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22 Jul 2008: IMF lending programmes demand that countries meet strict economic targets as a condition of the loans. ... The International Monetary Fund has argued that their goal is to boost economic growth and that ‘wealthier is healthier’,” added King.

22 Jul 2008: IMF lending programmes demand that countries meet strict economic targets as a condition of the loans. ... The International Monetary Fund has argued that their goal is to boost economic growth and that 'wealthier is healthier'," added King.

6 Aug 2008: The majority of the contributors form part of an ongoing research network on Gender Inequalities funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). ... Statements such as "A husband's job is to earn income; a wife's to take care of the children,"

29 Feb 2008: Key findings include the following:. The UK comes 18th out of 29 countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in expenditure on primary education and the difference ... They are:. The Funding of English Primary Education,

4 Jul 2008: Such is the mortality rate from these chronic diseases that they could slow down economic growth by killing off large numbers of people of working age. ... To test this theory, Stuckler measured the chronic disease mortality rates of 56 countries against

15 Apr 2008: Using the trader’s previous trading history, the scientists determined a daily-average to which they could compare the test results. ... At times like these economics has to consider the physiology of investors, not just their rationality.".

12 Nov 2008: To test their hypothesis, the scientists had 16 entrepreneurs from 'Silicon Fen' (the cluster of high-tech companies in and around Cambridge) and 17 managers complete a computerised neurocognitive assessment measuring ... this test, although

1 Feb 2008: Not only is there an emotional cost to families, but an economic assessment in the USA reported that the cumulative subsequent healthcare and social costs associated with one year’s worth ... Only by doing so can scientists hope to develop new

16 May 2008: Excessive noise can affect test performance and poorly ventilated classrooms can affect pupils’ ability to focus on mental tasks. ... Learning and Teaching in Primary Schools: insights from the TLRP, by Mary James and Andrew Pollard, is a special

1 Feb 2008: Because women are rarely the highest earners in thehousehold,’ said Dr Burchell, ‘an economic rationale seems to. ... They work closely with Dr Ole Paulsen at the University of Oxford, whose group conducts experiments to test the predictions of the

2 Jun 2008: Infectious diseases are a threat to health,economic prosperity, social stability andsecurity worldwide. ... China continues to experience anunprecedented economic developmentin the 21st century. The speakers in thissession will explore how we

9 Sep 2008: HORIZONS. University of Cambridge research magazine www.rsd.cam.ac.uk. Issue 7 | Autumn 2008. In this issue. BIOENGINEERING andMATERIALSplus news and views from across the University. RESEARCH. 2 | Issue 7 | Autumn 2008. EDITORIAL. Welcome to

24 Jul 2008: Search. Search. New test may lead to early diagnosis of devastating eye condition. ... We look forward to the first test for age-related macular degeneration emerging from ArcticDx".

2 Jun 2008: The event, ‘Bioscience:Biomillions’, illustrated how the UK’s excellent bioscience research base, principally funded by BBSRC with over £400M of public money each year, is delivering substantial economic and social ... Steve Visscher, BBSRC

29 Apr 2008: The free talks, which have been organised by the University’s Thinking Society, will bring together experts in linguistics, mathematics, philosophy, the arts

6 Mar 2008: His talk will cover certain aspects of Shackle’s interest in the role of decision-making in economics, examining in particular Shackle’s challenges to rational choice theory. ... Rational choice theory is the dominant model of decision making in many

7 Jul 2008: Options for Britain II” is sponsored by the Economic and Social Research Council, Oxford University. ... The conference is also sponsored by the Cambridge Journal of Economics, History and Policy, and the Political Quarterly.

6 Jun 2008: fast bowlers, Sri Lankan batsmen, and some of the finest Test players of yesteryear.

1 Sep 2008: Living systems are complex, often involve tens of thousands of genetically encoded components, and possess feedback mechanisms for self-organisation,

26 Jun 2008: genes', our ability to use genetic tests to identify woman at risk will improve. ... But, so far, doctors only test for four genes BRCA1, BRCA2, TP53 and PTEN, as these are associated with high risks of developing cancer.

1 Sep 2008: Professor Simone Hochgreb and colleagues in the Department of Engineering have built the rig to support the Environmentally Friendly Engine programme, which

1 Sep 2008: A team of over a dozen researchers at the Rolls-Royce Materials UTC in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy has been studying the properties of

4 Jul 2008: All three of these high-achievers will be the first in their families to go to university. They were among 50 students from schools and colleges in Essex,

1 May 2008: The emergence of commercial fishing represents a major watershed in European economic history and the intensity of human use of the sea. ... For historians this could help mark the origins of the notion of Europe as an economic community.

10 Jul 2008: Share. Published. 10 Jul 2008. Image. Test tubes. Credit: Hakan Dahlstrom from Flickr.

1 Feb 2008: But it is less clear whether the pattern of solutions directly responds to economic interests. ... This study has illustrated that private law can operate with a kind of relative autonomy from contemporary social and political ideas or economic interests.

1 Sep 2008: Instead of achieving this by using a robotic violinist that repeats the same piece on a variety of real violins, in this project the tests themselves are virtual. ... Psychoacoustical test methods can be used to find the threshold for detection of any

19 Jun 2008: The men’s Varsity win followed hot on the heels of their success against a host of world-famous Test cricketers in last week’s Lashings World XI match. ... A side containing the likes of Pakistan’s Rashid Latif, New Zealand’s Chris Harris and

8 Feb 2008: Vigilance, absolutely. Protectionism and containment no. Why? Because openness is in our economic interest. ... The European economic interest is not the sum of what happens within our borders.

8 Feb 2008: Because the AHRC’s definition of KT is broad and flexible in implementation, its impact has extended to key societal and economic challenges. ... Several new strategic initiatives have been planned for 2007–2008. In 2007, the AHRC launched a joint

1 May 2008: The problem was how to test this hypothesis. This is where the skills of the engineers allowed an advance that could not be achieved using biological techniques alone.

19 Sep 2008: The group are now looking for a lab to test the efficacy of their design and establish that the majority of the virus is deactivated on its passage through the layer.

11 Mar 2008: former pupil of Notre Dame Sixth Form College in Leeds who is now studying economics at Cambridge.

1 Jul 2008: Professor Shapland found similar results from two other pilots, led by the organisations REMEDI and CONNECT, but these tests were not based on the randomized trials design. ... Professor Sherman said: “These results now mean that 10 out of 12 tests of

24 Apr 2008: At Shimla the agenda will include the current world economic situation, healthcare, education & research, culture, ageing populations and international development.

1 May 2008: To make matters worse, many new drugs are ineffective during early clinical tests in patients. ... Through this we hope to guide the better design of clinical trials to test new drugs and to identify ‘biomarkers’ that help to distinguish patients who

26 Feb 2008: Incidents like the Northern Rock crisis not only have an impact in economic terms, but also on human lives. ... Models were used to control variables such as economic stability at the time, and the differing degrees to which individual countries monitor

3 Dec 2008: The study was based on interviews with Muslim students at Cambridge University, the London School of Economics and the University of Bradford.

11 Dec 2008: "Culture Wars: Heritage and Armed Conflict in the 21st Century", which is being hosted by Cambridge University, will suggest that the very idea of culture is

1 May 2008: Since the country began to integrate with the world’s economic and business systems, a consistently stated goal of China’s industrial policy has been to construct internationally competitive companies. ... which are state owned and still central to

20 Aug 2008: That cause can often be economic, but there are clear signs that many of these movements encourage people to take pride in their country and the part they play in Japanese ... Japanese people are also being encouraged to rise early to increase their

8 Feb 2008: Current diagnostic methods have remained unchanged for over a century and rely on a subjective, interview-style analysis of the patient by the medical practitioner rather than a diagnostic test.

1 May 2008: Dr Emma Gilby from the Department of French and Dr Rodrigo Cacho from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese were honoured recently by The Leverhulme Trust

1 Sep 2008: Funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) through the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the study forms part of a wider £30 million Teaching and Learning Research

3 Jul 2008: Whilst genetic tests exist for Huntington's, there is no way of telling when those carrying the abnormal gene will actually develop the disease. ... Visitors to the event can try the tests for themselves, and can take away their own reaction time ruler

28 Jan 2008: At the summit', Professor Reynolds says, ‘those vast forces that shape history – military, economic, cultural – are focused in two men eyeball-to-eyeball across the negotiating table.'.

1 May 2008: Cities have expanded over time to meet the economic growth and lifestyle aspirations of those who live in them. ... Each institution contributes expertise in different areas to the multidisciplinary project, from energy generation and supply, through

5 Jun 2008: The genetic data will be gathered from saliva swabs, three-dimensional computer scans and spectrometer readings to test pigmentation. ... They will also test whether the patterns of genetic evolution they find fit with the “Out of Africa” theory.

1 May 2008: Funding was provided under the umbrella of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC), a partnership of funders led by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and including the MRC, which

2 May 2008: Lord Stern said, “This publication marks the beginning of a work programme on the economics of climate change for LSE’s Grantham Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, and ESRC ... Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy.