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• Wired: Citizen Zoo is rewilding the UK, one grasshopper at a time 12 December 2021

  A feature about Citizen Zoo, a social startup that focuses on restoring habitats and reintroducing species to their former ranges based on… Read more

• Business Weekly: New fund set to trigger social impact economy 17 August 2021

  Dr Belinda Bell, Visiting Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation, Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on the Impact 12 initiative… Read more

• The Law Society Gazette: Solicitor wins £10,000 social innovation prize 16 August 2021

  The Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, awarded by Trinity Hall and Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School, is awarded… Read more

• The Guardian: Grasshopper bred in captivity returns to East Anglian marshes 26 June 2021

  An interview with Lucas Ruzo, founder of Citizen Zoo. The venture aims to promote rewilding and community engagement. A team of volunteers… Read more

• Cambridge Independent: Winners of Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards revealed 15 April 2021

  Few startups connected to Cambridge Judge Business School are among the winners of the annual Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards: Raspberry… Read more

• Harvard Business Review: How 20th-century black business leaders envisioned a more just capitalism 7 April 2021

  Dr Leon Prieto and Dr Simone Phipps, Research Fellows at the Cambridge Centre for Social innovation co-authored an article about black business… Read more

• Financial Times: Waterfront designers rise to the challenge of flood risk 26 February 2021

  Edward Barsley from The Environmental Design Studio is featured in the FT article about waterproof buildings. “There’s a paucity of exemplar resilient… Read more

• Cambridge News: Arabic school teaching refugee children their mother tongue through pandemic 16 February 2021

  Kalamna startup that was previously on the Cambridge Social Ventures programme run by the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation is featured in… Read more

• The Guardian: Secondhand no longer second-best for UK’s ‘circular economy’ consumers 22 November 2020

  Thrift+, a social enterprise that was previously on Cambridge Social ventures programme run by Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation, is featured in… Read more

• Pulse: Anoka Abeyratne elected for the Lead Position of the Royal Commonwealth Society 21 November 2020

  Social entrepreneur Anoka Abeyratne has been elected the Environmental Lead for the Royal Commonwealth Society, becoming the first Sri Lankan selected for… Read more

• BBC: Voicemail from prison: How a mum and daughter rebuilt their relationship 28 September 2020

  Prison Voicemail social startup, that helps prisoners to stay in touch with family and friends, is featured in BBC article. “Staying in… Read more

• Cambridge Independent: Churchill Gowns’ sustainable mission for graduation gowns – from £28 16 September 2020

  A feature about Churchill Gowns startup, supported by Cambridge Social Venture programme at Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation. The startup offers affordable… Read more

• MIT Sloan Management Review: Cooperative advantage: Rethinking the company’s purpose 15 September 2020

  Dr Leon Prieto and Dr Simone Phipps, research fellows at the Cambridge Centre for Social innovation co-authored an article in MIT Sloan… Read more

• Schools Week: Ex-PRU leader’s mentoring project wins prestigious innovation award 14 September 2020

  GriffinOT, a startup supported by Cambridge Social Venture programme at Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation, was a winner of Innovation Award at… Read more

• Eastern Daily Press: Award for city charity working to improve prisoners’ mental health

  Prison Voicemail social startup, that helps prisoners to stay in touch with family and friends, scooped the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ)… Read more

• The Telegraph: The algorithm designed to spot people at risk of suicide before it’s too late 10 September 2020

  A feature about Sigma Statistics, that is enabling suicide prevention through data insights. “We are developing technology around predictability,” says founder Matthew… Read more

• The Guardian: From loo rolls to fashion: how to spend your cash more ethically 15 August 2020

  An article is featuring businesses that are using customers’ money for good- from sustainable and ethical grocery shopping, to renewable energy and… Read more

• BBC Sounds: People fixing the world 4 August 2020

  BBC Sounds features Prison Voicemail startup that helps inmates to keep in touch with their families. The startup, supported by the Cambridge… Read more

• Business Weekly: Social entrepreneurs win Cambridge prize for pandemic response 20 July 2020

  The annual Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School,… Read more

• Startups Magazine: Mirthy wins runner up in £1m Tech to Connect Challenge 18 June 2020

  Mirthy, an online platform for that provides talks by professional public speakers, has been named Runner Up at The Tech to Connect… Read more