Cambridge in the World

Nicola Padfield, Master, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge

10-Apr-17 08:05

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Ranked 4th in the Times Higher Education World University 2016-2017 raking, Cambridge University continues to be seen as a leader in quality higher education. Today we speak about the development of a fund, named after the late Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew as well as the impact of Brexit on higher education funding.

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Tags: Cambridge, Fitzwilliam College, Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore, Brexit, intellectual discourse, higher education, Criminal Justice System, consent, women's rights, England

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