Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge
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The Centre of African Studies at the University of Cambridge is an interdisciplinary academic hub dedicated to research, teaching, and public engagement on the histories, politics, cultures, and societies of Africa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge canonical | 2 |
| Cambridge Centre for African Studies | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7637205 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge Context triple: [School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Cambridge, hasDepartment, Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge]
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Institute of African Studies
The Institute of African Studies is an academic center dedicated to interdisciplinary research and teaching on the histories, cultures, societies, and politics of Africa.
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Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge
The Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge is an academic department specializing in the languages, histories, cultures, and religions of Asia and the Middle East.
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Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Cambridge
The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) at the University of Cambridge is an interdisciplinary research institute that fosters collaboration across the humanities and social sciences through projects, events, and fellowships.
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African Research and Studies Institute
The African Research and Studies Institute is a specialized academic center at Cairo University dedicated to interdisciplinary research, teaching, and policy studies focused on African societies, politics, and development.
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Harvard Center for African Studies
The Harvard Center for African Studies is an interdisciplinary hub at Harvard University dedicated to research, teaching, and public engagement focused on the histories, cultures, politics, and contemporary issues of Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge Target entity description: The Centre of African Studies at the University of Cambridge is an interdisciplinary academic hub dedicated to research, teaching, and public engagement on the histories, politics, cultures, and societies of Africa.
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A.
Institute of African Studies
The Institute of African Studies is an academic center dedicated to interdisciplinary research and teaching on the histories, cultures, societies, and politics of Africa.
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B.
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge
The Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge is an academic department specializing in the languages, histories, cultures, and religions of Asia and the Middle East.
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C.
Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Cambridge
The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) at the University of Cambridge is an interdisciplinary research institute that fosters collaboration across the humanities and social sciences through projects, events, and fellowships.
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D.
African Research and Studies Institute
The African Research and Studies Institute is a specialized academic center at Cairo University dedicated to interdisciplinary research, teaching, and policy studies focused on African societies, politics, and development.
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E.
Harvard Center for African Studies
The Harvard Center for African Studies is an interdisciplinary hub at Harvard University dedicated to research, teaching, and public engagement focused on the histories, cultures, politics, and contemporary issues of Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic unit
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research centre ⓘ |
| academicFocus |
humanities
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social sciences ⓘ |
| affiliation | School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
African universities
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departments of the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discipline | African studies ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African cultures
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African politics ⓘ African societies ⓘ history of Africa ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Africa ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | CAS ⓘ |
| hostInstitution |
University of Cambridge
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linked to:
Cambridge University
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| isInterdisciplinary | true ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge
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linked to:
Cambridge, England
England ⓘ |
| mission |
public engagement on Africa
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research on Africa ⓘ teaching on Africa ⓘ |
| offers |
public lectures
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research events ⓘ seminar series ⓘ |
| partOf |
University of Cambridge
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linked to:
Cambridge University
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| supports |
graduate research
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postdoctoral research ⓘ |
| website | https://www.african.cam.ac.uk/ ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge Description of subject: The Centre of African Studies at the University of Cambridge is an interdisciplinary academic hub dedicated to research, teaching, and public engagement on the histories, politics, cultures, and societies of Africa.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Cambridge
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Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge
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School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Cambridge
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Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge
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subject linked to:
School of the Humanities and Social Sciences
linked to: Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge