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Japanese Ambassador to speak at Clare Hall | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/japanese-ambassador-to-speak-at-clare-hall18 Sep 2006: Mr Nogami will be giving a talk on 23 September about Japanese Diplomacy, focusing on Japan’s relationship with the Middle East and East Asia, as well as Anglo-Japanese relations. ... The seminar has been organised by the Japanese External Trade -
The crisis of shareholder primacy | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/the-crisis-of-shareholder-primacy19 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. -
The Chancellor visits the University | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-chancellor-visits-the-university22 Jun 2010: Peace Talks, United States Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (Doctor of Law). ... of Sociology and Academic Governor, The London School of Economics and Political Sciences. -
Cambridge Enterprise celebrates a year of innovation and economic…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-enterprise-celebrates-a-year-of-innovation-and-economic-growth5 Jul 2023: Cambridge Enterprise’s contribution to the UK economy through innovation is part of the wider financial impact of the University of Cambridge – which, according to a recent London Economics report, contributes ... A new Commercialisation of Research -
Foresters bring Cambridge 'water curriculum' to Indian…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/foresters-bring-cambridge-water-curriculum-to-indian-himalayas29 Jun 2023: 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. -
Cambridge University asks ‘What's your big idea?’ | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-university-asks-whats-your-big-idea27 Feb 2009: At last year's Festival, academics fielded questions on the Nazis, myths about the Celts and Anglo-Saxons, whether Facebook can build friendships and what's the point of economics among ... from music to modern languages to economics. -
Gardeners and carpenters: the ‘skill’ of parenting | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/gardeners-and-carpenters-the-skill-of-parenting8 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 -
Tuning into the melody of speech | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/tuning-into-the-melody-of-speech15 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 -
IMF loans “strongly linked” to tuberculosis | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/imf-loans-strongly-linked-to-tuberculosis22 Jul 2008: IMF lending programmes demand that countries meet strict economic targets as a condition of the loans. ... The International Monetary Fund has argued that their goal is to boost economic growth and that 'wealthier is healthier'," added King. -
Getting the true measure of pregnancy | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/getting-the-true-measure-of-pregnancy12 Jun 2014: We now know that ultrasound actually performs very well compared with screening tests used in other areas of medicine. ... When we have refined our screening test, a next step may be large-scale trials of screening. -
Migration: Britain’s hospitable past | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/migration-britains-hospitable-past10 Feb 2014: A global trend to legislate for immigration restriction began in the middle decades of the 19th century. ... For others, a moral and political principle of freedom of movement accompanied this more expedient economic rationale. -
Challenging crime: Institute of Criminology | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/challenging-crime-institute-of-criminology1 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 -
A new educational initiative – Roots – makes music a priority |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/a-new-educational-initiative-roots-makes-music-a-priority25 Mar 2019: Dr Sam Barrett. Cambridgeshire secondary school pupils had the chance to put into practice their new singing talents – from music from the Middle Ages through to the present day – at -
You Are What You Listen To | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/you-are-what-you-listen-to21 Aug 2009: All six styles were deemed associable with middle class people. The study suggests that while these stereotypes may not be true, they do mean that people are making very clear statements -
Dementia – a 21st century challenge | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/dementia-a-21st-century-challenge31 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 -
Translating research into healthy lives | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/translating-research-into-healthy-lives1 May 2008: Funding was provided under the umbrella of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC), a partnership of funders led by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and including the MRC, which -
Personality test to explore rules of attraction | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/personality-test-to-explore-rules-of-attraction30 Jul 2010: Search. Search. Personality test to explore rules of attraction. Research. Personality test to explore rules of attraction.. ... One of the reasons for this is that many studies of personality have focused on young, middle class and white people. -
Research on the front line | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/research-on-the-front-line11 Mar 2011: Regional and comparative politics figure strongly, with particular strengths on Europe, Russia, parts of the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and South East Asia. ... International and comparative political economy is another active area, and is -
Research reveals how elephants 'see' the world | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/research-reveals-how-elephants-see-the-world28 Aug 2013: research, education programming and international collaborations, was designed in partnership with and co-authored by 12-14 year-old students from a middle school in New York. ... Think Elephants aimed to test elephants on this because they are a wild, -
Reports on primary education released today | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/reports-on-primary-education-released-today29 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, -
Poisons, plants and Palaeolithic hunters | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/poisons-plants-and-palaeolithic-hunters21 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. -
Choices and Responsibility | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/notices/news/choices-and-responsibility1 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, -
Honorary degree 2010 nominations announced | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/honorary-degree-2010-nominations-announced15 Mar 2010: the Northern Ireland Peace Talks, United States Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (Doctor of Law). ... of Sociology and Academic Governor, The London School of Economics and Political Sciences. -
How can education be truly transformative? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-can-education-be-truly-transformative14 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 -
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-crowd1 Feb 2024: The researchers hope that their conjecture regarding the role of communication will stimulate field research to test the hypothesis. -
GPS backpacks reveal sheep flocking strategy | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gps-backpacks-reveal-sheep-flocking-strategy25 Jul 2012: He suggested that creatures as different as insects, fish and cattle all react to danger by moving towards the middle of their respective swarms, schools or herds. ... the flock, as well as how far each sheep was from the middle of the cluster on a second -
Keeping the lights on in Ghana | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/keeping-the-lights-on-in-ghana7 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 -
Reading the world’s oldest libraries | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/reading-the-worlds-oldest-libraries1 Nov 2010: The tablets were first used to document the economic activities of organisations of the Sumerian civilisation in southern Iraq in the late 4th millennium BC, a few centuries before the development ... However, they often produced low-quality texts. These -
Putting our House in order | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/putting-our-house-in-order25 Oct 2013: middle of the Chamber. ... I wanted to do this research to test my hypothesis that the Palladian style, so successful for country houses, was a dull subspecies of public architecture imposed on the country by -
Tiger saved by Cambridge Vet School | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tiger-saved-by-cambridge-vet-school4 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 -
New Cambridge study measures countries’ well-being | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-cambridge-study-measures-countries-well-being21 Dec 2011: The key message is that the UK government, like many around the world, now recognises that economic measures such as GDP do not provide adequate information about a society’s progress. ... The UK was near the middle in overall well-being as well as in -
The ‘flying scientist’ who chased spores | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-flying-scientist-who-chased-spores11 Feb 2015: But how to test this? “He was carrying out his studies in the 1920s and 1930s when research methodology was in its infancy,” said Horry. ... Inset image – top: Dillon Weston. Credit: John S Murray. Inset image – middle: R100 at mast in Canada. -
“If you don’t apply, you won’t get in” | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/if-you-dont-apply-you-wont-get-in21 Apr 2008: white and middle class environment. ... range of people and to put themselves to the test academically in order to become “intellectually fearless”. -
New cohort of Gates Cambridge Scholars announced | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-cohort-of-gates-cambridge-scholars-announced13 Apr 2017: He is also co-founder of Hazina, a social enterprise that aims to turn microfinance on its head by cutting out the middle man and providing an alternative credit rating for ... Ecuador. His MPhil in Conservation will develop a nature-based, evidence-led -
Can the Revolution in Kurdish Syria succeed? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/can-the-revolution-in-kurdish-syria-succeed2 Feb 2015: political parties, and the self-government in charge of economic development, healthcare, and foreign affairs. ... in fact a democratic Middle East, capable of accommodating cultural, ethnic and religious diversity through democratic confederalism. -
Manchester Police to test Cambridge “pressure points” | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/manchester-police-to-test-cambridge-pressure-points12 Jan 2010: Search. Search. Manchester Police to test Cambridge “pressure points”. Research. Manchester Police to test Cambridge “pressure points”.. ... points.". The idea is based on earlier American tests of policing crime hotspots which Professor Sherman -
23 things they don't tell you about capitalism | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/23-things-they-dont-tell-you-about-capitalism21 Mar 2011: We are in the middle of a financial crisis the end of which is not yet in sight. ... These interactions help me to take a fresh look at economic theory and how it relates to the real world.’He is also keen to bring economics to a new audience -
Crisis, what crisis? The myths and magic of middle age | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/crisis-what-crisis-the-myths-and-magic-of-middle-age14 Oct 2012: But, he argues, middle age is not part of a gradual, uncontrolled decline. ... But if you’re measuring complexity, it’s a different story. “And if you brain-scan people doing intelligence tests, middle-aged people start to use different parts of -
Minimising ‘false positives’ key to vaccinating against bovine TB |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/minimising-false-positives-key-to-vaccinating-against-bovine-tb19 Feb 2015: that test negative – rather than the efficacy of a vaccine, that is the dominant factor in determining whether vaccination can provide a protective economic benefit when used to supplement existing controls. ... 3%. However, validating a test to such a -
Can democracy meet our 21st century challenges? | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/can-democracy-meet-our-21st-century-challenges28 Jun 2012: been bad for western democracies in terms of their involvement in war, their economic policies and their ability to confront climate change. ... Glen Rangwala, Lecturer in International Politics, spoke about the outlook for democracy in the Middle East -
More than the stuff of legend | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/more-than-the-stuff-of-legend30 Mar 2011: During the Middle Ages, the region had flourishing links with China, India, South-East Asia, Persia and Arabia. ... economic. Yet its message goes further still: “The poem is both inside and outside time,” Simala writes. -
Indians and Europeans share a milky past | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/indians-and-europeans-share-a-milky-past9 Sep 2011: The team’s study may also help scientists’ understanding of evolutionary processes such as biological adaptation and how culture and economic developments affect human biology. ... Previous studies had shown that lactase persistence had evolved at -
UK falling short in cutting carbon emissions | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/uk-falling-short-in-cutting-carbon-emissions16 Feb 2007: He will join fellow experts from fields including economics, environmental policy, architecture and the arts in a series of presentations and discussions on how to confront climate change. ... What we need to ask as a society is are we serious about -
Professor Robert Edwards awarded Nobel Prize | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/professor-robert-edwards-awarded-nobel-prize4 Oct 2010: Although the first successful human test-tube fertilisation took place by 1970, research did not result in a successful pregnancy for ten years. ... backs. But in 1978, a breakthrough resulted in a healthy pregnancy and the birth of the first ever 'test -
Middle aged diabetics can die six years earlier | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/middle-aged-diabetics-can-die-six-years-earlier14 Mar 2011: Search. Search. Middle aged diabetics can die six years earlier. Research. ... Middle aged diabetics can die six years earlier.. -
North Korea: A real and present danger? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/north-korea-a-real-and-present-danger22 Oct 2010: The country is suffering economically and despite a rising middle class, there are problems with price inflation and lower living standards. ... North Korea’s economic hardships could mean there are increasing reasons they might want to trade this -
Opinion: Brexit and the importance of languages for Britain #2 |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/opinion-brexit-and-the-importance-of-languages-for-britain-27 Oct 2016: economic and cultural strengths mean that the UK will continue to attract business and investment from across the world even once we have left the EU. ... More information and advice for prospective students and teachers of Modern Languages and Asian -
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. -
Ambassador formalises Polish language agreement | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/ambassador-formalises-polish-language-agreement2 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. -
How could multilingualism benefit India’s poorest schoolchildren? |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-could-multilingualism-benefit-indias-poorest-schoolchildren20 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
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