Events during November 2012
The Use of Evidence to Improve Education and Serve the Public Good
Centre for Commonwealth Education Seminar: The Use of Evidence to Improve Education and Serve the Public Good, Adrienne Alton-Lee
Rob Doubleday and Patrick Middleton - Public knowledge: Lessons from public dialogues commissioned by the RCUK
Cambridge Public Policy Seminar Series
Net Neutrality – A realistic dream or an expired reality?
A round-table discussion on the principle of net neutrality. Organised by the Cambridge University Science and Policy Exchange, hosted by Professor Jon Crowcroft
Royal Society Public Lecture: Sustainable Materials - with both eyes open
Public lecture by Dr Julian Allwood, leader of the Low Carbon Materials Processing Group in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge.
Cambridge Public Policy Lecture: Lord O'Donnell
The Policy Revolution: incorporating wellbeing and behaviour change in policy decisions
Is Entrepreneurship a Contact Sport?
'Is Entrepreneurship a Contact Sport?' he event aims to showcase the Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship programme and how it fits with the needs and lifestyle of the entrepreneur. There'll be an informative and thought-provoking discussion with a panel of entrepreneurs.
Linda Woodhead - How religion has changed in Britain since the 1980s, and what it means for policy
Cambridge Public Policy Seminar Series
Culture clash – bridging the divide between science and policy
The first in a series of four seminars looking at ways in which government can make more effective use of scientists and scientific advice in the context of Civil Service reform and a move towards open policy making.