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Riders and drivers in the UK gig economy suffer anxiety over ratings and pay

03 Jun 2025
Anxiety over income and unfair feedback dominates working lives of delivery riders, drivers and “digital labour” workers in UK’s gig economy – with...
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Videographer in studio with a model

Forcing UK creatives to ‘opt out’ of AI training risks stifling new talent, Cambridge experts warn

20 Feb 2025
The UK government’s proposed ‘rights reservation’ model for AI data mining tells British artists, musicians, and writers that “tech industry...
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Young woman talking with AI voice virtual assistant on smartphone

Coming AI-driven economy will sell your decisions before you take them, researchers warn

30 Dec 2024
Conversational AI agents may develop the ability to covertly influence our intentions, creating a new commercial frontier that researchers call the...
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Data Tunnel

UK needs AI legislation to create trust so companies can ‘plug AI into British economy’

16 Oct 2023
Legislating for AI safety and transparency will allow British industry and education to put resources into AI development with confidence, argue...
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Would you prefer a four-day working week?

21 Feb 2023
Working a four-day week boosts employee wellbeing while preserving productivity, according to research on a major six-month trial in the UK.
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Aerial shot of Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Cambridge Biomedical Campus celebrates 60 years with £2bn boost to UK economy

02 Sep 2022
A new economic impact report details the financial contributions of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC), which celebrates its 60th anniversary this...
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Cambridge takes major role in initiative to help solve UK ‘productivity puzzle’

21 Aug 2020
The University is to be a key partner in a new national effort to boost British productivity, bringing together expertise to tackle questions of job...
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Opening schools – and keeping them open – should be prioritised by Government, report says

24 Jul 2020
Keeping schools open from September should be a Government priority as it manages the COVID-19 pandemic, while closures could have severe social and...
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Mend the gap: solving the UK’s productivity puzzle

28 Jun 2018
When it comes to the output, education and wellbeing of the Great British workforce, our towns, cities and regions exist on a dramatically unequal...
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Martin Stratmann, President of the Max Planck Society, and Professor Stephen J Toope, Vice-Chancellor

Max Planck Cambridge Centre launched

13 Mar 2018
The collaborative venture will offer insights into the links between ethics and social change
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