Surging numbers of first-generation learners at risk of being left behind in education systems worldwide
21 May 2020‘First-generation learners’ – a substantial number of pupils around the world who represent the first generation in their families to receive an...
Opinion: Employers should cut hours not people during the pandemic
13 May 2020If the UK emulated short-time working programmes in countries like Germany it would help mitigate the mental health as well as economic crises caused...
UK public ‘most concerned’ about coronavirus – more than Spain or Italy, study suggests
06 May 2020“Risk perception” among UK population greater than in nine other countries surveyed for latest research.
Bolsonaro’s attitude to coronavirus increases ‘risky behaviour’ in Brazil
05 May 2020Study suggests that TV appearances by Bolsonaro led to millions more Brazilians ignoring social distancing in the days following broadcast.
School’s in: how to make the most of home-schooling in lockdown
30 Apr 2020Five Cambridge education experts share tips, free resources (and moral support) to help you make the most of home-schooling in lockdown.
Strategic partner: Aviva
29 Apr 2020A new partnership between Aviva and Cambridge is asking what do advances in technology and data science mean for the future of insurance?
Economic damage could be worse without lockdown and social distancing – study
29 Apr 2020The worst thing for the economy would be not acting at all to prevent disease spread, followed by too short a lockdown, according to research based...
UK and US firms ‘lag’ in race to commercialise COVID-19 diagnostic tests
22 Apr 2020The diagnostic industry in countries such as Germany, South Korea and China lead the pack on getting coronavirus tests ready for market. Researchers...
Women bear brunt of coronavirus economic shutdown in UK and US
21 Apr 2020New data shows women and people who did not go to university are more likely to have lost work and earnings since mid-March.
Economic activity has halved during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown, study suggests
15 Apr 2020Almost one and a half billion spending transactions reveal 'real-time' reactions of consumers in a major western economy during the nation’s peak...
What does lockdown mean for the future of our food supply?
03 Apr 2020As countries adopt different approaches, the question remains: how best to enact a lockdown without compromising critical food supply chains in the...
Younger workers hit harder by coronavirus economic shock in UK and US
03 Apr 2020Those on low incomes are also more likely to have lost jobs or pay, and less able to complete work tasks from home. Researchers warn the COVID-19...