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  2. Why we just can't stop eating

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cannot-stop-eating
    Thumbnail for Why we just can't stop eating 23 Jul 2018: They can also be used to test their responsiveness to current drugs in use for obesity and diabetes, and to screen for new drugs. ... What’s more, there is evidence that people from lower socio-economic groups are more susceptible to the effects of
  3. Counting on maths

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/counting-on-maths-nrich-at-25
    Thumbnail for Counting on maths 30 Mar 2022: In 2019, the Pisa tests, run by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, ranked the country 18.
  4. Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/changing-the-way-we-treat-cancer
    Thumbnail for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital 21 Jun 2022: space for assessing the effectiveness and acceptability of new tests through clinical trials. ... images, tests, and sequencing to enable analysis of complex data in real time.
  5. Saving England's chalk streams

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/saving-englands-chalk-streams
    Thumbnail for Saving England's chalk streams 27 Apr 2023: is only found in five chalk streams in southern England: the Frome, the Piddle, the Avon, the Test and the Itchen. ... They have significant economic and cultural value while also being highly threatened from agricultural runoff, climate change, man-made
  6. Look familiar? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/look-familiar
    Thumbnail for Look familiar? | University of Cambridge 4 Apr 2012: Daniele Quercia. An online game which tests Londoners’ ability to recognise parts of the capital has been devised by researchers as the first step in a project to create a “memory ... This is closely linked to well-being, as well as other crucial
  7. From Ambition to Action

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/cambridge-zero-annual-report-2021
    Thumbnail for From Ambition to Action 17 Jan 2022: How we choose to prioritise economic and societal recovery will dramatically affect future generations. ... design, build, test and learn from a concept cut from months to days, a factor of between 10 and 100.
  8. Unconscious language learning | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/unconscious-language-learning
    Thumbnail for Unconscious language learning | University of Cambridge 3 Nov 2011: The challenge that faces linguists is how to test whether implicit learning is taking place. ... In each test, the learner’s attention was directed to the part of the sentence that contained the hidden pattern.
  9. Frugal innovation | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/frugal-innovation
    Thumbnail for Frugal innovation | University of Cambridge 17 May 2012: The van has telemedicine technologies to conduct diagnostic tests and transmit them via satellite even from areas too remote for internet connectivity. ... Increasingly, such a frugal and flexible approach has relevance to Western economies that are
  10. University A-Z | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/university-a-z
    24 Jan 2013: Applied Economics, Department of - seeArabic - seeArt galleries - see Museums & Collections. ... Cambridge European Trust - seeFaculty of Economics. Cambridge Overseas Trust - seeformerly the Godwin Institute for Quaternary Research). –
  11. North Korea unveils its nuclear ‘treasured swords’ to the world again …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/north-korea-unveils-its-nuclear-treasured-swords-to-the-world-again
    Thumbnail for North Korea unveils its nuclear ‘treasured swords’ to the world again | University of Cambridge 21 Sep 2015: North Korea’s nuclear tests ofand 2013 at Pungyye-ri birthed an ideological and developmental theme known as the “Byungjin Line”, best translated as “parallelism”. ... The restart is, the statement says, “pursuant to the line of
  12. Unsociable networks | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/unsociable-networks
    Thumbnail for Unsociable networks | University of Cambridge 18 Aug 2011: Writing in the Journal of Economic Geography, Huber reports that, far from developing the informal social networks that are supposed to stimulate knowledge exchange, most people working in the Cambridge cluster ... Often, when they do share knowledge or
  13. Health-conscious concrete | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/health-conscious-concrete
    Thumbnail for Health-conscious concrete | University of Cambridge 23 Mar 2015: Self-healing materials were voted one of the top-ten emerging technologies in 2013 by the World Economic Forum, and are being actively explored in the aerospace industry, where they provide ... Meanwhile, the three research groups are also beginning to
  14. Grace on fossil fuel industry ties | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/notices/grace-on-fossil-fuel-industry-ties
    17 Jul 2023: Scientific understanding of the extent of human suffering and economic damage at different levels of temperature increase has evolved considerably in the last ten years. ... production, water availability, human health and well-being, settlements,
  15. Amazonia at a crossroads | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/amazonia-at-a-crossroads
    Thumbnail for Amazonia at a crossroads | University of Cambridge 17 Oct 2013: Understanding what management practices can best achieve both economic development and environmental conservation is central to addressing this challenge and shepherding the creation of a more sustainable Amazon.”. ... Their approach is to assemble an
  16. Cambridge students scoop SET Awards | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-students-scoop-set-awards
    21 Sep 2005: Minal Lavingia won The World Leadership Forum Award for the Best Economics Student, judged by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, for 'Economic Growth, Technology Choice and the Persistence ... Russ MacMillan won The GKN Award for the
  17. Engineering the Future | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/engineering-the-future
    Thumbnail for Engineering the Future | University of Cambridge 18 Jun 2013: He spoke to his colleagues who come from a broad range of countries and they suggested doing the 'drawing test' in their countries, using a coding system designed to help researchers ... Indeed he and colleagues in the Engineering Department, Judge
  18. Homerton College Summer Schools 2013 | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/homerton-college-summer-schools-2013
    Thumbnail for Homerton College Summer Schools 2013 | University of Cambridge 2 Sep 2013: I had such a good time, particularly the Shakespeare performance!". Law, Economics, Politics and Geography were covered in the Social Sciences Summer Schools. ... Economics students examined how microfinance (including institutions like the Grameen Bank)
  19. Gender equality on the slide? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gender-equality-on-the-slide
    Thumbnail for Gender equality on the slide? | University of Cambridge 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,"
  20. Cambridge's 2017 admissions statistics published | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridges-2017-admissions-statistics-published
    Thumbnail for Cambridge's 2017 admissions statistics published | University of Cambridge 10 May 2018: Admissions of students identified using other measures of socio-economic disadvantage are also up.
  21. “Trust me, I’m a banker” | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/trust-me-im-a-banker
    Thumbnail for “Trust me, I’m a banker” | University of Cambridge 14 Oct 2014: Whether or not banks and their staff deserve this reputation, in the post-crash economic winter there are few, if any, professions and institutions as universally reviled. ... A web-based interactive module will enable prospective clients to test whether
  22. Giving cockroaches the slip | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/giving-cockroaches-the-slip
    Thumbnail for Giving cockroaches the slip | University of Cambridge 13 Oct 2009: As the video footage of lab tests shows, insects were able to climb with ease a glass rod coated with non-stick PTFE. ... problems and economic loss associated with insect pests.
  23. Reading for pleasure early in childhood linked to better cognitive…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/reading-for-pleasure-early-in-childhood-linked-to-better-cognitive-performance-and-mental-wellbeing
    Thumbnail for Reading for pleasure early in childhood linked to better cognitive performance and mental wellbeing in adolescence | University of Cambridge 28 Jun 2023: The team analysed a wide range of data including from clinical interviews, cognitive tests, mental and behavioural assessments and brain scans, comparing young people who began reading for pleasure at a ... The analyses controlled for many important
  24. First national model for bovine TB calls for greater focus on cattle…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/first-national-model-for-bovine-tb-calls-for-greater-focus-on-cattle
    Thumbnail for First national model for bovine TB calls for greater focus on cattle | University of Cambridge 2 Jul 2014: The model is based on the recorded pattern of positive and negative tests and uses the known movement of cattle around the country. ... The researchers did not consider the practicalities or economics of implementing control measures.
  25. Industrial Jewels in India’s Crown | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/industrial-jewels-in-indias-crown
    24 Jul 2009: Already the facility is being used by global auto firms like Mercedes as well as domestic producers like Baja Auto and Tata Motors, to develop and test new products and manufacturing ... It seems that apart from some export oriented businesses, the
  26. Who wants to be an engineer? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/who-wants-to-be-an-engineer
    Thumbnail for Who wants to be an engineer? | University of Cambridge 22 Mar 2012: Engineers play a critical role in a balanced economy, applying new ideas to address emerging opportunities which in turn drives economic growth. ... This finding is really worrying. Engineers play a critical role in a balanced economy, applying new ideas
  27. ‘Wild West’ mentality lingers in US mountain regions | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wild-west-mentality-lingers-in-us-mountain-regions
    Thumbnail for ‘Wild West’ mentality lingers in US mountain regions | University of Cambridge 7 Sep 2020: The research uses the “Big Five” personality model, standard in social psychology, with simple online tests providing high-to-low scores for five fundamental personality traits of millions of Americans. ... Over hundreds of thousands of people, such
  28. Cambridge look to upset odds at Twickenham | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-look-to-upset-odds-at-twickenham
    11 Dec 2008: Hughes Hall economics student Vickerman, who played for Australia as recently as August in the Wallabies’ 27-15 win over South Africa, is looking forward to the game. ... He said: “In its own sense this is a Test match, everything hinges on one match
  29. Dementia – a 21st century challenge | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/dementia-a-21st-century-challenge
    Thumbnail for Dementia – a 21st century challenge | University of Cambridge 31 Jan 2013: Yet despite the huge personal, social and economic impact of these diseases – they cost the UK economy more than £23 billion a year – just 2.5 per cent of the ... According to Knowles: “It’s called nucleation, and probing it in the lab is very
  30. Digital bargain hunters: optimal online searching | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/digital-bargain-hunters-optimal-online-searching
    Thumbnail for Digital bargain hunters: optimal online searching | University of Cambridge 6 May 2015: To test the assumption that it is cultural differences that drive Easterners to over-search when ‘sunk costs’ are high, the study checked whether language used in the study may be ... While earlier testing rounds told all participants of their
  31. Choices and Responsibility | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/notices/news/choices-and-responsibility
    Thumbnail for Choices and Responsibility | University of Cambridge 1 Oct 2013: It is a structure, founded on a strong culture of participation, that works: the choices that we collectively make tend to stand the test of time. ... This mutual support is essential for the wellbeing of both the University and the Cambridge Phenomenon,
  32. Swarming cicadas, stock traders, and the wisdom of the crowd |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/swarming-cicadas-stock-traders-and-the-wisdom-of-the-crowd
    Thumbnail for Swarming cicadas, stock traders, and the wisdom of the crowd | University of Cambridge 1 Feb 2024: The researchers hope that their conjecture regarding the role of communication will stimulate field research to test the hypothesis.
  33. The crisis of shareholder primacy | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/the-crisis-of-shareholder-primacy
    Thumbnail for The crisis of shareholder primacy | University of Cambridge 19 Mar 2012: In addition, managers are not only expected to pursue shareholders’ economic interests, but their political ones as well. ... The skills and temperament that maximize shareholder profits conflict with those that promote economic stability.
  34. Tuning into the melody of speech | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/tuning-into-the-melody-of-speech
    Thumbnail for Tuning into the melody of speech | University of Cambridge 15 Oct 2013: With funding from the Economic and Social Research Council, Post and her co-investigator, neuroscientist Dr Emmanuel Stamatakis, conducted a four-year study combining experimental tasks with the latest MRI ... Native English-speaking participants within
  35. Opening schools – and keeping them open – should be prioritised by…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/opening-schools-and-keeping-them-open-should-be-prioritised-by-government-report-says
    Thumbnail for Opening schools – and keeping them open – should be prioritised by Government, report says | University of Cambridge 24 Jul 2020: This could reduce their earning potential by 3% a year and consequently lower the overall economic growth rate. ... Simon Burgess, Professor of Economics, University of Bristol, said: “We know how damaging it is for children to miss out on school.
  36. Keeping the lights on in Ghana | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/keeping-the-lights-on-in-ghana
    Thumbnail for Keeping the lights on in Ghana | University of Cambridge 7 Feb 2017: The result is a dense product that can be given a surface glaze to enable it to pass national safety standards tests for porcelain insulators.”. ... Making sure the electricity supply is widely available and reliable will aid the growth of industries
  37. Challenging crime: Institute of Criminology | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/challenging-crime-institute-of-criminology
    Thumbnail for Challenging crime: Institute of Criminology | University of Cambridge 1 May 2010: But criminology is multifaceted, drawing from disciplines as diverse as law, sociology, psychology, biology, medicine, economics, political science and history. ... Finding out what influences young people to break rules of conduct is a central aim of
  38. History | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/history
    9 Jan 2013: Professor James Mirrlees is awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics. 1997. ... Cambridge COVID-19 Test Centre processes more than 3 million tests. Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment join together as one organisation, Cambridge University
  39. Poisons, plants and Palaeolithic hunters | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/poisons-plants-and-palaeolithic-hunters
    Thumbnail for Poisons, plants and Palaeolithic hunters | University of Cambridge 21 Mar 2015: She is now putting those techniques to the test with samples obtained from museum collections. ... To fabricate a poison is easy and economic, and the risk is minimal.
  40. Reports on primary education released today | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/reports-on-primary-education-released-today
    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,
  41. How can education be truly transformative? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-can-education-be-truly-transformative
    Thumbnail for How can education be truly transformative? | University of Cambridge 14 Oct 2014: Arif has been working on issues relating to education and development for several years since finishing an undergraduate and masters programme in economics. ... However, after some time working in development, he soon felt that the problems the poor
  42. Tiger saved by Cambridge Vet School | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tiger-saved-by-cambridge-vet-school
    Thumbnail for Tiger saved by Cambridge Vet School | University of Cambridge 4 Nov 2010: Safely within the confines of the vet school buildings, blood tests were performed to assess Amba's condition and to test for a fatal feline disease associated with fluid build-up
  43. Looking for King Lear in Kashmir | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/looking-for-king-lear-in-kashmir
    Thumbnail for Looking for King Lear in Kashmir | University of Cambridge 22 Aug 2014: These young people are coming of age in a time of great economic and social change, causing upheaval to traditional family expectations. ... A country partitioned, a resulting war. ‘Divide and rule’ – the colonial policy of setting factions against
  44. How could multilingualism benefit India’s poorest schoolchildren? |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-could-multilingualism-benefit-indias-poorest-schoolchildren
    Thumbnail for How could multilingualism benefit India’s poorest schoolchildren? | University of Cambridge 20 Nov 2018: By looking at the mismatch between home and school languages, and by using tests and other socio-economic and educational variables, we try to find out whether these children are advantaged ... What we would recommend for everyone, not just low
  45. Tackling COVID-19: Dr Sander van der Linden | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tackling-covid-19-dr-sander-van-der-linden
    Thumbnail for Tackling COVID-19: Dr Sander van der Linden | University of Cambridge 14 May 2020: This necessitates knowledge about human cooperation as well as economic and social inequalities. ... We frequently test our interventions ‘in the wild’, for example, our study on the BBC news site tested how people react to uncertainty about
  46. Gardeners and carpenters: the ‘skill’ of parenting | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/gardeners-and-carpenters-the-skill-of-parenting
    Thumbnail for Gardeners and carpenters: the ‘skill’ of parenting | University of Cambridge 8 Nov 2018: These two things go hand in glove,” explains Hughes, whose research is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. ... By following a group of 117 children from toddlerhood to adolescence, and developing a new battery of tests – including an
  47. The new geography of personality | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-new-geography-of-personality
    Thumbnail for The new geography of personality | University of Cambridge 1 Jan 2009: Social scientists have argued that technology, human capital and community are essential ingredients for economic and social prosperity.
  48. Ambassador formalises Polish language agreement | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/ambassador-formalises-polish-language-agreement
    2 Mar 2005: EU expansion has strengthened the economic and political links between the UK and Poland, which makes it more important than ever for us to be able to teach Polish to our ... The year-long course will lead to a proficiency test in Elementary Polish.
  49. If you go down to the woods today… | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/if-you-go-down-to-the-woods-today
    Thumbnail for If you go down to the woods today… | University of Cambridge 10 Feb 2015: The plane is one of a small fleet currently undergoing test flights in Indonesia. ... To develop the algorithms, researchers led by Schӧnlieb and Coomes are using test data previously acquired by Coomes’ group using manned flights over five European
  50. Campath: from innovation to impact | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/campath-from-innovation-to-impact
    Thumbnail for Campath: from innovation to impact | University of Cambridge 1 Aug 2009: This particular IgM (Campath-1M) activated complement efficiently and almost completely eliminated T lymphocytes in test tubes. ... We are often taken aback by the sudden appearance of a new innovation that has clear economic or clinical impact.
  51. Brexit: Listen to experts from Cambridge and beyond discuss how, why…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brexit-listen-to-experts-from-cambridge-and-beyond-discuss-how-why-and-what-next-for-brexit-britain
    Thumbnail for Brexit: Listen to experts from Cambridge and beyond discuss how, why and what next for Brexit Britain | University of Cambridge 2 Nov 2016: Victoria Bateman is an economic historian at Cambridge, and a Fellow at the Legatum Institute think tank. ... Wednesday 19th October. As well as holding the Montague Burton Chair at Cambridge, Coen Teulings is a Professor of Economics at the University

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