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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-beyond19 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
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Companies’ zero-deforestation commitments have potential to halve…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/zero-deforestation-commitments-have-potential-to-halve-cattle-driven-deforestation20 Apr 2023: Public sector interventions could include support for alternative economic activities, and financial incentives or greater pressure to avoid deforestation from the Brazilian government.
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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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Carbon emissions from fertilisers could be reduced by as much as 80%…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/carbon-emissions-from-fertilisers-could-be-reduced-by-as-much-as-80-by-20509 Feb 2023: There are no perfect solutions,” said Serrenho. “We need to rethink how we produce food, and what sorts of economic incentives work best.
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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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Opinion: Putin's war of attrition
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/putins-war-of-attrition24 Feb 2023: Putin hopes to outlast Ukraine’s western backers. His forces are destroying Ukraine’s infrastructure to raise the cost of resistance and to make Ukraine an economic burden.
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Harsh discipline increases risk of children developing lasting mental …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/harsh-discipline-increases-risk-of-children-developing-lasting-mental-health-problems31 Mar 2023: Children’s mental health is shaped by multiple risk factors, including gender, physical health, and socio-economic status.
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Insight into engaging with the wider Cambridge community
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/engaging_cambridge_community.pdf2 Oct 2023: It is just arrogant to say we sit in the community without taking responsibility for the economic development of the area. -
Small-scale octopus fisheries can provide sustainable source of vital …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/small-scale-octopus-fisheries-can-provide-sustainable-source-of-vital-nutrients-for-tropical-coastal26 Jan 2023: These small fisheries also provide an income and a livelihood, often to women whose economic status is enhanced as a result. ... food supply and economic stability is spread widely.
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Insulation only provides short-term reduction in household gas…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/insulation-only-provides-short-term-reduction-in-household-gas-consumption-study-of-uk-housing1 Jan 2023: Researchers behind the study, published in the journal Energy Economics, say it is extremely difficult to identify specific causes of the 'rebound effect' they found, but behaviours such as turning up ... The 'rebound effect' is a fundamental concept in
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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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Hospitality and real estate sectors have highest rates of common…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/hospitality-and-real-estate-sectors-have-highest-rates-of-common-mental-health-problems14 Feb 2023: It is estimated that economic losses caused by mental health problems account for about 4.1% of UK GDP, and that better mental health support in the workplace can save UK
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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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Changing how we talk — and think — about manufacturing
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/future-of-manufacturing17 Jan 2023: Why? Because economic value of manufactured goods increasingly depends on activities — such as R&D, design and testing services — that are officially categorised as belonging to other sectors of the economy.
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Classical Shorts is a series of films created for ...
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/persuasion_teacher_resources_.pdf20 Jan 2023: He exploited people's feelings of economic insecurity, national pride, and hatred of minority groups in order to gain support for his ideology. • -
What can Europe expect of its universities? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/europe-expect31 May 2023: The European Union, and the governments of its member states, foster this because of its economic productivity. ... Governments know what they want: economic growth. But autonomy is not a luxury. -
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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Cambridge innovation in numbersThe University sits at the heart ...
https://www.cam.ac.uk/sites/www.cam.ac.uk/files/innovation_in_numbers_april2023.pdf27 Apr 2023: The University. This information has been collated from Cambridge Enterprise; Centre for Business Research, Cambridge Judge Business School; Centre for Cities; Department of Computer Science and Technology; Dimensions; Economic Impact of ... University -
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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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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Deliberate Diversity: Cambridge and the UK Higher Education System |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/deliberate-diversity31 May 2023: Difficult economic times add urgency to the task of formulating and holding to a long-term view. ... Focusing only on what is most easily measured or on immediate economic impact is to miss the deeper point, of course. -
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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Richest nations drift further away from 10% aid goal for pre-primary…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pre-primary-education-chronically-underfunded-as-richest-nations-drift-further-away-from-10-aid-goal17 May 2023: The new report was compiled using the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s creditor report system, which gathers information about the aid contributions of both individual countries and international
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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-future31 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. -
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-responsibilities31 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. -
Cambridge Festival launches extensive programme for 2023
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-2023-launch10 Feb 2023: In THE BARON DE LANCEY LECTURE 2023 – ASSISTED DYING: SLIPPERY SLOPES AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES (16 March), Professor Emily Jackson (London School of Economics) discusses the practical pitfalls in trying to legislate
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Young children who are close to their parents are more likely to grow …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/young-children-who-are-close-to-their-parents-are-more-likely-to-grow-up-kind-helpful-and-prosocial9 Oct 2023: Other potentially confounding factors, like ethnic background and socio-economic status, were also taken into account.
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Making the case for universities: how do we best tell our story?…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/making-case-universities-how30 May 2023: scholarship are pursued to the highest level, and where intellectual activity can be freely conducted without regard to its immediate economic benefit.'. ... It is right to want to see the world-leading research that fuels discovery and powers economic -
At least 80% of the world’s most important sites for biodiversity on…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/at-least-80-of-the-worlds-most-important-sites-for-biodiversity-on-land-currently-contain-human23 Mar 2023: This study illustrates the crucial importance of ensuring smart infrastructure development that provides social and economic value for all, whilst ensuring positive outcomes for nature.
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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-201730 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. -
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-201431 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 -
The Scale of our Ambition | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/scale-our-ambition31 May 2023: Creating the headroom for this anticipated growth is unquestionably challenging, especially in the current economic circumstances, but failure to do so will significantly weaken our future competitiveness. ... study worthy of their talents; in our -
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-imperatives31 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 -
Cambridge Saffron
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/saffron17 Jan 2023: An investigation into the local histories, uses, and stories surrounding saffron in Cambridgeshire.
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Fixing the Fens
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/fens-and-landscape-regeneration14 Apr 2023: Add to these challenges the huge loss of biodiversity caused by changes in land use, and the wider economic and public health challenges of the region: this problem is much bigger
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Celebrating the women of Cambridge: Part III
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/celebrating-cambridge-women-part-three23 Mar 2023: She heads research under the themes of progress and productivity and her latest book, ‘Cogs and Monsters: What Economics Is, and What It Should Be‘ is on how economics needs to ... Diane was awarded a CBE for her contribution to the public
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Saving England's chalk streams
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/saving-englands-chalk-streams27 Apr 2023: They have significant economic and cultural value while also being highly threatened from agricultural runoff, climate change, man-made barriers and other factors.”.
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#CamFest Speaker Spotlight
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/martin-jones14 Mar 2023: world in Edible economics: how much can food tell us about economic change? ... So food and reproduction have been central to the fashioning of economic behaviour and practice.
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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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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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Predicting threats to food security
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/predicting-threats-to-food-security22 Feb 2023: He explains that he has always been interested in integrating information – epidemiology, ecology, mathematics and economics.
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Celebrating Cambridge Women: Part II
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/celebrating-cambridge-women-part-two15 Mar 2023: She has previously been Head of Social Media at the Houses of Parliament and the London School of Economics, where she built the university’s first social media strategy and launched
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