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Family bonds: how does surrogacy impact on relationships? |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/family-bonds-how-does-surrogacy-impact-on-relationships8 Jul 2013: When a woman becomes a surrogate to enable others to have a baby, new relationships are formed. Research carried out by the Centre of Family Research, -
We ask the experts: is overseas aid working? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/we-ask-the-experts-is-overseas-aid-working16 Aug 2013: Throughout the world, there is a growing realisation that we cannot achieve economic or environmental sustainability without addressing social inequality, the worst manifestation of which is extreme poverty. ... Whether we're talking about the UK or -
Captain Cook’s Maori paddles: an artefact of encounter | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/captain-cooks-maori-paddles-an-artefact-of-encounter22 May 2013: One aim of the project, which is led by Professor Nicholas Thomas and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, is to expose variations in patterns of exchange among different ... Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). -
Reporting from Zimbabwe: why the sanctions must be lifted |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/reporting-from-zimbabwe-why-the-sanctions-must-be-lifted24 Aug 2013: The finger of blame for economic crisis is, therefore, pointed firmly at the West. ... The ultimate problem with sanctions is that they weld economic issues to political ones. -
Mongolian life stories database launched online | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mongolian-life-stories-database-launched-online5 Mar 2013: Because of the digital infrastructure, we can extract social, economic and political histories from this in a matter of minutes, yet the basis is simply people describing their own experiences, in -
Cambridge to develop new Conservation Research Institute | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-to-develop-new-conservation-research-institute20 Sep 2013: for people and nature, but also involves critical reflections on the practice of conservation itself and the socio-economic constraints on conservation action. -
Retribution and restoration: Bosnia on trial | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/retribution-and-restoration-bosnia-on-trial15 Feb 2013: The two-year research project was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. • -
China's "leftovers" are rejects in a man's world |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/chinas-leftovers-are-rejects-in-a-mans-world28 Feb 2013: Chinese city, where parents advertise their daughters’ physical and economic attributes on billboards. -
Literacy, not income, key to improving public health in India |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/literacy-not-income-key-to-improving-public-health-in-india13 Jun 2013: Economic policies narrowly focused on growth are insufficient when it comes to public health in less developed countries. ... Economic policies narrowly focused on growth are insufficient when it comes to public health in less developed countries,” -
We ask the experts: are we working too hard? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/we-ask-the-experts-are-we-working-too-hard6 Sep 2013: The distribution of work is – and always will be – an economic and societal challenge. ... JM The distribution of work is – and always will be – an economic and societal challenge. -
What impact will new technology have on tackling emissions? |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/what-impact-will-new-technology-have-on-tackling-emissions21 Oct 2013: If the global power sector is to decarbonise by 2050 without there being significant economic costs then all countries must make a contribution to the development of renewable technologies,” he added. ... Professor Douglas Crawford-Brown, Director of -
'The honour of the snow-mountains is the snow…' | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-honour-of-the-snow-mountains-is-the-snow31 Oct 2013: Diemberger explained: “In a world in which the conceptual models that inform decision makers are increasingly determined by scientific investigation, politics and economics, we asked is there a space for the -
Has the nation reached its sell-by date? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/has-the-nation-reached-its-sell-by-date9 May 2013: Add to this UKIP, the Scottish referendum, a royal marriage, the EU, educational reform pitched as a part of international economic competition, and the ever-present and seemingly ever-intensifying fear -
The (Victorian) case for a referendum on independence | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-victorian-case-for-a-referendum-on-independence18 Dec 2013: Dicey firmly believed in both the power and economic advantages of a united nation. -
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 -
‘Herbivore boys’ and other fault lines in Japan’s gender crisis |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/herbivore-boys-and-other-fault-lines-in-japans-gender-crisis21 Feb 2013: But, beginning during the nineties recession and snowballing with recent economic meltdowns, rigid gender definitions are being subverted by a generation with shifting values and uncertain futures. ... With economic collapse, they don’t see why they -
Scrubbing up: preparing hospitals for climate change | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/scrubbing-up-preparing-hospitals-for-climate-change13 Nov 2013: The last government’s plan was to replace the NHS Estate with a suite of new hospitals but the 2008 economic collapse put an end to that. -
David MacKay appointed Regius Professor of Engineering | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/david-mackay-appointed-regius-professor-of-engineering28 Mar 2013: Professor MacKay’s work with the Engineering Department will focus, in part, on the study of how we can model and communicate the full economic and societal impact of a shift -
When building for the future means what it says | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/when-building-for-the-future-means-what-it-says18 Oct 2013: Although a portfolio of methods is available, Georgiadou concludes that many “underestimate or even overlook the social and economic aspects of sustainability”, and identifies a need for design strategies that will -
Graphene: Taking the wonder-stuff from dream to reality | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/graphene-taking-the-wonder-stuff-from-dream-to-reality24 Jan 2013: This work might lead to numerous new devices and applications which could then be commercialised by industry and help to boost economic growth. -
A response to Methane Mischief: Misleading Commentary Published In…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/a-response-to-methane-mischief-misleading-commentary-published-in-nature26 Jul 2013: The 25 July post by Jason Samenow on the global economic impacts of methane emissions in the East Siberian Sea portrays the findings of our research as misleading, a statement with -
Text and the message: Russia's early 'information age' |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/text-and-the-message-russias-early-information-age25 Sep 2013: This not only had consequences for the economics of printing (by contrast with the rapid proliferation of commercial printers in Western Europe), but also lent the technology itself an aura of -
Reporting from Zimbabwe: a family in Bulawayo talks about politics |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/reporting-from-zimbabwe-a-family-in-bulawayo-talks-about-politics10 Aug 2013: crises). Political and economic turmoil resulted in the collapse of the Zimbabwe dollar in 2009 after a five-year period of uncontrollable hyperinflation. ... There is hope among young people who lived through economic collapse; few have witnessed -
Historic rivals join forces to save 1,000 years of Jewish history |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/historic-rivals-join-forces-to-save-1000-years-of-jewish-history15 Feb 2013: They represent an invaluable record of a thousand years of the religious, social, economic and cultural life of the Mediterranean world. ... He said: “The Cairo Genizah documents are like a searchlight, illuminating dark corners of the history of the -
Reporting from Zimbabwe: a visit to Harare’s biggest township |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/reporting-from-zimbabwe-a-visit-to-harares-biggest-township17 Aug 2013: In the market, it’s not so evident that this country faced such acute economic crisis only a few years ago. ... They’re full of the rhetoric of ‘indigenization,’ the process that seeks to make black Zimbabweans the dominant economic stakeholders -
Cambridge’s criminal past revealed in centuries-old court records |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridges-criminal-past-revealed-in-centuries-old-court-records30 Sep 2013: She said: “The court records provide a vivid insight into the social and economic history of Cambridge, beyond the academic life of the University, as the inhabitants of this small market -
Harnessing the power of research to benefit developing countries |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/harnessing-the-power-of-research-to-benefit-developing-countries25 Apr 2013: infectious disease and health economics and policy. -
What is it really like to work in scientific research today? |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/what-is-it-really-like-to-work-in-scientific-research-today12 Dec 2013: Sitting in his room high up in one of the University of Cambridge’s zoology buildings, Dr Ed Turner holds a small bottle up to the light. Inside, preserved in -
Getting schooled in the ‘noise’: learning about learning using big…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/getting-schooled-in-the-noise-learning-about-learning-using-big-data30 Sep 2013: It’s partly through analysis of these data that we found the massive socio-economic gap at the point of entry into the school system actually worsens through primary. ... The project will start gathering data during pregnancy on everything from blood -
How to ask the question and what to do with the answer | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-to-ask-the-question-and-what-to-do-with-the-answer25 Feb 2013: Among the new POLIS projects is simultaneous polling across the USA, UK and China to research public perceptions of economic confidence. -
“Nudity does not liberate me and I do not need saving” | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/nudity-does-not-liberate-me-and-i-do-not-need-saving26 Jul 2013: Femen misrepresents the complexity of both individuals and groups. A woman’s identity is shaped by an intricate web of influences – economic, cultural, sexual and religious, to name but a few. -
How do smallholder farmers fit into the big picture of world food…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/how-do-smallholder-farmers-fit-into-the-big-picture-of-world-food-production22 Jan 2013: The event, which takes place in the wake of the 2013 meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, will focus on the challenges facing the world’s poorest farmers and ... The World Economic Forum’s New Vision for Agriculture launched last week in -
Female conversion to Islam in Britain examined in unique research…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/female-conversion-to-islam-in-britain-examined-in-unique-research-project17 May 2013: The 129-page report also outlines the social, emotional and sometimes economic costs of conversion, and the context and reasons for women converting to Islam in a society with pervasive negative -
Buried Roman theatre sets the stage for new understanding of ancient…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/buried-roman-theatre-sets-the-stage-for-new-understanding-of-ancient-town20 Sep 2013: It bears witness to the social and economic dynamism of the town in a period when modern scholarship has for long believed it to be stagnating and declining.”. -
Meals for one: how eating alone affects the health of the elderly |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/meals-for-one-how-eating-alone-affects-the-health-of-the-elderly19 Oct 2013: Her research focuses on the collective of social and economic factors influencing diet and obesity in British older women and men. -
Life on the divide: the Buriad people and the world’s longest border…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/life-on-the-divide-the-buriad-people-and-the-worlds-longest-border7 Apr 2013: This 2,500-mile long border - and its social, economic and political significance to the people who live on either side - is the subject of a major study currently being undertaken ... pursuing educational and economic opportunities. -
Digital records could expose intimate details and personality traits…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/digital-records-could-expose-intimate-details-and-personality-traits-of-millions11 Mar 2013: Just the possibility of this happening could deter people from using digital technologies and diminish trust between individuals and institutions – hampering technological and economic progress. -
Europe pledges one billion euros on graphene as platform for emerging …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/europe-pledges-one-billion-euros-on-graphene-as-platform-for-emerging-technologies28 Jan 2013: The hope is that, in the future, it will revolutionize industries and stimulate economic growth. -
Playing croquet with the examiner: “he was much like other people” |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/playing-croquet-with-the-examiner-he-was-much-like-other-people26 Sep 2013: Her [candidate] no was 1540.”. There is no record of any reply from John Neville Keynes (whose son John Maynard Keynes went on to change the face of economics) but the -
Inside the landslide: Thatcher's personal papers for 1983 opened…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/inside-the-landslide-thatchers-personal-papers-for-1983-opened-to-the-public10 Oct 2013: If I had been here, you would not have put up rates’ Thatcher told Richardson on her return – according to the diary of her economic advisor Alan Walters. -
Comm’portez vous? What phrase books tell us about our past encounters …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/commportez-vous-what-phrase-books-tell-us-about-our-past-encounters6 Aug 2013: His close reading of this unique corpus of texts draws on his understanding of the social, economic and political history of the period he covers, which saw an explosion in travel -
New Centre will bring together frontier physics research and the…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-centre-will-bring-together-frontier-physics-research-and-the-needs-of-industry6 Jun 2013: economic dynamism Britain needs, using public money to secure private investment so our world-class science also delivers jobs and growth.”. -
Cambridge awarded major EPSRC funding for doctoral centres to train…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-awarded-major-epsrc-funding-for-doctoral-centres-to-train-tomorrows-engineers-and22 Nov 2013: to be crucial to the country’s economic growth. -
Scientists highlight the resurrection of extinct animals as both a…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-highlight-the-resurrection-of-extinct-animals-as-both-a-strong-possibility-and-a-major23 Dec 2013: Resurrection of several extinct species, the increasingly accelerated loss of wild rhinoceroses and a disastrous financial response to unburnable carbon are -
We ask the experts: does society really care about the old and the…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/we-ask-the-experts-does-society-really-care-about-the-old-and-the-vulnerable28 Oct 2013: Clearly, the economics of care are frightening, and made even more so by the current political and economic dispensation. ... The care crisis is no different, being presented as an economic, not a moral, problem. -
Advice for freshers in 1660: "Goe not a gadding and gossiping…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/advice-for-freshers-in-1660-goe-not-a-gadding-and-gossiping-from-chamber-to-chamber26 Sep 2013: The 17th century was a period of political and economic unrest: the English Civil War tore communities apart. -
New study reveals that the ban on alcohol multi-buy promotions in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-study-reveals-that-the-ban-on-alcohol-multi-buy-promotions-in-scotland-did-not-reduce-the-amount25 Nov 2013: Excessive alcohol consumption is a major cause of ill-health and mortality and is also associated with economic and social harm.
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