Personal carbon footprint of the rich is vastly underestimated by rich and poor alike, study finds

The personal carbon footprint of the richest people in society is grossly underestimated, both by the rich themselves and by those on middle and lower incomes,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 12, 2024 ~7 min

Disadvantaged children’s school struggles not about character, attitude or lack of ‘growth mindset’, study suggests

A global study of 240,000 students challenges the widespread policy conviction that bridging the academic gap between rich and poor students hinges on

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 19, 2023 ~6 min


Boom and bust? Millennials aren’t all worse off than Baby Boomers, but the rich-poor gap is widening

A study of over 12,000 people in the US, comparing Baby Boomers and Millennials, raises concerns about Millennials’ diverging financial gains.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 16, 2023 ~6 min

Lack of computer access linked to poorer mental health in young people during COVID-19 pandemic

Cambridge researchers have highlighted how lack of access to a computer was linked to poorer mental health among young people and adolescents during COVID-19

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 14, 2022 ~6 min

Assessments of thinking skills may misrepresent poor, inner-city children in the US

Some of the assessment tools which measure children’s thinking skills in the US may have provided inaccurate information about poor, urban students because

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 12, 2022 ~6 min

Experts urge government to keep focus on levelling-up health

Experts are calling on the government to continue focusing on ‘levelling-up’ health, arguing that reducing the health gap is too important an agenda to abandon.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 30, 2022 ~5 min

Study reveals ‘drastic changes’ to daily routines during UK lockdowns

Some spent an extra hour a day on chores and childcare during lockdowns, while others got an added daily hour of solo leisure time – and most of us reduced

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 3, 2021 ~6 min

Study reveals ‘drastic changes’ in daily routines during UK lockdowns

Some spent an extra hour a day on chores and childcare during lockdowns, while others got an added daily hour of solo leisure time – and most of us reduced

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 3, 2021 ~6 min


Former coal mining communities have less faith in politics than other 'left behind' areas

Those in ex-mining areas are also less likely to vote for new populist and nationalist parties compared to socio-economic counterparts elsewhere. Researchers

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 20, 2021 ~5 min

Former coalmining communities have less faith in politics than other 'left behind' areas

Those in ex-mining areas are also less likely to vote for new populist and nationalist parties compared to socio-economic counterparts elsewhere. Researchers

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 20, 2021 ~5 min

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