EDUCATION IN CAMBRIDGE
A hotbed of opportunity
Our city is famed for its educational institutions – but this heritage isn’t limited to the university. Schools in Cambridge are famously excellent
here’s a supposedly ancient blessing that goes ‘may you live in interesting times’. Most would
That’s particularly positive news given that, during the pandemic, employment figures here slumped just as they did in other high-performing areas home to large working populations. Since then, though, employment has recovered. Our city ticks all the right boxes for firms in rapidly expanding new industries and cutting-edge businesses – to the point where, per person of working age, we have the lion’s share of these companies. What these businesses are looking for is a steady supply of quality employees, contacts with the appropriate specialist
agree that it sounds more like a curse. People could be forgiven for requesting a nice period of inaction in which very little happens. But change is inevitable, and when it brings innovation it can benefit a whole community. That’s certainly the case in our area, which continues to be a magnet for cutting-edge companies. Cambridge is one of the top places in the south of the country ‘new economy’ businesses want to be.
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