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  2. Treasures of the genizah | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/treasures-of-the-genizah
    Thumbnail for Treasures of the genizah | University of Cambridge 1 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
  3. The Idea of the University | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-idea-of-the-university
    Thumbnail for The Idea of the University | University of Cambridge 10 Oct 2011: Search. Search. The Idea of the University. Research. The Idea of the University.. ... Tuesday, 18 Oct 2011. Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz: The Idea of the University.
  4. Faculty Exchange Programme | School of the Humanities and Social…

    https://www.cshss.cam.ac.uk/research-info/campo-partnership-between-cambridge-and-sciences-po/faculty-exchange-programme
    4 Jul 2024: A report template will be provided with the notification of award. ... Partha Dasgupta wins BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award for Economics.
  5. Africa: the coming revolution | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/africa-the-coming-revolution
    Thumbnail for Africa: the coming revolution | University of Cambridge 21 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
  6. PhD Student Exchange Programme | School of the Humanities and Social…

    https://www.cshss.cam.ac.uk/research-info/campo-partnership-between-cambridge-and-sciences-po/phd-student-exchange-programme
    4 Jul 2024: A report template will be provided with the letter of award. ... Partha Dasgupta wins BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award for Economics.
  7. A Greek tragedy in health? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-greek-tragedy-in-health
    Thumbnail for A Greek tragedy in health? | University of Cambridge 10 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.
  8. The State of the Unions | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-state-of-the-unions
    Thumbnail for The State of the Unions | University of Cambridge 11 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
  9. Collaborative Research Grant Scheme  | School of the Humanities and…

    https://www.cshss.cam.ac.uk/research-info/campo-partnership-between-cambridge-and-sciences-po/collaborative-research-grant
    4 Jul 2024: A report template will be provided with the notification of award. ... Partha Dasgupta wins BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award for Economics.
  10. Illuminating Cambridge worldwide | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/illuminating-cambridge-worldwide
    Thumbnail for Illuminating Cambridge worldwide | University of Cambridge 7 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
  11. Happy Danes are here again | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/happy-danes-are-here-again
    Thumbnail for Happy Danes are here again | University of Cambridge 17 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
  12. Interview with Louis Baktash | School of the Humanities and Social…

    https://www.cshss.cam.ac.uk/research-info/campo-partnership-between-cambridge-and-sciences-po/phd-student-exchange-programme-0
    4 Jul 2024: Search site. School of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Interview with Louis Baktash. ... Partha Dasgupta wins BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award for Economics.
  13. “The richness of our world” | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-richness-of-our-world
    5 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
  14. Keynes comes home to Cambridge | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/keynes-comes-home-to-cambridge
    Thumbnail for Keynes comes home to Cambridge | University of Cambridge 8 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
  15. No evidence that England’s new ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/no-evidence-that-englands-new-biodiversity-boost-planning-policy-will-help-birds-or-butterflies
    Thumbnail for No evidence that England’s new ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy will help birds or butterflies | University of Cambridge 28 Jun 2024: We hope our study will contribute to improving the way nature’s value is calculated, to make the most of this valuable opportunity for nature recovery. ... Plants, birds and butterflies have been comprehensively surveyed in England over many years, and
  16. A policy of mass destruction | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-policy-of-mass-destruction
    Thumbnail for A policy of mass destruction | University of Cambridge 29 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
  17. Swarming cicadas, stock traders, and the wisdom of the crowd |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/swarming-cicadas-stock-traders-and-the-wisdom-of-the-crowd
    Thumbnail for Swarming cicadas, stock traders, and the wisdom of the crowd | University of Cambridge 1 Feb 2024: Every 13 or 17 years, as the soil warms in springtime, vast swarms of cicadas emerge from their underground burrows singing their deafening song, take flight and mate, producing offspring for ... If our conjecture that communication between nymphs plays
  18. Building the future with BRICs | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/building-the-future-with-brics
    Thumbnail for Building the future with BRICs | University of Cambridge 17 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
  19. Gender equality in modern times | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gender-equality-in-modern-times
    Thumbnail for Gender equality in modern times | University of Cambridge 1 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
  20. A scriptorium of commonplace books | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-scriptorium-of-commonplace-books
    Thumbnail for A scriptorium of commonplace books | University of Cambridge 1 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
  21. Rebels, rulers and rabbit skins | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/rebels-rulers-and-rabbit-skins
    Thumbnail for Rebels, rulers and rabbit skins | University of Cambridge 29 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
  22. Campus radicalism fears too extreme? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/campus-radicalism-fears-too-extreme
    Thumbnail for Campus radicalism fears too extreme? | University of Cambridge 3 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
  23. Sleepwalking into the Euro nightmare | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/sleepwalking-into-the-euro-nightmare
    Thumbnail for Sleepwalking into the Euro nightmare | University of Cambridge 9 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
  24. Mussel your way into new exhibition | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mussel-your-way-into-new-exhibition
    Thumbnail for Mussel your way into new exhibition | University of Cambridge 13 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.
  25. It's time to demystify economics | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/its-time-to-demystify-economics
    Thumbnail for It's time to demystify economics | University of Cambridge 15 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
  26. No such thing as a free lunch? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/no-such-thing-as-a-free-lunch
    Thumbnail for No such thing as a free lunch? | University of Cambridge 10 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.
  27. Tiger saved by Cambridge Vet School | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tiger-saved-by-cambridge-vet-school
    Thumbnail for Tiger saved by Cambridge Vet School | University of Cambridge 4 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
  28. Wealthier, but not necessarily healthier | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wealthier-but-not-necessarily-healthier
    Thumbnail for Wealthier, but not necessarily healthier | University of Cambridge 7 Jul 2010: The "wealthier is healthier" theory has been a guiding formula for both individual health ministries and many of the global financial bodies that support international development for almost 15 years. ... The current economic crisis has led to great
  29. Professor Oliver Hart wins economics Nobel Prize | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/professor-oliver-hart-wins-economics-nobel-prize
    Thumbnail for Professor Oliver Hart wins economics Nobel Prize | University of Cambridge 10 Oct 2016: Professor Hart is currently the Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics at Harvard University. ... Image. Oliver Hart and the Faculty of Economics at Cambridge. Credit:Search research.
  30. The crisis of shareholder primacy | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/the-crisis-of-shareholder-primacy
    Thumbnail for The crisis of shareholder primacy | University of Cambridge 19 Mar 2012: In the 1980s, the City of London pushed for the deregulation of the financial system. ... This means, at the very least, that their managers must have a legal duty to consider the public interest, and have the knowledge and temperament to discharge it
  31. Post-Saddam Iraq: The first ten years | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/post-saddam-iraq-the-first-ten-years
    Thumbnail for Post-Saddam Iraq: The first ten years | University of Cambridge 17 Oct 2013: society:. According to the Iraqi government, September of this year accounted for 971 civilian deaths caused by insurgents – the highest for five years. ... by way of everything from history, economics, law and sociology to try and address these
  32. 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-today
    Thumbnail for If you go down to the woods today… | University of Cambridge 10 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,
  33. Digital bargain hunters: optimal online searching | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/digital-bargain-hunters-optimal-online-searching
    Thumbnail for Digital bargain hunters: optimal online searching | University of Cambridge 6 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.
  34. Managed hunting can help maintain animal populations | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/managed-hunting-can-help-maintain-animal-populations
    Thumbnail for Managed hunting can help maintain animal populations | University of Cambridge 21 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
  35. Tick, tick, tick: the demographic time bomb | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tick-tick-tick-the-demographic-time-bomb
    Thumbnail for Tick, tick, tick: the demographic time bomb | University of Cambridge 3 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
  36. A portrait of a banking calamity | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/a-portrait-of-a-banking-calamity
    Thumbnail for A portrait of a banking calamity | University of Cambridge 14 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.
  37. London Tube strike produced net economic benefit | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/london-tube-strike-produced-net-economic-benefit
    Thumbnail for London Tube strike produced net economic benefit | University of Cambridge 14 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,
  38. Lost Captain Scott photos dazzle Parliament | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/lost-captain-scott-photos-dazzle-parliament
    Thumbnail for Lost Captain Scott photos dazzle Parliament | University of Cambridge 4 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
  39. 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-puzzle
    Thumbnail for Mend the gap: solving the UK’s productivity puzzle | University of Cambridge 28 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.”.
  40. Capital structure used to gauge firms’ foundations | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/capital-structure-used-to-gauge-firms-foundations
    Thumbnail for Capital structure used to gauge firms’ foundations | University of Cambridge 9 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
  41. First atlas of Inuit Arctic trails launched | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/first-atlas-of-inuit-arctic-trails-launched
    Thumbnail for First atlas of Inuit Arctic trails launched | University of Cambridge 10 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
  42. Cambridge graduate Simon is Sir Alan's apprentice | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-graduate-simon-is-sir-alans-apprentice
    Thumbnail for Cambridge graduate Simon is Sir Alan's apprentice | University of Cambridge 14 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
  43. Adding a metre between meals boosts vegetarian appeal – study |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/adding-a-metre-between-meals-boosts-vegetarian-appeal-study
    Thumbnail for Adding a metre between meals boosts vegetarian appeal – study | University of Cambridge 13 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
  44. Opinion: Autumn Statement 2016: experts respond | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-autumn-statement-2016-experts-respond
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Autumn Statement 2016: experts respond | University of Cambridge 24 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
  45. 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-employment
    Thumbnail for The boss of me: myths and truths of self-employment | University of Cambridge 20 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.
  46. Connection not conflict is the best way forward | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/connection-not-conflict-is-the-best-way-forward
    Thumbnail for Connection not conflict is the best way forward | University of Cambridge 20 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
  47. 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-pioneer
    Thumbnail for Tracking inequality in India: the story of a pioneer | University of Cambridge 4 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
  48. Cooperative communities emerge in transparent social networks |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cooperative-communities-emerge-in-transparent-social-networks
    Thumbnail for Cooperative communities emerge in transparent social networks | University of Cambridge 9 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.
  49. 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-meet
    Thumbnail for The life of borders: where China and Russia meet | University of Cambridge 6 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
  50. 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-report
    Thumbnail for Women economists underrepresented ‘at every level’ in UK academia – report | University of Cambridge 13 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
  51. 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-capitalism
    Thumbnail for 23 things they don't tell you about capitalism | University of Cambridge 21 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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