University of Cambridge

CSaP

The Centre for Science and Policy

Upcoming events


Cambridge Public Policy Seminar: Migration in the UK

Jon Simmons, Deputy Director, Migration and Border Analysis, Home Office


MRC Biostatistics Unit Public Lecture Series: Professor Sir John Beddington2

'What's happening to the world?' Professor Sir John Beddington, Government Chief Scientific Advisor 2008-2013


Well-being Institute Seminar: Dr Anna Alexandrova

"The Puzzle of Child Well-being: Many Measures but No Construct" Dr Anna Alexandrova, University Lecturer in Philosophy of Science, Department of History and Philosophy, University of Cambridge


Professional Development Policy Workshop for Nanoscientists

The Royal Society of Chemistry 3 June 2013, 11:00 - 17:15 The Centre for Science and Policy, and the Nano Doctoral Training Centre (NanoDTC) at the University of Cambridge are organising a workshop for early career nanoscientists, which will take ...


CSaP Distinguished Lecture: Chi Onwurah MP

Chi Onwurah, Shadow Minister, Cabinet Office discusses the relationship between citizen and Government in a world of interdependent cyber security.


Well-being Institute Seminar: Dr Michael Pluess

“Variability in Psychological Reactivity: Vulnerability, Differential Susceptibility, or Vantage Sensitivity?” Dr Michael Pluess, Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, MRC Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre (SGDP), Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London.


MRC Biostatistics Unit Public Lecture Series: Professor David Spiegelhalter

'Putting life into numbers - how statistical science has transformed health care.' Professor David J. Spiegelhalter, Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk, University of Cambridge


Cambridge Public Policy Seminar: Public Policy in Education and Health

Dr Caroline Hart, Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge


CSaP Distinguished Lecture: Sir Mark Walport

Speaker: Sir Mark Walport


Recent events


MRC Biostatistics Unit Public Lecture Series: Tim Harford

Numbers are weapons: a self-defence guide: Tim Harford explains how people with a limited understanding of the technical details keep their heads - and their facts straight - in a world swimming with complex statistics.


Well-being Institute Seminar: Professor Rafael Calvo

"Technologies for learning and well-being" Professor Rafael Calvo, Associate Professor at the University of Sydney.


CEDAR / MRC Epidemiology Unit Seminar: Shane Snow

CEDAR / MRC Epidemiology Unit Seminar: Wednesday 15th May, 12:00-13:00. "Locking in the Olympic legacy by rebalancing towns cities and communities in favour of more Cycling and Walking"


Cambridge Public Policy Seminar: Should we Engineer the Climate?

Dr Hugh Hunt, Senior Lecturer, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge


CUSPE: The Role of Evidence in Policy

The Role of Evidence in Policy: “Policy-based evidence vs Evidence-based policy” A talk exploring the complex, and sometimes controversial, relationship between science and policy.