University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies

“The Staples Trust investment in Gender Studies at the University of Cambridge has created a world-class research, teaching and public engagement centre renowned for its intellectual leadership in the field.”  Professor Jude Browne 

In 2008, The Staples Trust gave a major donation to the University of Cambridge to fund a Director for the Centre for Gender Studies. The gift secured the first permanent post of its kind at Cambridge. Professor Jude Browne, an authority on gender, equality and public policy, was appointed the first Jessica and Peter Frankopan Director of Gender Studies. 

The Centre for Gender Studies is regarded as a thought-leading network in an international field fundamental to understanding human experience. The multi-disciplinary Centre, situated within the University’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences, attracts a wealth of world-class scholars, and tackles key issues ranging from global development to the impact of biomedical advances. 

The Centre pushes the boundaries of disciplines and identities to promote ambitious and ground-breaking work that can build on the strengths of research across the University of Cambridge – and engages deeply with the complexities of studying gender in our world. This rigorous gender analysis promotes awareness of its relevance in historic, economic, political, artistic, social, and scientific contexts.