Year two in review: growth and new opportunities for the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy
by the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy team The Centre for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP) recently celebrated its second anniversary, solidifying its role as a hub for research and convening on philanthropy in global growth markets. 2021 presented new expansions and exciting…
The Wall Street Journal: CEO stock sales raise questions about insider trading
A study by Alan Jagolinzer, Professor of Financial Accountings at Cambridge Judge Business School, is mentioned in this analysis of preset trading plans by company insiders, showing that executives benefit when sales happen quickly after the plans’ adoption. The study…
Impact of COVID-19 on fintech industry
New report reveals the impact of the global pandemic on fintech firms and details potential of the industry to improve financial inclusion. The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, the World Bank…
Heart surgery delays will cost lives, warns research
Study co-authored by Professors Feryal Erhun and Houyuan Jiang of Cambridge Judge Business School finds that the pandemic has delayed lifesaving treatment for thousands of people with severe aortic stenosis. Urgent action is needed to clear the backlog of people…
Mirage News: Heart surgery delays will cost lives, warns research
Urgent action is needed to clear the backlog of people with a common heart condition who are waiting for lifesaving treatment, warns research co-authored by Cambridge Judge Business School and published in the journal BMJ Open. The study, conducted by…
The Guardian: Meet the rebellious researchers embracing rap, magic and circus acts
Academics rise against the conventions of higher education, such as scholarly journals and conferences, in a new book titled Doing Rebellious Research in and Beyond the Academy, says article. The book includes the Academy of Magic and Science, co-created by…
Yahoo.com: Meet the rebellious researchers embracing rap, magic and circus acts
According to researchers calling for a “rebellion” against traditional forms of output, Hip-hop poetry, magic and circus acts should be embraced by academics to make their work more effective and help them spread their findings among a wider audience, the…
Vice: The pivot to Web3 is going to get people hurt
Raghavendra (Raghu) Rau, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild Professor of Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School, is mentioned in this article about Web3. Raghu, who helped discover the “dotcom” effect, agreed the Web3 industry’s underlying fundamentals were “tough to decipher,” the…
The Conversation: How to express yourself if you want others to cooperate with you – new research
New research, published in Rationality and Society and co-authored by Cambridge Judge Business School, sheds some light on the best way to get people to cooperate in creating dramatic social or environmental changes. Collective action, however, can involve social dilemmas.…
CNBC: Bitcoin production roars back in China despite Beijing’s ban on crypto mining
New research from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School shows that Chinese bitcoin mining activity has quickly rebounded, the article says. By September 2021, China made up just over 22% of the total bitcoin mining…