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The organised mind: thinking straight in the age of information overload
Famed cognitive neuroscientist Professor Daniel Levitin attracted a sell-out crowd during his visits to Cambridge and London last month.
2 February 2015
European delegation learn about UK engagement between academia and policymaking
Last month, CSaP hosted a two-day visit by a German and Swedish delegation who were keen to learn more about CSaP's model of engagement between academia and government and to discuss the contribution of the humanities and social sciences to policy.
27 January 2015
Policy briefing on resilient cities launched at 'Cities in a Changing Climate' event
To launch the policy challenge briefing "Resilient Cities", CSaP came together with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to organise a discussion on how cities can adapt to a changing climate.
16 December 2014
Behavioural Scientists learn about challenges of the policy-making process
45 early-career behavioural scientists gathered in Downing College to learn about the policy environment and the skills needed to interact effectively with policy makers.
15 December 2014
CSaP Policy Challenge Workshop: 'Big Data and Policy'
CSaP runs the first workshop as part of the Policy Challenge in Data Science and Policy
5 December 2014
First New Policy Fellows Elected for 2015
The Centre has announced the election of the first group of new Policy Fellows for 2015.
4 December 2014
CSaP Policy Workshop: 'Making Systems Resilient'
CSaP ran a policy workshop on “Making Systems Resilient”, organised in partnership with Dr Nathan Crilly, from the Engineering Design Centre, University of Cambridge.
25 November 2014
New report makes proposals for improving UK innovation policies
A renewed focus on innovative research and development spending by major UK departments would create new export-oriented industries and help rebalance the economy, says a new 65-page report entitled Creating Things for Markets that Don’t Exist.
18 November 2014
The GCSA at 50: reflections on the past, present and future of scientific advice
To mark the fifty year anniversary of Solly Zuckerman’s appointment as the first Government Chief Scientific Adviser, CSaP came together with the Royal Society, GO-Science and SPRU to host an event on the past, present and future of scientific advice.
17 November 2014
CSaP Policy Workshop: Affordable Housing
CSaP teamed up with the Cambridge Centre for Housing Planning Research (CCHPR) to run a workshop to discuss policy options for improving the supply of affordable housing.