Centre of Latin American Studies

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MPhil in Latin American Studies

Students from Britain, Latin America, the United States and across the world take our MPhil each year, attracted by the reputation of Cambridge as a world-class university, and by the rigour and breadth of the course.

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PhD in Latin American Studies

The Centre has a strong community of PhD students working across a wide range of disciplines with leading scholars in their fields. We are also committed to helping you develop your future career. Around 90% of our PhD students pursuing an academic career are offered posts at highly ranked universities.

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Research Facilities

Postgraduate students and visitors at the Centre of Latin American Studies, recently relocated to the University's newest building, have access to excellent facilities across the university. The world-famous University Library is home to 6 million volumes while the Centre also has its own library and an extensive film collection.

Latest News & Upcoming Events

Art, Society & Urban Imaginaries Symposium

18 April 2018

Tuesday 24 April Symposium 9.30am – 6pm, SG1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, CB3 9DT Art, Society & Urban Imaginaries Organized by Fernando Calderón , Simón Bolívar Chair, CLAS, Cambridge Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Universidad de Córdoba & FLACSO, Argentina

Consortium for the Global South

19 March 2018

The Centre of Latin American Studies is part of the new Consortium for the Global South at Cambridge.

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Science in Text and Culture in Latin America

An AHRC-funded international research network which aims to establish a dialogue between the growing number of academic researchers working on the relationship between science and culture in Latin America.

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