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Opinion: Brexit and workers' rights | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/opinion-brexit-and-workers-rights18 Jan 2017: norms’. He concluded: ‘I personally hope we will be able to remain in the mainstream of European economic and social thinking. -
Opinion: Macron’s European trap | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/opinion-macrons-european-trap10 May 2017: This outcome may be part of Macron’s strategy, where the rigidity of the Eurozone’s rules is used as a means of pushing economic reforms onto France. -
Cambridge appoints new professor of innovation | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-appoints-new-professor-of-innovation14 Sep 2017: This professorship presents an extraordinary opportunity to address how we define and develop the innovation skills and capabilities of engineers so they can address economic and social needs. ... has become critical for the UK given the current global -
Re-imagining King Lear in today's India | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/re-imagining-king-lear-in-todays-india4 May 2017: Preti's novel re-imagines King Lear in the context of the huge social and economic developments in contemporary India, their impact on individuals and on underlying political issues such as ... Jivan has this nostalgic idea of India and he feels left -
Supporting high-achieving black students | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/supporting-high-achieving-black-students18 May 2017: Regardless of your social, economic or ethnic background. You do and will belong. ... Potential applicants should rest assured that it truly is your intellectual curiosity and potential that matters most - regardless of your social, economic or ethnic -
Cambridge and Africa | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/cambridge-and-africa1 Feb 2017: Africa is a region of rapid economic, demographic and population growth, with unresolved challenges in areas such as health, education, governance, poverty and nutrition. -
Cambridge to launch Polish Studies programme | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-to-launch-polish-studies-programme14 Jul 2017: of Poland’s role in European history as well as its position as a rising economic power. -
Opinion: Being society's critic & conscience | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/opinion-being-societys-critic-conscience6 Jan 2017: The Higher Education and Research Bill, once enacted, will be the most important statute affecting English universities for a generation. But, coming as it -
Cambridge and Sciences Po to enhance collaboration | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-and-sciences-po-to-enhance-collaboration27 Nov 2017: It has seven campuses across France, and a record of excellent research in law, economics, history, political science and sociology. -
Opinion: Measures of poverty and well-being still ignore the…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-measures-of-poverty-and-well-being-still-ignore-the-environment-this-must-change16 Mar 2017: Without nature, humans could be neither healthy nor happy. And yet the natural world can be completely ransacked without causing even a tiny blip on our usual measures of economic progress ... These include GDP and per capita income, which reflect -
#ICYMI - Trump’s First Hundred Days | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/icymi-trumps-first-hundred-days28 Apr 2017: Amid the grave crisis of the Great Depression, and with a landslide electoral victory just behind him, Roosevelt promised “direct, vigorous action” to meet the economic emergency – and delivered. ... Reagan’s demeanour in adversity, though (he -
Opinion: Measures of poverty and well-being still ignore the…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-measures-of-poverty-and-well-being-still-ignore-the-environment-this-must-change-04 Aug 2017: Without nature, humans could be neither healthy nor happy. And yet the natural world can be completely ransacked without causing even a tiny blip on our usual measures of economic progress ... These include GDP and per capita income, which reflect -
Pets are a child’s best friend, not their siblings | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pets-are-a-childs-best-friend-not-their-siblings26 Jan 2017: This study, published in the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, was conducted in collaboration with the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, part of Mars Petcare and co-funded by the Economic -
Cambridge fundraising campaign passes £1 billion milestone |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-fundraising-campaign-passes-ps1-billion-milestone6 Dec 2017: Ground-breaking research is being funded to explore core needs including different forms of energy, new approaches to addressing biodiversity loss, preventing the diseases associated with ageing and propelling fresh economic ... thinking. New academic -
Cambridge to launch lectureship in Chinese urban development |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-to-launch-lectureship-in-chinese-urban-development20 Sep 2017: This exciting new position will help further our understanding of the dynamics of Chinese urbanisation and its role in economic development, as well as the pressures it creates on planning and -
Graduate, get a job … make a difference #4 | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/graduate-get-a-job-make-a-difference-431 Jan 2017: For that reason, I wanted to use my scientific background to work in public health, where science meets the harsh reality of economics and politics. -
Researchers chart the ‘secret’ movement of quantum particles |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/researchers-chart-the-secret-movement-of-quantum-particles22 Dec 2017: Arvidsson-Shukur, working with his co-authors Professor Crispin Barnes from the Cavendish Laboratory and Axel Gottfries, a PhD student from the Faculty of Economics, outlined a way for scientists to -
Cambridge Festival of Ideas puts truth under the spotlight |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-festival-of-ideas-puts-truth-under-the-spotlight23 Aug 2017: of Liberty, Dame Athene Donald, Professor of Experimental Physics, philosopher Professor Rae Langton, Aditya Chakrabortty, economics leader writer for the Guardian, economist Ha-Joon Chang, technology author George Zarkadakis and author ... With economic -
New Vice-Chancellor for Cambridge | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-vice-chancellor-for-cambridge-02 Oct 2017: Cambridge alumni have also turned science and engineering discoveries into widespread economic benefit. ... It requires greater understanding of the regulatory frameworks of land ownership, or the economics of changes in land-use. -
New cohort of Gates Cambridge Scholars announced | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-cohort-of-gates-cambridge-scholars-announced13 Apr 2017: Ecuador. His MPhil in Conservation will develop a nature-based, evidence-led approach to the resolution of social, economic, ecological and political problems. -
BT and Huawei announce five year collaboration with Cambridge |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/bt-and-huawei-announce-five-year-collaboration-with-cambridge16 Nov 2017: potential to unlock economic benefits for UK businesses and organisations, such as reducing the cost of network infrastructure and boosting operational performance. ... Working together with Huawei and the University of Cambridge, we will discover the -
Opinion: How ‘frugal innovation’ can fight off inequality |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-how-frugal-innovation-can-fight-off-inequality19 Apr 2017: In the countries which make up the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) the Gini was at 0.28 in the mid-1980s, but increased by 10% to 0.31 ... On the demand side: large numbers of people are excluded from the fruits of the -
New US Scholars selected for Gates Cambridge Scholarship | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-us-scholars-selected-for-gates-cambridge-scholarship9 Feb 2017: His research will focus on governing institutions, most notably tribal governments, and how an individual’s decision affects economic development policies. -
Keeping the lights on in Ghana | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/keeping-the-lights-on-in-ghana7 Feb 2017: Making sure the electricity supply is widely available and reliable will aid the growth of industries and the economic development of the country. -
Investigating the politics of the past in the present | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/investigating-the-politics-of-the-past-in-the-present5 Oct 2017: There is a buzz around heritage today as people start to think about it in new ways, linking it with political, economic and environmental issues.”. -
'Populism' revealed as 2017 Word of the Year by Cambridge…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/populism-revealed-as-2017-word-of-the-year-by-cambridge-university-press30 Nov 2017: wrestle with issues of immigration and trade, resurgent nationalism, and economic discontent. ... wrestle with issues of immigration and trade, resurgent nationalism, and economic discontent.'. -
Study highlights growing significance of cryptocurrencies |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-highlights-growing-significance-of-cryptocurrencies4 May 2017: The advent of cryptocurrency has also sparked many new business platforms with sizable valuations of their own, along with new forms of peer-to-peer economic activity.”. -
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-uk4 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 has been a Special Adviser to the Northern Ireland First Minister on economic policy. -
Opinion: The Road to Brexit, or the UK’s Journey into the Unknown |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/opinion-the-road-to-brexit-or-the-uks-journey-into-the-unknown29 Mar 2017: In the days and weeks following the June 2016 referendum, those who advocated leaving the EU were quick to claim that the much-heralded economic disasters threatened by George Osborne and ... Certainly, while the value of sterling might have dropped and -
When ideas of peace meet politics of conflict | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/when-ideas-of-peace-meet-politics-of-conflict15 Feb 2017: Everybody’s manoeuvering. These international ideas and labels are not imposed on a blank slate, but are forced to interact with existing political and economic agendas. ... Everybody’s manoeuvering,” says Curtis. “These international ideas and -
Brexit: people are angry but looking for compromise, research finds | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brexit-people-are-angry-but-looking-for-compromise-research-finds22 May 2017: However, when people were presented with current viable options – EU membership, European Economic Area (EEA), Customs Union and ‘hard Brexit’ (i.e. ... Institute of Economic and Social Research, will join Barnard and Ludlow to talk about ‘Brexit, -
Boy, girl... or intersex? Law and gender | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/boy-girl-or-intersex-law-and-gender19 Oct 2017: Understanding the country’s economic and political importance, especially given the implications and impact of Brexit, is a golden opportunity for us and for Europe. -
Living in a material world: why 'things' matter | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/living-in-a-material-world-why-things-matter18 Oct 2017: They come from a convergence of archaeology, anthropology, history, geography, literary studies, economics and many other disciplines, each with its own methods for approaching human–thing interactions. ... Where did our desire for things come from and -
Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/eye-contact-with-your-baby-helps-synchronise-your-brainwaves29 Nov 2017: When a parent and infant interact, various aspects of their behaviour can synchronise, including their gaze, emotions and heartrate, but little is known about -
Pre-Inka elites and the social life of fragments | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/pre-inka-elites-and-the-social-life-of-fragments31 Oct 2017: We thought we’d see socio-economic differences reflected in diet through remains of animal bones, or in dwelling locations, or in material accumulation,” she explains. ... We ask what happens when you look at an object through a different theoretical -
A-Level results day 2017 #GoingToCambridge | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/a-level-results-day-2017-goingtocambridge17 Aug 2017: As in the new Linear Chemistry and Economics to meet his offer to study Mathematics at Corpus Christi College. -
Cambridge museums recognised with substantial Arts Council England…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-museums-recognised-with-substantial-arts-council-england-funding27 Jun 2017: The total economic impact of Cambridge University’s Museums and Botanic Garden was estimated to be at least £16m in 2015-16. -
Cambridge celebrates ‘long-standing and deep-rooted’ relationship…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-celebrates-long-standing-and-deep-rooted-relationship-with-india22 Feb 2017: Principle. Amartya Sen (Trinity College 1957, 1998): Nobel prize-winning economist. His reputation is based on studies of famine, human development theory and welfare economics. -
Opinion: Charles Manson: death of America's 1960s bogeyman |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-charles-manson-death-of-americas-1960s-bogeyman21 Nov 2017: Whether viewed as catalyst or symptom, they are events that stand in for explanations of economic shift, geopolitical crisis and social inequality which describe the decade’s apparent decline into death, -
Industrial Revolution: damaging psychological ‘imprint’ persists in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/industrial-revolution-damaging-psychological-imprint-persists-in-todays-populations10 Dec 2017: They argue that the damaging cognitive legacy of coal is “reinforced and amplified” by the more obvious economic consequences of high unemployment we see today. ... The decline of coal in areas dependent on such industries has caused persistent -
World War II bombing associated with resilience, not ‘German Angst’ | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/world-war-ii-bombing-associated-with-resilience-not-german-angst23 Jun 2017: stresses such as economic hardship,” says study author Dr Jason Rentfrow from the Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge. -
Robots and carbon targets may signal the end of globalisation |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/robots-and-carbon-targets-may-signal-the-end-of-globalisation17 May 2017: Bouncing production around the planet is already making less and less economic sense,” says Livesey. -
Opinion: How years of IMF prescriptions have hurt West African health …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-how-years-of-imf-prescriptions-have-hurt-west-african-health-systems22 Feb 2017: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) provides financial assistance to countries in economic trouble. ... The organisation has long been regarded as a tool of the Western economic powers, primarily the US and Europe. -
The Longing of Belonging: African photography on show at MAA |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-longing-of-belonging-african-photography-on-show-at-maa13 Jun 2017: While many of them face discrimination due to their sexual identities, or are living in precarious socio-economic situations, Mlangeni’s work does not cast his subjects as ‘victims’ but rather -
History reveals the hazards of dismantling trade protection |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/history-reveals-the-hazards-of-dismantling-trade-protection31 Jan 2017: For the country’s future physical and economic health, the British public and British businesses need to keep a watchful eye on future trade talks between President Trump and Prime Minister -
Carbon capture: universities and industry work together to tackle…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/carbon-capture-universities-and-industry-work-together-to-tackle-emissions25 Oct 2017: We need to start deploying CCS now, and the biggest challenges we face are economics and policy. ... However, we need to start deploying CCS now, and the biggest challenges we face are economics and policy. -
“A girl without education is nothing in the world” | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/a-girl-without-education-is-nothing-in-the-world2 Feb 2017: Education is at the heart of social transformation – it increases opportunities in life, can pull people out of poverty, empower women and drive economic growth. ... We see girls’ education as the starting point to everything – from tackling -
‘Keep it local’ approach to protecting the rainforest can be more…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/keep-it-local-approach-to-protecting-the-rainforest-can-be-more-effective-than-government-schemes12 Sep 2017: The researchers combined remote sensing data with environmental and socio-economic datasets to assess each approach, and controlled for other factors that are expected to affect deforestation and forest degradation. ... The research was supported by the -
Snip, snip, cure: correcting defects in the genetic blueprint |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/snip-snip-cure-correcting-defects-in-the-genetic-blueprint14 Jul 2017: Liddell adds: “CRISPR-Cas9 patent wars are just warming up, demonstrating some of the economic issues at stake. -
Cambridge-Africa Programme: 58 institutions, 26 countries, and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/cambridge-africa-programme-58-institutions-26-countries-and-growing6 Feb 2017: Knowledge lies at the heart of social and economic development, so countries with a thriving knowledge economy and good research infrastructure develop quicker; and the gap between those that don’t
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