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New US Scholars selected for Gates Cambridge Scholarship | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-us-scholars-selected-for-gates-cambridge-scholarship9 Feb 2017: His research will focus on governing institutions, most notably tribal governments, and how an individual’s decision affects economic development policies. ... She hopes to target the philosophy of cognitive psychology through the multispecies -
Cambridge ranked ‘most visible’ on social networks | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-ranked-most-visible-on-social-networks23 Feb 2012: In third was the London School of Economics with just over half Oxford’s score, with Newcastle University in fourth. -
“Diseases of development” could widen global poverty gap | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/diseases-of-development-could-widen-global-poverty-gap4 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 -
Un iversity of C amb ridg eA nnual Report ...
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/cu_annual_report_2014.pdf4 Mar 2015: We are also a key driver of the economic and social well-being of our region. ... Work is progressing on the uploading of documents into this repository by every department and the use of test exercises. -
‘Gut feelings’ help make more successful financial traders |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gut-feelings-help-make-more-successful-financial-traders19 Sep 2016: In economics and finance most models analyse conscious reasoning and are based on psychology. ... These tasks test how accurately a person, when at rest, can count their heartbeats. -
Great expectations in pregnancy research | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/great-expectations-in-pregnancy-research1 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 -
Testosterone levels predict City traders’ profitability | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/testosterone-levels-predict-city-traders-profitability15 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.". -
Ash clouds? You ain't seen nothing yet... | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ash-clouds-you-aint-seen-nothing-yet13 Jun 2011: What we need is a reality check - a forensic test to see how far claims about catastrophes changing the world really hold up," Oppenheimer said. ... In Europe, where the Napoleonic Wars had just ended, an economic crisis occurred. -
Messaging on healthy foods may not prompt healthier purchases: study…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/messaging-on-healthy-foods-may-not-prompt-healthier-purchases-study28 Jun 2022: of the El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics & Policy at Cambridge Judge Business School. ... To test healthy or non-healthy messages standing alone, the impact on choice was compared with advertising banners unrelated to food such as tissues. -
REPORT Global Satisfaction with Democracy 2020 This report was ...
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/report2020_003.pdf25 Feb 2020: xx.Methodology V: Detrending the Economic Cycle 56. Global Satisfaction with Democracy Report 2020. ... Chang, (2016) “Economic Inequality, Winner-Loser gap, and Satisfaction with Democracy”,Electoral Studies, 44: 85–97. -
Obsessive-compulsive disorder - does age matter? | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-does-age-matter10 Oct 2014: Therefore, OCD is not just a personal issue; it is also an economic problem for society. ... To test this, I will give the games you played in the fictional psychology lab to teenagers with OCD. -
Field to fork: safeguarding livestock health | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/field-to-fork-safeguarding-livestock-health21 Jul 2011: Preventing virus transmission in chickens would reduce both the economic impact of the disease and the risk for people who are exposed to the infected birds. ... The goal is to have a diagnostic test and potential vaccine ready for field trials at -
High-risk hearts: a South Asian epidemic | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/high-risk-hearts-a-south-asian-epidemic30 Jun 2011: The biorepository will be used to test current and future hypotheses relating to potential risk factors to help shape local and global cardiopreventive policies.”. ... Despite substantial economic progress, India faces a chronic inadequacy of public -
Retribution and restoration: Bosnia on trial | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/retribution-and-restoration-bosnia-on-trial15 Feb 2013: Jeffrey argues that the “litmus test” of the success or failure of justice for the victims of atrocities committed during the Bosnian War will be whether the Court can make these ... The two-year research project was funded by the Economic and Social -
Pedestrians choose healthy obstacles over boring pavements, study…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pedestrians-choose-healthy-obstacles-over-boring-pavements-study-finds5 Dec 2022: The researchers hope to run experiments in physical test sites to see how intentions convert into behaviour, and to measure how changes in habits improve health. ... Critics might question the affordability and cost effectiveness of introducing ‘Active -
Risky decision-making essential to entrepreneurialism | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/risky-decision-making-essential-to-entrepreneurialism12 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 -
University of Cambridge Research magazine Issue 20
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_20_research_horizons.pdf29 Jan 2013: In the wake of these concerns, economists at the Faculty of Economics have joined forces with the New York-based Institute of New Economic Thinking (INET) to create the Cambridge–INET ... civil wars and coups with numerous failed attempts at economic -
Mental health disorders: risks and resilience in adolescence |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/mental-health-disorders-risks-and-resilience-in-adolescence10 Oct 2018: Trust. So far, 2,300 healthy volunteers aged 14 to 24 years have been recruited by the University of Cambridge and University College London for analysis through behavioural questionnaires, cognitive tests, ... and medical and socio-economic history. -
2020 Vice Chancellor's Award winners and runners up | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/public-engagement/2020-vice-chancellors-award-winners-and-runners-up8 Oct 2020: These awards celebrate research that best demonstrate social, cultural and economic impact through engagement. ... This setup was developed quickly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as insufficient national capacity existed to test Cambridge -
Carrying Tasers increases police use of force, study finds |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/carrying-tasers-increases-police-use-of-force-study-finds20 Dec 2018: It also holds national responsibility for economic crime and prioritises counter-terrorism, violent crime and public order due to its central location. ... The force was the first in England and Wales to test “extended deployment” of Tasers – -
Towards a ‘super-vaccine’ for swine bacterial diseases | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/towards-a-super-vaccine-for-swine-bacterial-diseases1 Mar 2010: Infected animals either die quickly or fail to grow normally, resulting in substantial economic costs to the worldwide pig industry and adding to food security concerns. ... From this, we’ll design and assemble appropriate super-vaccines and -
Opinion: China has no good options for dealing with North Korea |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-china-has-no-good-options-for-dealing-with-north-korea5 Sep 2017: Shortly after the test, South Korea’s defence ministry said that it will deploy four more Terminal High Altitude Defence (THAAD) missile systems. ... summit. But then came the nuclear test, and the attention Xi dearly wanted immediately evaporated. -
Horizons
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/horizons_issue_40.pdf19 Nov 2020: Gupta then showed that combining the SAMBA tests with antibody tests allowed them to identify 100% of COVID-19 patients. ... As a cohort we discussed whether it was possible to rethink the whole paradigm of economics. -
New research facility for neurodegenerative disorders opened in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-research-facility-for-neurodegenerative-disorders-opened-in-cambridge21 Sep 2018: While the number of cases of Alzheimer’s diseases and other neurodegenerative disorders continues to rise, so too do the costs to society, both economic and emotional. -
Industrial Revolution: damaging psychological ‘imprint’ persists in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/industrial-revolution-damaging-psychological-imprint-persists-in-todays-populations10 Dec 2017: struggle with planning and self-motivation, according to a new study of almost 400,000 personality tests. ... The team analysed test scores by looking at the “big five” personality traits: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism -
University of Cambridge Research Horizons magazine Issue 31
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_31_research_horizons.pdf19 Oct 2016: the activities of Flo6x8, members remain committed to flamenco as a political weapon against continued social and economic inequalities in Spain. ... Medical science tends to prioritise trials and particular types of evidence, whereas engineering does -
Syrian refugee health workers can help Europe cope with COVID-19 |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/syrian-refugee-health-workers-can-help-europe-cope-with-covid-1916 Sep 2020: Their experiences have important policy, economic, humanitarian and academic implications,” said Coutts. ... Krebeh is now working to pass his English test, which he hopes to do in the next couple of months, then will aim to take medical exams and get -
How 'more food per field' could help save our wild spaces |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/how-more-food-per-field-could-help-save-our-wild-spaces28 Jan 2016: Economic incentives can be tailored to increase yields and prevent destruction of wildlife, with payments conditional on conservation. ... Improved farming practices can have a knock-on economic as well as environmental impact. -
World War II bombing associated with resilience, not ‘German Angst’ | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/world-war-ii-bombing-associated-with-resilience-not-german-angst23 Jun 2017: The researchers measured neurotic traits using the Big Five Inventory personality test as part of an online questionnaire, and focused on measures of neuroticism, anxiety, and depression. ... stresses such as economic hardship,” says study author Dr -
Fractal patterns spontaneously emerge during bacterial cell growth |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fractal-patterns-spontaneously-emerge-during-bacterial-cell-growth11 Jun 2013: Vivid biological patterns emerge from even subtle interactions. Similar phenomena are seen in the emergence of order in economic, social and political systems. ... Similar phenomena are seen in the emergence of order in economic, social and political -
‘Smart’ drugs can decrease productivity in people who don’t have…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/smart-drugs-can-decrease-productivity-in-people-who-dont-have-adhd-study-finds9 Jun 2023: They were assessed on how they performed in a test designed to model the complex decision-making and problem-solving present in our everyday lives. -
Cost and scale of field trials for bovine TB vaccine may make them…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cost-and-scale-of-field-trials-for-bovine-tb-vaccine-may-make-them-unfeasible7 Jun 2018: A vaccine (BCG) exists, but can cause some vaccinated cattle to test positive falsely. ... If we could consider replacing test-and-slaughter with vaccination, then the economics becomes much more attractive, particularly those in lower income -
Professor Suchitra Sebastian to receive the Schmidt Science Polymaths …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/professor-suchitra-sebastian-to-receive-the-schmidt-science-polymaths-award30 Jun 2022: Other awards she has received for her research include the World Economic Forum Young Scientist award, the L'Oreal-UNESCO Fellowship, the Lee Osheroff Richardson North American Science prize, the International ... Each Polymath will receive support at -
Carbon capture: universities and industry work together to tackle…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/carbon-capture-universities-and-industry-work-together-to-tackle-emissions25 Oct 2017: We need to start deploying CCS now, and the biggest challenges we face are economics and policy. ... However, we need to start deploying CCS now, and the biggest challenges we face are economics and policy. -
£16million gift to support Europe’s largest heart and lung research…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ps16million-gift-to-support-europes-largest-heart-and-lung-research-centre23 Mar 2023: It opened in July 2022 with the ambitious goal of identifying ten new potential treatments or diagnostic tests for heart and lung diseases within five years. ... Alongside the immense human cost, the economic burden of these diseases – an estimated -
History reveals the hazards of dismantling trade protection |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/history-reveals-the-hazards-of-dismantling-trade-protection31 Jan 2017: Governments and municipal authorities in Britain, continental Europe and the USA appointed chemists to test for food adulteration, while food producers recruited chemists to improve their food processing techniques and to ... For the country’s future -
St John's College announces prestigious scholarships for Indian…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/st-johns-college-announces-prestigious-scholarships-for-indian-students28 Nov 2007: The scholarship would be based on merit through a special test, in order to ensure maximum effectiveness. ... With our recent unprecedented economic growth of over 9 percent per year, this scholarship will prove to further strengthen the education ties -
Desk-based jobs may offer protection against poor cognition in later…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/desk-based-jobs-may-offer-protection-against-poor-cognition-in-later-life7 Jul 2020: After an average 12 years, the volunteers were invited back and completed a battery of tests that measured aspects of their cognition, including memory, attention, visual processing speed and a reading ... People who have less active jobs – typically -
Online tool can measure individuals’ likelihood to fall for internet…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/online-tool-can-measure-individuals-likelihood-to-fall-for-internet-scams4 Apr 2018: The test, called Susceptibility to Persuasion II (StP-II) is freely available and consists of the StP-II scale and several other questions to understand persuadability better. ... Modic and his colleagues at the University of Exeter designed an initial -
Building life sciences and healthcare partnerships © iStock.com…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/sites/www.cam.ac.uk/files/healthcare_booklet_2024_1.pdf18 Apr 2024: As a University, we want to build on our success, to go on making transformational discoveries and to drive economic growth both locally and nationally. ... The lab was used for high throughput screening for COVID-19 and to explore the use of alternative -
Canopy commerce: forest conservation and poverty alleviation |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/canopy-commerce-forest-conservation-and-poverty-alleviation3 Feb 2012: This has provided a ‘pre-treatment’ baseline recording all aspects of the villagers’ economic and social lives. ... The Gola Forest Programme might be regarded as something of a test case for how a large and dynamic biodiversity conservation -
Disadvantaged children’s school struggles not about character,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/disadvantaged-childrens-school-struggles-not-about-character-attitude-or-lack-of-growth-mindset19 Dec 2023: Researchers analysed both the science test scores, and school-relevant socio-emotional skills, of the most and least advantaged quartile (25%) of students in each country. ... The authors argue that policies to reduce educational disadvantages should -
Study finds GB’s most extroverted, agreeable and emotionally stable…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-finds-gbs-most-extroverted-agreeable-and-emotionally-stable-regions25 Mar 2015: Geographical differences are associated with a range of economic, social and health outcomes – and hence how important resources are allocated. ... The test looked at five personality traits: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional -
Scientists take step towards drug to treat norovirus stomach bug |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-take-step-towards-drug-to-treat-norovirus-stomach-bug21 Oct 2014: Outbreaks can cause significant economic losses – in UK hospitals alone, the cost of treating outbreaks is estimated at over £100 million a year, and foodborne outbreaks in the US lead to ... The next steps will be to test whether this drug is safe -
Using experts ‘inexpertly’ leads to policy failure, warn researchers…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/using-experts-inexpertly-leads-to-policy-failure-warn-researchers14 Oct 2015: However, the only way to tell a good expert from a poor one is to test them. -
R E S E A R C H HORIZONS ...
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_4_research_horizons.pdf16 Jan 2023: predictive models are necessary. To dothis, Dr McElwaine has designed andinstalled sensors in the Swiss test siteVallée de la Sionne. ... Energy is essential to every aspect of our economic and social well-being. -
Research Horizons
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_37_research_horizons.pdf9 Oct 2018: Kalium DiagnosticsA simple home finger-prick test could help kidney patients check their potassium levels are not dangerously high or low. ... Entomics is currently working with partners including the University of Stirling, who are world-leading salmon -
Opinion: Obesity: stop accusing the poor of making bad choices |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-obesity-stop-accusing-the-poor-of-making-bad-choices9 Mar 2016: This isn’t because they lack the knowledge, skills or willingness to make healthy decisions, but because of the influence of our social and economic circumstances in shaping food choices. ... The test will be whether the government is prepared to take -
Significant increase in depression seen among children during first…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/significant-increase-in-depression-seen-among-children-during-first-lockdown8 Dec 2020: To test whether changes in emotional wellbeing, anxiety and depression symptoms occurred during lockdown since their initial assessment, a team at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, ... This effect was independent of -
Location, location, location: researchers develop model to predict…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/location-location-location-researchers-develop-model-to-predict-retail-failure9 Oct 2018: Uncontrollable factors might include unemployment rates of a city, overall economic conditions and urban policies. ... To test the predictive power of their model, the researchers first had to determine whether a particular venue had closed within the
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