Varsity: ‘I refused to give in’: the Cambridge master’s student who helped Afghan students escape Kabul
Selene Biffi, a current student Masters in Social Innovation student at Cambridge Judge Business School, tells how she helped her former escape Afghanistan as the Taliban took over. “Distressed is the first word that comes to mind when thinking about…
The situation in Afghanistan remains dire, here’s how you can support
by Jack Lilley, Communications Manager at the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy Like so many others, we at the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP) watched in horror as the Taliban seized control of all territories across Afghanistan during the month of…
CNN: As Taliban took over, she sent a message to her old teacher
Selene Biffi, a current student at Mst in Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School and founder of Qessa Academy in Kabul, helped former students and their families escape Afghanistan as the Taliban took over the country. Three of her…
The Wall Street Journal: Nine ways to make your work day better
The Wall Street Journal article outlines nine tips on how to make a work day better. Laughter and socialising are among the tips. Mark de Rond, Professor of Organisational Ethnography at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on the morbid humour…
Qualitative award
A book by Mark de Rond of Cambridge Judge on military surgeons in Afghanistan receives honourable mention at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Dr Mark de Rond at Camp Bastion A book about military surgeons in Afghanistan by Mark…
The Independent: Embedded with medics in Afghanistan, I witnessed the fall out of the war
Mark de Rond, Professor of Organisational Ethnography at Cambridge Judge Business School, reflects on his time at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. “During the first of a six-week tour of duty with a surgical team at Camp Bastion’s field hospital, I…
The insurreality of war
Writing a book is said to be cathartic. Professor Mark de Rond of Cambridge Judge Business School begs to differ, as he wrestled for five years with understanding his experience among army medics in Afghanistan. Donald Trump's about-face diktat that…
Doctors at war
New book by Professor Mark de Rond of Cambridge Judge Business School, Doctors at War, explores the courage, compassion and comic tragedy of modern war - with a few echoes from "M*A*S*H". The tragi-comic role of military surgeons in Afghanistan…
How context makes conflict trauma hard to understand, and not just for Trump
When US presidential hopeful Donald Trump jumped with characteristic abandon into the debate over post-traumatic stress disorder, his comments that some veterans are not "strong enough" to handle the mental stresses of combat were broadly criticised. War veterans, and the…
Life in conflict
Dr Mark de Rond to discuss his Camp Bastion experience live on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on Sunday 15 July Dr Mark de Rond, Reader in Strategy & Organisation at Cambridge Judge Business School, will be live on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire…
