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Treasures of the genizah | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/treasures-of-the-genizah1 Sep 2009: Undated and unsigned, this lowly medieval scrap was nevertheless safeguarded by the Jewish community of Old Cairo for nearly a thousand years. ... Some of the belligerents have perished outright, and are literally ground to dust in the terrible struggle
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Africa: the coming revolution | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/africa-the-coming-revolution21 May 2014: Professor Hart’s original research in Ghana in the 1970s is renowned for coining the notion of the informal economy. ... Professor Hart is currently the co-director of the Human Economy Programme in Pretoria University and Centennial Professor of
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A Greek tragedy in health? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-greek-tragedy-in-health10 Oct 2011: They pose a warning for hard-hit European countries like Spain, Ireland and Portugal.”. ... Cases of HIV from injection drug use rose 10-fold during 2010 and account for half the rise in HIV.
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The State of the Unions | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-state-of-the-unions11 Nov 2011: Similarly, unions have begun to draw on their knowledge and experience to educate employees in a way that helps employers as well. ... A key example has been the National Minimum Wage, which has provided unions with a basis for operation as a force that
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Illuminating Cambridge worldwide | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/illuminating-cambridge-worldwide7 Mar 2014: Fragile and sensitive to light, temperature and humidity, the manuscripts can only be displayed for short periods of time under special conditions to protect their delicate materials and pigments. ... Successful organisations use this money to improve
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World’s most threatened seabirds visit remote plastic pollution…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/worlds-most-threatened-seabirds-visit-remote-plastic-pollution-hotspots-study-finds-04 Jul 2023: The study also found that the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea together account for over half of petrels’ global plastic exposure risk. ... Reference. Clark, B.L. et al.: ‘Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds.’
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Happy Danes are here again | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/happy-danes-are-here-again17 Apr 2007: Researchers at the University's Faculty of Economics, who are unveiling the first stage of their findings on the subject, say the slump in public contentment could be due to flagging ... The averages leave Britain ranking 9th for happiness in the table
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Keynes comes home to Cambridge | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/keynes-comes-home-to-cambridge8 Nov 2012: th. century. His work revolutionized the theory and practice of modern economics and it has had a profound impact on the way economics is taught and written, and on economic policy ... His ideas are the basis for the school of thought known as
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The richness of our world | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-richness-of-our-world5 Jul 2006: These remarkable people in turn represent other worlds the human intellect often takes us to: through the disciplines of theology, economics, education, literature, mathematics, science, and engineering. ... Please read our email privacy notice for -
A policy of mass destruction | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-policy-of-mass-destruction29 Mar 2012: This was the case even after the researchers adjusted for political reforms, other economic reforms, the presence of oil, and other initial transition conditions. ... Counting on a future burst of productivity from a restructured, private economy to
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Building the future with BRICs | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/building-the-future-with-brics17 Feb 2012: The event is also co-sponsored by Cambridge University Press. It begins on 24 February and will bring together figures from the worlds of public policy, economics and academia. ... Chris Whitty, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for
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Gender equality in modern times | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gender-equality-in-modern-times1 Apr 2009: For more information, please contact Professor Jackie Scott (The ESRC’s aim is to equip the UK with the knowledge and evidence needed to prosper in a demanding and unpredictable world: ... Issues of international collaboration, knowledge transfer and
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A scriptorium of commonplace books | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-scriptorium-of-commonplace-books1 May 2010: Each is a unique collection of knowledge: an intellectual scrapbook, the filofax of its time. ... Daleks’, made from an aluminium bolt and two sewing needles, provided one means of safely applying adjustable levels of pressure on manuscript leaves, to
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Campus radicalism fears too extreme? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/campus-radicalism-fears-too-extreme3 Dec 2008: Earlier this year, the Government issued guidelines for university staff on how to combat the threat of violent extremists targeting university campuses as potential breeding grounds for new recruits. ... The study was based on interviews with Muslim
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Rebels, rulers and rabbit skins | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/rebels-rulers-and-rabbit-skins29 Jun 2011: James and John Johnstone, also members of parliament for a short time, become opponents of slavery. ... Professor Emma Rothschild is Director of the Joint Centre for History and Economics, a Fellow of Magdalene College, and Honorary Professor of History
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Mussel your way into new exhibition | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mussel-your-way-into-new-exhibition13 Apr 2011: Bivalves are also important parts of marine and freshwater ecosystems around the world. ... The new display and website show the different lifestyles of bivalve molluscs, but also presents information for a general audience on conservation issues.
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Sleepwalking into the Euro nightmare | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/sleepwalking-into-the-euro-nightmare9 Nov 2013: Jesper Jespersen. Professor Jesper Jespersen, an economics expert and visiting overseas fellow at Churchill College, will use his lecture ‘A European Nightmare: How could the economists be so wrong on the ... Instead of trusting mathematical models
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It's time to demystify economics | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/its-time-to-demystify-economics15 May 2014: Moreover, even the boundary of the economy – and thus the scope of economics – is determined by ethical and political judgments; for example, child labour used to be a perfectly legitimate object ... And indeed, there are nine ‘schools’ of
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No such thing as a free lunch? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/no-such-thing-as-a-free-lunch10 May 2011: Money worries are thought to be partly responsible for a big increase in the prescription of antidepressants. ... Controversially, he will argue that contemporary economics is utopian, as it attempts to ignore or wipe away these inevitable moral aspects.
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Tiger saved by Cambridge Vet School | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tiger-saved-by-cambridge-vet-school4 Nov 2010: about the future of this iconic individual, who has helped Shepreth Wildlife Park raise more than £20,000 for wild tiger conservation projects. ... Jackie Demetriou was the lead surgeon for this case. She says that operating on Amba was certainly a
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