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29 Aug 2017: He possesses a depth of knowledge only achievable by painstaking observation of birds’ behaviour as it changes with the seasons. ... His patient observation is rewarded with an intimate knowledge which is exhibited throughout his prose and poetry.

4 May 2016: There is no way like that for savouring the extent of a water surface,” she writes. ... Macfarlane suggests that Shepherd’s focus on a particular place, one not far from her doorstep, led to a deepening rather than a restriction of knowledge.

15 Apr 2020: As such, a 'back-of-the-envelope calculation' for consumption movement during the pandemic suggests growth of just over 4% prior to lockdown dropped sharply to a -13% decline in average ... Study co-author Professor Sevi Rodriguez Mora, of the University

18 Nov 2015: They are a much prized and beloved livestock, and yak-rearing knowledge is something people are proud of. ... Yak herders know their environment intimately, and this knowledge is culturally encoded, as seminal studies by Bhutanese scholars, such as Dasho

8 Aug 2013: As a student of economics, first in Germany and then in the UK, I took part in countless seminars in which poverty was reduced to numbers, statistics, abstract trends. ... The financial crisis confronted me with the impotence of economics and, living in

29 Apr 2020: Cambridge’s Faculty of Economics. ... Sickness rates for core workers would be the same as the rest of the population, the high levels of social distancing elsewhere act as a shield.

24 Aug 2013: The finger of blame for economic crisis is, therefore, pointed firmly at the West. ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. Places. 2024 University of Cambridge.

15 Feb 2013: Applied Economics, Mohammed El Erian, the Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance, The Isaac Newton Trust  and the Faculty of Economics. ... It will help us to consolidate further the status of the Faculty as a leading centre for fundamental

12 Dec 2013: Course leader for the ‘Cambridge Science: behind the scenes’ programme is Dr Erica Bithell, whose research in crystallography contributes to understanding how the properties of functional materials are related to their ... The course is a rare chance

4 Jun 2018: For too long, global climate policy has been seen as a prisoner’s dilemma game, where some nations can do nothing and get a ‘free ride’ on the efforts of others. ... Our results show this is no longer the case.”. However, one of the most alarming

24 Mar 2013: However, for the greatest part of human history, the standard of living was low and subject to little improvement. ... Dr Victoria Bateman is Fellow and College Lecturer in Economics at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

28 Oct 2016: If economics is to change for the better and not for the worse, economists need to draw on new ideas and new voices. ... In the UK, the proportion of girls studying for an economics degree has been on a downward as opposed to upward trend.

16 Feb 2016: nests of bowerbirds, serve a vital function in signalling one’s desirable traits. ... One study investigated this question by showing half of the participants pictures of attractive people of the opposite sex or having them reading a scenario about

17 Aug 2013: By late 2008, the so-called ‘informal economy’ was the dominant means of exchange for most people, and Mbare has flourished ever since. ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. Places. 2024 University of Cambridge.

23 Jun 2016: Ethiopia seems to be attracting the attention of economists interested in Africa, and for good reason. ... In 2012 they accounted for 63% of all firms operating in the sector.

24 Jul 2018: Policy analysts should not single out military spending as a main culprit for the lack of investment in public goods. ... They say the study’s findings, published today in the journal Defence and Peace Economics, provide a “cautionary note” against

10 Aug 2013: Sarah holds Mugabe responsible for this massacre, as do most Ndebele who still feel deprived of any form of apology. ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. Places. 2024 University of Cambridge.

24 May 2016: For image use please see separate credits above. Share. Published. 24 May 2016. ... Image. Russian President Medvedev meets with Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of International Monetary Fund.

24 Nov 2017: The objects we’re putting on display show the many different applications of geological knowledge,” added Ksiazkiewicz. ... Maps of the period did not just show new knowledge but represented visible arguments about how that knowledge should be

22 Feb 2012: The duty of leadership is to ‘modernize multilateralism’ for vastly different circumstances.”. ... Fellow of the College for many years before his death in 1982.

2 Dec 2020: Any analysis of COVID-19 has to go beyond identifying the economic shock and account for its non-linear effects and cross-country spillovers. ... Moreover, nations that adopted less stringent lockdowns – Sweden, for example – will not be shielded

18 Feb 2021: This is 'consistent with large-scale stockpiling', they say, as people prepared for an indefinite future of home-cooked meals. ... Many people shopped online for the first time. They also bought directly from wholesalers or even farms, and trialled

1 Nov 2016: Rates of return on elephant conservation in these regions are positive, signaling strong economic incentive for countries to protect elephant populations. ... Dr. Brendan Fisher, an economist at University of Vermont’s Gund Institute for Ecological

1 Mar 2016: The market fits nicely onto classic models of urban economics, he says, and – as with property – a lot rides on location. ... For the study, published today in the Journal of Real Estate Finance & Economics, Lindenthal set out to get a rough idea of

20 Dec 2022: of new woods, wetland and scrub habitats on some of the land currently used for farming. ... are encouraged to spare portions of land entirely for creating semi-natural habitats.

18 Jun 2016: Outreach is a key aspect of the award: planned is a series of exhibitions, talks, open days and workshops for the public. ... to a generous award , scholars worldwide will soon have increased access to an important collection of rare books.

13 Feb 2017: India must balance modernisation and development with protections for the rights of local people – all while ensuring its development is ecologically sustainable. ... In India, the Forest Department, which is responsible for the protection of wildlife

3 Jul 2018: Built by a team led by Professor Sheilagh Ogilvie in the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Economics, the database includes court records, guild ledgers, parish registers, village censuses, tax lists ... of evidence for a causal link between education

10 Jul 2019: Research. Cambridge historian and his family members announced as joint winners of one of the biggest cash prizes in world economics.. ... Stephanie Flanders, head of Bloombery Economics, chaired the panel of judges as they looked for the best answers to

29 Feb 2016: Domestic consumption in China continues to grow at double-digit rates and accounted for almost two thirds of total growth in GDP in 2015. ... China has identified four key priorities for the 2016 summit of G20 leaders to be held in Hangzhou in September.

3 Aug 2016: The Bank of England is expected to announce on Thursday measures to stimulate the UK economy following signs that there will be a significant economic downturn following the vote for Brexit. ... The Bank is also expected to revise downwards its growth

11 Jul 2016: Search. Search. Opinion: Brexit shock has caused a sterling crash of historic proportions – here’s just how bad it is for the pound. ... Research. Opinion: Brexit shock has caused a sterling crash of historic proportions – here’s just how bad it

2 Nov 2016: Victoria has called for a sexual revolution in economics due to a lack of women in the discipline, and wrote articles in favour of a Remain vote in the run-up ... Wednesday 19th October. As well as holding the Montague Burton Chair at Cambridge, Coen

23 Dec 2013: There has been discussion of this idea for some time but it is now looking more practical and the idea is being taken seriously. ... Demand for the precious horn is ever increasing, resulting in elevated levels of poaching.