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REPORT Global Satisfaction with Democracy 2020 This report was ...
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/report2020_003.pdf25 Feb 2020: The Anglo-Saxon Democracies. 18Europe. 22Latin America. 28Sub-Saharan Africa. 34Northeast Asia. 37The Middle East. ... xx.Methodology V: Detrending the Economic Cycle 56. Global Satisfaction with Democracy Report 2020. -
Tales from the edge of modern fertilities
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/fertilityfutures15 Dec 2020: Combined with fertility demands for same-sex couples, it’s a market set to increase – and one likely to stay strong in economic downturns. ... There’s a long tradition of doulas in Britain, often considered something for the middle-classes, but -
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 -
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: These essential workers now find themselves excluded from formal job opportunities and sliding into poverty in host communities in the Middle East and Europe.”. ... The World Health Organisation estimates a shortfall of 18 million health workers to -
Long-term strategies to control COVID-19 pandemic must treat health…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/long-term-strategies-to-control-covid-19-pandemic-must-treat-health-and-economy-as-equally-important13 Jul 2020: However, they have often come with tremendous negative social, economic and psychological effects. ... Pakistan conducts only 0.09 tests daily per 1,000 individuals compared to 0.52 in France. -
Horizons
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/horizons_issue_40.pdf19 Nov 2020: As a cohort we discussed whether it was possible to rethink the whole paradigm of economics. ... Dr Naures AttoFaculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studiesna384@cam.ac.uk. Words Tom Almeroth-Williams. -
Projects funded through the Public Engagement Starter Fund |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/public-engagement/information-for-staff-and-students/public-engagement-starter-fund/projects-funded-through-the-public-engagement-starter-fund5 Mar 2020: The project is targeted at communicating cutting-edge science related to women's health, and raising awareness on ovarian cancer, pre-eclampsia, smear tests, HPV vaccinations etc. ... 2019. Dr Teresa Perez. Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. £1492. -
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: A child in the 50th centile would be exactly at the middle of the distribution. ... This effect was independent of children’s age, gender and family socio-economic status.”. -
Reports and Financial Statements 2020 Polar Sciences, PhD candidate,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/university_of_cambridge_group_annual_reports_2019-20.pdf15 Dec 2020: on all aspects of society from mental health to education. and economics to working practices. ... time of 2.6 hours compared with 26.4 hours for standard. laboratory tests. Results that match 2 of 3 words
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The student linguist who started a pro-refugee fashion revolution
https://www.cam.ac.uk/this-cambridge-life/tiara-sahar-ataii9 Nov 2020: I decided to study Modern and Medieval languages with Arabic and Middle Eastern studies. ... instead of a stance we adopt when it also suits our political and economic interests. -
United we stand, divided we fall
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/coylecovid25 Mar 2020: Above all, an economic downturn leading to sustained loss of income means people’s mental and physical health will deteriorate. ... She is heading research in the fields of public policy economics, technology, industrial strategy and global inequality. -
1 Divestment: Advantages and Disadvantages for the University of ...
https://www.cam.ac.uk/sites/www.cam.ac.uk/files/sm6_divestment_report.pdf16 Sep 2020: that economics now favours renewable energy in most countries, meaning there is a sizable. -
(When) are you going to have children?
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/havechildren1 Dec 2020: Another societal factor influencing reproductive choices was the rise of the British professional middle classes in the late 19th century,” says Szreter. ... A population with lots of old people and not enough working-age people creates economic -
Cambridge academics elected to British Academy fellowship |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-academics-elected-to-british-academy-fellowship-202027 Jul 2020: Timothy Whitmarsh. They are among 86 distinguished scholars to be elected to the fellowship in recognition of their work in the fields of law, economics, Middle Eastern studies, geography, history of ... Professor Giancarlo Corsetti (Faculty of Economics; -
Global dissatisfaction with democracy at a record high
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/dissatisfactiondemocracy29 Jan 2020: In fact, researchers found that across the planet – from Europe to Africa, as well as Asia, Australasia, both Americas and the Middle East – the share of individuals who say they are ... Dr Roberto Foa. The research team found that shifts in -
The 'P' word
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/plastic16 Jan 2020: Thailand uses a staggering amount of single-use plastics every day, but its waste management system lags far behind its economic advances,” she explains. ... It’s mottainai,” says anthropologist Dr Brigitte Steger, from the Faculty of Asian and -
Socio-economic status predicts UK boys’ development of essential…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/socio-economic-status-predicts-uk-boys-development-of-essential-thinking-skills21 Jul 2020: Search. Search. Socio-economic status predicts UK boys’ development of essential thinking skills. ... The participants completed computer-based thinking games to test their executive functions, and various mathematical tests to assess numeracy. -
COVID-19: What to expect from a vaccine
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/covid19vaccine11 Sep 2020: In many ways the consideration of health and economics form the two extremes of a risk assessment of how to manage the outbreak and minimise the impact. ... WHAT NEXT? We are now right in the middle of watching the development of new vaccines in real time -
Vice-Chancellor’s awards showcase impact and engagement during the…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/vice-chancellors-awards-showcase-impact-and-engagement-during-the-pandemic5 Oct 2020: These awards celebrate research that best demonstrates social, cultural and economic impact through engagement. ... the potential to create significant economic, social and cultural impact from and engagement with and for research. -
Gates Cambridge Class of 2020
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/gates202015 Apr 2020: in economic development. ... Kumar, who worked as a software engineer at Uber for three years before doing his master's in Cambridge, is in the middle of medical training in the US where he -
‘Wild West’ mentality lingers in US mountain regions | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wild-west-mentality-lingers-in-us-mountain-regions7 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 -
COVID-19 The long view
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/covid19-the-long-view22 May 2020: Today in rich and middle income countries most deaths occur amongst the elderly, while deaths in infancy and childhood are increasingly rare. ... Credit:The improvement in life expectancy. Despite ongoing urbanisation overall life expectancies began to -
‘Pill on a string’ test to transform oesophageal cancer diagnosis |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pill-on-a-string-test-to-transform-oesophageal-cancer-diagnosis30 Jul 2020: order to help identify priority cases with suspected cancer who need further tests urgently. ... The researchers are currently putting the Cytosponge test through an economic evaluation and hope that it will be rolled out within GP practices within three -
Human embryo-like model created from human stem cells
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/human-embryo-like-model-from-human-stem-cells11 Jun 2020: Understanding these processes holds potential to reveal the causes of human birth defects and diseases, and to develop tests for these in pregnant women. ... A growing human gastruloid at 24 hours (left), 48 hours (middle) and 72 hours (right). -
Tackling COVID-19: Professor James Wood | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tackling-covid-19-professor-james-wood28 May 2020: There is an almost total lack of necessary health infrastructure in low and middle-income countries. ... A new rapid COVID-19 test came from a Cambridge spinout. Colleagues in the Department of Engineering have been working to improve access to -
Women bear brunt of coronavirus economic shutdown in UK and US |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-bear-brunt-of-coronavirus-economic-shutdown-in-uk-and-us21 Apr 2020: Search. Search. Women bear brunt of coronavirus economic shutdown in UK and US. ... published as a working paper through the University of Cambridge Institute for New Economic Thinking:. -
Cambridge launches Regulatory Genome Project | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-launches-regulatory-genome-project21 Dec 2020: The Regulatory Genome Project combines the University’s research with its convening influence to deliver societal and economic impact with the potential to be global, transformational and enduring,” said Professor Eilís -
UK and US firms ‘lag’ in race to commercialise COVID-19 diagnostic…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/uk-and-us-firms-lag-in-race-to-commercialise-covid-19-diagnostic-tests22 Apr 2020: The region is also ahead when it comes to commercialising COVID-19 tests. ... He points out that the ‘CE-mark’ – indicating a test complies with EU regulations – is self-certified by nearly all types of diagnostic tests manufacturers: the firm -
Younger workers hit harder by coronavirus economic shock in UK and US …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/younger-workers-hit-harder-by-coronavirus-economic-shock-in-uk-and-us3 Apr 2020: Research. Younger workers hit harder by coronavirus economic shock in UK and US.. ... Listen to Dr Chris Rauh and Dr Meredith Crowley from the Faculty of Economics discuss the economic implications of COVID-19 with Dr Rob Doubleday from the University's -
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-linden14 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 -
Playtime with Dad may improve children’s self-control | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/playtime-with-dad-may-improve-childrens-self-control30 Jun 2020: The study also found some evidence that father-child play gradually increases through early childhood, then decreases during ‘middle childhood’ (ages 6 to 12). -
Cambridge engineers recognised with awards for pandemic service |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-engineers-recognised-with-awards-for-pandemic-service17 Aug 2020: Open Ventilator System Initiative. The team behind the Open Ventilator System Initiative was recognised for their development of a high-performance ventilator for manufacture in low and middle-income countries that ... clinicians in areas such as -
Open-source ventilator designed by Cambridge team for use in low- and …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/open-source-ventilator-designed-by-cambridge-team-for-use-in-low-and-middle-income-countries20 Apr 2020: Search. Search. Open-source ventilator designed by Cambridge team for use in low- and middle-income countries. ... Research. Open-source ventilator designed by Cambridge team for use in low- and middle-income countries.. -
Surging numbers of first-generation learners at risk of being left…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/surging-numbers-of-first-generation-learners-at-risk-of-being-left-behind-in-education-systems21 May 2020: For example: the research compiled the start-of-year test scores of students in Grades 7 and 8. ... These were standardised (or ‘scaled’) so that 500 represented a mean test score. -
Scriptures rarely a significant motivating factor behind violence,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scriptures-rarely-a-significant-motivating-factor-behind-violence-say-researchers1 Sep 2020: Julia Snyder. When acts of violence are reported in London, New York, or the Middle East, people often wonder what role religion might have played. ... Clearing up misunderstandings about these issues will help overcome existing divisions within society, -
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 -
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-says24 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. -
Open-source toolkit helps developing countries meet demand for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/open-source-toolkit-helps-developing-countries-meet-demand-for-covid-19-research-and-diagnostics8 Dec 2020: These enzymes are also useful for tests like LAMP, which is faster and simpler than RT-qPCR and is rapidly being adopted by more labs. ... Control DNA is also included in the toolkit to validate that tests will specifically detect SARS-CoV-2 but not -
School segregation by wealth is creating unequal learning outcomes…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/school-segregation-by-wealth-is-creating-unequal-learning-outcomes-for-children-in-the-global-south27 May 2020: worse in basic literacy and numeracy tests than those from more affluent backgrounds. ... Importantly, in cases where children from the wealthiest 20% and poorest 20% of families attended the same school, there was almost no difference in their test -
Cambridge-designed curriculum teaches schoolchildren about water…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-designed-curriculum-teaches-schoolchildren-about-water-scarcity-and-climate-activism17 Jan 2020: Development (DFID), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). ... Funding was also provided by the University of Cambridge’s Economic and Social Research Council Impact Acceleration Account. -
Whiteness of AI erases people of colour from our ‘imagined futures’,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/whiteness-of-ai-erases-people-of-colour-from-our-imagined-futures-researchers-argue6 Aug 2020: One of the most common interactions with AI technology is through virtual assistants in devices such as smartphones, which talk in standard White middle-class English,” said Dihal. -
‘Spill-over’ effects show hidden value of prioritising education of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/spill-over-effects-show-hidden-value-of-prioritising-education-of-poorest-children-and-marginalised20 Nov 2020: Impact was calculated by comparing the English test scores of children from 81 randomly-selected CAMFED-supported schools with children from 60 control schools that received no support. ... The improvement in English test scores among girls receiving -
Rolling 50/30 day cycle of lockdown and relaxation could be a useful…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/rolling-5030-day-cycle-of-lockdown-and-relaxation-could-be-a-useful-option-for-managing-covid-1920 May 2020: An alternative approach may be to alternate stricter measures with intervals of relaxed social distancing (with measures of effective “test-contact trace-isolate” and shielding of the vulnerable kept in place). ... However, it is unclear what the -
Cambridge-developed SARS-CoV-2 vaccine receives £1.9million from UK…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-developed-sars-cov-2-vaccine-receives-ps19million-from-uk-government-for-clinical-trial26 Aug 2020: This makes transport and storage much more straightforward – which is particularly important in low- and middle-income countries where the infrastructure to make this possible can be costly. ... It is especially exciting that the clinical trial will -
‘Terrible twos’ not inevitable: with engaged parenting, happy babies…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/terrible-twos-not-inevitable-with-engaged-parenting-happy-babies-can-become-happy-toddlers6 May 2020: Simple tasks were used to test the level of autonomy support parents gave to their child. ... This research was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the National Science Foundation and the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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