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  2. Cambridge academics listed in Queen's Birthday Honours |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-academics-listed-in-queens-birthday-honours
    Thumbnail for Cambridge academics listed in Queen's Birthday Honours | University of Cambridge 16 Jun 2012: Professor David Newbery, Emeritus Professor at the Faculty of Economics, is appointed CBE for services to economics. ... Newbery began lecturing at the Faculty in 1966, and was director of studies in Churchill College until he became Professor of Applied
  3. Building our capacity to endure | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/building-our-capacity-to-endure
    Thumbnail for Building our capacity to endure | University of Cambridge 13 Apr 2012: In the Centre, our research seeks to grapple with the many facets and multi-disciplinary nature of sustainable development, embracing and addressing social, economic and environmental aspects together and in their
  4. Confronting global challenges at Hay | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/confronting-global-challenges-at-hay
    Thumbnail for Confronting global challenges at Hay | University of Cambridge 10 Apr 2012: Crime prevention is often driven by emotion rather than objective consideration of the facts, especially effectiveness tests.
  5. Schools Liaison Officer Diary: Queens' JCR Roadshow | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/schools-liaison-officer-diary-queens-jcr-roadshow
    Thumbnail for Schools Liaison Officer Diary: Queens' JCR Roadshow | University of Cambridge 30 Apr 2012: Economics). Many personal anecdotes were relayed to attentive audiences at 17 schools throughout the county, including details of interviews, lectures, supervisions, free dinners with college parents, free drinks with the Law ... Maria McElroy, SLO,
  6. Can Hollande live up to expectations? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/can-hollande-live-up-to-expectations
    Thumbnail for Can Hollande live up to expectations? | University of Cambridge 18 May 2012: They want some sort of miracle: the end of austerity, economic growth, a return to normal. ... Recently he has been concerned with the history of the cultural, economic and political relationship between France and Britain from the end of the 17th
  7. Aesop’s Fable unlocks how we think | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/aesops-fable-unlocks-how-we-think
    Thumbnail for Aesop’s Fable unlocks how we think | University of Cambridge 26 Jul 2012: Lucy Cheke, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Experimental Psychology, expanded Aesop’s fable into three tasks of varying complexity
  8. Ants aquaplaning on a pitcher plant | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ants-aquaplaning-on-a-pitcher-plant
    Thumbnail for Ants aquaplaning on a pitcher plant | University of Cambridge 19 Dec 2012: However, the Cambridge researchers observed that the hairs on the inside of Heliamphora nutans pitcher plants were highly wettable, prompting them to test whether this phenomenon is related to the trapping
  9. Wiping memories to tackle alcoholism | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wiping-memories-to-tackle-alcoholism
    Thumbnail for Wiping memories to tackle alcoholism | University of Cambridge 12 Mar 2012: Researchers at the University of Cambridge believe connections developed in the brain between the ‘drug high’ of alcohol and the situations in which it’s used
  10. Solar-grade silicon at low cost | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-grade-silicon-at-low-cost
    Thumbnail for Solar-grade silicon at low cost | University of Cambridge 18 Apr 2012: This should facilitate the transition to a commercial ‘process’." Based on the results of an independent economic survey, he believes that the process will drive down the cost of manufacturing
  11. Brain cells created from patients’ skin cells | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brain-cells-created-from-patients-skin-cells
    Thumbnail for Brain cells created from patients’ skin cells | University of Cambridge 6 Feb 2012: This will give them previously impossible insight, allowing them to both watch the diseases develop in real time and also develop and test new drugs to stop the diseases progressing.
  12. Falklands/Malvinas: A national cause | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/falklandsmalvinas-a-national-cause
    Thumbnail for Falklands/Malvinas: A national cause | University of Cambridge 7 Jun 2012: Offshore oil reserves have aroused new economic possibilities in the region, but the islands’ main industries remain sheep farming, fishing and tourism.
  13. White House veteran warns of gathering storm | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/white-house-veteran-warns-of-gathering-storm
    Thumbnail for White House veteran warns of gathering storm | University of Cambridge 1 Nov 2012: What concerns me is the great separation between these two spheres – that while we have important economic links, our security objectives are becoming increasingly divergent.”. ... not to the dire economic circumstances of his election in November
  14. Bookings open for Cambridge Festival of Ideas | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/bookings-open-for-cambridge-festival-of-ideas
    Thumbnail for Bookings open for Cambridge Festival of Ideas | University of Cambridge 12 Sep 2012: bomb of Britain's growing pensioner population, chaired by the Financial Times' economics editor Chris Giles.
  15. Ounce of prevention, pound of cure | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ounce-of-prevention-pound-of-cure
    Thumbnail for Ounce of prevention, pound of cure | University of Cambridge 9 Oct 2012: Brown travelled to the country to field-test a system that he and colleagues at Cambridge Architectural Research (CAR) and ImageCat had developed during the previous four years as a mapping
  16. Cambridge Science Festival starts with a bang! | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-science-festival-starts-with-a-bang
    Thumbnail for Cambridge Science Festival starts with a bang! | University of Cambridge 12 Mar 2012: There will be a variety of events scheduled that combine science with history, art, geography, economics, medicine, philosophy, religion, maths, literature, music and astronomy.
  17. Charting gender's "incomplete revolution" | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/charting-genders-incomplete-revolution
    Thumbnail for Charting gender's "incomplete revolution" | University of Cambridge 27 Jun 2012: The study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, was deliberately wide-ranging and complex.
  18. The life of borders: where China and Russia meet | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-life-of-borders-where-china-and-russia-meet
    Thumbnail for The life of borders: where China and Russia meet | University of Cambridge 6 Nov 2012: China and Russia are growing economic and political powers that share thousands of miles of border. ... Their work was presented at two workshops where multiple political, economic and sociocultural dimensions of the border were explored.
  19. Judge team to advise on Togo's development | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/judge-team-to-advise-on-togos-development
    Thumbnail for Judge team to advise on Togo's development | University of Cambridge 26 Jun 2012: Moreover, with a total GNP of about $3 billion, it does not have the economic resources to achieve its potential. ... The teams are currently analysing Togo’s position on a number of governance, economic, development and social indicators compared with
  20. Schizophrenia linked to social inequality | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/schizophrenia-linked-to-social-inequality
    Thumbnail for Schizophrenia linked to social inequality | University of Cambridge 14 Dec 2012: Higher rates of schizophrenia in urban areas can be attributed to increased deprivation, increased population density and an increase in inequality within a
  21. Winds of change for pollution sensing | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/winds-of-change-for-pollution-sensing
    Thumbnail for Winds of change for pollution sensing | University of Cambridge 31 May 2012: test their models of air quality.
  22. Cause of rare growth disease discovered | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cause-of-rare-growth-disease-discovered
    Thumbnail for Cause of rare growth disease discovered | University of Cambridge 24 Jun 2012: A rare genetic disease which causes some parts of the body to grow excessively has been linked to a cancer-associated mutation that drives cell growth,
  23. Packed weekend at the Festival of Ideas | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/packed-weekend-at-the-festival-of-ideas
    Thumbnail for Packed weekend at the Festival of Ideas | University of Cambridge 26 Oct 2012: This weekend at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas is jam packed with events for people of all ages and most are free. Saturday is Family Day with huge array of
  24. Old suspicions remain after the Arab Spring | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/old-suspicions-remain-after-the-arab-spring
    Thumbnail for Old suspicions remain after the Arab Spring | University of Cambridge 15 Oct 2012: Rangwala will argue that despite the fact that many of the countries that experienced popular revolution, particularly Egypt and Tunisia, are currently going through large-scale economic change and seeking external ... In fact, economic problems mean
  25. The next decade of mental health drugs | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-next-decade-of-mental-health-drugs
    Thumbnail for The next decade of mental health drugs | University of Cambridge 15 Mar 2012: Leading international academics are advocating for new approaches to drug development for mental health diseases.  Their comment article, published today (15
  26. Opening new windows on the Universe | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/opening-new-windows-on-the-universe
    Thumbnail for Opening new windows on the Universe | University of Cambridge 20 Oct 2012: Finding a pulsar in orbit around a black hole will enable us to properly test Einstein’s gravitational theory.”.
  27. Delivering better ways of preventing stillbirth | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/delivering-better-ways-of-preventing-stillbirth
    Thumbnail for Delivering better ways of preventing stillbirth | University of Cambridge 11 May 2012: As well as their routine ultrasound scans at 12 and 20 weeks, the women have blood tests, and additional research scans at 28 and 36 weeks, and when they give birth ... If the results from POPS do identify ultrasound and biochemical markers that predict
  28. Nudging consumers towards better health | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/nudging-consumers-towards-better-health
    Thumbnail for Nudging consumers towards better health | University of Cambridge 25 May 2012: The range of disciplines covered includes behavioural science, neuroscience, anthropology, economics and epidemiology.
  29. Conservation clusters: making the case | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/conservation-clusters-making-the-case
    Thumbnail for Conservation clusters: making the case | University of Cambridge 21 Feb 2012: Whereas business clusters are built on inter-firm competition resulting in enhanced economic growth, conservation clusters are built on inter-organisation collaboration resulting in innovative solutions to a global threat.
  30. Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships 2013 applications invited | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-manmohan-singh-scholarships-2013-applications-invited
    Thumbnail for Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships 2013 applications invited | University of Cambridge 25 Oct 2012: It is exclusively for Indian students based in India when they apply for PhD and MPhil degrees at St John’s College in areas such as science and technology, economics and ... St John’s College, where Dr Singh studied for a First in Economics in the
  31. Scientists: they are surprisingly normal | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-they-are-surprisingly-normal
    Thumbnail for Scientists: they are surprisingly normal | University of Cambridge 13 Jan 2012: A multi-media production with a musical narrative set in the day room of a psychiatric hospital, Inside a Quiet Mind brought together Cambridge Neuroscientists
  32. Surprising solution to fly eye mystery | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/surprising-solution-to-fly-eye-mystery
    Thumbnail for Surprising solution to fly eye mystery | University of Cambridge 11 Oct 2012: To test whether the native light-sensitive channels could be affected by mechanical forces in the membrane, the microvillar membrane was stretched or compressed by changing the osmotic pressure.
  33. Head of World Bank to deliver prestigious Roskill Lecture at…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/head-of-world-bank-to-deliver-prestigious-roskill-lecture-at-churchill-college
    Thumbnail for Head of World Bank to deliver prestigious Roskill Lecture at Churchill College | University of Cambridge 22 Feb 2012: Share. Published. 22 Feb 2012. Image. Robert Zoellick. Credit: World Economic Forum.
  34. Massacre and metaphor: remembering Katyn | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/massacre-and-metaphor-remembering-katyn
    Thumbnail for Massacre and metaphor: remembering Katyn | University of Cambridge 28 Sep 2012: As history, Katyn is the subject of competing narratives which, in the post-Soviet age, it has slowly become possible to test against the truth.
  35. Into eternity: the nuclear waste challenge | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/into-eternity-the-nuclear-waste-challenge
    Thumbnail for Into eternity: the nuclear waste challenge | University of Cambridge 1 Jun 2012: universities. Moreover, this new approach will critically test existing models of nuclear waste behaviour and allow regulators to implement sustainable solutions to the nuclear waste challenge through the development of scientifically
  36. The world inside a Spanish globe | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-world-inside-a-spanish-globe
    Thumbnail for The world inside a Spanish globe | University of Cambridge 28 Dec 2012: This was a crucial time in Spain, as Falk explained: “The 19th century had seen civil wars and coups with numerous failed attempts at economic reform and industrialisation.
  37. Ethical dilemmas and global health | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/ethical-dilemmas-and-global-health
    Thumbnail for Ethical dilemmas and global health | University of Cambridge 15 May 2012: The main case for action includes the identification of the health burden of NCDs; NCDs as threats to economic and social development; the cost-effectiveness and -savings produced by NCD interventions;
  38. Egg Cetera #5: Nature’s paradoxical packaging | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/egg-cetera-5-natures-paradoxical-packaging
    Thumbnail for Egg Cetera #5: Nature’s paradoxical packaging | University of Cambridge 9 Apr 2012: One special characteristic of the eggshell is that its physical properties are affected by the arrangement of crystals in the shell’s microstructure, a phenomenon we’re exploring using mechanical tests
  39. Spreading the good word from the wild | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/spreading-the-good-word-from-the-wild
    Thumbnail for Spreading the good word from the wild | University of Cambridge 8 Aug 2012: People need different incentives. Sometimes they’re economic, other times they’re still material but not monetary, and sometimes people just need to be enabled to do the right thing,” said
  40. Down’s syndrome stem cells used to model Alzheimer’s | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/downs-syndrome-stem-cells-used-to-model-alzheimers
    Thumbnail for Down’s syndrome stem cells used to model Alzheimer’s | University of Cambridge 16 Feb 2012: test potential new treatments. ... Not only this, but our new model shows many of the characteristic features of human Alzheimer’s disease and will allow us to test new treatments more easily.”.
  41. GPS backpacks reveal sheep flocking strategy | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gps-backpacks-reveal-sheep-flocking-strategy
    Thumbnail for GPS backpacks reveal sheep flocking strategy | University of Cambridge 25 Jul 2012: But, by using sheep, we could directly test Hamilton’s prediction, because we had control of the system we were testing,” says Professor Alan Wilson, Head of the Structure and Motion
  42. Thatcher papers reveal her ‘grimmest year’ | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/thatcher-papers-reveal-her-grimmest-year
    Thumbnail for Thatcher papers reveal her ‘grimmest year’ | University of Cambridge 17 Mar 2012: distance themselves from the policies of the UK Government; the White House Press Secretary going as far as to hand the press a two-page document outlining the economic differences between
  43. A European Britain or a British Europe? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-european-britain-or-a-british-europe
    Thumbnail for A European Britain or a British Europe? | University of Cambridge 18 Jun 2012: Professor Simms agreed that “independence is illusory and that is what we are seeing now,” adding that he believed a vote for Scottish independence amid the current economic crisis would be
  44. Original sin and the risk of epidemics | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/original-sin-and-the-risk-of-epidemics
    10 Oct 2012: these terms, and they’ve built a mathematical model to test it.
  45. Lost Captain Scott photos dazzle Parliament | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/lost-captain-scott-photos-dazzle-parliament
    Thumbnail for Lost Captain Scott photos dazzle Parliament | University of Cambridge 4 Jul 2012: Dozens of MPs and Peers were given rare, personal access to the photos after they were saved for the nation through the efforts of SPRI, with a major grant
  46. The role of stem cells in developing new drugs | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-role-of-stem-cells-in-developing-new-drugs
    Thumbnail for The role of stem cells in developing new drugs | University of Cambridge 30 Oct 2012: Consequently, it is often affected by toxic compounds. Demonstrating that a new drug candidate is free from liver toxicity is a key test in the development process, and it is a ... test that most drug candidates fail.
  47. Rainforest remedy could spell end of dental pain | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/rainforest-remedy-could-spell-end-of-dental-pain
    Thumbnail for Rainforest remedy could spell end of dental pain | University of Cambridge 14 Mar 2012: I forgot all about the wisdom teeth problem for many years until Cambridge-based neuroscientist Dr Mark Treherne asked me to bring some medicinal plant samples back in order to test ... We’ve had really clear result from the tests so far, particularly
  48. Mind the Gap – Exploring New Dimensions of Inequality | University of …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mind-the-gap-exploring-new-dimensions-of-inequality
    Thumbnail for Mind the Gap – Exploring New Dimensions of Inequality | University of Cambridge 18 Dec 2012: The Dimensions of Occupational Gender Segregation in Industrial Countries” considers both economic and social factors in order to measure the extent to which the division of work along gender lines results ... The higher the overall segregation, the
  49. Korean Culture after the Kim Dae-Jung Administration | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/korean-culture-after-the-kim-dae-jung-administration
    Thumbnail for Korean Culture after the Kim Dae-Jung Administration | University of Cambridge 26 Jan 2012: the democracy movement in 1987, examining its relations with the turbulent political and economic changes that occurred during those years.
  50. Farming loved but misunderstood, survey shows | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/farming-loved-but-misunderstood-survey-shows
    Thumbnail for Farming loved but misunderstood, survey shows | University of Cambridge 23 Aug 2012: That appears to be substantiated by the fact that most people dramatically underestimate the proportion of land used for farming, while overestimating its economic contribution.
  51. Speed and stamina: a tale of two genes | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/speed-and-stamina-a-tale-of-two-genes
    Thumbnail for Speed and stamina: a tale of two genes | University of Cambridge 24 Jan 2012: A project bringing together researchers from six different institutions indicates that a particular variation of the gene group called myostatin, which is

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