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“Geography of disillusion” poses a major challenge for democratic countries across the continent, according to researchers.

However, UK supermarkets and online retailers made an additional £4 billion each thanks to the coronavirus lockdown that began in March last year, according to econometric models.��

When Vanessa Chuang and Olivia Taylor became student volunteers, they had no idea they’d need to re-invent their activities as a virtual programme.��Despite a turbulent year, they managed to keep supporting��vulnerable clients in the local community – and to go ahead with their much-loved Christmas Present Campaign.

Startups funded by US agency ARPA-E file patents at twice the rate of similar cleantech firms. ̽��ֱ��UK should trial its own climate-focused ARPA as part of COVID-19 recovery package, argues a Cambridge professor.

Increased working, learning and interacting online during the pandemic has widened the gap for those who lack digital skills or access, writes Gemma Burgess, an expert on social inequality and housing in the UK. She suggests strategies to tackle the digital divide and avoid millions of the poorest in the UK being left even further behind.

Research led by��the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge has demonstrated the benefits and outputs from the significant taxpayer investment into the Babraham Research Campus; evidencing the overall economic, social and scientific contribution the Campus makes to the UK economy.����

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Solutions found during the current pandemic��could benefit��food security, human security, & international development.

If we are to avert a climate disaster, we must sharply reduce our emissions, starting today. Cambridge Zero, the ̽��ֱ��'s ambitious new climate initiative, will generate ideas and innovations to help shape a sustainable future - and equip future generations of leaders with the skills to navigate the global challenges of the coming decades.��

Some of the most deprived areas in England are located in the eastern region. ̽��ֱ��New Horizons project has been helping those furthest away from the job market to get back into work.

Collaboration between government and startups could help meet the climate challenge while growing small businesses. Findings could inform discussions on Green New Deal or any “forward-looking policy package” say researchers.