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Faculty News

2024-10-25

Ongoing war in Gaza will set children and young people’s education back by up to five years, report suggests.Read the full story.

2024-10-25

Hannah Arendt Consortium seeks to combat the global rise of populism and authoritarianism, and uphold human rights.Read the full story.

2024-10-25

A short programme of empathy lessons led to measurable, positive changes in students’ conduct, emotional awareness and curiosity about different cultures.Read the full story.

2024-10-09

Proponents of Generative AI believe it will transform education, but so far there are few signs of any promised revolution. At a conference in Cambridge this month, educators, industry professionals and academics are seeking to initiate a different type of conversation about how AI can truly benefit the sector. Read the full story.

2024-07-11
A new study proposes a framework for “Child Safe AI” following recent incidents which revealed that many children see chatbots as quasi-human and trustworthy even when they put young users at risk.Read the full story.
2024-07-11
CAMFED (the Campaign for Female Education) and the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the Faculty of Education University of Cambridge have announced a new partnership to examine how community-led interventions that target the needs of the most marginalised children can be scaled through education systems in Tanzania and in other countries in sub-Saharan Africa.Read the full story
2024-07-10
A new book co-edited by two Faculty members explores the enduring legacy of "Emily of New Moon" marking the centenary of L. M. Montgomery's 'other' heroine after Anne of Green Gables.Read the full story.
2024-07-03
An international review of how technology was used early in the COVID school lockdowns suggests that important strategies to support effective remote learning are being neglected in the rush to embrace digital tools and platforms.Read the full story here.
2024-06-27
Guaranteeing every child the opportunity to participate in certain types of physical activity could support their academic attainment and help to close the achievement gap between wealthy and less-advantaged pupils new research indicates. Read the full story here.
2024-05-28
A new novel which enters the world of the 17th-century countess renowned as history's "most prolific female murderer" suggests she was actually a revolutionary and book smuggler whose killings were a fiction.Read the full story.