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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-201531 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 -
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-mindset19 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.
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CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Tristan Dot
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/tristan-dot13 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.
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AI at Cambridge Festival 2024
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-2024-ai-technology5 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
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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-education31 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 -
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-04 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
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CamFest Speaker Spotlight: George the Poet
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/george-the-poet25 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.
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Report to the Regent House by the Vice-Chancellor, 1 October 2004 |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/report-regent-house31 May 2023: In return, we are asked to take serious account of its full economic costs. ... Discoveries and inventions made here bring improvements to human health and drive the economic prosperity of the nation and the world. -
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-grades6 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.
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Beyond the nuclear family
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/real-families-fitzwilliam-exhibition5 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.
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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-ashoka30 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 -
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-argues21 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
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The Mastercard class of '23
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/Mastercard-Foundation-class-of-20233 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.
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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-vision31 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 -
CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-speaker-spotlight-david-spiegelhalter16 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
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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-report16 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.”.
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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-private31 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 -
CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Clive Boddy
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/clive-boddy-20244 Mar 2024: global socio-economic and environmental systems.
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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-wellbeing28 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
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Speech at Let’s Talk About Race event, 17 October 2018 | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/lets-talk-about-race30 May 2023: We must work on developing a curriculum that reflects the rich variety and diversity of view-points and traditions and schools of thought. -
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-change20 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.
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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-20234 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. -
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-widening16 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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Values, Leadership and Change | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/values-leadership-and-change31 May 2023: everything within our power to open the doors of this University to the most qualified scholars and students, regardless of gender, socio-economic background or ancestry. ... And, as an array, they yield an important message: the fields of study within -
Love lost and found
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/french-love-letters-confiscated-by-britain-read-after-265-years7 Nov 2023: While their men were gone, women ran the household economy and took crucial economic and political decisions.”.
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Annual address to the University, 1 October 2019 | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/annual-address-to-university-201930 May 2023: At a time of increased economic pressure, and as we take action to reverse a budget deficit, we are working hard to improve the way we manage our finances. ... One that links together networks of researchers to understand the effects of economic and -
Closing Ceremony, College of Europe, Natolin Campus, Warsaw Fryderyk…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/closing-ceremony-college-europe-natolin-campus-warsaw31 May 2023: What the Brexit camp is asking for, the article says, “is the economic equivalent of quitting your job because you think you can get it back later, minus all the parts ... The economic case for remaining in the European Union has been made, and it is -
Keynote address given to the 6th International Exhibition and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/keynote-address-6th-international-exhibition-riyadh-201531 May 2023: Advisors to government. Cradles for new businesses. Seedbeds for leadership. Engines for economic growth. ... We pre-date and have survived many economic and political upheavals. Our timescales don’t fit in to short-term, purely government-backed or -
The role of Universities as dynamic catalysts for change | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/universities-as-dynamic-catalysts-for-change30 May 2023: The truth is that over the centuries, universities have been at the heart of social, economic, and cultural evolution – and as you know, the study of evolution is a bit of ... It requires greater understanding of the regulatory frameworks of land -
Annual address to the University, 1 October 2020 | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/annual-address-to-university-202030 May 2023: And there is a large number of new research projects on post-COVID recovery, including studies on the economic impact of the pandemic on social and educational equality, and crucially, on ... It will help Cambridge lead the push towards massively -
Annual address to the University, 1 October 2018 | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/annual-address-to-university-201830 May 2023: But we ourselves, as universities, have fallen short in demonstrating the value – societal, economic, cultural, civic – our institutions can offer. ... capacity to understand, explain and adapt to the social and economic realities of our own era. -
Masters and Scholars: Cambridge, community, and the evolving role of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/masters-and-scholars31 May 2023: We play a significant economic and societal role in the UK, and we are of pivotal importance to this country’s university system, a system that is one of the -
“Putting new wine into old bottles”: Vice-Chancellor’s farewell…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/putting-new-wine-old-bottles-vice-chancellors-farewell30 May 2023: We know that the University’s future is intimately bound with the economic health of the East of England. ... Authority. Indeed, we are already working with local authorities to improve regional infrastructure, to accelerate rural economic growth, and -
The Cambridge of Tomorrow - Inaugural Kate Pretty Lecture, 17 Feb…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/cambridge-tomorrow-inaugural-kate-pretty-lecture-201730 May 2023: But this is a daunting task because, as one economics forecaster famously put it: “He who lives by the crystal ball soon learns to eat broken glass.”. ... Cambridge as a natural destination. Because we continue to face obstacles to widening -
Quality, Talent and Diversity in the UK university system |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/quality-talent-and-diversity31 May 2023: But they are not enough, the UK still lags, and tough economic times are no reason to abandon our historic strengths by backing away from further investment. -
Keynote address, Peking University, China, 24 March 2019 | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/keynote-address-peking-university-china-24-march-201930 May 2023: Cambridge academics are engaged in a broad range of collaborations with Chinese colleagues, in areas as diverse as food security, the epidemiology of autism, labour economics, and the origins of agriculture. ... It demands greater understanding of the -
Choices and 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-201331 May 2023: This mutual support is essential for the wellbeing of both the University and the Cambridge Phenomenon, but it also ensures that through partnerships the University directly serves society with economic development -
A global community | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/annual-address-to-university-global-community-201630 May 2023: It is evident that the future of the University is intimately bound with the economic health of the East of England. ... We are working together to improve regional infrastructure, and to accelerate rural economic growth. -
Contributing to society: excellence, trust and the public good |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/contributing-society-excellence-trust-and-public-good31 May 2023: As Vice-Chancellor I am used to being asked to talk about universities’ roles in incubating innovation, or in fuelling economic growth, or in driving research agendas. -
Annual address to the University, 1 October 2021 | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/annual-address-to-university-202130 May 2023: Later this month we will be launching the Janeway Institute for Economics. ... We have appointed our first El-Erian Professor of Behavioural Economics and Policy, and the first Caroline Humphrey Chair in the Anthropology of Inner Asia – both of which -
Universities and the poorest billion | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/universities-and-poorest-billion31 May 2023: In the UK, and maybe in Australia as well Vice-Chancellors talk about core national issues surrounding education, research, policy, financing and technology transfer to enhance economic growth. -
We are international; but we are European first | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/we-are-international-we-are-european-first31 May 2023: With at least one new disease emerging in the world each year, infectious diseases are not only a global health risk, but may also have considerable economic consequences –as we have
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