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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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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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Opinion: The UK's post-Brexit economy hinges on small businesses and innovation

18 Jul 2017

In this piece for The Conversation , Carlos López-Gómez from Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing, discusses the role that small and medium-sized...

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New report on macro-economic impact of Brexit questions Treasury forecasts

06 Jan 2017

Economists at the Centre for Business Research (CBR) have challenged the assumptions of the Treasury in their new forecast for the UK economy and the...

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Blueprint

Blueprint for success: what makes a city thrive?

07 Jun 2016

Why is Milton Keynes one of the most successful cities in the UK, and Dundee one of the least? What gives Leeds its economic edge over Liverpool? How...

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Swahili

Urgent action needed to close UK languages gap

24 May 2016

The UK Government needs to urgently adopt a new, comprehensive languages strategy if it is to keep pace with its international competitors and reduce...

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Shanghai by Night

Opinion: G20 finance chiefs meet as China seeks to make a show of its presidency

29 Feb 2016

Peter Wiliamson (Cambridge Judge Business School) discusses the meeting of G20 finance chiefs and the Chinese economy.

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