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Opinion: The Road to Brexit, or the UK’s Journey into the Unknown |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/opinion-the-road-to-brexit-or-the-uks-journey-into-the-unknown29 Mar 2017: In the days and weeks following the June 2016 referendum, those who advocated leaving the EU were quick to claim that the much-heralded economic disasters threatened by George Osborne and ... Certainly, while the value of sterling might have dropped and -
A-Level results day 2017 #GoingToCambridge | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/a-level-results-day-2017-goingtocambridge17 Aug 2017: As in the new Linear Chemistry and Economics to meet his offer to study Mathematics at Corpus Christi College. -
'Populism' revealed as 2017 Word of the Year by Cambridge…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/populism-revealed-as-2017-word-of-the-year-by-cambridge-university-press30 Nov 2017: wrestle with issues of immigration and trade, resurgent nationalism, and economic discontent. ... wrestle with issues of immigration and trade, resurgent nationalism, and economic discontent.'. -
Pre-Inka elites and the social life of fragments | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/pre-inka-elites-and-the-social-life-of-fragments31 Oct 2017: We thought we’d see socio-economic differences reflected in diet through remains of animal bones, or in dwelling locations, or in material accumulation,” she explains. ... We ask what happens when you look at an object through a different theoretical -
Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/eye-contact-with-your-baby-helps-synchronise-your-brainwaves29 Nov 2017: When a parent and infant interact, various aspects of their behaviour can synchronise, including their gaze, emotions and heartrate, but little is known about -
Brexit: people are angry but looking for compromise, research finds | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brexit-people-are-angry-but-looking-for-compromise-research-finds22 May 2017: However, when people were presented with current viable options – EU membership, European Economic Area (EEA), Customs Union and ‘hard Brexit’ (i.e. ... Institute of Economic and Social Research, will join Barnard and Ludlow to talk about ‘Brexit, -
Cambridge museums recognised with substantial Arts Council England…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-museums-recognised-with-substantial-arts-council-england-funding27 Jun 2017: The total economic impact of Cambridge University’s Museums and Botanic Garden was estimated to be at least £16m in 2015-16. -
Opinion: Charles Manson: death of America's 1960s bogeyman |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-charles-manson-death-of-americas-1960s-bogeyman21 Nov 2017: Whether viewed as catalyst or symptom, they are events that stand in for explanations of economic shift, geopolitical crisis and social inequality which describe the decade’s apparent decline into death, -
Cambridge celebrates ‘long-standing and deep-rooted’ relationship…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-celebrates-long-standing-and-deep-rooted-relationship-with-india22 Feb 2017: Principle. Amartya Sen (Trinity College 1957, 1998): Nobel prize-winning economist. His reputation is based on studies of famine, human development theory and welfare economics. -
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: They argue that the damaging cognitive legacy of coal is “reinforced and amplified” by the more obvious economic consequences of high unemployment we see today. ... The decline of coal in areas dependent on such industries has caused persistent -
“A girl without education is nothing in the world” | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/a-girl-without-education-is-nothing-in-the-world2 Feb 2017: Education is at the heart of social transformation – it increases opportunities in life, can pull people out of poverty, empower women and drive economic growth. ... We see girls’ education as the starting point to everything – from tackling -
Robots and carbon targets may signal the end of globalisation |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/robots-and-carbon-targets-may-signal-the-end-of-globalisation17 May 2017: Bouncing production around the planet is already making less and less economic sense,” says Livesey. -
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: stresses such as economic hardship,” says study author Dr Jason Rentfrow from the Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge. -
The Longing of Belonging: African photography on show at MAA |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-longing-of-belonging-african-photography-on-show-at-maa13 Jun 2017: While many of them face discrimination due to their sexual identities, or are living in precarious socio-economic situations, Mlangeni’s work does not cast his subjects as ‘victims’ but rather -
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: For the country’s future physical and economic health, the British public and British businesses need to keep a watchful eye on future trade talks between President Trump and Prime Minister -
Snip, snip, cure: correcting defects in the genetic blueprint |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/snip-snip-cure-correcting-defects-in-the-genetic-blueprint14 Jul 2017: Liddell adds: “CRISPR-Cas9 patent wars are just warming up, demonstrating some of the economic issues at stake. -
Opinion: How years of IMF prescriptions have hurt West African health …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-how-years-of-imf-prescriptions-have-hurt-west-african-health-systems22 Feb 2017: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) provides financial assistance to countries in economic trouble. ... The organisation has long been regarded as a tool of the Western economic powers, primarily the US and Europe. -
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. -
Cambridge-Africa Programme: 58 institutions, 26 countries, and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/cambridge-africa-programme-58-institutions-26-countries-and-growing6 Feb 2017: Knowledge lies at the heart of social and economic development, so countries with a thriving knowledge economy and good research infrastructure develop quicker; and the gap between those that don’t -
Poet, activist, bird watcher: exploring John Clare as nature writer | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/poet-activist-bird-watcher-exploring-john-clare-as-nature-writer29 Aug 2017: The poet John Clare (1793-1864) was a keen natural historian who knew the countryside in all its moods. His various jobs saw him labouring in farms 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: He is trying to install allies in the Politburo Standing Committee, to push through wide-ranging social, economic and military reforms, and possibly aiming to stay on in some capacity beyond -
Of cabbages and cows: increasing agricultural yields in Africa |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/of-cabbages-and-cows-increasing-agricultural-yields-in-africa13 Feb 2017: Although trypanosomiasis is also a disease of humans, the number of cases is low, and the more serious concerns about the disease relate to the economic impact on agricultural production.”. -
Conservationists’ eco-footprints suggest education alone won’t change …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/conservationists-eco-footprints-suggest-education-alone-wont-change-behaviour10 Oct 2017: For the study, researchers distributed surveys on environmental behavior through conservation, economics and biomedical organisations to targeted newsletters, mailing lists and social media groups. -
Cuts to mental health services putting young people at risk, say…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cuts-to-mental-health-services-putting-young-people-at-risk-say-experts15 Sep 2017: would therefore yield personal, economic, and societal benefits over an individual’s lifespan. -
College Breweries: when drinking ale at University was safer than…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/college-breweries-when-drinking-ale-at-university-was-safer-than-sipping-tap-water22 Aug 2017: Maitland Robinson Library, Downing College. Marshall Library of Economics. Christ’s College Library. -
‘Keep it local’ approach to protecting the rainforest can be more…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/keep-it-local-approach-to-protecting-the-rainforest-can-be-more-effective-than-government-schemes12 Sep 2017: The researchers combined remote sensing data with environmental and socio-economic datasets to assess each approach, and controlled for other factors that are expected to affect deforestation and forest degradation. ... The research was supported by the -
Inaugural $100,000 Nine Dots Prize winner chosen from more than 700…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/inaugural-100000-nine-dots-prize-winner-chosen-from-more-than-700-worldwide-entries31 May 2017: They are:. Professor Diane Coyle – Professor of Economics at Manchester University, former Vice Chair of the BBC Trust and Economics Editor of the Independent. ... Professor Paul Gilroy – currently Professor of English at Kings College London, -
Multiplier effect: the African PhD students who will grow African…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/multiplier-effect-the-african-phd-students-who-will-grow-african-research21 Feb 2017: While this development mirrors Accra’s integration into the globalised city concept, accompanying this trend are social, economic, environmental and cultural costs.”. ... His long-term plan is to create an Urban Study Research Centre back in Accra, -
Mistletoe and (a large) wine: seven-fold increase in wine glass size…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mistletoe-and-a-large-wine-seven-fold-increase-in-wine-glass-size-over-300-years14 Dec 2017: Theresa Marteau. Both the types of alcoholic drink and the amount consumed in England has fluctuated over the last 300 years, largely in response to economic, legislative and social factors. -
Going underground: Cambridge digs into the history of geology with…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/going-underground-cambridge-digs-into-the-history-of-geology-with-landmark-exhibition24 Nov 2017: Whether it’s a map showing the coal fields of Lancashire in the 1830s – or revealing how this new science was used for economic and military reasons.”. -
Opinion: A rattled Saudi Arabia pivots for support to South-East Asia …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-a-rattled-saudi-arabia-pivots-for-support-to-south-east-asia22 Mar 2017: Economic opportunities abound. Upon arrival in Kuala Lumpur in late February, national oil and gas company Saudi Aramco signed a US$7 billion agreement with Malaysian oil company Petronas. -
Archaeologists uncover rare 2,000-year-old sundial during Roman…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/archaeologists-uncover-rare-2000-year-old-sundial-during-roman-theatre-excavation8 Nov 2017: The ongoing archaeological project at Interamna Lirenas continues to add new evidence about important aspects of the Roman civilization, stressing the high levels of connectivity and integration (political, social, economic and -
Another India exhibition gives voice to India’s most marginalised…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/another-india-exhibition-gives-voice-to-indias-most-marginalised-communities8 Mar 2017: By the mid-19th century, scholars and administrators were working through masses of linguistic, economic, ethnographic and criminological data to decode the demography of India, defining groups of people as distinctive -
Discarded History exhibition lifts the lid on 1,000 years of medieval …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/discarded-history-exhibition-lifts-the-lid-on-1000-years-of-medieval-history27 Apr 2017: The documents paint a picture of economic stability and social growth. -
Political instability and weak governance lead to loss of species,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/political-instability-and-weak-governance-lead-to-loss-of-species-study-finds20 Dec 2017: numbers – more so than economic growth, climate change or even surges in human population. -
Running on autopilot: scientists find important new role for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/running-on-autopilot-scientists-find-important-new-role-for-daydreaming-network23 Oct 2017: This new study supports an idea expounded upon by Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics laureate 2002, in his book Thinking, Fast and Slow, that there are two systems that -
Children with disabilities are being denied equal opportunities for a …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/children-with-disabilities-are-being-denied-equal-opportunities-for-a-quality-education-across-the13 Nov 2017: Amongst these, education is paramount as it has significant economic, social and individual returns. ... Accessing quality education can improve learning outcomes which leads to positive economic growth. -
Cambridge scientist shares world’s largest neuroscience prize for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-scientist-shares-worlds-largest-neuroscience-prize-for-research-on-the-brains-reward6 Mar 2017: This link between dopamine and prediction error was one of the spurs for an explosion of work using theoretical ideas and computational models to link artificial intelligence, economics, mathematics, engineering and ... The implications of these -
Opinion: Aliens, very strange universes and Brexit – Martin Rees |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-aliens-very-strange-universes-and-brexit-martin-rees3 Apr 2017: When science impacts on public policy, there will be elements of economics, ethics and politics where we as scientists speak only as laymen. -
Seventy years of Indian independence celebrated with summer…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/seventy-years-of-indian-independence-celebrated-with-summer-exhibitions-at-the-fitzwilliam-museum6 Jun 2017: Cultural, religious, economic and political developments are richly illustrated by the coins on show. -
Opinion: India’s militant rhino protectors are challenging…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-indias-militant-rhino-protectors-are-challenging-traditional-views-of-how-conservation-works13 Feb 2017: The country already has a population of 1.3 billion – and it aspires to both develop as a global economic powerhouse and lift its poorest people out of poverty. ... Kaziranga illustrates the dilemmas of contemporary conservation. If it is to be -
Cambridge expert jointly leads international push to reduce global…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-expert-jointly-leads-international-push-to-reduce-global-burden-of-traumatic-brain-injury7 Nov 2017: Traumatic brain injury affects huge numbers of people worldwide, with potentially serious consequences for their health and wellbeing and a major economic burden on already stretched health services. ... Traumatic brain injury affects huge numbers of -
#EarthOptimism: Recovering species must be celebrated or we risk…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/earthoptimism-recovering-species-must-be-celebrated-or-we-risk-reversing-progress20 Apr 2017: This partial recovery has already led to legalised culling of buzzards, to protect the economic interests of a shooting industry that annually releases millions of non-native game birds into the -
Massive projected increase in use of antimicrobials in animals could…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/massive-projected-increase-in-use-of-antimicrobials-in-animals-could-lead-to-widespread28 Sep 2017: by 60% without affecting livestock-related economic development in low-income countries. -
Living in a poor area increases the risk of anxiety in women, but not …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/living-in-a-poor-area-increases-the-risk-of-anxiety-in-women-but-not-in-men5 May 2017: This is particularly important at a time of scarce economic and health-related resources.”. -
Opinion: We could soon face a robot crimewave … the law needs to be…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-we-could-soon-face-a-robot-crimewave-the-law-needs-to-be-ready16 Apr 2017: To varying extents, companies are endowed with legal personhood, too. It grants them certain economic and legal rights, but more importantly it also confers responsibilities on them. -
Major funding for new crop sciences research centre that will be…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/major-funding-for-new-crop-sciences-research-centre-that-will-be-centrepiece-of-industrial10 Jul 2017: The delivery of both public goods and economic growth is an essential agenda for today’s plant scientists, with the need to produce sufficient healthy nutritious food without harming the environment -
Opinion: Robots and AI could soon have feelings, hopes and rights ……
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-robots-and-ai-could-soon-have-feelings-hopes-and-rights-we-must-prepare-for-the-reckoning28 Feb 2017: universal basic income as a strategy to minimise the economic effects of mass automation of entire economic sectors. ... and economic foundations on which they are premised are truly suited to addressing the world as it will be, not as it once was. -
Database protecting UK migrants in EU from Brexit ‘misinformation’ to …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/database-protecting-uk-migrants-in-eu-from-brexit-misinformation-to-be-built-by-cambridge22 Feb 2017: The research, funded by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), will take place over the next six weeks. -
No evidence to support claims that telephone consultations reduce GP…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/no-evidence-to-support-claims-that-telephone-consultations-reduce-gp-workload-or-hospital-referrals27 Sep 2017: The results of the evaluation, which looked at data sources including GP and hospital records, patient surveys and economic analyses, are published today in The BMJ.
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