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How a drought led to the rise of skateboarding in 1970s California
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/skateboarding12 Dec 2023: But a new cross-disciplinary study from the University of Cambridge shows that beyond the drought, it was the entanglement of environmental, economic and technological factors that led to the explosive ... The widespread economic prosperity of post-World -
Nobel Prize | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/research-at-cambridge/nobel-prize18 Oct 2023: Nobel Prize in Economics for studying behaviour in the absence of complete information. ... Nobel Prize in Economics for having renewed research in economic history by applying economic theory and quantitative methods in order to explain economic and -
Testing the water
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/testing-the-water30 May 2024: But it was nice to have half a year to test the water and see what it's like to work in industry even though I didn't think I would ... I was part of the science team, validating the model by running tests on it. -
Cambridge provides English learning platform for Ukraine | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-provides-english-learning-platform-for-ukraine3 Nov 2023: This will open doors for Ukrainians who want to improve their English language skills, and will support new global economic opportunities. -
Using AI to tackle society's biggest challenges
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/AI-deas-launch5 Feb 2024: This project aims to develop cheaper, less invasive and more accurate AI-assisted tests that can be used throughout the conception to childhood journey. ... Translating our research from lab to clinic by developing rigorous tests to improve clinical -
Newborn babies at risk from bacteria commonly carried by mothers |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/newborn-babies-at-risk-from-bacteria-commonly-carried-by-mothers29 Nov 2023: They have filed a patent with Cambridge Enterprise, the University of Cambridge’s technology transfer arm, for this test. ... We hope that the ultra-sensitive test developed by our team might lead to viable point-of-care testing to inform immediate -
Ten Cambridge scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society 2024 …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/ten-cambridge-scientists-elected-as-fellows-of-the-royal-society-202416 May 2024: She is a Fellow of Trinity College. Her pioneering work to devise a first-in-class, non-endoscopic capsule sponge test for identifying individuals at high risk for oesophageal cancer has ... won numerous prizes, including the Westminster Medal, and this -
Cancer isn’t fair – but care should be
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/close-the-cancer-care-gap4 Feb 2024: For those who live without a permanent residence, maintaining contact with healthcare providers over blood tests and scans is patchy, and can be complicated by other factors. ... the Cambridge Access Clinic for further tests, with a 100% follow-up -
International collaboration identifies new breast cancer…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/international-collaboration-identifies-new-breast-cancer-susceptibility-genes17 Aug 2023: Current genetic tests for breast cancer only consider a few genes, such as BRCA1, BRCA2, and PALB2. -
Cambridge and Google partner to facilitate AI research | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-and-google-partner-to-facilitate-ai-research17 Oct 2023: Google’s unrestricted grant is helping enable the Centre’s AI research in areas like responsible AI, human-centred robotics, human-machine interaction, healthcare, economic sustainability and climate change. ... It found AI-powered innovation could -
Plastic Fantastic Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/VarsityFootball-kit13 Mar 2024: Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice (centre) poses with L-R CUAFC's Ross Harrison, Men's Blues Captain Cai La Trobe Roberts (Jesus, Economics), Women's Blues Co-Captain Emilia Keavney -
AI predicts healthiness of food menus
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/ai-healthy-menus8 Mar 2024: While the complexities of menu healthiness cannot be accurately captured by name only, the researchers validated their results against a different set of test data from Just Eat to that used -
Rare disease research at Cambridge receives major boost with launch…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/rare-disease-research-at-cambridge-receives-major-boost-with-launch-of-two-new-centres23 Apr 2024: They will tackle barriers that ordinarily prevent new tests and treatments reaching patients with rare diseases and speed up the delivery of rare disease treatment trials. -
Cambridge achievers recognised in 2024 New Year Honours list |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-achievers-recognised-in-2024-new-year-honours-list30 Dec 2023: Dr Gillian Tett, Provost at Kings College, Cambridge, is awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Economic Journalism. -
Thank you Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/clarissa-campaign-202426 Jun 2024: Izzy has just completed her Modern Languages degree (French and Italian) and Jess is finishing her Master’s in Economics. -
Robotic nerve ‘cuffs’ could help treat a range of neurological…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/robotic-nerve-cuffs-could-help-treat-a-range-of-neurological-conditions26 Apr 2024: Tests of the nerve cuffs in rats showed that the devices only require tiny voltages to change shape in a controlled way, forming a self-closing loop around nerves without the ... Tests in rats showed that the cuffs could be successfully placed without -
Aim policies at ‘hardware’ to ensure AI safety, say experts
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/hardware-ai-safety14 Feb 2024: Governments already track many economic transactions, so it makes sense to increase monitoring of a commodity as rare and powerful as an advanced AI chip,” said Belfield. ... negative economic impacts and the hampering of positive AI development. -
Apollo Therapeutics secures $226.5 million to translate fundamental…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/apollo-therapeutics-secures-226-5-million-to-translate-fundamental-research-into-medicines6 Sep 2023: Share. Published. 06 Sep 2023. Image. test tubes. Credit: Philippedelavie, Pixaby. -
What’s going on in our brains when we plan? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/whats-going-on-in-our-brains-when-we-plan11 Jun 2024: In pausing to think before making an important decision, we may imagine the potential outcomes of different choices we could make. While this ‘mental -
Fish bellies, fava beans and food security
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/food-security-symposium5 Apr 2024: When we went to Gambia, West Africa.we found that people didn't remember millet," said Professor of Economic Security and Resilience, Shailaja Fennell. ... Dr Shailaja Fennell, Deputy Head of Department, Professor of Economic Security and Resilience in -
Foresters bring Cambridge 'water curriculum' to Indian…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/foresters-bring-cambridge-water-curriculum-to-indian-himalayas29 Jun 2023: Development (DFID), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). ... Funding was also provided by the University of Cambridge’s Economic and Social Research Council Impact Acceleration Account. -
Cambridge innovation in numbers
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/innovation-in-numbers202423 May 2024: ecosystems, Dealroom; Economic Impact of University of Cambridge report, London Economics; Cambridge Enterprise; Department of Computer Science and Technology. -
Role of inherited genetic variants in rare blood cancer uncovered |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/role-of-inherited-genetic-variants-in-rare-blood-cancer-uncovered17 Jan 2024: During routine blood tests, researchers take known information about these genes and analyse the variation to give a genetic risk score, which is how likely that individual is to develop a ... In fact, many of these genetic mutations are routine -
Harnessing the power of innovation
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/harnessing-innovation4 Jun 2024: WHY? "So that Cambridge research translates into positive social and economic change. -
AI speeds up drug design for Parkinson’s ten-fold | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-speeds-up-drug-design-for-parkinsons-ten-fold17 Apr 2024: The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, designed and used an AI-based strategy to identify compounds that block the clumping, or aggregation, of -
Vice-Chancellor visits North West to encourage more Cambridge…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/vice-chancellor-visits-north-west-to-encourage-more-cambridge-applications23 Feb 2024: that leads to new companies and economic activity taking place here, and delivering thousands of jobs. -
Cambridge heads to COP28
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge/cop281 Dec 2023: Greening education, economics, and engineering. Other Cambridge attendees at COP28 include Cambridge Press and Assessment (CUP&A), where Global Director of Climate Education Christine Özden will be leading a workshop at -
Baby born deaf can hear after breakthrough gene therapy | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/baby-born-deaf-can-hear-after-breakthrough-gene-therapy9 May 2024: Opal was identified as being at risk as her older sister has the condition; this was confirmed by genetic test result when she was 3 weeks old. -
Caring for cancer patients
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/caring-for-cancer-patients31 Jan 2024: What we've created is smaller than my hand, a finger-prick blood test that can be used anywhere. ... It allows patients to test themselves anywhere and then give their doctor the results over the phone. -
Why seven in ten women experience pregnancy sickness
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/pregnancy-sickness-cause13 Dec 2023: And given that she had not been taking any fluids, this made taking the test incredibly difficult. ... A second ketone test showed that something was obviously wrong. She was told to get to the hospital immediately. -
“I feel like I’m Alice in Wonderland”: nightmares and ‘daymares’…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/autoimmune-disease-symptoms-nightmares-daymares-hallucinations20 May 2024: The researchers argue that there needs to be greater recognition that these types of mental health and neurological symptoms can act as an early warning sign -
Report highlights inequalities and hidden suffering among people…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/lancet-breast-cancer-commission15 Apr 2024: In response, the Commission established a UK-based pilot study that provides a snapshot of the economic burden and supportive care needs for people affected by breast cancer. -
New instrument to search for signs of life on other planets |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-instrument-to-search-for-signs-of-life-on-other-planets5 Jun 2024: It will also test variations of the fundamental constants of physics and measure the acceleration of the Universe’s expansion. ... In addition, astronomers will be able to use ANDES’ data to test if the fundamental constants of physics vary with time -
Farm to factories
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/farms-factories-research15 Mar 2024: Co-Chair of the Council on the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Production at the World Economic Forum. -
A simple ‘twist’ improves the engine of clean fuel generation |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-simple-twist-improves-the-engine-of-clean-fuel-generation24 Apr 2024: Tests of a copper oxide light harvester, or photocathode, based on this fabrication technique showed a 70% improvement over existing state-of-the-art oxide photocathodes, while also showing greatly improved ... We need to carry out further work to fully -
A very healthy relationship
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/NHS-at-753 Jul 2023: By the time it closed, the Cambridge COVID-19 Testing Centre had processed more than three million tests.". ... But the power of the NHS is that we can test our models in other hospitals to make sure they work.". -
‘Nation of makers’: Britain industrialised over a century earlier…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/nation-of-makers-industrial-britain5 Apr 2024: th. century – long credited as the birth of global industry and economic growth. ... leader and Professor of Economic History at Cambridge’s Faculty of History. -
Artificial intelligence beats doctors in accurately assessing eye…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificial-intelligence-beats-doctors-in-accurately-assessing-eye-problems17 Apr 2024: GPT-4 scored significantly better in the test than unspecialised junior doctors, who are comparable to general practitioners in their level of specialist eye knowledge. ... The test included questions about a huge range of eye problems, including extreme -
“It's not one single trauma, it’s hundreds of traumas”
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/mental-health-migration9 Nov 2023: Survival migration and population displacement are only set to worsen in coming years due to climate change, conflict, and economic crises. ... Developing the economic and civil society case for integrating and employing refugees and asylum seekers in -
Holding back the flood
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/climate-trapped-populations25 Mar 2024: The paper explores the role of immobile populations from the Torres Straits islanders to the Netherlands -- dubbed “trapped” people -- who for economic, social, or health reasons are unable to migrate to -
‘Wraparound’ implants represent new approach to treating spinal cord…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wraparound-implants-represent-new-approach-to-treating-spinal-cord-injuries8 May 2024: In tests using rat models, the researchers successfully used the devices to stimulate limb movement. ... Further tests in human cadaver models showed that the devices can be successfully placed in humans. -
Moving a capital city: learning from when the earth moves
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/indonesia-earthquake-hazard14 Nov 2023: Beyond the fascination, however, Rawlinson is keenly aware of the human and economic cost of natural hazards. ... If a new city is to be built, our work could inform building codes and disaster management planning, which would help save lives and reduce -
Earth’s earliest sea creatures drove evolution by stirring the water…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/earths-earliest-sea-creatures-drove-evolution-by-stirring-the-water17 May 2024: resources. To test how far back this process goes in Earth’s history, the team looked at some of the earliest examples of marine animal communities, known from rocks at Mistaken -
Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/black-atlantic21 Sep 2023: Dr Jake Subryan Richards, Lead Curator of Black Atlantic and Assistant Professor of international history at the London School of Economics. -
Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health after all …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/suppressing-negative-thoughts-good-for-mental-health20 Sep 2023: Professor Anderson and Dr Mamat recruited 120 people across 16 countries to test whether it might in fact be possible – and beneficial – for people to practice suppressing their fearful thoughts. -
Cost to protect globally important forests falls disproportionately…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/tropical-forest-protection17 Aug 2023: The study also found that the greatest overall global economic gains come from the most biologically important sites – but these are also most costly for locals to conserve. ... Reference: Platts, P.J. et al.: ‘Inequitable gains and losses from -
Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/electrified-charcoal-sponge-can-soak-up-co2-directly-from-the-air5 Jun 2024: Tests of the charged charcoal sponge showed that it could successfully capture CO2 directly from the air, thanks to the bonding mechanism of the hydroxides. -
“Incredible” diabetes management app now recommended by NICE
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/nice-recommends-type-1-diabetes-app7 Nov 2023: Within 20 minutes they were in A&E. Tests showed that Eddie had hyperglycaemia – dangerously high blood sugar levels. -
Robot trained to read braille at twice the speed of humans |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/robot-trained-to-read-braille-at-twice-the-speed-of-humans29 Jan 2024: Although the robot braille reader was not developed as an assistive technology, the researchers say the high sensitivity required to read braille makes it an ideal test in the development of ... surfaces.”. Braille is an ideal test for a robot -
360-degree head-up display view could warn drivers of road obstacles…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/lidar-holograms-for-driving20 Dec 2023: They are hoping to carry out road tests, either on public or private roads, in 2024.
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