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University launches enhanced bursary scheme | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/university-launches-enhanced-bursary-scheme21 Jun 2021: The new scheme is being made possible through the generosity of philanthropic donations from alumni and friends of the collegiate University. The Harding -
Evaluation - gathering evidence of impact | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/public-engagement/evaluation-gathering-evidence-of-impact12 Aug 2021: Citation in a public discussion, consultation document or judgement. Economic impact: book sales, tickets sales, programmes sales, increase in tourism. -
The microbiologist tackling humanity’s next biggest killer
https://www.cam.ac.uk/this-cambridge-life/the-microbiologist-tackling-humanitys-next-biggest-killer17 Nov 2021: We still face big challenges in the form of economic and political will but I’m confident science will come up with the solutions we need. -
A-level results day 2021 #GoingToCambridge | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/a-level-results-day-2021-goingtocambridge10 Aug 2021: He achieved 2 As in Maths and Economics, and an A in Further Maths, and will be studying Economics at Lucy Cavendish College – which is this year admitting male students for -
Giving life to research
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/edwardsarchive19 Mar 2021: The world's first test-tube baby Louise Brown presenting Edwards with Barbara Eck Manning Award, c. ... Jean Purdy became the world’s first embryologist for the first-ever ‘test tube’ baby but her contribution is largely overlooked. -
The conservationist helping us to make better decisions
https://www.cam.ac.uk/this-cambridge-life/the-conservationist-helping-us-to-make-better-decisions4 Jun 2021: Globally we face enormous challenges like recovering from the health, economic and social consequences of COVID-19 and, of course, climate change. -
Formula 1 engineering scholarship announced | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/formula-1-engineering-scholarship-announced13 Jul 2021: On 14 July Formula 1 announced the Formula 1 Engineering Scholarships, for ten students from underrepresented groups including ethnic minorities, women, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds. -
Safety screens
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/safetyscreens3 Feb 2021: If a household sample tests positive, then those students who swabbed would take an individual confirmatory test – if they or anyone else in their household tested positive in this follow-up, ... students received the right tests and the right test -
Scientists can detect brain tumours using a simple urine or blood…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-can-detect-brain-tumours-using-a-simple-urine-or-blood-plasma-test23 Jul 2021: Research. Scientists can detect brain tumours using a simple urine or blood plasma test.. ... challenge has been developing a test sensitive enough to detect these specific mutations. -
The futurist who'd like the future to slow down - just a little
https://www.cam.ac.uk/this-cambridge-life/the-futurist-who-would-like-the-future-to-slow-down10 Jun 2021: There are systemic and cascading risks associated with increasing volatility – most obviously connected with the pandemic, but also with climate change, migration, global economics and technology. -
Engaging, inspiring, exciting: A new festival for Cambridge |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/engaging-inspiring-exciting-a-new-festival-for-cambridge22 Jan 2021: Dr Lucinda Spokes. The inaugural Festival aims to tackle and offer solutions for humanity’s most pressing issues, from pandemics, climate change and global economics, to human rights and the future -
Inflatable, shape-changing spinal implants could help treat severe…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/spinal-implants25 Jun 2021: However, extensive tests and clinical trials will be required before the device can be used on patients. ... They are currently working with a manufacturing partner to further develop and scale up their device and are hoping to begin tests in patients -
DNA test can quickly identify pneumonia in patients with severe…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/dna-test-can-quickly-identify-pneumonia-in-patients-with-severe-covid-19-aiding-faster-treatment15 Jan 2021: Search. Search. DNA test can quickly identify pneumonia in patients with severe COVID-19, aiding faster treatment. ... Research. DNA test can quickly identify pneumonia in patients with severe COVID-19, aiding faster treatment.. -
When Symptoms Don't Stop
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/long-covid22 Jan 2021: But - despite the negative test result - she believes she contracted the coronavirus in Cambridge. ... test. It’s a much more complex procedure than the other COVID-19 tests, but it works. -
Cambridge marks International Women’s Day 2021 | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-marks-international-womens-day-20215 Mar 2021: International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. -
The virologist helping us to stay one step ahead of infectious…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/this-cambridge-life/the-virologist-helping-us-to-stay-one-step-ahead-of-infectious-diseases10 Aug 2021: At the time diagnostic tests were taking up to two or three days to process as the demand on labs was so great. ... I learnt that she had adapted a machine designed to monitor HIV viral load to test for COVID-19; however, it needed validation. -
Biological ‘fingerprints’ of long COVID in blood could lead to…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/biological-fingerprints-of-long-covid-in-blood-could-lead-to-diagnostic-test-say-cambridge19 Jul 2021: Nyarie Sithole. The team has received funding from the National Institute for Health Research to develop a test that could complement existing antibody tests. ... test that would complement existing antibody tests and a test that could objectively -
AI could detect dementia years before symptoms appear
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/AIdementia12 Aug 2021: When we combine this with standard memory tests, we can predict whether an individual will show slower or faster decline in their cognition. ... The GP did a quick test over the phone and said Dennis needed to be referred. -
Slashing research funding is a threat to Global Britain | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/slashing-research-funding-is-a-threat-to-global-britain19 Mar 2021: We appreciate that the Treasury faces enormously difficult choices but we would plead with them not to do long term economic damage by cutting support for our research base. ... Our R&D activity can be one of the best routes to 'building back better' -
Psychological ‘signature’ for the extremist mind uncovered
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/extremistmind22 Feb 2021: Zmigrod and colleagues, including Cambridge psychologist Professor Trevor Robbins, conducted a series of follow-up tests in 2018 on 334 of the original participants, using a further 16 surveys to determine ... Part of the study used tests of the -
Cuttlefish show their intelligence by snubbing sub-standard snacks |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cuttlefish-show-their-intelligence-by-snubbing-sub-standard-snacks3 Mar 2021: Their design was inspired by the 1972 Stanford marshmallow test, in which children were offered a choice between one marshmallow immediately, or two if they waited for a period of time. -
Wireless limb control
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/nervebypass17 May 2021: For this, there is no substitute for the highly complex and interconnected systems of the living body – we need to test it in animals.”. “ ... We have a moral and ethical responsibility to ensure the procedure is safe before being used in humans -
Cambridge to tackle barriers to postgraduate education | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-to-tackle-barriers-to-postgraduate-education-024 Nov 2021: A grant of £800,000 will be shared between the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford enabling the two institutions to work together in a groundbreaking collaboration to develop and test a -
Whole genome sequencing increases diagnosis of rare disorders by…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/whole-genome-sequencing-increases-diagnosis-of-rare-disorders-by-nearly-a-third4 Nov 2021: We recommend that whole genome sequencing should be offered early and before invasive tests such as a muscle biopsy. ... Chinnery said: “These patients were referred because of a suspected mitochondrial disease and the conventional diagnostic tests are -
3D holographic head-up display could improve road safety
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/holographicdisplay26 Apr 2021: Tests on a prototype version of the technology suggest that it could improve road safety by ‘seeing through’ objects to alert of potential hazards without distracting the driver. ... Once the setup is complete, vehicle tests on public roads in -
Women economists underrepresented ‘at every level’ in UK academia –…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-economists-underrepresented-at-every-level-in-uk-academia-report13 Jul 2021: The economy affects everyone, and economists need to represent us all,” said Bateman, an Economics Fellow at Gonville and Caius College. ... Bateman says she hopes the new report will serve as a “call to arms” for the discipline of economics. -
Hunting for COVID-19 variants
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/varianthunters22 Mar 2021: T is for testing. Our ‘gold standard’ tests for COVID-19, known as PCR tests, could be altered by mutations in the genome. ... This is under regular review to ensure that tests do not become so affected that they report a false negative result. -
Filming preparation – LIVE EVENTS Thank you for being ...
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/filming_preparation_-_live_events_0.pdf5 Feb 2021: If using an external microphone, test the levels first so that you know what level to speak at. -
Nature has enormous potential to fight climate change and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/nature-has-enormous-potential-to-fight-climate-change-and-biodiversity-loss-in-the-uk-report12 May 2021: The report finds that nature-based solutions can provide a valuable contribution to climate change mitigation and can simultaneously protect and enhance biodiversity, improve human wellbeing, bring economic benefit, and provide -
Cancer rates in medieval Britain were around ten times higher than…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cancer-rates-in-medieval-britain-were-around-ten-times-higher-than-previously-thought-study-suggests30 Apr 2021: The first study to use x-rays and CT scans to detect evidence of cancer among the skeletal remains of a pre-industrial population suggests that between 9-14% -
Spread of Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant driven by combination of immune…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/spread-of-delta-sars-cov-2-variant-driven-by-combination-of-immune-escape-and-increased-infectivity6 Sep 2021: The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, which has become the dominant variant in countries including India and the UK, has most likely spread through its ability to -
Thought experiment on post-COVID Cambridge suggests that for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/thought-experiment-on-post-covid-cambridge-suggests-that-for-universities-blending-is-a-new28 Jan 2021: The finding comes from a study which began when the UK first went into lockdown in March 2020, forcing universities to move some teaching online. Ten months -
Simple treatment during pregnancy can protect baby from memory…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/simple-treatment-during-pregnancy-can-protect-baby-from-memory-problems-in-later-life-study-in-rats21 Apr 2021: Following birth, the baby rats were raised to four months old, equivalent to early adulthood in humans, and then performed various tests to assess locomotion, anxiety, spatial learning and memory. -
Cambridge-led team developing a simulator to help reach net zero…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-led-team-developing-a-simulator-to-help-reach-net-zero-flight25 Aug 2021: The AIA is in partnership with HRH The Prince of Wales’s Sustainable Markets Initiative, The World Economic Forum, Cambridge Zero, MathWorks and SATAVIA, and is supported by industry advisors -
Hospital-acquired COVID-19 tends to be picked up from other patients, …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/hospital-acquired-covid-19-tends-to-be-picked-up-from-other-patients-not-from-healthcare-workers24 Aug 2021: The study provides previously unprecedented detail on how infections might spread in a hospital context, showing that a minority of individuals can cause most -
The first 'climate smart' sovereign credit ratings
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/climatecreditratings18 Mar 2021: By comparison, the economic turmoil caused by the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in 48 sovereigns suffering downgrades by the three major agencies between January 2020 and last month. ... Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London -
Cambridge leads trial to see if tapeworm drug can boost protection…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-leads-trial-to-see-if-tapeworm-drug-can-boost-protection-from-covid-19-among-vulnerable22 Mar 2021: Early tests revealed niclosamide could stop SARS-CoV-2 multiplying and entering cells of the upper airways. -
Brand-new Design Tripos brings arts and science together in one…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/brand-new-design-tripos-brings-arts-and-science-together-in-one-degree1 Nov 2021: Studio work and practical skills, including drawing, writing, coding, and fabricating, will complement taught courses in the humanities, social and natural sciences, and mathematics - bringing historical, cultural, ecological and economic context. -
High insulin levels during childhood a risk for mental health…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/high-insulin-levels-during-childhood-a-risk-for-mental-health-problems-later-in-life-study-suggests13 Jan 2021: The researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, used a sample of over 10,000 people to study how insulin levels and body mass index (BMI) in childhood may -
Scientists set out immediate actions and future research priorities…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-set-out-immediate-actions-and-future-research-priorities-to-help-uk-to-reach-net-zero25 Aug 2021: Nature-based Solutions (NbS) – key actions that can work with nature to address climate change and biodiversity loss across all sectors, while also supporting economic recovery – are highlighted separately. -
How accurate were early expert predictions on COVID-19, and how did…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/how-accurate-were-early-expert-predictions-on-covid-19-and-how-did-they-compare-to-the-public5 May 2021: get. “We wanted to test how accurate some of these predictions from people with this kind of expertise were, and importantly, see how they compared to the public.”. -
Innovating during a crisis: lessons for university-industry…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/business-and-enterprise/blog/innovating-during-a-crisis-lessons-for-university-industry-partnerships-in-a-post-covid-world16 Mar 2021: its effect on universities and their ability to contribute to innovation through the crisis, the economic recovery and beyond. . ... We also explored how universities may shift their strategic priorities to help drive the post-pandemic economic recovery. -
UN Secretary-General's remarks (2021) | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/processes/honorary-degrees/un-secretary-generals-remarks-20213 Nov 2021: Cambridge has enduring links with global governance and the United Nations, from John Maynard Keynes, who played such an important role in establishing international economic institutions after the Second World War, -
How mass testing helped limit the spread of COVID-19 at the…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/screeningprogramme1 Jun 2021: Over the study period, 50,376 swabs were screened, using only 16,945 tests. ... We’ve shown that it’s possible to do this at scale by pooling samples, making it logistically and economically viable, without compromising test performance. -
New results deal a blow to the theoretical sterile neutrino |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-results-deal-a-blow-to-the-theoretical-sterile-neutrino29 Oct 2021: Share. Published. 29 Oct 2021. Image. Teams prepare to move the MicroBooNE cryostat from DZero to the Liquid Argon Test Facility (LArTF), USA. -
University’s expertise advises on West Cambridge Site trial of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/universitys-expertise-advises-on-west-cambridge-site-trial-of-self-driving-shuttle27 May 2021: vehicles from the test track to the open road. -
First spaceflight for Gates Cambridge Scholar
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/kaylabarron17 Dec 2021: In addition to exploring the Moon they will learn how to live and operate on the surface of another celestial body and test the technologies needed to send astronauts on missions -
Artificial pancreas trialled for outpatients with type 2 diabetes for …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificial-pancreas-trialled-for-outpatients-with-type-2-diabetes-for-first-time4 Aug 2021: Diabetes is the most common cause of kidney failure, accounting for just under a third (30%) of cases. As the number of people living with type 2 diabetes -
A mental health revolution
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/a-mental-health-revolution7 Oct 2021: Later, the invention of the iPad meant that specialised equipment and a trained professional to administer the tests were no longer required – the minimal instructions were incorporated into the test. ... Since August 2013, CANTAB and related tests -
West Cambridge Innovation District will create new destination…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/west-cambridge-innovation-district-will-create-new-destination-quarter-and-put-the-science-on-show29 Jul 2021: The restyled site will build on Cambridge’s innovation success and support the region's economic recovery post-pandemic. ... The development of West Cambridge will support the region's economic recovery post-pandemic and nurture the entrepreneurial
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