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Getting ‘work’ right is good for people and the nation. It contributes to increasing productivity, better living standards and economic growth.

One day of paid work a week is all we need to get mental health benefits of employment

19 June 2019

Latest research finds up to eight hours of paid work a week significantly boosts mental health and life satisfaction. However, researchers found little evidence that any more hours – including a full five-day week – provide further increases in wellbeing. 

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Opinion: Brexit and workers' rights

18 Jan 2017

Cambridge's Professor of European Union Law offers her initial reaction to the Prime Minister's Brexit speech

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Ministru prezidents piedalās Latvijas bankas un Starptautiskā Valūtas fonda konferences "Apstākļiem spītējot: Baltijas valstu tautsaimniecības atveseļošanās pieredze" atklāšanā

Opinion: Economics has a serious gender problem – it needs more women

28 Oct 2016

Victoria Bateman (Lecturer and Fellow in Economics) calls for fresh thinking to prevent the exclusion of women's voices.

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Opinion: What men would do to fix the workplace equality gap

25 Oct 2016

Jill Armstrong (Murray Edwards College) discusses her research on the behaviours and perceptions of men regarding women's workplace experiences.

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Opinion: How to build a mentally healthy workplace - step-by-step

10 Oct 2016

Mental health has long been the Cinderella of healthcare: left to scrape an existence while the bulk of funding and attention goes elsewhere. As we...

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Opinion: Fair play? How ‘smart drugs’ are making workplaces more competitive

06 Jul 2016

Barbara Sahakian (Department of Psychiatry) discusses 'smart drugs' and other ways to boost our cognitive abilities.

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The myth of quitting in anger

31 May 2016

Anger often decreases – rather than boosts – a person’s intention to quit a job when they identify strongly with their company, says a new study.

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Reading the face of a leader

10 May 2016

Women (but not men) with both high and low facial masculinity are perceived as competitive leaders, finds new study co-authored by a Cambridge Judge...

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Flexible hours 'controlled by management' cause stress and damage home lives of low-paid workers

20 Apr 2016

Researcher Alex Wood calls on new DWP Minister Stephen Crabb to acknowledge distinction between flexible scheduling controlled by managers to...

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Stroke survivors face ‘invisible impairments’ to return to work

06 Apr 2016

‘Invisible impairments’ can make it difficult for stroke survivors to maintain a job, according to a study from the University of Cambridge and Queen...

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EU migrant workers

Honeypot Britain? EU migrants’ benefits and the UK referendum

25 Feb 2016

Ahead of Britain’s EU referendum, research will explore the experiences of EU migrants working in the UK, and attitudes to employment and social...

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How to get teams to share information

22 Jan 2016

Are you happy to share information with your colleagues? And do they share their valuable information with you? A number of companies have realised...

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Audience members listen to the President Obama's speech on India and America at the Siri Fort Auditorium

Beware the ‘awestruck effect’

22 Dec 2015

Charismatic business leaders can cause their followers to suppress emotions, which can harm companies over the long term, according to new research...

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