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Dr Tara Inniss from the The University of the West Indies joined Cambridge for two terms as part of the inaugural University of the West Indies–Jesus College Cambridge Sabbatical Exchange.

Last week we welcomed visiting speakers, academics, students & colleagues to our 26th Annual Symposium. Entitled 'The Role of Heritage in Shaping Ontological Security in the Contemporary World', the symposium was hosted jointly with the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts & Cultures.  

Collections Connections Communities invites early career researchers to apply for Visiting Fellowships within their Natural History Humanities [N2H] research programme, to be held for up to three weeks in person, depending on funding. The goal of the N2H Fellowships is to foster long-term collaborations and knowledge exchange, and we will support F…

The recording of Professor Cornelius Holtorf's Annual Heritage Lecture, is now available to watch via the CHRC YouTube Channel Decolonising the Future: From Preserving Memory across Generations to Sustaining the (Re-)Generation of Memory 

Cover Story: 'From vantage to heritage: how Dior is redefining brand heritage' by Miao Yang 

Cover Story: 'Ontological security in conflict heritage: remembering air raids in Japan' by Oliver Moxham 

Out now 'Border-Straddling Heritages: Containment, Contestation & Appreciation of Shared Pasts'Featuring a chapter from CHRC Director Dr Dacia Viejo Rose and Dr Hung Kyung Le -  'Border as Bellwether and Heterotopia: Evolving Heritagescape of the Demilitarized Zone of Korea'Get your copy here 

Cover Story: Asia’s Archaeology and Heritage Group 2025 Review by Geonyoung Kim 

The Cambridge Heritage Research Centre 9th Annual Heritage Lecture will be given by Professor Cornelius Holtorf Linnaeus UniversityDecolonising the Future: From Preserving Memory across Generations to Sustaining the (Re-)Generation of MemoryFrankopan Hall, West Court, Jesus College, Jesus Lane, Cambridge 6:15pm, Friday 20th of February, 2026Attenda…

26th Annual Cambridge Heritage SymposiumThe Role of Heritage in Shaping Ontological Security in the Contemporary World8-9 May 2025, McDonald Institute for Archaeological ResearchThe Cambridge Heritage Research Centre is excited to announce and share the Call for Papers for the 26th annual Cambridge Heritage Symposium. Please click here for more det…