the First World War are to be examined in a new research project, which will document ways in which scripture was used to create notions of a Holy War, and how views of the Bible changed as a result of the conflict.

A collection of essays edited by Drs Trudi Tate and Kate Kennedy looks at the legacy of the First World War through the lens of the creative arts. As a specialist in the literature of conflict, Tate explores the ways in which writers expressed the impact of trauma on families – and child rearing in particular.

Over the past eight years, the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge has become Britain’s pre-eminent showcase for documentary and feature films from and about Ukraine. 

̽»¨Ö±²¥Kirby Laing Foundation has donated £1.2 million to the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge’s newly-launched fundraising campaign.

Dr Teresa Parodi (Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics) discusses the linguistic, social and cognitive advantages of speaking more than one language.

Francesca Middleton (Faculty of Classics) discusses the reform of GCSEs and Latin's reputation as an academically demanding subject.

Priyamvada Gopal (Faculty of English) discusses freedom as a practice rather than a value to be worshipped.