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Cambridge gets REAL about overcoming obstacles to global education |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-gets-real-about-overcoming-obstacles-to-global-education18 Jun 2015: The education of girls is transformative. It is a moral duty and also an economic imperative. ... That has to be our starting point. But we must go beyond and make explicit the link between girls’ education and economic opportunity. -
Traders’ hormones ‘may destabilise financial markets’ | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/traders-hormones-may-destabilise-financial-markets2 Jul 2015: The research was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. -
University teaching awards honour excellence | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/university-teaching-awards-honour-excellence-024 Jun 2015: His lectures set complex scientific material within a rich social, economic and cultural context, in a way that is accessible to students who have typically not studied any humanities since GCSE. -
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: An analysis which shows how the financing activities, or “capital structure”, of real estate firms can be used as a barometer of their overall value has been -
Keeping the supply chain flowing | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/keeping-the-supply-chain-flowing6 Oct 2015: In the UK, the government has placed manufacturing at the heart of plans for economic recovery. -
New centre for biodiversity conservation named after Sir David…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-centre-for-biodiversity-conservation-named-after-sir-david-attenborough21 Apr 2015: The David Attenborough Building will become a focal point for research and practice to transform our understanding and the conservation of biodiversity. -
Planning for war: a guide for businesses | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/planning-for-war-a-guide-for-businesses19 Feb 2015: The World Economic Forum’s annual survey of threats of concern to world leaders and captains of industry. ... This is reflected in the World Economic Forum’s annual survey of threats of concern to world leaders and captains of industry. -
What research would enhance business sustainability? | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/what-research-would-enhance-business-sustainability15 May 2015: The project is part of the Nexus Network, an extensive network coordinated by CISL, the University of Sussex and the University of East Anglia, and supported by the Economic and Social -
The role and responsibilities of universities in Europe's revival …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-role-and-responsibilities-of-universities-in-europes-revival14 Mar 2015: Be in no doubt: the cuts to research and innovation will damage Europe’s economic future. ... We cannot let political short-sightedness stand in the way of our continued economic recovery. -
Opinion: How free are we really? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-how-free-are-we-really30 Oct 2015: Meanwhile as we’ve seen with the hysteria over the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader, his once rather widely accepted ideas about social and economic justice are shrilly denounced -
Cambridge Judge Business School celebrates 25th anniversary with new…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-judge-business-school-celebrates-25th-anniversary-with-new-simon-sainsbury-centre26 Nov 2015: attracted worldwide attention; it found that increasing the economic power of women throughout society, rather than quotas, is the key factor in women reaching and staying on corporate boards. -
Cooperative communities emerge in transparent social networks |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cooperative-communities-emerge-in-transparent-social-networks9 Mar 2015: Economics and Queens’ College at the University of Cambridge. -
The British Academy welcomes new Fellows for 2015 | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-british-academy-welcomes-new-fellows-for-201516 Jul 2015: Professor Sanjeev Goyal – Professor of Economics and Fellow of Christ’s College. ... It funds research across the UK and in other parts of the world, in disciplines ranging from archaeology to economics, from psychology to history, and from -
Stirbitch: mapping the unmappable | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/stirbitch-mapping-the-unmappable16 Jan 2015: Here, for several centuries, an annual fair played a central role in the economic and cultural history of the east of England. -
Cambridge conference on Colombia says education holds key to…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-conference-on-colombia-says-education-holds-key-to-sustainable-peace30 Jun 2015: The seminar was co-organised by the Cambridge Peace and Education Research Group, the London School of Economics’ Colombian Society, Colombia’s Rodeemos el Diálogo, and the Educate for Dialogue society -
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: Soaring over the tree canopy of one of the most biodiverse forests on earth, a tiny unmanned plane buzzes quietly through the air. Its pilot stands 250 m -
Poisons, plants and Palaeolithic hunters | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/poisons-plants-and-palaeolithic-hunters21 Mar 2015: To fabricate a poison is easy and economic, and the risk is minimal. -
Preparing social scientists for the world of big data | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/preparing-social-scientists-for-the-world-of-big-data18 Jun 2015: The increasing ubiquity of big data in the social sciences stems not just from the increasing use of massive datasets in areas such as education and economics, but also to a ... Some subjects, such as Psychology and Economics, already have all students -
African universities reap fruits of fly research | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/african-universities-reap-fruits-of-fly-research10 Jul 2015: Drosophila melanogaster, better known as the humble fruit fly, has emerged as the unlikely basis of an attempt to help to stem a “brain drain” from African -
Your Questions Answered on open access | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/your-questions-answered-on-open-access23 Oct 2015: Tom Cochrane: Open access has three points of origin. These, in no particular order, are the interests of the researcher in greater exposure and readership; the distorted economics of the price -
Opinion: Can the EU keep the peace in Europe? Not a chance |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-can-the-eu-keep-the-peace-in-europe-not-a-chance28 Oct 2015: Look at Britain’s Stop-Go economic experience of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Today’s EU has its roots in economic crisis, not in economic success. -
North Korea unveils its nuclear ‘treasured swords’ to the world again …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/north-korea-unveils-its-nuclear-treasured-swords-to-the-world-again21 Sep 2015: The restart is, the statement says, “pursuant to the line of simultaneously pushing forward the economic construction and the building of a nuclear force advanced at the historic plenary meeting of -
Minimising ‘false positives’ key to vaccinating against bovine TB |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/minimising-false-positives-key-to-vaccinating-against-bovine-tb19 Feb 2015: Bovine TB is a major economic disease of livestock worldwide. Despite an intensive, and costly, control programme in the United Kingdom, the disease continues to persist. ... The duration of movement restrictions is important due to the considerable -
Can the Revolution in Kurdish Syria succeed? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/can-the-revolution-in-kurdish-syria-succeed2 Feb 2015: political parties, and the self-government in charge of economic development, healthcare, and foreign affairs. -
‘Unprecedented’ storms and floods are more common than we think |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/unprecedented-storms-and-floods-are-more-common-than-we-think9 Dec 2015: and erosion remodels our coastline – with large economic and social costs. -
Using experts ‘inexpertly’ leads to policy failure, warn researchers…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/using-experts-inexpertly-leads-to-policy-failure-warn-researchers14 Oct 2015: The accuracy and reliability of expert advice is often compromised by “cognitive frailties”, and needs to be interrogated with the same tenacity as research -
Big data shows the graduate pay premium is bigger for women |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/big-data-shows-the-graduate-pay-premium-is-bigger-for-women25 Sep 2015: So it also appears that higher education provided some protection from the economic downturn. -
‘Traditional authority’ linked to rates of deforestation in Africa |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/traditional-authority-linked-to-rates-of-deforestation-in-africa24 Nov 2015: economic gains. -
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-years1 Jul 2015: Scroll to the end of the article to listen to the podcast. The Parker Library (Corpus Christi College) is proud of its elephants. At least five illustrations -
Cambridge awarded £18 million in funding to support UK infrastructure …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-awarded-ps18-million-in-funding-to-support-uk-infrastructure-research24 Mar 2015: base. Robert Mair. The University of Cambridge will receive £18 million in funding to ensure that the UK’s infrastructure is resilient and responsive to environmental and economic impacts, as announced ... We are particularly pleased to see the need -
Cambridge's Chemistry of Health programme awarded £17 million in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridges-chemistry-of-health-programme-awarded-ps17-million-in-funding25 Mar 2015: Seven university research projects from across the UK will receive over £100 million of investment in 2016-17, to drive innovation and economic growth. ... UK universities tackle major national and global challenges, and make a significant contribution -
Climate change sentiment could hit global investment portfolios in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/climate-change-sentiment-could-hit-global-investment-portfolios-in-the-short-term12 Nov 2015: Each scenario was linked to a series of economic and market confidence factors used to explore macroeconomic effects within a global economic model. ... Seeing climate change as a short-term financial risk as well as a long-term economic threat. -
New initiative to train specialists in risk, mitigation and Big Data…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-initiative-to-train-specialists-in-risk-mitigation-and-big-data3 Feb 2015: Two of the studentships in the 2016 cohort will be interdisciplinary and co-funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and NERC. -
Big Data – getting to the heart of the Information Revolution |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/big-data-getting-to-the-heart-of-the-information-revolution1 Jun 2015: Big Data’ has also been highlighted by the UK government as among the country’s ‘Eight Great Technologies’ that will help drive economic growth. -
Forests could play a vital role in efforts to end global hunger |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/forests-could-play-a-vital-role-in-efforts-to-end-global-hunger6 May 2015: Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary‐General for Policy of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, added: “this report reminds us of the vital role of forests in building food security. -
Study finds GB’s most extroverted, agreeable and emotionally stable…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-finds-gbs-most-extroverted-agreeable-and-emotionally-stable-regions25 Mar 2015: Geographical differences are associated with a range of economic, social and health outcomes – and hence how important resources are allocated. -
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-centuries18 Nov 2015: Scroll to the end of the article to listen to the podcast. “It was already looking at me when I saw it. As it started moving down the hill towards me, I was -
What's the point of midges - and how do you stop them biting? |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/whats-the-point-of-midges-and-how-do-you-stop-them-biting26 Aug 2015: What more is there to learn about midges? Some insects have economic and medical importance. -
The war that fed itself - and the hollow democracy it left behind |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-war-that-fed-itself-and-the-hollow-democracy-it-left-behind14 Oct 2015: By the time it ended, it had become synonymous with child soldiers, human rights atrocities, landmine victims and blood diamond economics. -
“Not just another commodity”: Leading economist backs Pope’s stance…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/not-just-another-commodity-leading-economist-backs-popes-stance-on-poverty-and-environment29 Jun 2015: the planet as purely an economic issue about how we use these commodities is a limiting vision. ... Natural capital has features that most commodities around which we build economic modelling – such as infrastructure, or the products of industrial -
Mongolia: unravelling the troubled narratives of a nation |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/mongolia-unravelling-the-troubled-narratives-of-a-nation27 Feb 2015: Buddhism, in the shape of over 700 monasteries populated by some 80,000 lamas, had for centuries exerted an influence that extended deep into politics, economics and everyday life, rather in -
Artificially-intelligent Robot Scientist ‘Eve’ could boost search for …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificially-intelligent-robot-scientist-eve-could-boost-search-for-new-drugs4 Feb 2015: But the cost and speed of drug discovery and the economic return make them unattractive to the pharmaceutical industry. -
From Chinese milk to Indian chocolate, behind the world’s…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/from-chinese-milk-to-indian-chocolate-behind-the-worlds-fast-expanding-markets21 Oct 2015: Those concerns are not confined to China and Brazil. Russia’s economy is contracting this year due to low energy prices; India’s economic recovery too has been slower than expected. ... Khaled Soufani, Senior Faculty in Management Practice -
The anxiety puzzle: why are women in deprived areas more likely to…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/the-anxiety-puzzle-why-are-women-in-deprived-areas-more-likely-to-suffer3 Sep 2015: This association persisted even after we accounted for individual circumstances, such as socio-economic status and existing medical conditions. -
Opinion: How tasty forest foods can help solve the global hunger…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-how-tasty-forest-foods-can-help-solve-the-global-hunger-crisis27 Nov 2015: A recent study by the Global Forest Expert Panel on Forests and Food Security, which I chaired, shows how forests and trees can complement agricultural production and give an economic boost -
'Spin' or be lost: how Corbyn rejected New Labour PR for a…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/spin-or-be-lost-how-corbyn-rejected-new-labour-pr-for-a-more-civic-vision29 Sep 2015: It strikes me as no coincidence that the biggest economic and political shift that modern Britain has ever seen came in the wake of the new practices of public relations. ... These 1930s innovations were prompted by many of the same types of challenges -
Four decades after Haile Selassie’s death, Ethiopia is an African…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/four-decades-after-haile-selassies-death-ethiopia-is-an-african-success-story27 Aug 2015: Though it built what initially seemed to be an effective dictatorship, it was unable to cope with the economic incompetence of state socialism – symbolised for the outside world by the great ... Most remarkable of all, however, Meles' economic -
Exploiting the Government's education data could help to bridge…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/exploiting-the-governments-education-data-could-help-to-bridge-the-uk-skills-gap30 Sep 2015: This brings together researchers to address challenges presented by access to unprecedented volumes of data, as well as important issues around law, ethics and economics, in order to apply Big Data -
Cod bones from Mary Rose reveal globalised fish trade in Tudor…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cod-bones-from-mary-rose-reveal-globalised-fish-trade-in-tudor-england9 Sep 2015: Within a century the Newfoundland fishery had become a major economic concern, of greater value than the fur trade, for example,” said Barrett. -
Outlaws, trolls and beserkers: meet the hero-monsters of the…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/outlaws-trolls-and-beserkers-meet-the-hero-monsters-of-the-icelandic-sagas22 Oct 2015: And such a threat to economic growth and social stability has to be removed.
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