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We are delighted to share that The Gates Cambridge Trust has announced that two of our new students have been selected as part of the 25th class of Gates Cambridge Scholars. Our students have been awarded the prestigious postgraduate scholarship programme aimed “for the most socially engaged and academically brilliant...

We are delighted to share that our student, Valentina Gajardo, has been awarded with two fundings from the Chilean Government! These grants have been awarded to support her MPhil in Latin American Studies at CLAS and for the publication of her bilingual (Spanish/English) book. 1. Beca Chile Crea, Fondo del Libro...

Applications are now open for the Centre of Latin American Studies (CLAS) at the University of Cambridge. The Centre currently offers 3 courses: Latin American Studies - MPhil Latin American Studies - PhD Latin American Studies (thesis only) - MPhil Research Areas: Latin American Literature, Film and Visual Arts. Latin...

It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Father Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino, who passed away on Tuesday 22 October in Lima, Peru. Father Gutiérrez, who was Simón Bolívar Professor at CLAS in 1989/1990, was one of the key figures in the development of liberation theology in the 1960s and 1970s thanks to his...