The Centre of African Studies was established in 1965 by the groundbreaking anthropologist, Dr Audrey Richards. The Centre acts as a hub for graduate level and faculty research, running weekly seminars and research workshops for graduate students during Michaelmas and Lent terms. The Centre also runs a one-year interdisciplinary MPhil in African Studies, with teaching contributions from faculty members in History, Politics and International Relations, Social Anthropology, Divinity, Geography and English, amongst others.