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Aboriginal Australians were first explorers | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/aboriginal-australians-were-first-explorers22 Sep 2011: The ground-breaking study used a single lock of hair from the Duckworth Collection at the University of Cambridge. It shows that the direct ancestors of modern -
Food security: your questions answered | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/food-security-your-questions-answered31 Aug 2011: Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. Prior to beginning his academic career, he was an economist in the Indian civil service. ... Collectively, they have expertise in water economics, energy systems, land-use issues and climate change mitigation. -
Bob Edwards Nobel Prize lecture comes to Cambridge | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/bob-edwards-nobel-prize-lecture-comes-to-cambridge7 Mar 2011: The Yorkshireman in him relished engagement in debate and argument.”. In 1978 Louise Brown was born, heralded as the first test tube baby. -
Will the English language ever die? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/will-the-english-language-ever-die21 Oct 2011: Globalization might have helped the supremacy of English to continue long after the fall of the British Empire but economic and technological development, trade and migration will change the ways which -
Vice-Chancellor champions the arts, humanities and social sciences |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/vice-chancellor-champions-the-arts-humanities-and-social-sciences21 Oct 2011: The current economic climate is encouraging many outside academia to assess universities’ impact in increasingly narrow, utilitarian terms, concentrating only on economic benefit or benefit to individual graduates and their employability. -
New Health Services Research Centre opens | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-health-services-research-centre-opens10 Jan 2011: We have recruited an outstanding team of researchers, with appointments at postdoctoral level in psychology, sociology, economics, statistics and public health. -
The Case for Children’s Poetry | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/the-case-for-childrens-poetry11 Oct 2011: When I received notification that I had been promoted to a personal chair, amid the rejoicing was the question – professor of what? It didn’t take me long to -
Scholarship scheme for Pakistani students launched | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/scholarship-scheme-for-pakistani-students-launched31 Mar 2011: The Higher Education Commission acts as a facilitator for institutions of higher education in Pakistan, and aims to help HE institutions there to be engines of growth for the socio-economic -
Gene that controls chronic pain identified | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gene-that-controls-chronic-pain-identified12 Sep 2011: A gene responsible for regulating chronic pain, called HCN2, has been identified by scientists at the University of Cambridge. The Biotechnology and Biological -
Addiction treatment – genes can play a part | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/addiction-treatment-genes-can-play-a-part4 Jan 2011: Professor Barry Everitt and Dr Jonathan Lee of the MRC-Wellcome Behaviour and Clinical Neuroscience Institute have shown that they can selectively impair -
Alzheimer’s test developed at Cambridge to be trialled by GPs |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/alzheimers-test-developed-at-cambridge-to-be-trialled-by-gps7 Sep 2011: Search. Search. Alzheimer’s test developed at Cambridge to be trialled by GPs. ... The test will allow GPs to triage patients presenting memory problems quickly, simply and accurately. -
Graphene: the future in a pencil trace | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/graphene-the-future-in-a-pencil-trace24 Nov 2011: Our program will put Europe firmly at the heart of the process, with a manifold return on the investment of 1 billion Euros, both in terms of technological innovation and economic -
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 study’s lead author, Professor Felicia Huppert of the -
Preventing poor children from becoming poor adults | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/preventing-poor-children-from-becoming-poor-adults2 Mar 2011: Each talk aims to give audiences the opportunity to hear from, and question, leading public figures about some of the most pressing issues affecting the political and economic life of the -
Vice-Chancellor on the importance of the Humanities | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/vice-chancellor-on-the-importance-of-the-humanities1 Jul 2011: He discussed the issue of Impact, arguing that the arts and humanities have far more economic and cultural impact than they are credited with. -
Endangered languages database launched online | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/endangered-languages-database-launched-online10 Jan 2011: In most cases, their disappearance is a by-product of globalisation, or rapid social and economic change. -
Celebrating St Patrick's Day | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/celebrating-st-patricks-day17 Mar 2011: She has a particular interest in the social and economic structure of rural communities, especially in their use of land. ... Recent research on Spain has given her work an added comparative dimension and a productive parallel analysis of the Irish and -
Downton Abbey: a national love affair? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/downton-abbey-a-national-love-affair15 Sep 2011: After a brief dip in numbers during the First World War, the economic depression of the 1920s and 1930s forced more women back into service, aided by hostile government benefits policies -
Immune interaction optimises foetal nourishment during pregnancy |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/immune-interaction-optimises-foetal-nourishment-during-pregnancy8 Feb 2011: What is most exciting, is that by revealing the similarities between human and mouse immunology of pregnancy, the [teams] lay new foundation for using mouse genetics to test new ideas and ... What is most exciting," Colucci says, "is that by revealing -
Pioneering Cambridge Campaign reaches record US$2 billion |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/pioneering-cambridge-campaign-reaches-record-us2-billion18 Nov 2011: Bill Janeway, Co-Chairman of the Campaign Board and Senior Advisor to Warburg Pincus, said: “In a time of economic challenge and global competition, the case for philanthropy and fundraising to -
New York, unplugged: a day without words | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/new-york-unplugged-a-day-without-words2 Nov 2011: But one freezing January day I resolved to put to the test what Roland Barthes called the “degree zero” of writing. -
South Asian studies in the age of globalisation | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/south-asian-studies-in-the-age-of-globalisation17 Mar 2011: It has also recently become the base for a new MPhil in Modern South Asian studies, which ranges from business management and development economics, through history and politics to the study ... This large-scale study, which was carried out in -
Mother tongue comes from your prehistoric father | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mother-tongue-comes-from-your-prehistoric-father9 Sep 2011: We’re very grateful to all those thousands of people across the world who participated in our DNA ancestry tests and thereby contributed to our research.”. -
The new face of human–computer interactions | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-new-face-of-human-computer-interactions18 Mar 2011: When humans talk to each other they communicate in far greater ways than simply speaking. The way that they speak matters – their facial expressions, tone of -
Clean correction of a patient’s genetic mutation | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/clean-correction-of-a-patients-genetic-mutation13 Oct 2011: both test tube and mouse experiments. -
Diagnosed autism is more common in an IT-rich region | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/diagnosed-autism-is-more-common-in-an-it-rich-region20 Jun 2011: Rosa Hoekstra added: “We need to conduct a follow-up study to validate the diagnoses and to test the alternative explanations for the elevated rate of autism in Eindhoven, including the -
What shape will universities take in the future? | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/what-shape-will-universities-take-in-the-future28 Jun 2011: Children born this year will enter university in or around 2030. The offspring of children born this year will arrive at university-age in the middle of the -
CRASSH: convener and gateway to the humanities | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/crassh-convener-and-gateway-to-the-humanities17 Mar 2011: Our postdoctoral and early career fellows this year are working on projects that span terror and terrorism, complex simplicity in architecture, educational innovation and the economics of infectious diseases. -
Global business leaders issue urgent call to action on climate change …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/global-business-leaders-issue-urgent-call-to-action-on-climate-change20 Oct 2011: Climate change threatens to ‘undermine global prosperity and inflict significant social, economic and environmental costs on the world’, according to a global coalition of companies who today issued an urgent call ... In spite of the unfavourable -
Is there any such thing as the female brain? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/is-there-any-such-thing-as-the-female-brain22 Jun 2011: Pop into any stationery shop and you will see racks of greetings cards poking fun at human behaviour. Women don’t have a sense of direction and can’t read -
Possible tool to help cocaine users kick the habit | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/possible-tool-to-help-cocaine-users-kick-the-habit6 Oct 2011: Unlike heroin users who may benefit from methadone when attempting to quit, there is currently no medication which has proven to be an effective tool in -
Kaiser, Reich and the making of modern Germany | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/kaiser-reich-and-the-making-of-modern-germany1 Dec 2011: The result was a 300-year period of evolution. Maximilian's changes were just the first of different phases of reform which usually emerged because of religious differences, economic problems, social -
Whistleblowers, zombies… and how to stay out of prison | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/whistleblowers-zombies-and-how-to-stay-out-of-prison13 Jul 2011: Those three themes form the backbone of this year’s Festival of Ideas at the University of Cambridge - the UK’s only arts, humanities and social sciences -
Women’s brains are hardwired differently to men, or are they? |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/womens-brains-are-hardwired-differently-to-men-or-are-they16 Mar 2011: ‘Is there a female brain?’ will be led by Melissa Hines, Professor of Psychology at the University of Cambridge. Discussion will also be opened up to the -
Serotonin levels affect the brain’s response to anger | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/serotonin-levels-affect-the-brains-response-to-anger15 Sep 2011: Fluctuations of serotonin levels in the brain, which often occur when someone hasn’t eaten or is stressed, affects brain regions that enable people to regulate -
Children’s literature an escape from the adult world | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/childrens-literature-an-escape-from-the-adult-world24 Sep 2011: Dr Louise Joy is speaking at this year’s Festival of Ideas at Cambridge – the UK’s only festival covering the arts, humanities and social sciences – which -
New ways to reduce bullying and youth violence | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-ways-to-reduce-bullying-and-youth-violence5 Jul 2011: Lucca is a picturesque town in Tuscany, known for its intact town walls and picturesque centre. But while its ancient ramparts symbolise an ancient technique -
Abnormal brain structure linked to chronic cocaine abuse | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/abnormal-brain-structure-linked-to-chronic-cocaine-abuse21 Jun 2011: Researchers at the University of Cambridge have identified abnormal brain structures in the frontal lobe of cocaine users’ brains which are linked to their -
Cambridge spin-outs recognised at European entrepreneurship awards |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-spin-outs-recognised-at-european-entrepreneurship-awards9 Feb 2011: Its first product, VeriPsych, is the first and only blood test to aid psychiatrists in the diagnosis of recent-onset schizophrenia. -
Predictive modelling of plant growth for food and fuel | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/predictive-modelling-of-plant-growth-for-food-and-fuel4 Jul 2011: The scientists can already model many aspects of plant development and then test if the hypotheses about plant behaviour are correct. -
New test could help thousands of patients with high blood pressure |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-test-could-help-thousands-of-patients-with-high-blood-pressure30 Nov 2011: Search. Search. New test could help thousands of patients with high blood pressure. ... Chris Wood, 56, who was diagnosed as having Conn’s syndrome by the new test, said: “When I had blood tests before, the results were never clear. -
Artificial pancreas promise for common diabetes complication |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificial-pancreas-promise-for-common-diabetes-complication15 Apr 2011: We now need to see an extension of this study, one which tests larger numbers of people, and then take it out of the hospital and in to the home setting.”. -
School background is not a factor in Cambridge degree success |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/school-background-is-not-a-factor-in-cambridge-degree-success5 Apr 2011: A Levels and GCSEs, aptitude tests, school background and gender were all considered. -
For lust of knowing what should not be known | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/for-lust-of-knowing-what-should-not-be-known12 Nov 2011: Her intelligence, however, was evident: when she was given an IQ test, she came out top of the MENSA scale. -
Expanded support programme will boost growth in Eastern region |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/expanded-support-programme-will-boost-growth-in-eastern-region10 Jan 2011: This agreement signals the faith we have in the Eastern region to deliver economic growth from our exceptionally strong science and technology base. ... This agreement signals the faith we have in the Eastern region to deliver economic growth from our -
Stem cell study could aid motor neurone disease research | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/stem-cell-study-could-aid-motor-neurone-disease-research14 Mar 2011: A team from the Universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh and Cardiff has created a range of motor neurons - nerves cells that send messages from the brain and -
How flowers use a touch of bling to woo the bees | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/how-flowers-use-a-touch-of-bling-to-woo-the-bees4 Jul 2011: Visitors to Science Live will be able to test their skills in a specially-devised “Nanoblocks” game which will allow them to design their own nanostructure and see what colours it -
Drug side effect linked with increased health risks for over 65s |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/drug-side-effect-linked-with-increased-health-risks-for-over-65s24 Jun 2011: Participants taking drugs with a combined ACB of five or more scored more than four per cent lower in a cognitive function test than those taking no anticholinergic medications – confirming evidence -
Transporter 5: solving an ancient mystery of the cell | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/transporter-5-solving-an-ancient-mystery-of-the-cell14 Nov 2011: The people who work there call it the Titanic. The Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, a shiny building with funnel-like air vents on the Addenbrooke’s -
Apple shaped obesity as bad for heart as other obesity | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/apple-shaped-obesity-as-bad-for-heart-as-other-obesity21 Mar 2011: But discriminating which overweight individuals without current risk factors for cardiovascular disease will go on to develop those risk factors, and ultimately clinical cardiovascular disease, remains a challenge-here, blood tests
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