Cambridge Core BlogThese ‘pivotal years of change’
“In times of unrest, insecurity, and what feels like unending chaos, we are reminded of the relevance of the study of prehistory.”…
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Traditionally, the second Monday of October is observed as Columbus Day in the United States. However, the holiday and its history are controversial.…
Hegel in Kyoto
Why is there something rather than nothing? The fact of existence cannot be explained by an appeal to any beings, since this would assume what it wants to prove.…
Parasitology Celebrates Global Handwashing Day
October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.…
Practicing Remote Science
COVID-19 related travel restrictions and social distancing protocols have precluded many archaeological field projects in the past six months. And while conferences and meetings can be taken to the virtual realm, the challenges facing those of us whose work is founded on field-based research are becoming readily apparent.…
Remote Delivery of CBT Training, Clinical Supervision and Services: In Times of Crisis or Business As Usual
The October 2020 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Article of the Month is from the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (tCBT) and is entitled “Remote delivery of CBT training, clinical supervision and services: in times of crisis or business as usual” by Paul Cromarty, Dominic Gallagher and Julianne Watson.…
The Shared (and Not so Shared!) Language of Covid-19: Our ways with words may be as critical as a vaccine
Months ago, the world became collectively embroiled in the Covid-19 pandemic. Simultaneously, we began to learn and create an entirely new vocabulary together.…
Sociability and religious conversion in 18th and early 19th century northern England
Conversation and visiting could be considered as aids to piety, by encouraging individuals to debate and reflect on religious doctrine and to share their struggles with their faith and receive encouragement.
Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry
In this book I mention the patient who first inspired me to become a psychiatrist. He was an elderly gentleman admitted to a vascular ward for an elective repair of his aortic aneurysm.
How does the Press work with the University of Cambridge? The Syndicate
We kick-off our blog post series looking at how Cambridge University Press works with Cambridge University by talking to the Director of Syndicate Affairs, Kevin Taylor, about the the role of the Syndicate at Cambridge University Press.…
Stories in gold and red: brooches and the past in the Early Viking Age
The Viking Age (c. AD 790-1050) represents the very notion of uprootedness and social transformation. Yet there are signs of inherent nostalgia in Scandinavian Viking Age communities; hundreds of rune stones scatter the landscape with tales of genealogies and memories, and older burial mounds are reused for new graves.…
September Updates from the Library Marketing Team
Welcome to September’s Library Newsletter featuring upcoming events, noteworthy new products and launches within the library community. New Journals Homepage design Over the last year, the Cambridge Core team have been working on new designs for our journal content landing pages.Following…