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SUMMARY:The Rede lecture 2012 - The purpose of the University: Knowledge a
 nd human wellbeing in the modern economy - Adair Turner\, Honorary Fellow 
 of Gonville and Caius College
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DESCRIPTION:The Rede Lecture is the University of Cambridge’s oldest and
  most prestigious special appointment and was founded by the Chief Justice
  to Henry VII and Henry VIII\, Sir Robert Rede.\n\nAdair Turner\, who is a
 n Honorary Fellow of Gonville and Caius College\, will speak on “The pur
 pose of the University: Knowledge and human wellbeing in the modern econom
 y”.\n\nIn his Lecture\, Lord Turner will challenge common assumptions ab
 out the importance of economic growth maximisation and about the role of u
 niversities in achieving it.\n\nHe will question the dominant propositions
  that the primary objective of public policy should be to enhance long-ter
 m economic growth\; and that therefore a primary objective of university r
 esearch and undergraduate education should be to serve the interests of na
 tional productivity\, national competitiveness and growth.\n\nAgainst that
  background\, he will set out a point of view on what the role of the univ
 ersity should be\, both in relation to STEM subjects and to the arts and h
 umanities.
LOCATION:Senate House
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