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Cambridge in Davos

20 Jan 2014

A delegation of Cambridge academics, led by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, is attending the World Economic Forum’s Annual...

industrial revolution, Credit: Usman Ahmed via flickr

A natural industriousness?

13 Jan 2014

To make an impact on policy, you need to get your hands dirty, as Dr Kamal Munir, author of Pakistan’s industrial policy, explains.

Climate Change Effects in Island Nation of Kiribati, Credit: United Nations Photo via flickr

̽��ֱ��future of the planet

13 Jan 2014

Dr Chris Hope’s PAGE2002 model has been used worldwide to calculate the true cost of climate change.

Dr Pete Wothers giving a chemistry demonstration to an audience at the Cambridge Science Festival including David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science.

Twenty top tips for interpreting scientific claims

21 Nov 2013

Aiming to improve policy-makers’ understanding of the imperfect nature of science, academics from the Universities of Cambridge and Melbourne have...

Economic growth and infrastructure resilience are key for Government’s new Chief Scientific Adviser

18 Apr 2013

Sir Mark Walport set out his priorities today at the Centre for Science and Policy’s annual conference

Mastering public policy

29 Nov 2012

A new Master’s Programme in Public Policy, launching today by the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge, will equip policy makers of tomorrow with the tools to...

Nanotechnology and your views

23 Mar 2012

What are the implications of nanotechnology for the general public? What use is it to them? What are the risks and benefits? These are the types of...

Research, policy, practice: conservation in the round

07 Feb 2012

Conservation scientists working in partnership with practitioners and policy makers are building practical tools for real-world conservation.

Politics and the future of the media under the spotlight in policy seminars

27 Oct 2011

British politics, the media, and the deep distrust with which both are being treated following the phone-hacking scandal will form the subject of the...