Call for food safety reform

10 May 2001

As the foot-and-mouth epidemic comes under control, attention is turning to the question of what caused the outbreak and how future recurrences might be prevented. In a recent article in the journal Nature Dr Eileen Rubery, a lecturer at the Judge Institute of Management Studies, argued that it was time for a systematic review of the whole food production chain, including farming practices.

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Nelson Mandela receives Honorary Fellowship

02 May 2001
Nelson Mandela visited Magdalene College today, Wednesday 2 May 2001, where he was made an Honorary Fellow. The former President of South Africa received his Fellowship at a special admissions ceremony held in the College's historic chapel.
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Cambridge scientists develop new method for producing carbon nanotubes

30 April 2001
Scientists working in the field of nanotechnology have stumbled upon a discovery which could revolutionise computing. The breakthrough, made by a team at the Department of Engineering, could now speed the increase in the processing power of silicon chips considerably, thereby breaking Moore's Law, the axiom which states that processing power doubles every 18 months while the cost remains constant.
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On Your Bike!

26 April 2001

The Vice-Chancellor and Anne Campbell MP got on their bikes today (Thursday 26 April 2001), to mark the official opening of Britain's first Park and Cycle scheme.

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Educational exclusion in Africa

23 April 2001
On Monday 30 April Barbra Chilangwa, Zambia's Deputy Permanent Secretary for Education, will give a talk at the University. Her lecture, The Challenges of Educational Exclusion: the Zambian Experience, will describe how the Zambian Government is working with Cambridge charity CamFed on an innovative programme of girls' education.
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Child labour: the wealth paradox

11 April 2001
Child labour in export industries such as carpets, clothing and sports equipment has captured public attention and stirred up a debate on trade sanctions and international labour standards. Yet obscured from the public eye, the vast majority of working children in developing countries are actually engaged in agricultural labour, predominantly on farms operated by their families. This is the conclusion of new research by Dr Sonia Bhalotra of the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Cambridge, whose findings are presented at the Royal Economic Society's annual conference this week.
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