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  2. Keeping the lights on in Ghana | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/keeping-the-lights-on-in-ghana
    Thumbnail for Keeping the lights on in Ghana | University of Cambridge 7 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.
  3. BT and Huawei announce five year collaboration with Cambridge |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/bt-and-huawei-announce-five-year-collaboration-with-cambridge
    Thumbnail for BT and Huawei announce five year collaboration with Cambridge | University of Cambridge 16 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
  4. Opinion: How ‘frugal innovation’ can fight off inequality |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-how-frugal-innovation-can-fight-off-inequality
    Thumbnail for Opinion: How ‘frugal innovation’ can fight off inequality | University of Cambridge 19 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
  5. New US Scholars selected for Gates Cambridge Scholarship | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-us-scholars-selected-for-gates-cambridge-scholarship
    Thumbnail for New US Scholars selected for Gates Cambridge Scholarship | University of Cambridge 9 Feb 2017: His research will focus on governing institutions, most notably tribal governments, and how an individual’s decision affects economic development policies.
  6. When ideas of peace meet politics of conflict | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/when-ideas-of-peace-meet-politics-of-conflict
    Thumbnail for When ideas of peace meet politics of conflict | University of Cambridge 15 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
  7. 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-present
    Thumbnail for Investigating the politics of the past in the present | University of Cambridge 5 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.”.
  8. Boy, girl... or intersex? Law and gender | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/boy-girl-or-intersex-law-and-gender
    Thumbnail for Boy, girl... or intersex? Law and gender | University of Cambridge 19 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.
  9. Living in a material world: why 'things' matter | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/living-in-a-material-world-why-things-matter
    Thumbnail for Living in a material world: why 'things' matter | University of Cambridge 18 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
  10. Study highlights growing significance of cryptocurrencies |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-highlights-growing-significance-of-cryptocurrencies
    Thumbnail for Study highlights growing significance of cryptocurrencies | University of Cambridge 4 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.”.
  11. 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 has been a Special Adviser to the Northern Ireland First Minister on economic policy.
  12. Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/eye-contact-with-your-baby-helps-synchronise-your-brainwaves
    Thumbnail for Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves | University of Cambridge 29 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
  13. 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-fragments
    Thumbnail for Pre-Inka elites and the social life of fragments | University of Cambridge 31 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
  14. 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-unknown
    Thumbnail for Opinion: The Road to Brexit, or the UK’s Journey into the Unknown | University of Cambridge 29 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
  15. A-Level results day 2017 #GoingToCambridge | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/a-level-results-day-2017-goingtocambridge
    Thumbnail for A-Level results day 2017 #GoingToCambridge | University of Cambridge 17 Aug 2017: As in the new Linear Chemistry and Economics to meet his offer to study Mathematics at Corpus Christi College.
  16. 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-finds
    Thumbnail for Brexit: people are angry but looking for compromise, research finds | University of Cambridge 22 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,
  17. '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-press
    Thumbnail for 'Populism' revealed as 2017 Word of the Year by Cambridge University Press | University of Cambridge 30 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.'.
  18. Opinion: Charles Manson: death of America's 1960s bogeyman |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-charles-manson-death-of-americas-1960s-bogeyman
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Charles Manson: death of America's 1960s bogeyman | University of Cambridge 21 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,
  19. Cambridge museums recognised with substantial Arts Council England…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-museums-recognised-with-substantial-arts-council-england-funding
    Thumbnail for Cambridge museums recognised with substantial Arts Council England funding | University of Cambridge 27 Jun 2017: The total economic impact of Cambridge University’s Museums and Botanic Garden was estimated to be at least £16m in 2015-16.
  20. Industrial Revolution: damaging psychological ‘imprint’ persists in…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/industrial-revolution-damaging-psychological-imprint-persists-in-todays-populations
    Thumbnail for Industrial Revolution: damaging psychological ‘imprint’ persists in today’s populations | University of Cambridge 10 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
  21. Cambridge celebrates ‘long-standing and deep-rooted’ relationship…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-celebrates-long-standing-and-deep-rooted-relationship-with-india
    Thumbnail for Cambridge celebrates ‘long-standing and deep-rooted’ relationship with India | University of Cambridge 22 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.
  22. “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-world
    Thumbnail for “A girl without education is nothing in the world” | University of Cambridge 2 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
  23. 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-angst
    Thumbnail for World War II bombing associated with resilience, not ‘German Angst’ | University of Cambridge 23 Jun 2017: stresses such as economic hardship,” says study author Dr Jason Rentfrow from the Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge.
  24. 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-globalisation
    Thumbnail for Robots and carbon targets may signal the end of globalisation | University of Cambridge 17 May 2017: Bouncing production around the planet is already making less and less economic sense,” says Livesey.
  25. 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-maa
    Thumbnail for The Longing of Belonging: African photography on show at MAA | University of Cambridge 13 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
  26. History reveals the hazards of dismantling trade protection |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/history-reveals-the-hazards-of-dismantling-trade-protection
    Thumbnail for History reveals the hazards of dismantling trade protection | University of Cambridge 31 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
  27. Snip, snip, cure: correcting defects in the genetic blueprint |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/snip-snip-cure-correcting-defects-in-the-genetic-blueprint
    Thumbnail for Snip, snip, cure: correcting defects in the genetic blueprint | University of Cambridge 14 Jul 2017: Liddell adds: “CRISPR-Cas9 patent wars are just warming up, demonstrating some of the economic issues at stake.
  28. 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-systems
    Thumbnail for Opinion: How years of IMF prescriptions have hurt West African health systems | University of Cambridge 22 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.
  29. 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-emissions
    Thumbnail for Carbon capture: universities and industry work together to tackle emissions | University of Cambridge 25 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.
  30. Cambridge-Africa Programme: 58 institutions, 26 countries, and…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/cambridge-africa-programme-58-institutions-26-countries-and-growing
    Thumbnail for Cambridge-Africa Programme: 58 institutions, 26 countries, and growing | University of Cambridge 6 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
  31. 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: The poet John Clare (1793-1864) was a keen natural historian who knew the countryside in all its moods. His various jobs saw him labouring in farms and
  32. Opinion: China has no good options for dealing with North Korea |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-china-has-no-good-options-for-dealing-with-north-korea
    Thumbnail for Opinion: China has no good options for dealing with North Korea | University of Cambridge 5 Sep 2017: He is trying to install allies in the Politburo Standing Committee, to push through wide-ranging social, economic and military reforms, and possibly aiming to stay on in some capacity beyond
  33. Of cabbages and cows: increasing agricultural yields in Africa |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/of-cabbages-and-cows-increasing-agricultural-yields-in-africa
    Thumbnail for Of cabbages and cows: increasing agricultural yields in Africa | University of Cambridge 13 Feb 2017: Although trypanosomiasis is also a disease of humans, the number of cases is low, and the more serious concerns about the disease relate to the economic impact on agricultural production.”.
  34. Conservationists’ eco-footprints suggest education alone won’t change …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/conservationists-eco-footprints-suggest-education-alone-wont-change-behaviour
    Thumbnail for Conservationists’ eco-footprints suggest education alone won’t change behaviour | University of Cambridge 10 Oct 2017: For the study, researchers distributed surveys on environmental behavior through conservation, economics and biomedical organisations to targeted newsletters, mailing lists and social media groups.
  35. Cuts to mental health services putting young people at risk, say…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cuts-to-mental-health-services-putting-young-people-at-risk-say-experts
    Thumbnail for Cuts to mental health services putting young people at risk, say experts | University of Cambridge 15 Sep 2017: would therefore yield personal, economic, and societal benefits over an individual’s lifespan.
  36. ‘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-schemes
    Thumbnail for ‘Keep it local’ approach to protecting the rainforest can be more effective than government schemes | University of Cambridge 12 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
  37. College Breweries: when drinking ale at University was safer than…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/college-breweries-when-drinking-ale-at-university-was-safer-than-sipping-tap-water
    Thumbnail for College Breweries: when drinking ale at University was safer than sipping tap water | University of Cambridge 22 Aug 2017: Maitland Robinson Library, Downing College. Marshall Library of Economics. Christ’s College Library.
  38. Inaugural $100,000 Nine Dots Prize winner chosen from more than 700…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/inaugural-100000-nine-dots-prize-winner-chosen-from-more-than-700-worldwide-entries
    Thumbnail for Inaugural $100,000 Nine Dots Prize winner chosen from more than 700 worldwide entries | University of Cambridge 31 May 2017: They are:. Professor Diane Coyle – Professor of Economics at Manchester University, former Vice Chair of the BBC Trust and Economics Editor of the Independent. ... Professor Paul Gilroy – currently Professor of English at Kings College London,
  39. Multiplier effect: the African PhD students who will grow African…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/multiplier-effect-the-african-phd-students-who-will-grow-african-research
    Thumbnail for Multiplier effect: the African PhD students who will grow African research | University of Cambridge 21 Feb 2017: While this development mirrors Accra’s integration into the globalised city concept, accompanying this trend are social, economic, environmental and cultural costs.”. ... His long-term plan is to create an Urban Study Research Centre back in Accra,
  40. Mistletoe and (a large) wine: seven-fold increase in wine glass size…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mistletoe-and-a-large-wine-seven-fold-increase-in-wine-glass-size-over-300-years
    Thumbnail for Mistletoe and (a large) wine: seven-fold increase in wine glass size over 300 years | University of Cambridge 14 Dec 2017: Theresa Marteau. Both the types of alcoholic drink and the amount consumed in England has fluctuated over the last 300 years, largely in response to economic, legislative and social factors.
  41. Going underground: Cambridge digs into the history of geology with…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/going-underground-cambridge-digs-into-the-history-of-geology-with-landmark-exhibition
    Thumbnail for Going underground: Cambridge digs into the history of geology with landmark exhibition | University of Cambridge 24 Nov 2017: Whether it’s a map showing the coal fields of Lancashire in the 1830s – or revealing how this new science was used for economic and military reasons.”.
  42. Opinion: A rattled Saudi Arabia pivots for support to South-East Asia …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-a-rattled-saudi-arabia-pivots-for-support-to-south-east-asia
    Thumbnail for Opinion: A rattled Saudi Arabia pivots for support to South-East Asia | University of Cambridge 22 Mar 2017: Economic opportunities abound. Upon arrival in Kuala Lumpur in late February, national oil and gas company Saudi Aramco signed a US$7 billion agreement with Malaysian oil company Petronas.
  43. Another India exhibition gives voice to India’s most marginalised…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/another-india-exhibition-gives-voice-to-indias-most-marginalised-communities
    Thumbnail for Another India exhibition gives voice to India’s most marginalised communities | University of Cambridge 8 Mar 2017: By the mid-19th century, scholars and administrators were working through masses of linguistic, economic, ethnographic and criminological data to decode the demography of India, defining groups of people as distinctive
  44. Archaeologists uncover rare 2,000-year-old sundial during Roman…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/archaeologists-uncover-rare-2000-year-old-sundial-during-roman-theatre-excavation
    Thumbnail for Archaeologists uncover rare 2,000-year-old sundial during Roman theatre excavation | University of Cambridge 8 Nov 2017: The ongoing archaeological project at Interamna Lirenas continues to add new evidence about important aspects of the Roman civilization, stressing the high levels of connectivity and integration (political, social, economic and
  45. Political instability and weak governance lead to loss of species,…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/political-instability-and-weak-governance-lead-to-loss-of-species-study-finds
    Thumbnail for Political instability and weak governance lead to loss of species, study finds | University of Cambridge 20 Dec 2017: numbers – more so than economic growth, climate change or even surges in human population.
  46. Children with disabilities are being denied equal opportunities for a …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/children-with-disabilities-are-being-denied-equal-opportunities-for-a-quality-education-across-the
    Thumbnail for Children with disabilities are being denied equal opportunities for a quality education across the world, including in the UK | University of Cambridge 13 Nov 2017: Amongst these, education is paramount as it has significant economic, social and individual returns. ... Accessing quality education can improve learning outcomes which leads to positive economic growth.
  47. Discarded History exhibition lifts the lid on 1,000 years of medieval …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/discarded-history-exhibition-lifts-the-lid-on-1000-years-of-medieval-history
    Thumbnail for Discarded History exhibition lifts the lid on 1,000 years of medieval history | University of Cambridge 27 Apr 2017: The documents paint a picture of economic stability and social growth.
  48. Running on autopilot: scientists find important new role for…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/running-on-autopilot-scientists-find-important-new-role-for-daydreaming-network
    Thumbnail for Running on autopilot: scientists find important new role for ‘daydreaming’ network | University of Cambridge 23 Oct 2017: This new study supports an idea expounded upon by Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics laureate 2002, in his book Thinking, Fast and Slow, that there are two systems that
  49. Opinion: Aliens, very strange universes and Brexit – Martin Rees |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-aliens-very-strange-universes-and-brexit-martin-rees
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Aliens, very strange universes and Brexit – Martin Rees | University of Cambridge 3 Apr 2017: When science impacts on public policy, there will be elements of economics, ethics and politics where we as scientists speak only as laymen.
  50. Opinion: India’s militant rhino protectors are challenging…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-indias-militant-rhino-protectors-are-challenging-traditional-views-of-how-conservation-works
    Thumbnail for Opinion: India’s militant rhino protectors are challenging traditional views of how conservation works | University of Cambridge 13 Feb 2017: The country already has a population of 1.3 billion – and it aspires to both develop as a global economic powerhouse and lift its poorest people out of poverty. ... Kaziranga illustrates the dilemmas of contemporary conservation. If it is to be
  51. Cambridge scientist shares world’s largest neuroscience prize for…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-scientist-shares-worlds-largest-neuroscience-prize-for-research-on-the-brains-reward
    Thumbnail for Cambridge scientist shares world’s largest neuroscience prize for research on the brain’s reward system | University of Cambridge 6 Mar 2017: This link between dopamine and prediction error was one of the spurs for an explosion of work using theoretical ideas and computational models to link artificial intelligence, economics, mathematics, engineering and ... The implications of these

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