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1 Sep 2007: Researching conflict in cities has been ongoing in Cambridge since 2003, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) New Security Challenges programme under the leadership of Dr Wendy Pullan ... Yet, despite political deadlock, violence,

29 Aug 2007: Then at 9am the next morning the first gruelling ergometer tests will begin.

1 Apr 2007: Answering these questions has been the aim of Dr Luisa Corrado and Aqib Aslam at the Faculty of Economics. ... Government emphasis on economic growth did suggest that money could go a long way to buying ‘happiness’.

19 Oct 2007: For the first time in the Tanner Lectures' history two speakers will share the main Tanner Lecture on Monday 22 October. Lord Winston and Professor Judy Illes

17 Apr 2007: Researchers at the University's Faculty of Economics, who are unveiling the first stage of their findings on the subject, say the slump in public contentment could be due to flagging

11 May 2007: The award recognises “his pioneering work on epigenetic gene regulation in mammalian embryos.” The Lewis S. Rosenstiel award rewards scientists for discoveries

1 Sep 2007: Dr Peterson. Following two decades of economic crisis and increased student enrolments, academics working in African Universities are suffering from overwhelming teaching and administrative workloads and poor resources.

15 Mar 2007: Forget boring school lessons and nutty professors. If you want to learn about the science that really matters, don't miss the show Cabaret: Science of Sex,

1 Sep 2007: speaker identification in the DyViS project (Dynamic Variability in Speech: A Forensic Phonetic Study of British English), funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

18 May 2007: Five University staff, two members of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, and a future honorary graduate are among the new Fellows named by the Royal

1 Sep 2007: Considering the social aspects of genetic testing and its meaning for families has been one of the enduring interests of the CFR for nearly 20 years. For Helen

30 Mar 2007: Daniolabs, which has significant investment from the university and a research facility in Cambridge, is focused on developing products in the fields of

1 Apr 2007: Uniquely, the light is produced in real-time as the DNA is detected, making the test very rapid, quantitative, easy to use and capable of building into a hand-held device.

1 Apr 2007: In September 2005, Dr Tim Upson and Sally Petitt joined her on a collecting trip around Armenia, where many ornamentals and important economic plants like wild wheats and apricots originated.

13 Dec 2007: an important idea to test in our future research", said Professor Jones and Dr Colman, adding that better maternal care during pregnancy may address one piece of the jigsaw of causes

2 Mar 2007: The new findings, published in today's edition of Science , may lead to more targeted treatments for addiction and other compulsive behaviour disorders with

14 Jun 2007: Simon, who has an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge, surprised viewers by beating confident Kristina Grimes, 36, after the two went head-to-head to design an ... I'm ecstatic, really.". Dr Nigel Knight, Director of Studies in Economics at

11 Jul 2007: The visits were organised by Professor Andrea Brand, winner of the Rosalind Franklin Award from the Royal Society in 2006. Professor Brand is Herchel Smith

1 Apr 2007: disease. This is even reflected in the amount of food eaten. People with a defective MC4R eat much more when given free access to food at a test meal, compared with

1 Sep 2007: To do this, Dr McElwaine has designed and installed sensors in the Swiss test site Vallée de la Sionne.

18 May 2007: Five University staff, two members of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, and a future honorary graduate are among the new Fellows named by the Royal

16 Feb 2007: He will join fellow experts from fields including economics, environmental policy, architecture and the arts in a series of presentations and discussions on how to confront climate change. ... A further panel will consider the cost of any response to

9 Mar 2007: Some of the proteins studied in his work are emerging as promising markers for the development of screening tests for the commonest cancers.

1 Apr 2007: Gambling is a thriving form of entertainment in the UK, but may also become a form of addiction for some individuals. Just why do people gamble when ‘the house

1 Jun 2007: SPRI projects are wide-ranging: from assessing the social, economic and cultural significance of Arctic reindeer and caribou hunting, to measuring and modelling changes to glaciers.

1 Sep 2007: The randomised trials test whether the face-to-face meetings, led mostly by police officers, can help victims and reduce re-offending.

1 Sep 2007: in economic well-being.

1 Apr 2007: It also reminds us that religious invectives and intolerance are not inherent to any faith but are the product of specific political, economic and social contexts.

1 Sep 2007: The brain – the most complex organ in the human body – comprises billions of nerve cells, each forming the myriad of connections needed for cognitive

9 Jan 2007: Every year Fitzwilliam sends a small group of students to the Daiichi University of Economics in Fukuoka, on Japan's southernmost main island, where they spend a year studying the

1 Sep 2007: And from a business viewpoint, the economic advantages of designing products that more people can use are clear.

29 Aug 2007: Mr Ravenscroft stressed that there was no major health risk in the UK, where tests carried out by British water companies were ensuring that public water supplies remained safe to drink. ... It is the most dangerous contaminant of drinking water in terms

19 Jul 2007: Researcher Dr Francois Balloux explained: "To test the alternative theory for the origin of modern humans we tried to find an additional, non-African origin, but this simply did not work,

1 Feb 2007: At its heart is an intriguing paradox. For, at the same time as 19th-century technology and economic developments were raising the prospect of a giant leap into the future, exactly

1 Feb 2007: Today its importance in the undeveloped and developing world has scarcely diminished and even in the developed world it is of great economic importance to sport and leisure industries.

11 Jan 2007: These tests could be used to develop a method of storing highly radioactive elements that would only begin to leak thousands of years into the future. ... The tests developed by the Cambridge and PNNL team would enable scientists to screen different