scholarly journals Evaluating the impact of the first 10 years of the Cambridge Masters in Conservation Leadership

Oryx ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Chris Sandbrook ◽  
Howard P. Nelson ◽  
Shelley Bolderson ◽  
Nigel Leader-Williams
Keyword(s):  
Natural World ◽  
Leadership Capacity ◽  
Course Structure ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Programme Design ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Building Leadership Capacity ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Conservation lacks sufficient well-trained leaders who are empowered to catalyse positive change for the natural world. Addressing this need, the University of Cambridge launched a Masters in Conservation Leadership in 2010. The degree includes several features designed to enhance its impact. Firstly, it recruits international, gender-balanced cohorts of mid-career professionals, building leadership capacity in the Global South and providing a rich environment for peer learning. Secondly, teaching includes applied leadership training in topics such as fundraising, leading people and networking, as well as interdisciplinary academic topics. Thirdly, the degree is delivered through the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, a partnership of international NGOs and networks, facilitating extensive practitioner-led and experiential learning. We present details of programme design and evaluate the impact of the Masters after 10 years, using data from course records, student and alumni perspectives, and interviews with key stakeholders. The course has broadly succeeded in its design and recruitment objectives. Self-assessed leadership capabilities, career responsibilities and the overall impact of alumni increased significantly 5 years after graduation. However, specific impacts of alumni in certain areas, such as on their professional colleagues, have been less clear. We conclude by outlining future plans for the Masters in light of growing demands on conservation leaders and the changing landscape of leadership capacity development. These include reforms to course structure and assessment, long-term support to the alumni network and developing a conservation leadership community of practice.

The impact of publications in core public choice journals: an analysis of institution rankings

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franklin G. Mixon ◽  
Kamal P. Upadhyaya
Keyword(s):  
Public Choice ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
Oxford University ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
Emory University ◽  
University Of Göttingen ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Published Research

This study examines the impact of research published in the two core public choice journals – Public Choice and the Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice – during the five-year period from 2010 through 2014. Scholars representing almost 400 universities contributed impactful research to these journals over this period, allowing us to rank institutions on the basis of citations to this published research. Our work indicates that public choice scholarship emanating from non-US colleges and universities has surged, with the University of Göttingen, University of Linz, Heidelburg University, University of Oxford, University of Konstanz, Aarhus University, University of Groningen, Paderborn University, University of Minho and University of Cambridge occupying ten of the top 15 positions in our worldwide ranking. Even so, US-based institutions still maintain a lofty presence, with Georgetown University, Emory University, the University of Illinois and George Mason University each holding positions among the top five institutions worldwide.

scholarly journals Leveraging Student Misconceptions to Improve Teaching of Biochemistry & Cell Biology

2021 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-11
Author(s):  
Travis T. Fuchs ◽  
Kevin M. Bonney ◽  
Mike Arsenault
Keyword(s):  
Cell Biology ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Collaborative Approach ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Instructional Focus ◽  
Student Misconceptions ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The University

Students come to science class with many ideas of how the natural world works, some of which do not match the consensus of the scientific community and can lead to misunderstandings. Because a growing body of educational research indicates that these misconceptions can serve as resources for learning, we developed a four-point plan to leverage knowledge of common misconceptions to improve classroom teaching by refining instructional focus, providing opportunities for reflective practice, applying evidence-based practices, and promoting exploration of learning theories. By sharing this plan with our teaching colleagues, we were able to foster a collaborative approach to our and others’ practice. To do this, we compiled a resource bank of common student misconceptions using data collected from the University of Toronto’s National Biology Competition, developed a guide for using this misconception resource bank to promote best teaching practices, then shared this plan with our teaching colleagues in order to foster a collaborative approach to our pedagogy. In this article, we present the resource bank and guide and provide teaching tips that can be applied to a wide array of scientific course types and educational levels.

scholarly journals Building Leadership Capacity Among Student Teachers: A Narrative Inquiry Into Relational Continuity in Student Teachers’ Field Placements

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-160
Author(s):  
Sue McKenzie-Robblee ◽  
Pam Steeves
Keyword(s):  
Beginning Teachers ◽  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Leadership Capacity ◽  
Field Placements ◽  
Relational Continuity ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
Connected Knowing ◽  
Building Leadership Capacity ◽  
The University

The authors of this paper are two teacher researchers, one situated at the university and one situated as principal of an elementary school. Through narrative inquiry (Clandinin and Connelly, 2000) two main themes of belonging and becoming were illuminated. The work suggests trusting relationships evolving from dialogue sustained over two field placements at the same school offer student teachers the possibilities of connecting their life experiences with their new experiences at the school; a connected knowing that enables them to develop their identifies as beginning teachers.

Radiocarbon Dates and New World Chronology

Antiquity ◽  
1961 ◽  
Vol 35 (140) ◽  
pp. 286-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Bushnell
Keyword(s):  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
New World ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
The Past ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

It is a commonplace of current archaeology that the publication of radiocarbon dates is revolutionizing our ideas of the past. Dr G. H. S. Bushnell, Curator of the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in the University of Cambridge, England, has already published in ANTIQUITY and elsewhere some of his views on the impact of radiocarbon dating on New World chronology. Here he studies the whole problem in detail. He adopts the useful convention of referring to a date already fully published in the Radiocarbon Supplement to the American Journal of Science simply by its laboratory designation and number {thus K-554 is reading no. 554 of the Copenhagen Laboratory), but in some cases, where the date is not fully published, he gives fuller information.

Book Reviews

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 681-682
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Harvard University ◽  
Subprime Crisis ◽  
Finance Industry ◽  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Bruno S. Sergi of University of Messina and Harvard University reviews “The Philosophy, Politics and Economics of Finance in the 21st Century: From Hubris to Disgrace”, by Patrick O'Sullivan, Nigel F. B. Allington, and Mark Esposito. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Twenty-four papers explore topics regarding the philosophy, politics, and economics of finance and present insights into the workings of contemporary finance and its regulation in the early twenty-first century. Papers discuss the nadir of 2008 and its aftermath; asset management—some considerations on performance; risk in the age of crises; financialization; whether Islamic finance is a complement to conventional western finance—underlying principles and viability; stakeholder expectation and its role in decision making in the financial sector; the impact of the subprime financial crisis on the Eastern European transition economies, and why Poland is an outlier; China as cause and victim of the US subprime crisis—the crisis and its impact on China and the Asian economies; default invariance—a naive category theory of law and finance; why Europe needs the liberal Keynes; neologism as theoretical innovation in economics—the case of “financialization”; ethics—from negative regulations to fidelity to the event; the bank, its societal functions, and its practices—conflictual relationships between an economic agent and democracy; the sufficiency economy—a Thai response to financial excesses; ethics should not cloud business or financial decisions—the enduring power of the neoclassical paradigm; regulation and fraud—a critical assessment of accounting information, corporate governance, and complex systems of business control; the psychology of unethical behavior in the finance industry; financial liberalism and new institutional environment—the 2007-08 financial crisis as a (de)regulatory deadlock; naturalizing techniques and naturalized discourses—thoughts on the media's role in the Great Recession; initially less obvious areas where financial interests and pressures are exercising a subtle and perhaps more ideologically charged influence on private or public policy choices; thinking well about financial ethics; developing country perspectives—a look at the Nigerian banking sector crisis; theological and historical perspectives on contemporary accounting; and where finance is headed and how finance and its role in the economy ought ideally to evolve.” O'Sullivan is Professor of Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility at Grenoble École de Management and the University of Warsaw. Allington is Professor of Applied Macroeconomics at Grenoble École de Management and Fellow and Director of Studies in Economics in Downing College at the University of Cambridge. Esposito is Associate Professor of Business and Economics at Grenoble École de Management, a member of the teaching faculty at the Harvard University Extension School, and Senior Associate at the University of Cambridge-CISL.

"MAY THE SHAME BE WITH YOU. ALWAYS." MITIGATING YOUNG PEOPLE'S INTIMATE EXCHANGES ONLINE

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanna Spišák
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
National Bureau ◽  
Sexual Media ◽  
Cultural Anxiety ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
Digital Environments ◽  
Complex Picture ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Cultural anxiety about the impact of young people's intimate exchanges online has increased over the past 15 years. Sexual media and 'digital intimacies' are routinely understood to be a source of harm and adverse outcomes. This paper engages with Finland's National Bureau of Investigation's  $2  video campaign, the Police of Finland's public announcements on 'teen sexting' between 2017–2019 and young Finns responses to such educational efforts by using data from  $2  study that is a part of a more significant research project on intimacy in data-driven culture in Finland. 
My research interest lies with some of the disconnections between current educational and policy discourses addressing young people's participation in digital cultures, and the lived experiences of young Finns. By asking from a focus-group of young Finns aged 15–19-years-old how they and their peers experience digital intimacy and their perceptions of the benefits, possible risks and harms, mitigations and solutions, I can draw a more ethical yet a complex picture of young people's engagement with digital intimacies. 
I call for a focus on the political, ethical and material implications of such educational efforts and policy responses that premises on digital abstinence to critically reflect on the question of young people's (sexual) rights in digital environments. The University of Turku ethics board has approved the research design and the uses of all the research datasets.

scholarly journals The Impact of Mobility Policy and Modal Share to The University Community in Bologna

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Battistini ◽  
Luciana Sacchetti ◽  
Andrea Braschi
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Territorial Structure ◽  
Policy Application ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

In the Twentieth century transportation has been one of the most impactful drivers for economic and social development, while nowadays, it appears as a major cause of environmental and social problems. Even worse, the more transportation has become a relevant part in daily life and business, the more it is blamed for problems such as traffic congestion, car accidents, social economic inequality, energy consumption and pollution. Transportation is in fact caught in a vicious circle. Urban planning is forced to reduce transition costs, transforming cities in a sort of social network, and in parallel to orient mobility towards sustainability, both capable to convey socioeconomic development. Within this context, the University of Bologna has chosen a sustainable approach for its Multi-campus territorial structure, applying several sustainable mobility policies regarding public transportation, cycling, electric/hybrid car fleet and walking accessibility. The paper purpose is to show significative links between sustainable policy application and modal share, using data from an online survey submitted to university staff and students. Even gender influence on modal share has been investigated.

Man and Nature: Controversy and PhilosophyMake Prayers to the Raven. A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest.Richard K. NelsonMan and the Natural World: A History of the Modern Sensibility. First Pantheon Paperback Edition. An Expanded Version of the George Macaulay Trevelyan Lectures Delivered in the University of Cambridge in Lent Term 1979.Keith ThomasThe Pathless Way: John Muir and American Wilderness.Michael P. CohenJohn Muir and His Legacy: The American Conservation Movement.Stephen FoxRediscovering America: John Muir in His Time and Ours.Frederick TurnerSacred Sands: The Struggle for Community in the Indiana Dunes.J. Ronald EngelDuel for the Dunes: Land Use Conflict on the Shores of Lake Michigan.Kay Franklin , Norma SchaefferMarshes of the Open Shore: Development of an Ecological Ethic.Joseph V. SiryDeep Ecology: Living as if Nature Mattered.Bill DevallNature and Madness.Paul ShepardDeep Ecology.Michael TobiasChaos & Creativity.SPR CharterPrejudice Against Nature. A Guidebook for the Liberation of Self and Planet.Michael J. CohenFilters Against Folly.Garrett HardinLife Ascending.Alexander F. SkutchThe Natural Alien: Human Kind and Environment.Neil Evernden

1986 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel W. Hedgpeth
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Natural World ◽  
John Muir ◽  
Land Use Conflict ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
Paperback Edition ◽  
Man And Nature ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
Human Kind

Design for Patient Safety: A Review of the Effectiveness of Design in the UK Health Service

Volume 3 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. John Clarkson ◽  
James Ward ◽  
Peter Buckle ◽  
Dave Stubbs ◽  
Roger Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Medical Error ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Consistent Picture ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University

The Department of Health and the Design Council jointly commissioned a scoping study to deliver ideas and practical recommendations for a design approach to reduce the risk of medical error and improve patient safety across the NHS. The research was undertaken by the Engineering Design Centre at the University of Cambridge, the Robens Institute for Health Ergonomics at the University of Surrey and the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre at the Royal College of Art. The research team employed diverse methods to gather evidence from literature, key stakeholders, and experts from within healthcare and other safety-critical industries. Despite the multiplicity of activities and methodologies employed, what emerged from the research was a very consistent picture. This convergence pointed to the need to better understand the health care system as the context into which specific design solutions must be delivered. Without that broader understanding there can be no certainty that any single design will contribute to reducing medical error and the consequential cost thereof.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Students’ Academic Record Using Data Mining Techniques and Identification of Key Factors to Aid Students’ Performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
Md Ashaduzzaman ◽  
Shihabuzzaman ◽  
Md Hasanur Rahman Sagor ◽  
Md Mizanur Rahman ◽  
Ahmed Iqbal Pritom
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Classification Algorithms ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Data Mining Techniques ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Record ◽  
The Impact

With the improvement of information technology, presently educational institutions generally store and compile a huge volume of students’ data. This huge volume of data can be analyzed using different data mining techniques and extract hidden relation between students’ result with other academic attributes. The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the impact of different academic attributes on the students’ final result using data mining techniques. We used different data mining techniques to analyze students data collected from Green University of Bangladesh. We applied three well-known classification algorithms namely Decision Tree, Naïve Bayes, and SVM to develop a prediction model that can suggest probable grade by analyzing parameters like the midterm, attendance, assignment, presentation, class test, final, and CT marks. Our goal is to find out the key factors playing as a catalyst for getting good or bad CGPA. Through this research, the university authority will get the knowledge about key factors playing significant role in students’ result that will help them to take proper decisions to improve students’ grade that in turns will reduce students’ dropout. GUB JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, Vol 5(1), Dec 2018 P 45-50

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