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  2. Report highlights inequalities and hidden suffering among people…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/lancet-breast-cancer-commission
    Thumbnail for Report highlights inequalities and hidden suffering among people living with breast cancer 15 Apr 2024: In response, the Commission established a UK-based pilot study that provides a snapshot of the economic burden and supportive care needs for people affected by breast cancer.
  3. Cambridge remains most intensive science and technological cluster in …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-remains-most-intensive-science-and-technological-cluster-in-the-world
    Thumbnail for Cambridge remains most intensive science and technological cluster in the world | University of Cambridge 20 Sep 2023: Earlier this year, a new report by leading consultants London Economics showed that the University adds nearly £30 billion to the economy every year and supports more than 86,000 jobs
  4. Cambridge provides English learning platform for Ukraine | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-provides-english-learning-platform-for-ukraine
    Thumbnail for Cambridge provides English learning platform for Ukraine | University of Cambridge 3 Nov 2023: This will open doors for Ukrainians who want to improve their English language skills, and will support new global economic opportunities.
  5. Keynote address, Aga Khan Centre, London, 29 September 2018 |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/keynote-address-aga-khan
    30 May 2023: We need to understand cultural and economic differences so that we may find the words to speak of our objectives and achievements in ways that do not patronise. ... They have often been the springboards for revolutions – whether political, economic, or
  6. ‘Nation of makers’: Britain industrialised over a century earlier…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/nation-of-makers-industrial-britain
    Thumbnail for ‘Nation of makers’: Britain industrialised over a century earlier than history books claim 5 Apr 2024: th. century – long credited as the birth of global industry and economic growth. ... leader and Professor of Economic History at Cambridge’s Faculty of History.
  7. ‘Smart’ drugs can decrease productivity in people who don’t have…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/smart-drugs-can-decrease-productivity-in-people-who-dont-have-adhd-study-finds
    Thumbnail for ‘Smart’ drugs can decrease productivity in people who don’t have ADHD, study finds | University of Cambridge 9 Jun 2023: New research from the University of Cambridge and the University of Melbourne, published in Science Advances, shows neurotypical workers and students taking
  8. Foresters bring Cambridge 'water curriculum' to Indian…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/foresters-bring-cambridge-water-curriculum-to-indian-himalayas
    Thumbnail for Foresters bring Cambridge 'water curriculum' to Indian Himalayas | University of Cambridge 29 Jun 2023: Development (DFID), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). ... Funding was also provided by the University of Cambridge’s Economic and Social Research Council Impact Acceleration Account.
  9. Cost to protect globally important forests falls disproportionately…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/tropical-forest-protection
    Thumbnail for Cost to protect globally important forests falls disproportionately on those living closest 17 Aug 2023: The study also found that the greatest overall global economic gains come from the most biologically important sites – but these are also most costly for locals to conserve. ... Reference: Platts, P.J. et al.: ‘Inequitable gains and losses from
  10. Responsibility | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/address-to-university-2014
    31 May 2023: There is no ‘right background’ for Cambridge, no right school to have attended, no hidden test of social and economic circumstances. ... contribution our freedom allows – and impels us – to make to the economic and social well-being of our region
  11. Medieval money mystery solved

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/medieval-money-mystery-solved
    Thumbnail for Medieval money mystery solved 9 Apr 2024: The findings could transform our understanding of Europe’s economic and political development.
  12. Cambridge achievers recognised in 2024 New Year Honours list |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-achievers-recognised-in-2024-new-year-honours-list
    Thumbnail for Cambridge achievers recognised in 2024 New Year Honours list | University of Cambridge 30 Dec 2023: Dr Gillian Tett, Provost at Kings College, Cambridge, is awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Economic Journalism.
  13. Current conservation policies risk damaging global biodiversity, warn …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/current-conservation-policies-risk-damaging-global-biodiversity-warn-researchers
    Thumbnail for Current conservation policies risk damaging global biodiversity, warn researchers | University of Cambridge 21 Jun 2023: Professor Bateman, a Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Exeter Business School who has advised seven UK secretaries of state for the environment in the past decade, said:.
  14. The role and responsibilities of universities in Europe's revival …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/role-and-responsibilities
    31 May 2023: 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.
  15. Making peace

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/making-peace
    Thumbnail for Making peace 8 Nov 2023: What exactly is that? Put simply, Rawls imagines that if citizens are able to shed their own characteristics - for example, their gender, age, social and economic status - and talk to each
  16. Services across England now lag far behind East Germany, as experts…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/services-across-england-now-lag-far-behind-east-germany-as-experts-call-for-universal-basic
    Thumbnail for Services across England now lag far behind East Germany, as experts call for ‘universal basic infrastructure’ in UK | University of Cambridge 5 Dec 2023: The community assets we should all have access to, not just schools and doctors but parks, trains, pubs and gyms, are the foundation for human wellbeing, which in turn underpins economic ... Added Westwood: “Achieving a minimum level of universal basic
  17. Vice-Chancellor visits North West to encourage more Cambridge…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/vice-chancellor-visits-north-west-to-encourage-more-cambridge-applications
    Thumbnail for Vice-Chancellor visits North West to encourage more Cambridge applications | University of Cambridge 23 Feb 2024: that leads to new companies and economic activity taking place here, and delivering thousands of jobs.
  18. Improving outcomes for Crohn's patients

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/crohns-disease-therapy
    Thumbnail for Improving outcomes for Crohn's patients 22 Feb 2024: Professor Miles Parkes. The PROFILE team are now actively working on an analysis of the health economics to see whether the benefits of the therapy outweigh its cost.
  19. Inaugural address, 2 October 2017 | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/inaugural-address-2017
    30 May 2023: 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.
  20. Witchcraft accusations were an ‘occupational hazard’ for female…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/witchcraft-work-women
    Thumbnail for Witchcraft accusations were an ‘occupational hazard’ for female workers in early modern England 19 Sep 2023: th. and 17. th. centuries. This bias towards women is often attributed to misogyny as well as economic hard times.
  21. Offset markets: new approach could help save tropical forests by…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/offset-markets-new-approach-could-help-save-tropical-forests-by-restoring-faith-in-carbon-credits
    Thumbnail for Offset markets: new approach could help save tropical forests by restoring faith in carbon credits | University of Cambridge 30 Oct 2023: study. The new method, developed by scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Exeter and the London School of Economics, is called ‘Permanent Additional Carbon Tonne' (PACT) accounting, and can be
  22. Cambridge, Intel and Dell join forces on UK’s fastest AI…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-intel-and-dell-join-forces-on-uks-fastest-ai-supercomputer
    Thumbnail for Cambridge, Intel and Dell join forces on UK’s fastest AI supercomputer | University of Cambridge 1 Nov 2023: UK to deliver fusion power to grid in the 2040s, to realise Net Zero more generally, to seed high value UK jobs in AI and ‘digital’ and to drive economic growth
  23. Inaugural address, 5 July 2023 | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/inaugural-address-5-july-2023
    4 Jul 2023: Universities play a significant part in the economic development of their regions and the nation, and this is certainly true of the University of Cambridge.
  24. From ground-breaking research in Nigeria to using novel tools to…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/vice-chancellors-awards-2023
    Thumbnail for From ground-breaking research in Nigeria to using novel tools to transform conservation 12 Dec 2023: have the potential to create significant economic, social and cultural impact from, and engagement with and for, research.
  25. Sustained, purposeful investment key to ‘leaving no girl behind’,…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/sustained-purposeful-investment-key-to-leaving-no-girl-behind-either-in-education-or-beyond
    Thumbnail for Sustained, purposeful investment key to ‘leaving no girl behind’, either in education or beyond | University of Cambridge 19 Oct 2023: Despite this, the researchers highlight several ongoing challenges. Even after participating in an LNGB programme, many girls still encountered significant economic challenges and deep-rooted gender and social norms, which acted ... There are some
  26. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: George the Poet

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/george-the-poet
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: George the Poet 25 Mar 2024: George is currently doing a PhD at UCL'S Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose on the socio-economic potential of black music.
  27. Advancement of Science in Africa Through Education | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/advancement-science-africa-through-education
    31 May 2023: Discoveries result in direct benefits, and these discoveries and innovations fuel economic growth. ... It is such science that disproportionately produces real economic benefit. And it takes real courage of policy makers to invest, because it is a shot
  28. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Tristan Dot

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/tristan-dot
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Tristan Dot 13 Mar 2024: By quantifying what would be normal or abnormal in a specific behaviour, they create new self-fulfilling norms based on opaque processes and economic/political objectives.
  29. Disadvantaged children’s school struggles not about character,…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/disadvantaged-childrens-school-struggles-not-about-character-attitude-or-lack-of-growth-mindset
    Thumbnail for Disadvantaged children’s school struggles not about character, attitude or lack of ‘growth mindset’, study suggests | University of Cambridge 19 Dec 2023: The authors argue that policies to reduce educational disadvantages should focus on the structural reasons that cause some students from lower socio-economic backgrounds to underperform.
  30. Marking International Women’s Day at the Cambridge Festival

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-international-womens-day
    Thumbnail for Marking International Women’s Day at the Cambridge Festival 8 Mar 2024: In Seeing the mess: Gender, housework and perception (21 March, 3pm) we question why do women continue to shoulder a disproportionate amount of housework and childcare despite economic and cultural gains?
  31. The New Imperatives | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/new-imperatives
    31 May 2023: Our contribution to global society goes far beyond the mere economic and far beyond the short term: so, as we make that contribution, we should insist that it is valued appropriately. ... In an economic environment of austerity and cutbacks, autonomy
  32. World’s most threatened seabirds visit remote plastic pollution…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/worlds-most-threatened-seabirds-visit-remote-plastic-pollution-hotspots-study-finds-0
    Thumbnail for World’s most threatened seabirds visit remote plastic pollution hotspots | University of Cambridge 4 Jul 2023: The extensive study assessed the movements of 7,137 individual birds from 77 species of petrel, a group of wide-ranging migratory seabirds including the
  33. Black British Voices: the findings

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/black-british-voices-report
    Thumbnail for Black British Voices: the findings 28 Sep 2023: The report argues that, for some, racial disparities in pay and pensions – combined with class hierarchies – create a “fatalism” about economic fairness.
  34. Partnership, Annual Address to the University 2015 | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/annual-address-to-university-2015
    31 May 2023: Some may remain in Cambridge; others will return home, becoming not only ambassadors for the University, but also working with us to tackle some of the biggest political, medical and economic ... been at the heart of every transformative discovery in
  35. Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/black-atlantic
    Thumbnail for Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance 21 Sep 2023: Dr Jake Subryan Richards, Lead Curator of Black Atlantic and Assistant Professor of international history at the London School of Economics.
  36. Helping adolescents to feel competent and purposeful – not just happy …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/helping-adolescents-to-feel-competent-and-purposeful-not-just-happy-may-improve-grades
    Thumbnail for Helping adolescents to feel competent and purposeful – not just happy – may improve grades | University of Cambridge 6 Jul 2023: These results held true even when accounting for potentially confounding factors, such as school attended, gender, socio-economic status, or special educational needs.
  37. The Distant Fen: Cambridge in the World | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/distant-fen
    31 May 2023: Success in these tables is of particular interest to prospective students, and of course to Government, which funds much of our activity in the reasonable expectation of economic and other returns. ... It is undoubtedly important for the long-term
  38. AI at Cambridge Festival 2024

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-2024-ai-technology
    Thumbnail for AI at Cambridge Festival 2024 5 Mar 2024: Misinformation, statistics and lies (26 March) sees Kamal Ahmed, former BBC Economics editor and editor-in-chief of the News Movement, in conversation with Cambridge's Professor David Spiegelhalter and the
  39. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-speaker-spotlight-david-spiegelhalter
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter 16 Feb 2024: Ahmed, former BBC economics editor and editor-in-chief of the News Movement, in Misinformation, statistics and lies about the manipulation of statistics in an era of misinformation and how we
  40. UK needs AI legislation to create trust so companies can ‘plug AI…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/uk-needs-ai-legislation-to-create-trust-so-companies-can-plug-ai-into-british-economy-report
    Thumbnail for UK needs AI legislation to create trust so companies can ‘plug AI into British economy’ | University of Cambridge 16 Oct 2023: The UK will only be able to realise the economic benefits of AI if the technology can be trusted, and that can only be ensured through meaningful legislation and regulation.”.
  41. The research university of the future | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/research-university-future
    31 May 2023: economy. Faced with the pressing need for economic growth, how can universities help? ... Governments know what they want: economic growth. But autonomy is not a luxury.
  42. The Mastercard class of '23

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/Mastercard-Foundation-class-of-2023
    Thumbnail for The Mastercard class of '23 3 Aug 2023: Muhammad Balarabe. Muhammad Balarabe. Muhammad Balarabe is from Nigeria. He's looking at global health care with a particular focus on the social and economic determinants of health.
  43. Reading for pleasure early in childhood linked to better cognitive…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/reading-for-pleasure-early-in-childhood-linked-to-better-cognitive-performance-and-mental-wellbeing
    Thumbnail for Reading for pleasure early in childhood linked to better cognitive performance and mental wellbeing in adolescence | University of Cambridge 28 Jun 2023: The analyses controlled for many important factors, including socio-economic status. Of the 10,243 participants studied, just under a half (48%) had little experience of reading for pleasure or did
  44. Keynote address, Ashoka University, India, 13 February 2019 |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/keynote-address-ashoka
    30 May 2023: Their work spans the fields of political economy, development and environmental studies, examining the social, economic and political dimensions of managing natural resources. ... It demands greater understanding of the regulatory frameworks of land
  45. Give more people with learning disabilities the chance to work,…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/give-more-people-with-learning-disabilities-the-chance-to-work-cambridge-historian-argues
    Thumbnail for Give more people with learning disabilities the chance to work, historian argues | University of Cambridge 21 Jul 2023: Delap believes that Britain’s ageing population and struggle to fill unskilled jobs means there is a growing economic as well as a moral case for employing more people with learning
  46. Beyond the nuclear family

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/real-families-fitzwilliam-exhibition
    Thumbnail for Beyond the nuclear family 5 Oct 2023: Golombok believes that while family structures may not change as drastically as they did in the last half-century, the challenges they face are becoming increasingly socio-economic and political.
  47. Shared Values and Visions | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/shared-values-vision
    31 May 2023: Education is the bedrock of Cambridge. Yet the very nature of our undergraduate education will come under increased scrutiny and may be threatened by harsh economic conditions. ... Therefore the challenge to the new Vice-Chancellor is clear. It is to
  48. Weak policies and political ideologies risk jeopardising plans to…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/weak-policies-and-political-ideologies-risk-jeopardising-plans-to-tackle-health-and-climate-change
    Thumbnail for Weak policies and political ideologies risk jeopardising plans to tackle health and climate change, says Cambridge expert | University of Cambridge 20 Jun 2023: Achieving each of these ambitions requires sustained changes in several sets of behaviour across all socio-economic groups including what we eat, drink, whether we smoke, and how we travel.
  49. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Clive Boddy

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/clive-boddy-2024
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Clive Boddy 4 Mar 2024: global socio-economic and environmental systems.
  50. Public and Private: Universities, Government, and Society |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/public-and-private
    31 May 2023: Third, heavy dependence on government funding leaves universities vulnerable to changing economic conditions and political philosophies. ... The London School of Economics has shifted its mix of students to include a far higher proportion from outside
  51. Boom and bust? Millennials aren’t all worse off than Baby Boomers,…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/boom-and-bust-millennials-arent-all-worse-off-than-baby-boomers-but-the-rich-poor-gap-is-widening
    Thumbnail for Boom and bust? Millennials aren’t all worse off than Baby Boomers, but the rich-poor gap is widening | University of Cambridge 16 Nov 2023: Rather, the economic rewards for secure, middle and upper-class lifestyles have increased, while those for less stable, working-class trajectories have either stagnated or declined.

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