UK in the 21st century - Cambridge
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- Created on: 22-11-21 20:24
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- UK in the 21st Century: Cambridge
- Background info
- In the South-East of England
- Cambridge growth corridor
- Links to the University of Cambridge
- Centre for Hi-tech industry
- Core of Bio-tech and IT firms
- Area of hi-tech known as "Silicon Fen'
- Why Cambridge?
- Close to Stansted Airport
- Close to M11
- High speed rail
- 1hr from London
- Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin University graduates provide a highly educated workforce
- Quality of life is high with good housing, shopping, clean air and open spaces
- Unemployment is very low
- New 70-acre Cambridge Bio-Medical Campus next to Addenbrooke’s hospital (itself a world leader in medical care) - biggest medical research metropolis of its kind in the world.
- Students leaving the University have been given the chance to set up small start-up hi-tech businesses with back up from research facilities at the University
- Some have become large firms like Abcam (Antibodies Cambridge) that produce antibodies used in the treatment of illnesses. This company employs over 200 highly skilled people and is worth over £1 billion
- Disadvantages of the Economic Hub
- Increase in population has led to overcrowded roads and congestion.
- Traffic in and out of Cambridge increased by over 300% in last 45 years
- Delays of 1-3 hours at peak times
- Other transport links are poor or need to be updated
- Demand for housing has led to a rapid rise in house prices
- Cambridge has a ‘green belt’ so housing has had to be built in surrounding areas transforming villages into small towns
- Example: Camborne
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