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We support innovative teaching and pedagogy best practice to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate education of the highest quality, accessible to all

We facilitate both cross-discipline and deep discipline research with a global perspective, using our strength in diversity to deliver real-world impact

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Shining a light on the latest ideas, findings and evidence-based commentary from across our social science and humanities community
News
11 September 2025
University of Cambridge to lead a new Early Career Researcher Network for the East of England

3 September 2025
Applications for CamPo research and exchange schemes opening 15 September

3 July 2025
Professor Manali Desai appointed new Head of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences

24 June 2025
Trinity Cambridge Research Studentships to support five postgraduates in the humanities and social sciences

8 May 2025
Contacts are Community

17 September 2024
Cambridge researchers among finalists for ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize

Opportunities for research funding and support
Our schemes offering funding for research activity

CAM-DTP is a consortium of universities in the region, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, which offers 32 doctoral studentships each year

A partnership with Sciences Po Paris, offering support for collaborative research and exchange programmes

Research fellowships in the areas of finance, financial institutions, micro and macro-economics, and public policy issues relating to financial markets