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Uncomfortable Cambridge

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Uncomfortable Cambridge runs local walking tours of Cambridge, highlighting untold stories and celebrate our diverse past. linktr.ee/uncam

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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 11h
Happy Black History Month from Uncomfortable Cambridge! Join our African Legacies Tour, and learn how African objects have shaped Cambridge's collections today. 📆 Sun 25 Oct @ 2:30pm 🎟 Booking is completely free - just visit the 🔗 in our bio!
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Episode 2 has dropped 🎙 In this episode of the Cambridge Prehistory of Partitions podcast, Waqas Mirza & Erin M.B. OHalloran move from Palestine to British India through the life and political thought of Muhammad Iqbal. Listen & follow at the 🔗 linktr.ee/uncam #historypodcast #podcast
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What's On: October 🍁 And don't forget to listen to our recently launched podcast, Cambridge: Prehistory of Partitions - available wherever you get your podcasts. www.uncomfortablecambridge.com
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Podcast launched ✅ This past Friday we celebrated our brand new podcast, Prehistories of Partition. Thank you to everyone who joined us for the tour & dinner, and contributed to the fascinating discussions ✨ Listen to the first episode of our podcast NOW at the link in our bio 🔗
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We're heading back to Open Cambridge on the 13th & 20th of September with our (previously sold-out) African Legacies Tour! 💡 African Legacies in Cambridge Museums Tour - Open Cambridge 📆 13th & 20th Sep @ 2:30pm 🎟 Tickets are free (but book fast!) www.opencambridge.cam.ac.uk/events/afric...
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We're heading to the University of Cambridge Alumni Festival! Join us on the 18th & 20th of September for 3 opportunities to attend our brand new Dangerous Ideas? Science & Society tour 🔗 lnkd.in/e6t8yX_t
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We're throwing it back to our 2025 @camunifestivals tour "Cambridge: Prehistories of Partition," led by expert Dr. Erin O'Halloran with the Researching Legacies of the Past Project. Stay tuned...there is still more to come from this incredibly valable collaboration! 💡
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
With the World Cup 2026 upon us, we're highlighting a few football-related stories & initiatives which both examine and celebrate its history! Read the stories in the link below ⚽ docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Anyone know what building this is? 🤔 Join us this weekend & find out! 💡 Cambridge & Colonialism City Tour 📆 06 June @ 11:00AM ...or make it a double-header with our Original Cambridge Tour too! 💡 Original Uncomfortable Cambridge Tour 📆 06 June @ 02:30PM 🎟 Tickets at the link in our bio 🔗
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Happy Pride Month from the team at Uncomfortable Cambridge 🏳️‍🌈 In addition to our Original Uncomfortable Cambridge tours this month, we are running a special Power, Women & Queer Histories tour! 💡 Power, Women & Queer History - City Tour 📆 13 June @ 11:00 Book at the link in our bio 🔗
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
💡 Original Uncomfortable Cambridge Tour 📆 Saturday 23rd of May @ 2:30PM Open for public bookings starting at £18 + a discount for students & seniors! Book now at the link in our bio 🔗
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
We've got your weekend plans covered 🌸 Uncomfortable Science - Whipple Museum Tour 📆 Fri 24th April @ 2:30PM Original Uncomfortable Cambridge Tour 📆 Sat 25th April @ 2:30PM Book your tickets at the link below! 🔗 linktr.ee/uncam
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
We've been working hard training our newest recruitment class, and we're so excited to introduce them to you ✨ If you're interested in guiding with Uncomfortable Cambridge, subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to hear about new job opportunities! uncomfortablecambridge.com/subscribe
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Cambridge Festival Recap (2/2) In March we also invited attendees to our African Legacies Tour, in conjunction with University of Cambridge Museums inspired by the research of Dr. Eva Namusoke. We're so proud of this fantastic collab and of all of the 50+ brilliant attendees who joined us ✨
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Do you or someone you know have a connection to Dublin? If you're interested in potentially being a part of an exciting collaboration between Uncomfortable Oxford and Trinity College Dublin 🔗 sign up at the link below lnkd.in/e_e86ex6
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Cambridge Festival Recap (1/2) This month, we launched our Dangerous Ideas: The (Un)Ethical Science tour! We hosted two sold out tours and over 50 attendees ✨ If you missed it, stay tuned for more opportunities to dissect Cambridge's scientific past coming soon!
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Uncomfortable Oxford @un-oxford.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
14th March: Women & Queer Histories Tour All proceeds go to Homeless Oxfordshire's Her Way Home appeal. We need your help supporting this wonderful cause! www.uncomfortableoxford.com/event/women-...
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Uncomfortable Cambridge goes to the @cambridgefestival.bsky.social! You have opportunities to join our new African Legacies Tour, as well as our Dangerous Ideas: The (Un)Ethical Science Tour! www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
One more day to submit your applications to be a tour guide with Uncomfortable Cambridge, @un-york.bsky.social & @un-oxford.bsky.social! Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity, ideal for locals, researchers, and students. www.uncomfortablecambridge.com/jobs
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Uncomfortable Oxford @un-oxford.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Our Uncomfortable reading list for February 2026 (+ a few others...) You can check it out here: linktr.ee/unoxford
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Richard Baker @bakerart.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Fishing in Cambridge in front of the ice cream kiosk on Jesus Green, Cambridge. Small oil painting #oilpainting #cambridge #fishing
A small oil painting showing people buying ice creams at the kiosk on Jesus Green, Cambridge while a man with a blue hat is fishing. A girl  iin a pink dress is feeding the ducks.
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
A weekend double (or triple!) feature in Cambridge. Join us on one of our two tours (Saturday: Power, Women and Queer History; Sunday: Original Uncomfortable Cambridge) and then head over to the Museum of Cambridge for their new exhbition, "Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig." Link in bio 🔗
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Uncomfortable Cambridge is hiring tour guides! Check out our website to see how you can get involved: www.uncomfortablecambridge.com/jobs Applications close 20 February.
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Two Uncomfortable Cambridge tours this week 📣 Whipple Museum Tour - Friday, 30 Jan @ 14:30 Original Uncomfortable Cambridge Tour - Saturday, 31 Jan @ 14:30 🎓 Students 20% off! www.uncomfortablecambridge.com/services-4 #cambridgeshire #cambridge #whatsoncambridge #cambridgehistory #cambridgeuk
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Check out this project from our sister sister York!
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Uncomfortable Oxford @un-oxford.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Anti-vaccination is one of the most hotbed topics of recent years; but while it may seem like a recent phenomenon, in fact its origins go back hundreds of years. Read our Director Paula Larsson's article on the history of the anti-vax movement below: www.uncomfortableoxford.com/anti-vaccers...
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Our reading list for January - check out these articles you may have missed 👀 You can find the full reading list here (with links): docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
We're featured in a video by CSHSS, which covers their fantastic Legacy of the Past project - which we took part in through our History of Partition tours in Cambridge, led by Dr. Erin O'Halloran. Watch the video to learn more about this exciting initiative... www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bFz...
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Legacies of the Past
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Interested in potentially working with Uncomfortable Cambridge? Sign up to our mailing list to be the first to hear about new recruitment cycles and hiring opportunities in 2026! #cambridge #cambridgeshire www.uncomfortablecambridge.com/subscribe
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Did you know that women who attended Cambridge couldn't graduate with degrees for nearly eighty years? Read about the long road to women's equality at the university, written by UnCam's Eleanor Jones. www.uncomfortablecambridge.com/learn/women-...
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Women's Wait to Graduate | Uncomfortable Cambridge
​Women's presence in higher education is fairly recent history, and even more so in the case of the University of Cambridge, where they had to wait decades before being allowed to graduate. Learn more...
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Uncomfortable Cambridge @un-cambridge.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Hi BlueSky! We're Uncomfortable Cambridge, a social enterprise who runs walking tours of Cambridge, highlighting diverse histories, as well as the more uncomfortable legacies of imperialism, inequality, and power. Follow us to stay tuned!
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