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Health Innovation: A Cambridge Success Story
The Rustat Conference on the development of the drug Campath-1H, entitled "Health Innovation: A Cambridge Success Story", took place at Jesus College on 29 January 2013. A report will be published shortly on the Rusat Conferences website.
Managing Organisational Change in the Economic Crisis
The Rustat Conference on Managing Organisational Change was held at Jesus College on 4 December 2012. The conference report is now available to download here.
The Future of Research-Intensive Universities
The sixth Rustat Conference discussed the future of research-intensive universities and was jointly hosted by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, and Professor Ian White, Master of Jesus College
Rustat Conference on UK Manufacturing
The fifth Rustat Conference was held at Jesus College, Cambridge, on 24 November 2011. Proceedings focused upon the challenges and opportunities facing the UK manufacturing sector. Chaired by Professor Ian White FREng, the conference featured contributions from leading figures from industry, government and academia.
Cyber Security Forum 2011
Positioning the UK as a Global Leader in Cyber
Positioning the UK as a Global Leader in Cyber
The Cyber Security Forum 2011 was held on 29 September. The chief topics discussed at the conference were the impact of Cyber Security issues on business, the role of SMEs and the steps needed to position the UK as a leader in Cyber Security development.
The Geopolitics of Oil and Energy
In April 2012 the Rustat Conferences held a one-day conference on the oil and energy sector. The conference discussed: peak oil, security of supply, clean energy and the role of government.
Infrastructure and the Future of Society
Cambridge meeting on 10 June 2010 discussed critical issues relating to future of infrastructure for energy, cities and water.
Publication of Proceedings
The proceedings of the Future of Democracy conference have been published on the Rustat website.
Welcome to the Rustat Conferences website.
The Rustat Conferences is an initiative of Jesus College, Cambridge and provides an opportunity for decision-makers from the frontlines of politics, business, finance, the media, and education to discuss the vital issues of the day with leading academic experts.
In 2012-13 the Rustat Conferences addressed topics including: Health Innovation: A Cambridge Success Story, The Future of Research-Intensive Universities, Managing Organisational Change, Transition and Turbulence in the Economic Crisis, and The Geopolitics of Oil and Energy. Our latest conference in April 2013 addressed The Decriminalisation of Drugs Debate.
The next conference will take place on 30 September 2013 and will address: Cyber Finance: Risks, Resilience & the Reshaping of World Finance, part of the Rustat Cyber Security series.
Background
Rustat Conferences is named after Tobias Rustat (d.1694), an important benefactor of Jesus College, and best remembered for creating the first fund for the purchase of books for the Cambridge University Library.
Since its foundation in 2009, in addition to the conferences listed above, the Rustat Conferences has hosted meetings on the following topics:
The Science & Human Dimension Project
This website is also home to the Science and Human Dimension Project (SHDP), a public understanding of science and ethics programme, based at Jesus College, Cambridge. Since 1990 the project has attracted world leading scientists, philosophers, thinkers, writers, journalists and broadcasters, running a broad range of conferences and lectures, details of which can be found on this site.
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The Rustat Conferences is an initiative of Jesus College, Cambridge and provides an opportunity for decision-makers from the frontlines of politics, business, finance, the media, and education to discuss the vital issues of the day with leading academic experts.
In 2012-13 the Rustat Conferences addressed topics including: Health Innovation: A Cambridge Success Story, The Future of Research-Intensive Universities, Managing Organisational Change, Transition and Turbulence in the Economic Crisis, and The Geopolitics of Oil and Energy. Our latest conference in April 2013 addressed The Decriminalisation of Drugs Debate.
The next conference will take place on 30 September 2013 and will address: Cyber Finance: Risks, Resilience & the Reshaping of World Finance, part of the Rustat Cyber Security series.
Background
Rustat Conferences is named after Tobias Rustat (d.1694), an important benefactor of Jesus College, and best remembered for creating the first fund for the purchase of books for the Cambridge University Library.
Since its foundation in 2009, in addition to the conferences listed above, the Rustat Conferences has hosted meetings on the following topics:
- Cybersecurity: An Assessment of the Threat
- Economic Crisis
- The Future of Democracy
- Infrastructure & The Future of Society: Energy, Water, and Cities
- Manufacturing in the UK
The Science & Human Dimension Project
This website is also home to the Science and Human Dimension Project (SHDP), a public understanding of science and ethics programme, based at Jesus College, Cambridge. Since 1990 the project has attracted world leading scientists, philosophers, thinkers, writers, journalists and broadcasters, running a broad range of conferences and lectures, details of which can be found on this site.
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Rustat Conference in session
The Master's Lodge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Peter Kellner, Professor Andrew Gamble and Matthew Taylor in discussion at the Future of Democracy conference, October '09
Professor Sir David Omand, former Director GCHQ, at the Rustat Cyber Security Conference, February 2011.