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If you go down to the woods today… | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/if-you-go-down-to-the-woods-today10 Feb 2015: Each has been equipped with remote sensors. Their task is to image both the Harapan Rainforest – a 100,000 hectare area of formerly logged forest that is now managed for conservation ... VoxTox, which brings together cancer specialists, mathematicians,
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Digital bargain hunters: optimal online searching | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/digital-bargain-hunters-optimal-online-searching6 May 2015: In academic terms, search is a form of sequential decision making for which there is an optimal stopping point. ... Beyond this point, the further effort of hitting the ‘search’ button once again is not worth the potential for finding a better deal.
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Managed hunting can help maintain animal populations | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/managed-hunting-can-help-maintain-animal-populations21 May 2018: Ulf Büntgen. The international team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), studied the hunt of Alpine ibex – ... We are happy that the knowledge gained in
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Tick, tick, tick: the demographic time bomb | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tick-tick-tick-the-demographic-time-bomb3 Nov 2012: The panel, chaired by Chris Giles, Economics Editor of the Financial Times, will include the University’s own Dr Gemma Burgess, Senior Research Associate in the Department of Land Economy. ... Brendan Burchell, from Cambridge University’s Department
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A portrait of a banking calamity | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/a-portrait-of-a-banking-calamity14 Mar 2013: A universal bankruptcy was expected, and the stoppage of every banker looked for. ... not least the fact that it broke out in the midst of peace - a rare enough occurrence for 18th century Britain - and relative prosperity.
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London Tube strike produced net economic benefit | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/london-tube-strike-produced-net-economic-benefit14 Sep 2015: one,” said co-author Dr Ferninand Rauch from Oxford’s Department of Economics. ... In economics, this is known as the Porter hypothesis. “For the small fraction of commuters who found a better route, when multiplied over a longer period of time,
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Lost Captain Scott photos dazzle Parliament | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/lost-captain-scott-photos-dazzle-parliament4 Jul 2012: The Institute is, in a very real way, a long-term legacy of the endeavours of Scott and his companions and a fitting home for his photographs.”. ... Thanks to a previous HLF award, the original 1,700 glass-plate negatives of Herbert Ponting's
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Mend the gap: solving the UK’s productivity puzzle | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/mend-the-gap-solving-the-uks-productivity-puzzle28 Jun 2018: She also argues for proper development strategies for all regions of the UK – as well as investment in education. ... Local councils have lost 40% of their funding from central government since 2010.”.
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Capital structure used to gauge firms’ foundations | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/capital-structure-used-to-gauge-firms-foundations9 Feb 2015: Real estate companies are a good subject for a study of capital structure management because they own and operate large, long-term assets with changeable value, and need to be set ... The strength of these firms was measured using a standard rating
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First atlas of Inuit Arctic trails launched | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/first-atlas-of-inuit-arctic-trails-launched10 Jun 2014: Michael Bravo. For centuries, indigenous peoples in the Arctic navigated the land, sea, and ice, using knowledge of trails that was passed down through the generations. ... public as an interactive atlas – bringing together hundreds of years of accrued
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Cambridge graduate Simon is Sir Alan's apprentice | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-graduate-simon-is-sir-alans-apprentice14 Jun 2007: Simon, who has an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge, surprised viewers by beating confident Kristina Grimes, 36, after the two went head-to-head to design an ... I'm ecstatic, really.". Dr Nigel Knight, Director of Studies in Economics at
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Adding a metre between meals boosts vegetarian appeal – study |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/adding-a-metre-between-meals-boosts-vegetarian-appeal-study13 Aug 2020: Livestock and aquacultures behind meat, fish, dairy and eggs are responsible for some 58% of the greenhouse gas created by global food, and take up 83% of farmland despite contributing to ... Images, including our videos, are Copyright University of
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Opinion: Autumn Statement 2016: experts respond | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-autumn-statement-2016-experts-respond24 Nov 2016: Geraint Johnes, Professor of Economics,Professor of Education, Jesus College,Professor of Industry,Honorary Professor of Transport Studies,Professor of Research Policy,Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance,Professor of ... Health Economics
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The boss of me: myths and truths of self-employment | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-boss-of-me-myths-and-truths-of-self-employment20 Jun 2018: Burchell found many examples of this during recent research trips to South Africa – particularly for self-employed women. ... For many of those lucky enough to have the choice, the insecurities of self-employment are the stuff of nightmares.
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Connection not conflict is the best way forward | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/connection-not-conflict-is-the-best-way-forward20 Jun 2011: In particular, he makes reference to the arts as a means of exploring identity and meeting the human need for self-expression. ... readership. Widely credited for the development of a people-based approach to economics that took the discipline in a new
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Tracking inequality in India: the story of a pioneer | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/tracking-inequality-in-india-the-story-of-a-pioneer4 Jul 2017: A man of diverse scientific interests, Mahalanobis combined statistics with other emerging disciplines, including anthropology, physics and economics, to develop novel approaches for estimating population distribution, crop yields and household
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Cooperative communities emerge in transparent social networks |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cooperative-communities-emerge-in-transparent-social-networks9 Mar 2015: On its own, common knowledge of social connections had little impact on overall levels of cooperation. ... They investigated four treatments that varied the amount of knowledge subjects have about the network and previous actions of others.
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Women economists underrepresented ‘at every level’ in UK academia –…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-economists-underrepresented-at-every-level-in-uk-academia-report13 Jul 2021: Dr Victoria Bateman says that her research for the Royal Economics Society (RES) found signs of “stagnation and retreat” in the closing of gender gaps across the study of economics – with ... Bateman says she hopes the new report will serve as a
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The life of borders: where China and Russia meet | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-life-of-borders-where-china-and-russia-meet6 Nov 2012: It brought together anthropologists, sociologists, economists and stakeholders with specialist knowledge of the region into productive dialogue. ... Frontier Encounters: Knowledge and Practice at the Russian, Chinese and Mongolian Border presents a wide
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23 things they don't tell you about capitalism | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/23-things-they-dont-tell-you-about-capitalism21 Mar 2011: the Faculty of Economics encompasses trade and industrial policy issues, foreign investment and intellectual policy rights, corporate governance and the stock market. ... For more information, please contact Dr Ha-Joon Chang (hjc1001@cam.ac.uk) at the
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