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Zero interest and growing fast

From humble beginnings, Islamic finance is now a trillion dollar industry and growing at a rate some in the West find alarming. A new analysis suggests it can be accommodated by the existing global financial system for everyone's benefit.

A policy of mass destruction

A new study reveals how a radical economic policy devised by western economists put former Soviet states on a road to bankruptcy and corruption.

The Crisis of Shareholder Primacy

If we want to prevent the next financial crisis, a new model of corporate governance is needed to replace shareholder primacy in financial institutions. Gates Scholar Mike Marin explains why.

The rise and fall of Kodak’s moment

On a shelf in his office in Cambridge Judge Business School, Dr Kamal Munir keeps a Kodak Brownie 127. Manufactured in the 1950s, the small Bakelite camera is a powerful reminder of the rise and fall of a global brand - and of lessons other businesses would do well to learn.

Head of World Bank to deliver prestigious Roskill Lecture at Churchill College

The President of the World Bank, Robert B Zoellick, is to deliver the biennial Roskill Lecture at Cambridge University's Churchill College this evening, one of the most prestigious events in the University calendar.

Building the future with BRICs

A major conference examining how the emergence of Brazil, Russia, India and China as leading world powers should be accommodated by the international community will take place at Cambridge University later this month.

The State of the Unions

Don't write off the unions yet - a new study reveals how trade unions are adapting to 21st century pressures in an effort to reclaim the hearts and minds of the British workforce.

Open and transparent

An exciting venture dedicated to the sharing of knowledge and information, the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF) is creating a worldwide ecosystem of searchable data and the tools to interpret that data. Founded by Cambridge economist Rufus Pollock, OKF has big ambitions in fields that range from sonnets to statistics.

The Idea of the University

The idea of the university and the roles assigned to universities in the 21st Century will be the subject of a lecture series beginning in Cambridge this week.

A Greek tragedy in health?

Cambridge-led research documents rises in HIV, heroin use, prostitution, homicides and suicides in the wake of the Greek financial crisis.