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  2. A portrait of a banking calamity | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/a-portrait-of-a-banking-calamity
    Thumbnail for A portrait of a banking calamity | University of Cambridge 14 Mar 2013: had enabled a vigorous economic expansion. ... In the end the 1772-3 financial crisis had few lasting economic effects outside Scotland, where the Ayr Bank mess took decades to resolve.
  3. Her Majesty the Queen opens the new MRC Laboratory of Molecular…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/her-majesty-the-queen-opens-the-new-mrc-laboratory-of-molecular-biology
    Thumbnail for Her Majesty the Queen opens the new MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology | University of Cambridge 23 May 2013: At the same time they are encouraged to exploit their discoveries – through patents, licensing and business start-ups – helping to advance medical research and improve the UK’s economic competitiveness.
  4. Sustaining flood-prone Venice | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/sustaining-flood-prone-venice
    Thumbnail for Sustaining flood-prone Venice | University of Cambridge 9 Oct 2013: Science was not enough,” said Kennel. “It was equally crucial to take into account the social, economic and political considerations bearing upon Venice’s decisions about the Lagoon.”. ... Venice and its Lagoon illustrate the complexity of the
  5. Making the most of algae | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/making-the-most-of-algae
    Thumbnail for Making the most of algae | University of Cambridge 2 Sep 2013: collaborate with partners in industry to test new ideas.
  6. Facing up to cancer | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/facing-up-to-cancer
    Thumbnail for Facing up to cancer | University of Cambridge 2 Apr 2013: I’ve just walked back to the lab where I work in the Division of Molecular Histopathology at Addenbrooke’s Hospital after giving my first practical class
  7. New and under the sun | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-and-under-the-sun
    Thumbnail for New and under the sun | University of Cambridge 5 Jul 2013: It is being unveiled in a road-test today (July 5th) at the Millbrook Race Track, near Bedford.
  8. Pembroke and St. Catharine’s Colleges Year 12 Summer Residentials…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/pembroke-and-st-catharines-colleges-year-12-summer-residentials-offer-a-cambridge-experience
    Thumbnail for Pembroke and St. Catharine’s Colleges Year 12 Summer Residentials offer a Cambridge experience | University of Cambridge 25 Jul 2013: The first event, ‘Mathematics for the Physical Sciences’ was aimed at the engineers and physicists of the future. It gave participants the opportunity to apply
  9. Super-fast and super-green: Cambridge unveils pioneering…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/super-fast-and-super-green-cambridge-unveils-pioneering-high-performance-computer
    Thumbnail for Super-fast and super-green: Cambridge unveils pioneering high-performance computer | University of Cambridge 13 Dec 2013: One of the primary uses of Wilkes is as a test bed for the development of a computing platform for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). ... For example, the system will be used to design and test jet engines, design new drugs to fight cancer, and examine
  10. Breaking down cancer’s defence mechanisms | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/breaking-down-cancers-defence-mechanisms
    Thumbnail for Breaking down cancer’s defence mechanisms | University of Cambridge 20 Dec 2013: Initial tests of the combined treatment, carried out in mice by researchers at the University’s Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, resulted in almost complete elimination of cancer cells in one
  11. Down but not out | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/down-but-not-out
    Thumbnail for Down but not out | University of Cambridge 26 Apr 2013: Given that start-up companies are widely regarded as the engine of economic growth, and that each year a small number of new enterprises prove spectacularly successful, these are important questions.
  12. 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
  13. The land of make-believe | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-land-of-make-believe
    Thumbnail for The land of make-believe | University of Cambridge 14 Mar 2013: In a child’s mind, everyday objects can become almost anything: a large cardboard box can be a rocket ship, or a wooden block can be a fighter jet. While this
  14. Much ado about babies | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/much-ado-about-babies
    Thumbnail for Much ado about babies | University of Cambridge 23 Jul 2013: In 1697, Matthew Henry, a Presbyterian minister, wrote to his mother about the health of his family. His letter survives in a collection of family
  15. Sleeping sickness by stealth | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/sleeping-sickness-by-stealth
    Thumbnail for Sleeping sickness by stealth | University of Cambridge 4 Feb 2013: Sleeping sickness threatens millions of lives in sub-Saharan countries and, because it also affects cattle, is a major contributor to economic hardship.
  16. Gaia’s mission: solving the celestial puzzle | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/gaias-mission-solving-the-celestial-puzzle
    Thumbnail for Gaia’s mission: solving the celestial puzzle | University of Cambridge 19 Dec 2013: Test data will soon start streaming back to a specially built computer at the IoA and powerful clusters at four other computing centres in Europe. ... For example, Gaia will provide the most precise test to date of Einstein’s theory of General
  17. Out of the ashes of Empire | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/out-of-the-ashes-of-empire
    Thumbnail for Out of the ashes of Empire | University of Cambridge 12 Feb 2013: only to that area’s growing economic importance, but also to the  increasing significance of its politics.
  18. Finding genes for childhood obesity | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/finding-genes-for-childhood-obesity
    Thumbnail for Finding genes for childhood obesity | University of Cambridge 8 Apr 2013: Researchers have identified four genes newly associated with severe childhood obesity. They also found an increased burden of rare structural variations in
  19. Are we ready to meet ET? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/are-we-ready-to-meet-et
    Thumbnail for Are we ready to meet ET? | University of Cambridge 5 Mar 2013: In addition, the World Economic Forum Global Risks report for 2013 states that, "Given the pace of space exploration, it is increasingly conceivable that we may discover the existence of alien
  20. Finding malaria's weak spot | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/finding-malarias-weak-spot
    Thumbnail for Finding malaria's weak spot | University of Cambridge 6 Feb 2013: Used in conjunction with other tools such as fluorescent indicators and molecular biological tools, the new technology will allow Tiffert and Lew to test their hypotheses about the pre-invasion stage
  21. Hope for threatened Tasmanian devils | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/hope-for-threatened-tasmanian-devils
    Thumbnail for Hope for threatened Tasmanian devils | University of Cambridge 11 Mar 2013: New research paves the way for the development of a vaccine for the Tasmanian devil, currently on the brink of extinction because of a contagious cancer. It
  22. From shape-shifting to therapy | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/from-shape-shifting-to-therapy
    Thumbnail for From shape-shifting to therapy | University of Cambridge 9 Mar 2013: A team based at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Pharmacology has developed a means of tracking – and thus understanding – the processes by which
  23. Putting our House in order | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/putting-our-house-in-order
    Thumbnail for Putting our House in order | University of Cambridge 25 Oct 2013: 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
  24. Astex Pharmaceuticals acquired by Otsuka | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/astex-pharmaceuticals-acquired-by-otsuka
    Thumbnail for Astex Pharmaceuticals acquired by Otsuka | University of Cambridge 11 Sep 2013: The drug discovery company, Astex Pharmaceuticals is to be acquired by the Japanese firm Otsuka Pharmaceutical, in a move which promises to significantly
  25. Monogamy evolved as a mating strategy | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/monogamy-evolved-as-a-mating-strategy
    Thumbnail for Monogamy evolved as a mating strategy | University of Cambridge 29 Jul 2013: With this study we were able to test all these different hypotheses at once.
  26. School starting age: the evidence | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/school-starting-age-the-evidence
    Thumbnail for School starting age: the evidence | University of Cambridge 24 Sep 2013: In England children now start formal schooling, and the formal teaching of literacy and numeracy at the age of four.  A recent letter signed by around 130
  27. Austerity Britain: it's déjà vu all over again | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/austerity-britain-its-deja-vu-all-over-again
    Thumbnail for Austerity Britain: it's déjà vu all over again | University of Cambridge 16 Jan 2013: But for those who held on to their jobs, it was a relatively good decade as strong economic growth raised living standards. ... His research focuses on UK economic policy from the 1960s to the 1980s.
  28. Let’s eat cake! Luxury unwrapped | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/lets-eat-cake-luxury-unwrapped
    Thumbnail for Let’s eat cake! Luxury unwrapped | University of Cambridge 29 Jun 2013: I’m not yet sure how possible it is to think about luxury outside economic terms and frameworks.
  29. Girls with anorexia have elevated autistic traits | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/girls-with-anorexia-have-elevated-autistic-traits
    Thumbnail for Girls with anorexia have elevated autistic traits | University of Cambridge 6 Aug 2013: tests to measure traits related to autism. ... On the tests of empathy and systemising (how strong an interest the person has in repeating patterns and predictable rule-based systems), girls with anorexia had a higher SQ, and a
  30. Breakthrough study models dying stars in a lab | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/breakthrough-study-models-dying-stars-in-a-lab
    Thumbnail for Breakthrough study models dying stars in a lab | University of Cambridge 15 Feb 2013: The theory predicting the behaviour of hydrogen atoms in magnetic fields this high has been around for just under a century, but until now, no-one was able to test it ... high has been around for just under a century, but until now, no-one was able to
  31. Monogamous birds read partner's food desires | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/monogamous-birds-read-partners-food-desires
    Thumbnail for Monogamous birds read partner's food desires | University of Cambridge 15 Feb 2013: Through different tests using variations on food and visual access to the females during feeding, the researchers show that the males needed to actually see the females eating enough of and
  32. Simulation tools aim to bridge exclusion gap | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/simulation-tools-aim-to-bridge-exclusion-gap
    Thumbnail for Simulation tools aim to bridge exclusion gap | University of Cambridge 26 Jun 2013: A set of gloves and glasses which simulate common physical limitations, like age-related long-sightedness or arthritis, have been released in the hope of
  33. Cities and how we live in them | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/cities-and-how-we-live-in-them
    Thumbnail for Cities and how we live in them | University of Cambridge 19 Feb 2013: With a background in a range of overlapping disciplines, he is currently professor of sociology at the London School of Economics.
  34. The artificial pancreas that keeps tabs on sugar | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-artificial-pancreas-that-keeps-tabs-on-sugar
    Thumbnail for The artificial pancreas that keeps tabs on sugar | University of Cambridge 15 May 2013: Patients must carry out frequent finger-prick tests and inject insulin to keep their blood sugar within safe limits. ... Our trials at the CRF are an essential step, enabling us to document safety and reliability with different groups before we let them
  35. Totalitarianism, violence and the silent majority | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/totalitarianism-violence-and-the-silent-majority
    Thumbnail for Totalitarianism, violence and the silent majority | University of Cambridge 6 Mar 2013: A small proportion of people protested and small proportion collaborated. But carefully targeted violence, propaganda and state's monopoly on economic and civic institutions persuaded the rest to go along. ... Applebaum, who is currently Philip Roman
  36. Face of the future rears its head | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/face-of-the-future-rears-its-head
    Thumbnail for Face of the future rears its head | University of Cambridge 19 Mar 2013: The participants were each given either a video, or audio clip of a single sentence from the test set and asked to identify which of the six basic emotions it was
  37. 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
  38. Putting a price on our future | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/putting-a-price-on-our-future
    Thumbnail for Putting a price on our future | University of Cambridge 7 Oct 2013: We’re trying to put a real economic value on natural resources.” Production of many mass market consumables, from beer to chocolate, takes advantage of many natural resources that aren’t
  39. Good tidings for coastal communities | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/good-tidings-for-coastal-communities
    Thumbnail for Good tidings for coastal communities | University of Cambridge 23 Oct 2013: test an imaginative design in response to pressing environmental issues.
  40. Work begins on world’s most powerful radio telescope | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/work-begins-on-worlds-most-powerful-radio-telescope
    Thumbnail for Work begins on world’s most powerful radio telescope | University of Cambridge 4 Nov 2013: The University’s High Performance Computing service will house a laboratory to test computer implementations and scalable architectures for the enormous proportions that SKA requires. ... University’s radio observatory at Lord’s Bridge being used
  41. Twenty top tips for interpreting scientific claims | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/twenty-top-tips-for-interpreting-scientific-claims
    Thumbnail for Twenty top tips for interpreting scientific claims | University of Cambridge 21 Nov 2013: No member of the current British cabinet has a scientific degree – the closest is Vince Cable, who initially read Natural Sciences at Cambridge before switching to Economics. ... Six cabinet members read Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) at
  42. 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.
  43. 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
  44. 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).
  45. Research to change how breast cancer treated | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/research-to-change-how-breast-cancer-treated
    Thumbnail for Research to change how breast cancer treated | University of Cambridge 20 Sep 2013: Research from the newly formed Cambridge Cancer Centre, a collaboration between the University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation
  46. 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.
  47. 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.
  48. Research reveals how elephants 'see' the world | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/research-reveals-how-elephants-see-the-world
    Thumbnail for Research reveals how elephants 'see' the world | University of Cambridge 28 Aug 2013: Think Elephants aimed to test elephants on this because they are a wild, non-domesticated species that, in captivity in Thailand, are in relatively constant contact with humans.
  49. Air, water and sun: the ingredients of ‘green gasoline’ | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/air-water-and-sun-the-ingredients-of-green-gasoline
    Thumbnail for Air, water and sun: the ingredients of ‘green gasoline’ | University of Cambridge 14 Oct 2013: naturally. But can the technology make the transition from test-tube to the gigatonnes required for industrial scale-up? ... Share. Published. 14 Oct 2013. Image. Electrodes in a test cell to produce hydrogen with light.
  50. 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).
  51. New study shows how Salmonella colonises the gut | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-study-shows-how-salmonella-colonises-the-gut
    Thumbnail for New study shows how Salmonella colonises the gut | University of Cambridge 19 Apr 2013: The methods we applied allowed us to survey the fate of hundreds of bacterial mutants simultaneously in one animal, rather than us having to test them one-by-one.

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