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  2. Brain disorders cost the UK an estimated £112 billion (€134 billion)…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brain-disorders-cost-the-uk-an-estimated-ps112-billion-eu134-billion-annually-more-than-the-gdp-of
    Thumbnail for Brain disorders cost the UK an estimated £112 billion (€134 billion) annually - more than the GDP of New Zealand | University of Cambridge 25 Jul 2013: As such, the neuroscientists and clinicians who led the study are advocating for a transformation of how funding is allocated, with the focus on distributing funding according to diseases’ economic burden. ... Diseases need to be ranked according to
  3. Leading the battle to protect the Amazon | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/leading-the-battle-to-protect-the-amazon
    Thumbnail for Leading the battle to protect the Amazon | University of Cambridge 9 Jan 2013: A new forest law has just been approved, which combines environmental, economic and social issues,” he said.
  4. The world is changing: how do we respond? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/the-world-is-changing-how-do-we-respond
    Thumbnail for The world is changing: how do we respond? | University of Cambridge 1 Oct 2013: economics (see below) came together to form the Cambridge Forum for Sustainability and the Environment. ... Dr Tiago Cavalcanti (Faculty of Economics). Dr Douglas Crawford-Brown (4CMR and Dept of Land Economy).
  5. Pirate utopias: a history of digital distribution | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/pirate-utopias-a-history-of-digital-distribution
    Thumbnail for Pirate utopias: a history of digital distribution | University of Cambridge 30 Apr 2013: Indeed, the power of anonymity in the networked hive, as displayed by BitTorrent, is being increasingly embraced by political activism in the wake of economic meltdown. ... Dr James Allen-Robertson is currently based at the Cambridge-INET Institute in
  6. Family bonds: how does surrogacy impact on relationships? |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/family-bonds-how-does-surrogacy-impact-on-relationships
    Thumbnail for Family bonds: how does surrogacy impact on relationships? | University of Cambridge 8 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,
  7. 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-working
    Thumbnail for We ask the experts: is overseas aid working? | University of Cambridge 16 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
  8. Captain Cook’s Maori paddles: an artefact of encounter | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/captain-cooks-maori-paddles-an-artefact-of-encounter
    Thumbnail for Captain Cook’s Maori paddles: an artefact of encounter | University of Cambridge 22 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).
  9. Reporting from Zimbabwe: why the sanctions must be lifted |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/reporting-from-zimbabwe-why-the-sanctions-must-be-lifted
    Thumbnail for Reporting from Zimbabwe: why the sanctions must be lifted | University of Cambridge 24 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.
  10. Mongolian life stories database launched online | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mongolian-life-stories-database-launched-online
    Thumbnail for Mongolian life stories database launched online | University of Cambridge 5 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
  11. Cambridge to develop new Conservation Research Institute | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-to-develop-new-conservation-research-institute
    Thumbnail for Cambridge to develop new Conservation Research Institute | University of Cambridge 20 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.
  12. Retribution and restoration: Bosnia on trial | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/retribution-and-restoration-bosnia-on-trial
    Thumbnail for Retribution and restoration: Bosnia on trial | University of Cambridge 15 Feb 2013: The two-year research project was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. •
  13. China's "leftovers" are rejects in a man's world |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/chinas-leftovers-are-rejects-in-a-mans-world
    Thumbnail for China's "leftovers" are rejects in a man's world | University of Cambridge 28 Feb 2013: Chinese city, where parents advertise their daughters’ physical and economic attributes on billboards.
  14. 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-hard
    Thumbnail for We ask the experts: are we working too hard? | University of Cambridge 6 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.
  15. 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-india
    Thumbnail for Literacy, not income, key to improving public health in India | University of Cambridge 13 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,”
  16. 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-date
    Thumbnail for Has the nation reached its sell-by date? | University of Cambridge 9 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
  17. What impact will new technology have on tackling emissions? |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/what-impact-will-new-technology-have-on-tackling-emissions
    Thumbnail for What impact will new technology have on tackling emissions? | University of Cambridge 21 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
  18. '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-snow
    Thumbnail for 'The honour of the snow-mountains is the snow…' | University of Cambridge 31 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
  19. The (Victorian) case for a referendum on independence | University of …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-victorian-case-for-a-referendum-on-independence
    Thumbnail for The (Victorian) case for a referendum on independence | University of Cambridge 18 Dec 2013: Dicey firmly believed in both the power and economic advantages of a united nation.
  20. Fractal patterns spontaneously emerge during bacterial cell growth |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fractal-patterns-spontaneously-emerge-during-bacterial-cell-growth
    Thumbnail for Fractal patterns spontaneously emerge during bacterial cell growth | University of Cambridge 11 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
  21. ‘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-crisis
    Thumbnail for ‘Herbivore boys’ and other fault lines in Japan’s gender crisis | University of Cambridge 21 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
  22. Scrubbing up: preparing hospitals for climate change | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/scrubbing-up-preparing-hospitals-for-climate-change
    Thumbnail for Scrubbing up: preparing hospitals for climate change | University of Cambridge 13 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.
  23. David MacKay appointed Regius Professor of Engineering | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/david-mackay-appointed-regius-professor-of-engineering
    Thumbnail for David MacKay appointed Regius Professor of Engineering | University of Cambridge 28 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
  24. 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-says
    Thumbnail for When building for the future means what it says | University of Cambridge 18 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
  25. 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-reality
    Thumbnail for Graphene: Taking the wonder-stuff from dream to reality | University of Cambridge 24 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.
  26. 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-nature
    Thumbnail for A response to Methane Mischief: Misleading Commentary Published In Nature | University of Cambridge 26 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
  27. 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-politics
    Thumbnail for Reporting from Zimbabwe: a family in Bulawayo talks about politics | University of Cambridge 10 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
  28. Text and the message: Russia's early 'information age' |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/text-and-the-message-russias-early-information-age
    Thumbnail for Text and the message: Russia's early 'information age' | University of Cambridge 25 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
  29. 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-township
    Thumbnail for Reporting from Zimbabwe: a visit to Harare’s biggest township | University of Cambridge 17 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
  30. 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-history
    Thumbnail for Historic rivals join forces to save 1,000 years of Jewish history | University of Cambridge 15 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
  31. 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-records
    Thumbnail for Cambridge’s criminal past revealed in centuries-old court records | University of Cambridge 30 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
  32. Harnessing the power of research to benefit developing countries |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/harnessing-the-power-of-research-to-benefit-developing-countries
    Thumbnail for Harnessing the power of research to benefit developing countries | University of Cambridge 25 Apr 2013: infectious disease and health economics and policy.
  33. 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-today
    Thumbnail for What is it really like to work in scientific research today? | University of Cambridge 12 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
  34. 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-data
    Thumbnail for Getting schooled in the ‘noise’: learning about learning using big data | University of Cambridge 30 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
  35. 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-answer
    Thumbnail for How to ask the question and what to do with the answer | University of Cambridge 25 Feb 2013: Among the new POLIS projects is simultaneous polling across the USA, UK and China to research public perceptions of economic confidence.
  36. “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-saving
    Thumbnail for “Nudity does not liberate me and I do not need saving” | University of Cambridge 26 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.
  37. 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-production
    Thumbnail for How do smallholder farmers fit into the big picture of world food production? | University of Cambridge 22 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
  38. 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-project
    Thumbnail for Female conversion to Islam in Britain examined in unique research project | University of Cambridge 17 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
  39. 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-border
    Thumbnail for Life on the divide: the Buriad people and the world’s longest border | University of Cambridge 7 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.
  40. 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-town
    Thumbnail for Buried Roman theatre sets the stage for new understanding of ancient town | University of Cambridge 20 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.”.
  41. 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-elderly
    Thumbnail for Meals for one: how eating alone affects the health of the elderly | University of Cambridge 19 Oct 2013: Her research focuses on the collective of social and economic factors influencing diet and obesity in British older women and men.
  42. 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-millions
    Thumbnail for Digital records could expose intimate details and personality traits of millions | University of Cambridge 11 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.
  43. 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-people
    Thumbnail for Playing croquet with the examiner: “he was much like other people” | University of Cambridge 26 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
  44. 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-technologies
    Thumbnail for Europe pledges one billion euros on graphene as platform for emerging technologies | University of Cambridge 28 Jan 2013: The hope is that, in the future, it will revolutionize industries and stimulate economic growth.
  45. 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-encounters
    Thumbnail for Comm’portez vous? What phrase books tell us about our past encounters | University of Cambridge 6 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
  46. 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-public
    Thumbnail for Inside the landslide: Thatcher's personal papers for 1983 opened to the public | University of Cambridge 10 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.
  47. 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-industry
    Thumbnail for New Centre will bring together frontier physics research and the needs of industry | University of Cambridge 6 Jun 2013: economic dynamism Britain needs, using public money to secure private investment so our world-class science also delivers jobs and growth.”.
  48. 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-and
    Thumbnail for Cambridge awarded major EPSRC funding for doctoral centres to train tomorrow’s engineers and scientists | University of Cambridge 22 Nov 2013: to be crucial to the country’s economic growth.
  49. 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-vulnerable
    Thumbnail for We ask the experts: does society really care about the old and the vulnerable? | University of Cambridge 28 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.
  50. 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-major
    Thumbnail for Scientists highlight the resurrection of extinct animals as both a strong possibility and a major potential conservation issue | University of Cambridge 23 Dec 2013: Resurrection of several extinct species, the increasingly accelerated loss of wild rhinoceroses and a disastrous financial response to unburnable carbon are
  51. 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-chamber
    Thumbnail for Advice for freshers in 1660: "Goe not a gadding and gossiping from Chamber to Chamber..." | University of Cambridge 26 Sep 2013: The 17th century was a period of political and economic unrest: the English Civil War tore communities apart.

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