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  2. 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. ... to avoid the need for her to be anaesthetised again just to take the stitches out.
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. 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: by way of everything from history, economics, law and sociology to try and address these critical questions so often brushed over by Western politicians. ... For further information, please contact Renad Mansour onThis work is licensed under a Creative
  7. 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. ... For image use please see separate credits above. Share. Published. 06 May 2015.
  8. 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: Hunting for specific traits can place selective pressure on certain species, resulting in a negative evolutionary response. ... We are happy that the knowledge gained in practice about our ibex herds has now been scientifically proven and that ibex
  9. 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. ... quality. “That has a much bigger effect than blaming
  10. 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. ... Every countenance appeared clouded, occasioned either by real distress, or by what they feared for their friends.
  11. 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,
  12. 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: SPRI is a fitting home for this photographic archive and one which will ensure that the material is available to scholars and scientists for the foreseeable future. ... Thanks to a previous HLF award, the original 1,700 glass-plate negatives of Herbert
  13. 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. ... A study by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in 2015 found that migrant workers brought benefits to UK employers that
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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: More research is needed on how to set up our society so that the self-interested default decision is the best one for the climate. ... More research is needed on how to set up our society so that the self-interested default decision is the best one for
  17. 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: Michael White, Director, Real Estate Economics and Investment Research Group, Nottingham Trent University. ... Geraint Johnes, Professor of Economics,Professor of Education, Jesus College,Professor of Industry,Honorary Professor of Transport
  18. 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: These are not scalable businesses that will, for example, help get Africa on the digital economy bandwagon. ... For those with a family background in it, self-employment does appear to be less risky.
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. Elephants and humans: a love affair over 1300 years | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/elephants-and-humans-a-love-affair-over-1300-years
    Thumbnail for Elephants and humans: a love affair over 1300 years | University of Cambridge 1 Jul 2015: However, knowledge about its dietary needs was sadly lacking. It was fed meat and beer – and survived for just two years. ... For image use please see separate credits above. Share. Published. 01 Jul 2015.
  26. Women bear brunt of coronavirus economic shutdown in UK and US |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-bear-brunt-of-coronavirus-economic-shutdown-in-uk-and-us
    Thumbnail for Women bear brunt of coronavirus economic shutdown in UK and US | University of Cambridge 21 Apr 2020: of employment,” said Dr Christopher Rauh, a report author from the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Economics. ... published as a working paper through the University of Cambridge Institute for New Economic Thinking:.
  27. Saving ‘Half-Earth’ for nature would affect over a billion people |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/saving-half-earth-for-nature-would-affect-over-a-billion-people
    Thumbnail for Saving ‘Half-Earth’ for nature would affect over a billion people | University of Cambridge 18 Nov 2019: Search. Search. Saving ‘Half-Earth’ for nature would affect over a billion people. ... Among the most prominent is sparing 50% of the Earth’s surface for nature.
  28. Greece: austerity takes a heavy toll on public health | University of …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/greece-austerity-takes-a-heavy-toll-on-public-health
    Thumbnail for Greece: austerity takes a heavy toll on public health | University of Cambridge 21 Feb 2014: The Greek government introduced new charges for visits to outpatient clinics and higher costs for medicines. ... For more information about this story contact Alexandra Buxton, Office of Communications, University of Cambridge, amb206@admin.cam.ac.uk
  29. Fitzwilliam toasts success of Japanese year abroad scheme |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fitzwilliam-toasts-success-of-japanese-year-abroad-scheme
    9 Jan 2007: Every year Fitzwilliam sends a small group of students to the Daiichi University of Economics in Fukuoka, on Japan's southernmost main island, where they spend a year studying the ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. Places.
  30. Listen: Cambridge experts talk post-Brexit options for the UK |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/listen-cambridge-experts-talk-post-brexit-options-for-the-uk
    Thumbnail for Listen: Cambridge experts talk post-Brexit options for the UK | University of Cambridge 4 Apr 2017: Graham Gudgin is currently Research Associate at Cambridge's Centre For Business Research and part-time Senior Economic Advisor with Oxford Economics. ... He served as the Member of Parliament for Cambridge between 2005 and 2010.
  31. Opinion: There’s no such thing as a natural-born gambler | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-natural-born-gambler
    Thumbnail for Opinion: There’s no such thing as a natural-born gambler | University of Cambridge 22 Apr 2016: Inequality is another good indicator for gambling, both statistically and on the ground. ... Where I did my fieldwork, gambling arrived with the return of the first migrant labourers, young men who, along with a knowledge of gambling, brought back what
  32. Unlocking the agricultural economics of the 19th century | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/unlocking-the-agricultural-economics-of-the-19th-century
    Thumbnail for Unlocking the agricultural economics of the 19th century | University of Cambridge 3 Oct 2012: Search. Search. Unlocking the agricultural economics of the 19th century. Research. ... Unlocking the agricultural economics of the 19th century..
  33. Using experts ‘inexpertly’ leads to policy failure, warn researchers…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/using-experts-inexpertly-leads-to-policy-failure-warn-researchers
    Thumbnail for Using experts ‘inexpertly’ leads to policy failure, warn researchers | University of Cambridge 14 Oct 2015: A seemingly straightforward question, ‘How many diseased animals are there in the area?’ for example, could be interpreted very differently by different people. ... For image use please see separate credits above. Share. Published. 14 Oct 2015.
  34. Younger workers hit harder by coronavirus economic shock in UK and US …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/younger-workers-hit-harder-by-coronavirus-economic-shock-in-uk-and-us
    Thumbnail for Younger workers hit harder by coronavirus economic shock in UK and US | University of Cambridge 3 Apr 2020: workers and those at the bottom of the income distribution hit hardest,” said Dr Christopher Rauh from the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Economics, who led the research. ... Listen to Dr Chris Rauh and Dr Meredith Crowley from the Faculty of
  35. Poet, activist, bird watcher: exploring John Clare as nature writer | …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/poet-activist-bird-watcher-exploring-john-clare-as-nature-writer
    Thumbnail for Poet, activist, bird watcher: exploring John Clare as nature writer | University of Cambridge 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.
  36. Nan Shepherd celebrated: the Scottish writer who knew mountains |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/nan-shepherd-celebrated-the-scottish-writer-who-knew-mountains
    Thumbnail for Nan Shepherd celebrated: the Scottish writer who knew mountains | University of Cambridge 4 May 2016: 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. ... For image use please see separate credits above. Share. Published. 04 May 2016.
  37. Economic activity has halved during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown,…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/economic-activity-has-halved-during-spains-coronavirus-lockdown-study-suggests
    Thumbnail for Economic activity has halved during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown, study suggests | University of Cambridge 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
  38. How yaks and humans have lived in partnership for centuries |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-yaks-and-humans-have-lived-in-partnership-for-centuries
    Thumbnail for How yaks and humans have lived in partnership for centuries | University of Cambridge 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
  39. Loving beggars: how to avoid the trap of stereotyping | University of …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/loving-beggars-how-to-avoid-the-trap-of-stereotyping
    Thumbnail for Loving beggars: how to avoid the trap of stereotyping | University of Cambridge 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
  40. Economic damage could be worse without lockdown and social distancing …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/economic-damage-could-be-worse-without-lockdown-and-social-distancing-study
    Thumbnail for Economic damage could be worse without lockdown and social distancing – study | University of Cambridge 29 Apr 2020: The study uses US economic and population data, but the researchers say their findings have implications for most developed economies. ... Cambridge’s Faculty of Economics.
  41. Where the river meets the sea: the making of ethical decisions |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/where-the-river-meets-the-sea-the-making-of-ethical-decisions
    Thumbnail for Where the river meets the sea: the making of ethical decisions | University of Cambridge 10 Aug 2016: Spey Bay is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and an important habitat for cetaceans, most notably a 100-strong population of bottlenose dolphins. ... For image use please see separate credits above. Share. Published. 10 Aug 2016.
  42. Reporting from Zimbabwe: why the sanctions must be lifted |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/reporting-from-zimbabwe-why-the-sanctions-must-be-lifted
    Thumbnail for Reporting from Zimbabwe: why the sanctions must be lifted | University of Cambridge 24 Aug 2013: The current situation with the sanctions is not ideal for reasons other than diplomacy. ... The finger of blame for economic crisis is, therefore, pointed firmly at the West.
  43. Naughty money: clippers and coiners in 16th-century England |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/naughty-money-clippers-and-coiners-in-16th-century-england
    Thumbnail for Naughty money: clippers and coiners in 16th-century England | University of Cambridge 12 Apr 2014: For ordinary people, fluctuating values had serious consequences. Prices rose because sellers anticipated a drop in value and adjusted their prices accordingly. ... On the other hand, overseas craftsmen (from Germany and the Low Countries) were much in
  44. Global economic institute creates partnership with Cambridge…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/global-economic-institute-creates-partnership-with-cambridge-economists
    Thumbnail for Global economic institute creates partnership with Cambridge economists | 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
  45. What is it really like to work in scientific research today? |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/what-is-it-really-like-to-work-in-scientific-research-today
    Thumbnail for What is it really like to work in scientific research today? | University of Cambridge 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 ... For more information about
  46. ‘Carbon bubble’ coming that could wipe trillions from the global…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/carbon-bubble-coming-that-could-wipe-trillions-from-the-global-economy-study
    Thumbnail for ‘Carbon bubble’ coming that could wipe trillions from the global economy – study | University of Cambridge 4 Jun 2018: However, new research suggests that the momentum behind technological change in the global power and transportation sectors will lead to a dramatic decline in demand for fossil fuels in the near ... from Cambridge University’s Centre for Environment,
  47. Lessons from history: how Europe did (and didn’t) grow rich |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/lessons-from-history-how-europe-did-and-didnt-grow-rich
    Thumbnail for Lessons from history: how Europe did (and didn’t) grow rich | University of Cambridge 24 Mar 2013: current economic crisis and return to the sustained growth we had begun to take for granted. ... Dr Victoria Bateman is Fellow and College Lecturer in Economics at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
  48. Opinion: Economics has a serious gender problem – it needs more women …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-economics-has-a-serious-gender-problem-it-needs-more-women
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Economics has a serious gender problem – it needs more women | University of 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.
  49. Opinion: What do our spending habits reveal about our romantic…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-what-do-our-spending-habits-reveal-about-our-romantic-intentions
    Thumbnail for Opinion: What do our spending habits reveal about our romantic intentions? | University of Cambridge 16 Feb 2016: on conspicuous luxury goods, for example a new car, a new watch, a new cell phone or a nice holiday. ... For image use please see separate credits above. Share. Published. 16 Feb 2016.
  50. Reporting from Zimbabwe: a visit to Harare’s biggest township |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/reporting-from-zimbabwe-a-visit-to-harares-biggest-township
    Thumbnail for Reporting from Zimbabwe: a visit to Harare’s biggest township | University of Cambridge 17 Aug 2013: Despite this, the only election posters I see here are for Zanu-PF. ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. Places. 2024 University of Cambridge.
  51. Opinion: Why Ethiopia is on track to become Africa’s industrial…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-why-ethiopia-is-on-track-to-become-africas-industrial-powerhouse
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Why Ethiopia is on track to become Africa’s industrial powerhouse | University of Cambridge 23 Jun 2016: In 2012 they accounted for 63% of all firms operating in the sector. ... For image use please see separate credits above. Share. Published. 23 Jun 2016.

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