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  • 13 April 2017

    Can improving communication improve the use of research in policy?

    A recently CSaP event held with the Behavioural Insights Team and Cambridge's Policy Research Group discussed how to communicate research to facilitate its application in policy.
  • 7 April 2017

    The impact of ride sharing apps on urban mobility

    Planning for the future of urban mobility balances the need to reduce the amount of cars on the road whilst also maximising access to transportation. A meeting for CSaP's Policy Fellows considered 'The Future of Urban Mobility'.
  • 5 April 2017

    Exploring the role of evidence and expertise in effective policy making for environmental science

    A CSaP professional development policy workshop for early-career environmental scientists at Cambridge gave them an insight into the role of science, evidence and expertise in public policy.
  • 29 March 2017

    What will future transport systems look like in the UK?

    As part of the Government Foresight Project into the Future of Mobility, CSaP organised a Policy Workshop which brought together representatives from the Government Office for Science with experts from academia and industry to discuss potential social and demographic issues which are likely to influence mobility over the next few decades.
  • 29 March 2017

    Can multilingualism help address the key issues of our time?

    A project on multilingualism will aim to show the importance of modern European languages, UK indigenous languages and emerging community languages in areas like social cohesion, cultural awareness, national and international relations, health and wellbeing and conflict resolution in the UK.
  • 20 March 2017

    How to measure what can't easily be measured

    A CSaP Policy Workshop to brainstorm ideas on how the NIHR can measure the impact of its interventions brought together academic experts with senior policy makers for an exploratory discussion.
  • 15 March 2017

    How should we tackle climate change in the coming decades?

    Science, politics, knowledge management, innovation and markets all play a role in climate change action, but what is the role of the University of Cambridge as an ‘anchor institution’ for these?
  • 13 March 2017

    What are the challenges for the future of healthcare in the UK?

    The 2017 CSaP Annual Lecture was delivered by Professor Christopher Whitty, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department of Health, who made his predictions about the future of health in the UK.
  • 23 February 2017

    New Policy Fellows elected for Easter Term 2017

    CSaP announces the names of the successful candidates who will start their Policy Fellowship in the Easter Term 2017
  • 16 February 2017

    How can machine learning techniques improve our understanding of climate change risks in the future?

    Dr Emily Shuckburgh explains how machine learning techniques can be used to improve climate model predictions and provide a more sophisticated understanding of climate change risks in the future.