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  2. 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-neutrino
    Thumbnail for New results deal a blow to the theoretical sterile neutrino | University of Cambridge 29 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.
  3. Thumbnail for Urban crime fell by over a third around the world during COVID-19 shutdowns 2 Jun 2021: The research team found no overall relationship between measures such as school closures or economic support and crime rates during lockdowns.
  4. Cambridge Foundation Year offers new route to undergraduate study for …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-foundation-year-offers-new-route-to-undergraduate-study-for-educationally-and-socially
    Thumbnail for Cambridge Foundation Year offers new route to undergraduate study for educationally and socially disadvantaged students | University of Cambridge 13 Jan 2021: It is expected that the Foundation Year will further increase the proportion of Cambridge students from state schools, low progression postcodes and from areas of socio-economic deprivation.
  5. 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-time
    Thumbnail for Artificial pancreas trialled for outpatients with type 2 diabetes for first time | University of Cambridge 4 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
  6. A mental health revolution

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/a-mental-health-revolution
    Thumbnail for A mental health revolution 7 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
  7. Trinity Challenge announces inaugural winners | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/trinity-challenge-announces-inaugural-winners
    Thumbnail for Trinity Challenge announces inaugural winners | University of Cambridge 25 Jun 2021: Solution uses data from routine blood tests and powerful AI-based techniques to provide a ‘tsunami-like’ early warning system for new disease outbreaks. ... throughout the pandemic the rich data from 2.8 million full blood count tests.”.
  8. Running water

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/runningwater
    Thumbnail for Running water 8 Nov 2021: I had a lightbulb moment. 3D printing would allow me to develop and test a new type of chlorine doser quickly – and cheaply.
  9. Professor Mary Beard's 'retirement present' will fund…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-mary-beards-retirement-present-will-fund-cambridge-classics-students-from-under
    Thumbnail for Professor Mary Beard's 'retirement present' will fund Cambridge Classics students from under-represented backgrounds | University of Cambridge 14 May 2021: Foundation Year to further increase the proportion of Cambridge students from state schools, low progression postcodes and from areas of socio-economic deprivation.
  10. Safeguarding the wonder drugs

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/antibiotic-resistance
    Thumbnail for Safeguarding the wonder drugs 22 Nov 2021: Professor Mark Holmes. Researchers were aware of a bacteria that looked like MRSA but which gave negative results with the tests available. ... This led to the discovery of the mecC resistance gene. As it turns out, the strain itself wasn’t new, but it
  11. Asymptomatic screening and genome sequencing help Cambridge…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/asymptomatic-screening-and-genome-sequencing-help-cambridge-understand-spread-of-sars-cov-2-among
    Thumbnail for Asymptomatic screening and genome sequencing help Cambridge understand spread of SARS-CoV-2 among its students | University of Cambridge 11 Jan 2021: Around 12,000 students living in College accommodation (80% of eligible students) signed up to the asymptomatic screening programme, which uses a pooled sample approach to reduce the number of tests ... In addition, the University offers tests to
  12. Bamboo bats... Howzat?!

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/bamboo-cricket-bats
    Thumbnail for Bamboo bats... Howzat?! 10 May 2021: Bamboo cricket bats are stronger, offer a better ‘sweet-spot’ and deliver more energy to the ball than those made from traditional willow, tests showed. ... Test match: Willow v Bamboo. In the nineteenth century, cricket bat makers experimented with
  13. Countdown to COP26

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cop26
    Thumbnail for Countdown to COP26 26 Oct 2021: But we also need to work this through our trade relationships, which are going to be absolutely crucial, given the degree of globalisation and interconnected economic activity that we need to
  14. Former coal mining communities have less faith in politics than other …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/former-coal-mining-communities-have-less-faith-in-politics-than-other-left-behind-areas
    Thumbnail for Former coal mining communities have less faith in politics than other 'left behind' areas | University of Cambridge 20 Sep 2021: neighbourhoods. Residents of coalfield areas are less likely than their socio-economic counterparts to have voted in the last election, are much less likely to say they intend to vote in ... For people in communities that saw sudden and rapid economic
  15. Gates Cambridge class of 2021

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/gatesclassof2021
    Thumbnail for Gates Cambridge class of 2021 14 Apr 2021: the economic havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ... violence, or economic scarcity.
  16. Can federated learning save the world? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/can-federated-learning-save-the-world
    Thumbnail for Can federated learning save the world? | University of Cambridge 10 May 2021: Artificial intelligence models are used increasingly widely in today’s world. Many carry out natural language processing tasks – such as language translation,
  17. Flu season 2021: how worried should we be?

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/influenza
    Thumbnail for Flu season 2021: how worried should we be? 12 Oct 2021: It’s a significant economic and health burden: with the exception of the last two years there’s been a flu epidemic every single year in the UK.
  18. ENTERPRISING MINDS

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/enterprisingminds
    Thumbnail for ENTERPRISING MINDS 20 Oct 2021: His management training has included the Royal College of Art, London School of Economics, MIT Sloan, Harvard Business School and INSEAD (Singapore).
  19. Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-reverse-age-related-memory-loss-in-mice
    Thumbnail for Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice | University of Cambridge 22 Jul 2021: To do this, the team looked at 20-month old mice – considered very old – and using a suite of tests showed that the mice exhibited deficits in their memory compared to ... For example, one test involved seeing whether mice recognised an object.
  20. European summer droughts since 2015 unprecedented in past two…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/europeandrought
    Thumbnail for European summer droughts since 2015 unprecedented in past two millennia 15 Mar 2021: Reconstructed central European summer variability over the past 2,110 years. Recent summer droughts and heatwaves in Europe have had devastating ecological and economic consequences, which will worsen as the global
  21. Thumbnail for These birds will soon go extinct. But their disappearance need not be in vain. 19 May 2021: But if they do go extinct in the next fifty years, they are at least a useful test case to validate climate models that inform a lot of conservation work,” said
  22. ‘Magnetic graphene’ forms a new kind of magnetism | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/magnetic-graphene-forms-a-new-kind-of-magnetism
    Thumbnail for ‘Magnetic graphene’ forms a new kind of magnetism | University of Cambridge 8 Feb 2021: had to develop and test our own new techniques to make it possible.”.
  23. European lakes potential hotspots of microplastic pollution

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/microplastic-pollution
    Thumbnail for European lakes potential hotspots of microplastic pollution 14 Sep 2021: Future studies are needed to isolate microorganisms from the natural environment and test their ability to degrade microplastics and fibres.
  24. Ringfence funding for ‘social plumbing’ to level up the UK

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/socialplumbing
    Thumbnail for Ringfence funding for ‘social plumbing’ to level up the UK 11 May 2021: We know that levels of community provision deliver a wide range of economic and social benefits.
  25. Ageing cuttlefish can remember the details of last week’s dinner |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ageing-cuttlefish-can-remember-the-details-of-last-weeks-dinner
    Thumbnail for Ageing cuttlefish can remember the details of last week’s dinner | University of Cambridge 18 Aug 2021: The old cuttlefish were just as good as the younger ones in the memory task – in fact, many of the older ones did better in the test phase. ... Cuttlefish have short lifespans – most live until around two years old – making them a good subject to
  26. Gone to the dogs

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/chernobyldogs
    Thumbnail for Gone to the dogs 25 May 2021: This research was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council UK.
  27. Rapid transition to a net zero world

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/rapid-transition
    Thumbnail for Rapid transition to a net zero world 28 Oct 2021: energy transition and local economic development.
  28. Q&A with Sharon Peacock, coronavirus variant hunter | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/qa-with-sharon-peacock-coronavirus-variant-hunter
    Thumbnail for Q&A with Sharon Peacock, coronavirus variant hunter | University of Cambridge 22 Feb 2021: Laboratory testing for COVID-19 using the so-called PCR test in the UK is roughly divided into two testing pathways.
  29. Transcribing together

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/oliver-rackham
    Thumbnail for Transcribing together 23 Jul 2021: He would test us: 'Why are the primroses and bluebells on the woodland floor growing in lines?' We’d um and ah, usually in vain.
  30. Cambridge Dictionary names 'perseverance' Word of the Year…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-dictionary-names-perseverance-word-of-the-year-2021
    Thumbnail for Cambridge Dictionary names 'perseverance' Word of the Year 2021 | University of Cambridge 17 Nov 2021: Research shows that many people learn new vocabulary more effectively when they have a record of it, so they can go back to study and test themselves.
  31. Pollinators: first global risk index for species declines and effects …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/pollinatorsriskindex
    Thumbnail for Pollinators: first global risk index for species declines and effects on humanity 16 Aug 2021: Dr Tom Breeze, co-author and Ecological Economics Research Fellow at the University of Reading, said: "This study highlights just how much we still don’t know about pollinator decline and
  32. Cambridge researchers awarded the Millennium Technology Prize |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-researchers-awarded-the-millennium-technology-prize
    Thumbnail for Cambridge researchers awarded the Millennium Technology Prize | University of Cambridge 18 May 2021: The technology has dramatically improved our understanding of the genetic basis of many cancers and is often used both for clinical tests for early detection and diagnostics both from tumours and
  33. Fighting anxiety with science: exploring the links between…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/fightinganxiety
    Thumbnail for Fighting anxiety with science: exploring the links between self-control and wellbeing 25 Jun 2021: Engineering concerns itself with the design of different structures, using specialised mathematical models to test potential solutions to a given problem.
  34. Switching off heart protein could protect against heart failure |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/switching-off-heart-protein-could-protect-against-heart-failure
    Thumbnail for Switching off heart protein could protect against heart failure | University of Cambridge 27 May 2021: It’s early days, and we now need to test the longer-term effects of switching off MARK4. ... These findings are a positive step forward. Further research is needed to refine and test drugs that can target MARK4 before we’ll see them given to people
  35. Vice-Chancellor’s Awards highlight research impact and engagement…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/vice-chancellors-awards-2021
    Thumbnail for Vice-Chancellor’s Awards highlight research impact and engagement across Cambridge 7 Oct 2021: Despite ongoing challenges, our academics have continued to undertake research with social, cultural and economic impact, locally and across the globe.”. ... economic, social and cultural impact from, and engagement with, research.
  36. Study reveals ‘drastic changes’ to daily routines during UK lockdowns …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-reveals-drastic-changes-to-daily-routines-during-uk-lockdowns
    Thumbnail for Study reveals ‘drastic changes’ to daily routines during UK lockdowns | University of Cambridge 3 Nov 2021: Faculty of Economics.
  37. China's forgotten heroes

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/chinas-forgotten-heroes
    Thumbnail for China's forgotten heroes 4 Nov 2021: severe economic difficulty.
  38. Be prepared: it’s impossible to predict an earthquake

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/earthquakes-without-frontiers
    Thumbnail for Be prepared: it’s impossible to predict an earthquake 9 Nov 2021: In earthquake-prone developed countries like Japan and New Zealand, even severe earthquakes cause very few deaths – they are mainly stories of economic loss. ... In 2012 they leveraged this relationship to establish ‘Earthquakes without Frontiers’
  39. Climate change may have driven the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/climate-change-may-have-driven-the-emergence-of-sars-cov-2
    Thumbnail for Climate change may have driven the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 | University of Cambridge 5 Feb 2021: COVID-19 economic recovery programmes. ... The COVID-19 pandemic has caused tremendous social and economic damage. Governments must seize the opportunity to reduce health risks from infectious diseases by taking decisive action to mitigate climate change,
  40. Journeys of discovery: Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/journeysofdiscovery-rapidgenomesequencing
    Thumbnail for Journeys of discovery: Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman 18 May 2021: The acid test, of course, is how you feel about it the next day.”.
  41. ‘Generation lockdown’ needs targeted help-to-work policies – global…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/generation-lockdown-needs-targeted-help-to-work-policies-global-report
    Thumbnail for ‘Generation lockdown’ needs targeted help-to-work policies – global report | University of Cambridge 21 Oct 2021: However, the researchers say that only a few nations deployed policy responses tailored to the specific needs of young people affected by the economic fallout of COVID-19. ... people who have faced 18 months of social and economic chaos,” he added.
  42. Putting plants under the microscope

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/plants-under-microscope
    Thumbnail for Putting plants under the microscope 18 Jun 2021: The venture into exploring biomaterials began when Wightman approached the Cambridge University Botanic Garden (CUBG) five years ago to request thick leaf samples to test a new upgrade to one of
  43. Concerns over medical consultations by phone and video – study |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/concerns-over-medical-consultations-by-phone-and-video-study
    Thumbnail for Concerns over medical consultations by phone and video – study | University of Cambridge 2 Nov 2021: These included those with undiagnosed or more complex conditions, for whom English was not a first language or who had hearing, cognitive or speech difficulties, and patients experiencing socio-economic disadvantage
  44. New genetic clues point to new treatments for ‘silent’ stroke |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-genetic-clues-point-to-new-treatments-for-silent-stroke
    Thumbnail for New genetic clues point to new treatments for ‘silent’ stroke | University of Cambridge 25 Mar 2021: The team now plan to test whether new treatments can correct these abnormalities on brain cells in the lab.
  45. Scientists identify the cause of Alzheimer’s progression in the brain …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-the-cause-of-alzheimers-progression-in-the-brain
    Thumbnail for Scientists identify the cause of Alzheimer’s progression in the brain | University of Cambridge 29 Oct 2021: It’s exciting to see the progress in this field – fifteen years ago, the basic molecular mechanisms were determined for simple systems in a test tube by us and others; but
  46. Track and trace in Sierra Leone

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/track-and-trace-in-sierra-leone
    Thumbnail for Track and trace in Sierra Leone 30 Sep 2021: When it comes to Ebola, you need to identify people that are potentially infected, test them as quickly as possible and get them isolated if they’re positive.”.
  47. Teaching pupils empathy measurably improves their creative abilities, …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/teaching-pupils-empathy-measurably-improves-their-creative-abilities-study-finds
    Thumbnail for Teaching pupils empathy measurably improves their creative abilities, study finds | University of Cambridge 3 Feb 2021: The researchers also examined specific categories within the Torrance Test that are indicative of emotional or cognitive empathy: such as ‘emotional expressiveness’ and ‘open-mindedness’. ... For example, boys often feel discouraged from
  48. Marmoset study identifies brain region linking actions to their…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/marmoset-study-identifies-brain-region-linking-actions-to-their-outcomes
    Thumbnail for Marmoset study identifies brain region linking actions to their outcomes | University of Cambridge 24 Jun 2021: A similar effect has been observed in computer-based tests on patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) or addiction - when the relationship between an action and an outcome is uncoupled the
  49. Ahead of her time

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/mary-astell-collection-magdalene-college
    Thumbnail for Ahead of her time 8 Mar 2021: Newton’s Laws have stood the test of time unlike some propounded by Descartes, including the very ones Astell annotated with ‘false’.”.
  50. Smartphone screens effective sensors for soil or water contamination…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/smartphone-screens-effective-sensors-for-soil-or-water-contamination
    Thumbnail for Smartphone screens effective sensors for soil or water contamination | University of Cambridge 22 Jul 2021: For example, if we could get the sensitivity to a point where the touchscreen could detect heavy metals, it could be used to test for things like lead in drinking water.
  51. Tree-dwelling mammals survived after asteroid strike destroyed…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tree-dwelling-mammals-survived-after-asteroid-strike-destroyed-forests
    Thumbnail for Tree-dwelling mammals survived after asteroid strike destroyed forests | University of Cambridge 14 Oct 2021: Analytical approaches like ancestral state reconstruction allow us to establish hypotheses for how groups like birds and mammals made it through this cataclysm, which palaeontologists can then test when additional fossils

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