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Neuroscience – from molecules to mind | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/neuroscience-from-molecules-to-mind2 Feb 2016: economics. When it became clear nearly ten years ago that neuroscience was growing at an extraordinarily fast rate and across a huge range of disciplinary lines, the University set up Cambridge
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Cutting welfare to protect the economy ignores lessons of history,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cutting-welfare-to-protect-the-economy-ignores-lessons-of-history-researchers-claim2 Dec 2016: continuation of those existing policies, which have reduced welfare spending overall in the name of economic austerity. ... Overall, it facilitated the most sustained period of rising economic prosperity in the nation’s history,” the authors observe.
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Opinion: Brexit and the importance of languages for Britain #2 |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/opinion-brexit-and-the-importance-of-languages-for-britain-27 Oct 2016: economic and cultural strengths mean that the UK will continue to attract business and investment from across the world even once we have left the EU.
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Brexit: Listen to experts from Cambridge and beyond discuss how, why…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brexit-listen-to-experts-from-cambridge-and-beyond-discuss-how-why-and-what-next-for-brexit-britain2 Nov 2016: Victoria Bateman is an economic historian at Cambridge, and a Fellow at the Legatum Institute think tank. ... Wednesday 19th October. As well as holding the Montague Burton Chair at Cambridge, Coen Teulings is a Professor of Economics at the University
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Opinion: Brexit and the importance of languages for Britain #5 |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/opinion-brexit-and-the-importance-of-languages-for-britain-51 Nov 2016: The arguments for language-learning after Brexit aren’t simply economic. A few years after Florio’s words were written, two men – the glassmaker Marcantonio Bassano and the weaver Valentine Wood –
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Elephant poaching costs African economies US $25 million per year in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/elephant-poaching-costs-african-economies-us-25-million-per-year-in-lost-tourism-revenue1 Nov 2016: Our research now shows that investing in elephant conservation is actually smart economic policy for many African countries,” said Dr. ... Dr. Brendan Fisher, an economist at University of Vermont’s Gund Institute for Ecological Economics.
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How does your smart city grow? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-does-your-smart-city-grow17 Jun 2016: Infrastructure, both existing and future, is of paramount importance for supporting economic growth and productivity. ... Infrastructure, both existing and future, is of paramount importance for supporting economic growth and productivity – and so we
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Record-breaking year in philanthropic support for Cambridge…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/record-breaking-year-in-philanthropic-support-for-cambridge-celebrated-in-vice-chancellors-1-october1 Oct 2016: Global Development Council, Chief Economic Advisor for Allianz, and writes regularly for Bloomberg, the Financial Times and Project Syndicate. ... Dr El-Erian is honorary fellow and alumnus of Queens’ (Economics, 1977), a board member of Cambridge
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Interdisciplinary Research Centres | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/research-at-cambridge/interdisciplinary-research-centres3 Oct 2016: Bringing together established areas of research excellence across a wide range of disciplines to drive the underpinning research base of data science and address challenging economic and societal issues. -
John Maynard Keynes: great economist, poor currency trader |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/john-maynard-keynes-great-economist-poor-currency-trader14 Jan 2016: The findings are forthcoming in the Journal of Economic History, in a study co-authored by Olivier Accominotti from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and David Chambers of ... In his currency trading, Keynes relied heavily on his own
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University of Cambridge breaks its early stage investment record for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/university-of-cambridge-breaks-its-early-stage-investment-record-for-third-consecutive-year27 Jan 2016: This was the fourth year of operation for the Enterprise Fund, which was announced as part of the SEIS programme in the government’s 2012 budget, established to stimulate economic growth.
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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: A damp squib: economic policy needed a reboot and instead it got a light makeover. ... Michael White, Director, Real Estate Economics and Investment Research Group, Nottingham Trent University.
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Cambridge has waived application fees for graduate students from most …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-has-waived-application-fees-for-graduate-students-from-most-african-countries26 Oct 2016: It is amplified by the ‘Africa Rising’ narrative, and by the resoluteness of African growth in the face of an economic downturn.
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‘Gut feelings’ help make more successful financial traders |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gut-feelings-help-make-more-successful-financial-traders19 Sep 2016: In economics and finance most models analyse conscious reasoning and are based on psychology. ... Cambridge. “In economics and finance most models analyse conscious reasoning and are based on psychology,” Dr Coates continues.
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Uncovering the afterlife of ancient Egypt | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/uncovering-the-afterlife-of-ancient-egypt25 Feb 2016: A coffin artisan in ancient Egypt had to deal creatively with many practical problems and sometimes restrictions on materials available because of the economic or political climate.
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Opinion: How Davos power brokers can start tackling major…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-how-davos-power-brokers-can-start-tackling-major-environmental-risks21 Jan 2016: The World Economic Forum (WEF) published its annual Global Risks Report in the run up to its annual meeting in Davos.
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California’s sudden oak death epidemic now ‘unstoppable’ and new…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/californias-sudden-oak-death-epidemic-now-unstoppable-and-new-epidemics-must-be-managed-earlier2 May 2016: Sudden oak death – caused by Phytophthora ramorum, a fungus-like pathogen related to potato blight – has killed millions of trees over hundreds of square
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Opinion: Thirty years on as 'new Cold War' looms, US and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-thirty-years-on-as-new-cold-war-looms-us-and-russia-should-remember-the-rekyjavik-summit21 Oct 2016: In what looks very like a tit-for-tat downgrading of bilateral relations, Russia and America have traded diplomatic insults in recent weeks over nuclear weapons, geopolitics and economics, prompting speculation ... David Reynolds, Professor of
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Media fuelling rising hostility towards Muslims in Britain |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/media-fuelling-rising-hostility-towards-muslims-in-britain28 Apr 2016: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
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Man v fish in the Amazon rainforest | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/man-v-fish-in-the-amazon-rainforest11 Nov 2016: She says: “I’m interested in the relationship between people’s practical economic lives and how they see the universe.
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Children aren’t active enough in winter, say Cambridge researchers |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/children-arent-active-enough-in-winter-say-cambridge-researchers23 Feb 2016: The study was largely supported by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration, whose funding comes from the British Heart Foundation, Department of Health, Economic and Social Research Council, Medical Research Council, and ... The Millennium Cohort Study
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Going green: why don't we all do it? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/going-green-why-dont-we-all-do-it10 Jun 2016: Fascinated to find the factors at play, Fuerst and his colleague Ante Busic-Sontic started supplementing their economic models with insights derived from psychology.
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Waterworld: can we learn to live with flooding? | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/waterworld-can-we-learn-to-live-with-flooding3 Jun 2016: The ‘flood footprint’ of the 2012 ‘Toon Monsoon’ caused around £129 million in direct damages and £102 million in indirect damages, rippling to economic sectors far beyond the physical location of ... As a case study, Barsley is using the
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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-gambler22 Apr 2016: Simple. We have money and a stratified society with a lot of economic inequality and they didn’t. ... We have gone through fits and spurts of gambling, but probably the most important was in the 17th century, when mercantilism upset the economic order
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Predicting gentrification through social networking data | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/predicting-gentrification-through-social-networking-data13 Apr 2016: The ability to predict the gentrification of neighbourhoods could help local governments and policy-makers improve urban development plans and alleviate the negative effects of gentrification while benefitting from economic growth.
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Opinion: Can we save the algae biofuel industry? | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-can-we-save-the-algae-biofuel-industry10 May 2016: They also found that the economics just didn’t make sense. Building the ponds in which to grow the algae and providing enough light and nutrients for them to grow proved
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Banning trophy hunting could do more harm than good | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/banning-trophy-hunting-could-do-more-harm-than-good11 Jan 2016: Trusts to facilitate equitable benefit sharing within local communities and promote long-term economic sustainability should be created;.
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'Extreme sleepover #19' – Living beside Uruguay’s ‘Mother…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/extreme-sleepover-19-living-beside-uruguays-mother-dump30 Sep 2016: Patrick’s policy internship at CSaP is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council Cambridge Doctoral Training Centre.
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How 'more food per field' could help save our wild spaces |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/how-more-food-per-field-could-help-save-our-wild-spaces28 Jan 2016: Economic incentives can be tailored to increase yields and prevent destruction of wildlife, with payments conditional on conservation. ... Improved farming practices can have a knock-on economic as well as environmental impact.
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The Whistle: verifying digital evidence of human rights violations |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-whistle-verifying-digital-evidence-of-human-rights-violations12 Oct 2016: Initially funded by Cambridge’s Economic and Social Research Council Impact Acceleration Account, the Whistle is now funded by the European Union as part of ‘ChainReact’, a multi-partner programme to
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Earth, wind and flyer: the moves of Disco Tony and friends |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/earth-wind-and-flyer-the-moves-of-disco-tony-and-friends26 Jul 2016: Their trip was funded through Flight Lines (a joint project between the BTO and the Society of Wildlife Artists), the Economic and Social Research Council Impact Acceleration account, and Smith and
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Living on the edge: succeeding in the slums | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/living-on-the-edge-succeeding-in-the-slums30 Jun 2016: funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
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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-intentions16 Feb 2016: Another study looked at how women’s spending habits would change during an economic recession.
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Opinion: How to climb the social ladder in ancient Rome | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-how-to-climb-the-social-ladder-in-ancient-rome22 Nov 2016: Women also played an important economic role. That women are listed in only 35 different occupations, however, shows that their opportunities were far more limited.
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Opinion: Local takeaways create a double burden for obesity |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-local-takeaways-create-a-double-burden-for-obesity11 May 2016: We used low educational attainment as a marker of social disadvantage – so it’s also an indication of lacking the social, economic, behavioural and psychological resources that might leave people more
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Opinion: Why Kagame’s bid to serve a third term makes sense for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-why-kagames-bid-to-serve-a-third-term-makes-sense-for-rwanda27 Jan 2016: For them, Kagame is seen as a stabilising force for the country and its best chance for continued socio-economic progress. ... They also require one that would consolidate the socio-economic gains made thus far.
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Honeypot Britain? EU migrants’ benefits and the UK referendum |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/honeypot-britain-eu-migrants-benefits-and-the-uk-referendum25 Feb 2016: The project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, is led by Professor Catherine Barnard and Dr Amy Ludlow from Cambridge’s Faculty of Law, and is launched today (Friday
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Opinion: How to build a mentally healthy workplace - step-by-step |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-how-to-build-a-mentally-healthy-workplace-step-by-step10 Oct 2016: As part of the work of the Global Agenda Council on Mental Health from the World Economic Forum, 23 global corporate organisational case studies on mental health strategies were gathered and ... There is a growing body of evidence on the economic costs
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Opinion: How frugal innovation can kickstart the global economy in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-how-frugal-innovation-can-kickstart-the-global-economy-in-20164 Jan 2016: In late 2015 a Cambridge-based nonprofit released the Raspberry Pi Zero, a tiny £4 computer that was a whole £26 cheaper than the original 2012 model. The Zero
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Opinion: Obesity: stop accusing the poor of making bad choices |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-obesity-stop-accusing-the-poor-of-making-bad-choices9 Mar 2016: This isn’t because they lack the knowledge, skills or willingness to make healthy decisions, but because of the influence of our social and economic circumstances in shaping food choices.
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UK online alternative finance market grows to £3.2 billion in 2015 |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/uk-online-alternative-finance-market-grows-to-ps3-2-billion-in-201517 Feb 2016: These areas of finance are increasingly becoming part of our everyday economic life. ... finance are increasingly becoming part of our everyday economic life.”.
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Study finds little change in the IMF’s policy advice, despite…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-finds-little-change-in-the-imfs-policy-advice-despite-rhetoric-of-reform24 May 2016: The crisis revived a flagging IMF in 2009, and the organisation has since approved some of its largest loans to countries in economic trouble. ... The IMF has publicly acknowledged their objectives to include creating breathing space for borrowing
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From robot intelligence to sex by numbers: Cambridge heads for Hay |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/from-robot-intelligence-to-sex-by-numbers-cambridge-heads-for-hay29 Mar 2016: And theatre director and academic Zoe Svendsen and journalist and economist Paul Mason will explore the theatricality of capitalism through examining what an economic analysis of Shakespeare’s plays might tell
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Opinion: Latest Brexit legal challenge will not be ‘back door’ to…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/opinion-latest-brexit-legal-challenge-will-not-be-back-door-to-single-market28 Nov 2016: Kenneth Armstrong. The think-tank British Influence is said to be contemplating a judicial review arguing that the UK remains a contracting party to the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement and
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Graduate earnings: what you study and where matters – but so does…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/graduate-earnings-what-you-study-and-where-matters-but-so-does-parents-income13 Apr 2016: In terms of earnings according to subject, medical students were easily the highest earners at the median ten years out, followed by those who studied economics. ... For men, median earnings for medical graduates were about £50,000 after ten years, and
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Nan Shepherd celebrated: the Scottish writer who knew mountains |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/nan-shepherd-celebrated-the-scottish-writer-who-knew-mountains4 May 2016: The term ‘nature writing’ didn’t exist in the 1940s when Nan Shepherd wrote The Living Mountain, a book in which she describes exploring the Cairngorm
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Cambridge joins consortium to launch £40 million Apollo Therapeutics…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-joins-consortium-to-launch-ps40-million-apollo-therapeutics-fund25 Jan 2016: for patient benefit and economic return.”.
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Evidence of a prehistoric massacre extends the history of warfare |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/evidence-of-a-prehistoric-massacre-extends-the-history-of-warfare20 Jan 2016: This would extend the history of the same underlying socio-economic conditions that characterise other instances of early warfare: a more settled, materially richer way of life.
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Killer flies: how brain size affects hunting strategy in the insect…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/killer-flies-how-brain-size-affects-hunting-strategy-in-the-insect-world9 Feb 2016: Paloma Gonzalez-Bellido. As in economics, there is a law of diminishing returns in neuroscience – doubling the investment going in doesn’t equal double the performance coming out.
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Talkin' 'bout a revolution: how to make the digital world…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/talkin-bout-a-revolution-how-to-make-the-digital-world-work-for-us3 Oct 2016: time. Jon Crowcroft and John Thompson. New information and communication technologies are having a profound impact on many aspects of social, political and economic life, raising important new issues of social
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