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Read more at: ICE leads University’s push for sustainability

ICE leads University’s push for sustainability

18 September 2019

ICE was delighted to once again attain platinum status as part of the University of Cambridge’s commitment to the NUS environmental accreditation scheme, Green Impact. The 2019 Green Impact Awards, organised by the University’s Environment and Energy team with support from the NUS, took place, fittingly, at the David...

Read more at: Dial M for Madingley: Sophie Hannah unravels the mysteries of crime writing

Dial M for Madingley: Sophie Hannah unravels the mysteries of crime writing

18 September 2019

Sophie Hannah’s glittering literary career has already spanned everything from poetry, self-help and the Moomins to contemporary crime and Hercule Poirot. Now Sophie’s turned her hand to the role of Course Director as she leads ICE’s new Master of Studies in Crime and Thriller Writing. Academic Director, Dr Midge Gillies...

Read more at: Beyond results – how one teacher is changing her subject for good

Beyond results – how one teacher is changing her subject for good

18 September 2019

English teacher, Samantha Orciel , grew up in Gibraltar before coming to the UK as the first in her family to go to University. Now, as Head of English at Notre Dame High School, a state secondary school in Norwich, Samantha is finding inspiration for herself and her pupils through the Advanced Subject Teaching Master of...

Read more at: Designing a new route for budding architects

Designing a new route for budding architects

18 September 2019

ICE is about to open registration for its inaugural, designed-from-scratch apprenticeship. We find out from its creator and Head of the Department of Architecture, Dr James Campbell , why Architecture makes such a good first choice. "It takes a very long time to qualify as an architect,” explains James. “After two degrees...

Read more at: Working with international students to achieve their potential

Working with international students to achieve their potential

17 September 2019

The University of Cambridge is launching a new one-year, full-time, International Pre-Masters (IPM) course designed to prepare graduates from around the world for postgraduate study. We spoke to Director of Continuing Education, Dr Jim Gazzard , and Head of Academic Centre Administration for IPM, Shamiso Barnett , to find...

Read more at: BBC National Short Story Award Shortlist 2019

BBC National Short Story Award Shortlist 2019

6 September 2019

14th BBC NATIONAL SHORT STORY AWARD SHORTLIST Lucy Caldwell, multi-award-winning novelist, playwright and short story writer, has been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University for the second time for ‘ The Children’. Previously shortlisted in 2012 for ‘Escape Route’, one of her first...

Read more at: The Channel Islands' victims and survivors of Nazi persecution

The Channel Islands' victims and survivors of Nazi persecution

31 July 2019

Dr Gilly Carr, ICE Academic Director and University Senior Lecturer in Archaeology, has been researching and documenting Nazi persecution in the Channel Islands during the Second World War for over a decade now. The University has published a wonderful digital dossier of her work since 2007. You can read the full article...

Read more at: Revealing the filmic lens that filters our world

Revealing the filmic lens that filters our world

8 July 2019

Film curator and festival programmer, film critic and voting member of the European Film Academy – ICE is privileged to have Dr Loreta Gandolfi as Course Director for our Undergraduate Certificate in Film Studies. We talked to Dr Gandolfi about how film shapes our perspective of the world. "What excites me about films is...

Read more at: Understanding today’s most pressing global issues

Understanding today’s most pressing global issues

8 July 2019

Traditional ideas about the relationships between nations and the demands of populations have been turned on their heads this century. We ask Dr Roxane Farmanfarmaian , Academic Director for International Relations and Global Studies, how we can begin to make sense of today’s world. "Every period has its challenges,”...

Read more at: Core textbooks now available through the new ICE Study Resource

Core textbooks now available through the new ICE Study Resource

8 July 2019

A new initiative is making study at the Institute of Continuing Education more accessible than ever. Core texts from ICE-delivered award-bearing courses are now available to enrolled students for loan and reference as part of a new Study Resource. There are also a number of books available that focus on improving study...

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