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CSaP welcomes Visiting Research Fellow working on sustainable energy
The Centre for Science and Policy is delighted to welcome Professor Jatin Nathwani as a Visiting Research Fellow in July 2015.
18 June 2015
Policy making in the era of big data: opportunities and challenges
CSaP's latest Policy Challenge briefing was launched at a major conference in Cambridge this week which brought together researchers, policy makers and industry practitioners to explore the latest developments in the 'Big Data Era'.
9 June 2015
Effective Policy to Address the UK’s STEM Gap
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are fields at the heart of innovation and the UK’s economy, yet recent YouGov research shows that, according to both businesses and academics, nearly 60% of employers of STEM graduates think there is a skills gap in Britain.
9 June 2015
What can History tell us about current health inequalities?
Professor Szreter used historical cases in Britain to demonstrate how the nature and scale of health inequalities within a society are produced by the social and cultural environment of values and incentives experienced by the rich, as much as by the poor (who are the usual focus of attention).
8 June 2015
Using computers to understand the language of diseases: capabilities and challenges
The eighth meeting of CSaP's Policy Leaders Fellowship focussed on 'Infection', with a talk by Dr Nigel Collier.