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Behind the scenes at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences

Science is a Risky Quiz-ness: A new study aims to assess how we perceive risks

05 Apr 2011

A new study aims to be the biggest study of risk perception ever undertaken.

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Chicago Skyline

An American Tale

31 May 2010

David Reynolds' attempt to tell the history of America in 90 episodes in the landmark Radio 4 series, "America, Empire Of Liberty" set Cambridge's...

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Empty swingset

A Class Apart

26 May 2010

Despite our best efforts, social mobility in the UK does not seem to be improving. Diane Reay, Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge...

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Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road

Spanning application and abstraction: Centre for Mathematical Sciences

01 May 2010

Mathematical research in Cambridge has a breadth that extends from the purest of theory to the most practical of applications.

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Bacteria

Scientists make new discoveries in battle with superbug

22 Jan 2010

New research from Cambridge should help hospitals control the spread of MRSA and other emerging superbugs.

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King's College Cambridge

Cambridge academics elected as Fellows of the Royal Society

15 May 2009

Nine of the 44 new Royal Society Fellows announced today are Cambridge academics. Their election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society recognises...

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The Market Economy

Traders’ biology may play a bigger role than their rationality

13 Jan 2009

Financial traders' success may depend more on their biological traits than on their ability to make rational choices, researchers at the University...

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Descendant of the apple tree

Economic and Social Research Council

01 Jan 2009

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) supports research from across the social sciences, from sociology to anthropology, through to...

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Uncertainty

Living with uncertainty

01 May 2008

Assessing the chance of something happening or not happening confronts us all the time. A new programme led by David Spiegelhalter, the Winton...

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Cambridge appoints Professor of Risk

12 Jan 2007

A new Professorship designed to help improve people’s understanding of the mathematics of risk is being established at the University of Cambridge.

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Physics flourishing at Cambridge

16 Mar 2006

The Department of Physics Cavendish Laboratory has initiated a campaign to recruit an unprecedented number of academic posts to meet the growing...

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