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A policy of mass destruction | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-policy-of-mass-destruction29 Mar 2012: The reasons for economic collapse and skyrocketing poverty in Eastern Europe, however, have never been fully understood. ... The more faithfully countries adopted the policy, the more they endured economic crime, corruption and economic failure. -
Cambridge ranked ‘most visible’ on social networks | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-ranked-most-visible-on-social-networks23 Feb 2012: In third was the London School of Economics with just over half Oxford’s score, with Newcastle University in fourth. -
University of Cambridge Research Horizons
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_18_research_horizons.pdf8 May 2012: The test uses a harmless strain of thesoil-dwelling bacterium Bacillus subtilis, whichposes no threat to human health or theenvironment. ... Now, a project led by King hascommenced that will look in depth at thehuman health cost of economic policy. -
“Back To Sleep” message took longer to reach deprived areas |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/back-to-sleep-message-took-longer-to-reach-deprived-areas17 Mar 2012: A study of 24 years of cot death rates (sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS) in Scotland has shown major differences in the success of the “Back To Sleep” -
Look familiar? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/look-familiar4 Apr 2012: Daniele Quercia. An online game which tests Londoners’ ability to recognise parts of the capital has been devised by researchers as the first step in a project to create a “memory ... This is closely linked to well-being, as well as other crucial -
Frugal innovation | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/frugal-innovation17 May 2012: The van has telemedicine technologies to conduct diagnostic tests and transmit them via satellite even from areas too remote for internet connectivity. ... Increasingly, such a frugal and flexible approach has relevance to Western economies that are -
Who wants to be an engineer? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/who-wants-to-be-an-engineer22 Mar 2012: Engineers play a critical role in a balanced economy, applying new ideas to address emerging opportunities which in turn drives economic growth. ... This finding is really worrying. Engineers play a critical role in a balanced economy, applying new ideas -
The crisis of shareholder primacy | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/the-crisis-of-shareholder-primacy19 Mar 2012: In addition, managers are not only expected to pursue shareholders’ economic interests, but their political ones as well. ... The skills and temperament that maximize shareholder profits conflict with those that promote economic stability. -
Physical sciences illuminate neurodegenerative diseases | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/physical-sciences-illuminate-neurodegenerative-diseases28 May 2012: Despite the escalating economic costs and human misery associated with these diseases, we still know relatively little about how they develop or how best to tackle them. -
Humanity's last invention and our uncertain future | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/humanitys-last-invention-and-our-uncertain-future25 Nov 2012: Computers dominate modern life across vast swathes of the planet, underpinning key functions of global governance and economics, increasing precision in healthcare, monitoring identity and facilitating most forms of communication – from -
Canopy commerce: forest conservation and poverty alleviation |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/canopy-commerce-forest-conservation-and-poverty-alleviation3 Feb 2012: This has provided a ‘pre-treatment’ baseline recording all aspects of the villagers’ economic and social lives. ... The Gola Forest Programme might be regarded as something of a test case for how a large and dynamic biodiversity conservation -
University of Cambridge Research Horizons
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_19_research_horizons.pdf1 Oct 2012: Ounce of prevention, 10–11pound of cure. Privacy by design 12. Cybercrime economics 13. ... Use of these markers, togetherwith other risk factors, should improvepredictive tests even further. -
Siblings’ brain scans could hold the key to drug addiction |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/siblings-brain-scans-could-hold-the-key-to-drug-addiction3 Feb 2012: the MRC is leading a strategy for addiction and substance misuse research, by funding cross-discipline research that addresses the biological, medical, social and economic aspects of addiction and substance misuse. -
University of Cambridge Research Horizons
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_17_research_horizons.pdf7 Feb 2012: This hasprovided a ‘pre-treatment’ baseline recordingall aspects of the villagers’ economic and sociallives. ... Theproject he leads aims to address this gap. Pooling expertise from economics,anthropology and conservation science, the. Results that match 1 of 2 words
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Test your memory! | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/test-your-memory10 Jan 2012: the Guardian to run an online experiment for members of the public to test their memory abilities and find out how they stack up against their friends. ... Please note that although this test will help further our understanding in this area of research, -
The human cost of economic policy | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-human-cost-of-economic-policy7 May 2012: Search. Search. The human cost of economic policy. Research. The human cost of economic policy.. ... individuals, an economic crisis that the researchers describe as a “gigantic human catastrophe”. -
New test to detect arsenic contamination in drinking water |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-test-to-detect-arsenic-contamination-in-drinking-water1 Jun 2012: The test uses a harmless strain of the soil-dwelling bacterium Bacillus subtilis, which poses no threat to human health or the environment. ... The extremely simple visual output combined with the low cost (estimated at around $0.50 per test) and the -
Unlocking the agricultural economics of the 19th century | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/unlocking-the-agricultural-economics-of-the-19th-century3 Oct 2012: Now a project at Cambridge University’s Centre for Financial History at Newnham College (), sponsored by the Institute for New Economic Thinking (), is under way to digitize the Corn Returns and ... Many of the issues debated, and the economic -
Faith in Social Action | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/faith-in-social-action11 Sep 2012: and economic development. -
Care in the community | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/care-in-the-community2 Oct 2012: Foyster’s research, which has been funded by the Leverhulme Trust, will unpick the emotional and economic consequences for families at a time when the Poor Law bound them to look -
The prebound effect | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-prebound-effect3 Jul 2012: As retrofits cannot save energy that is not actually being consumed, this has implications for the economic viability of thermal retrofits.”. -
Your chance to ‘scream in space’ using smartphone technology |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scream-in-space-using-smartphone-technology25 Oct 2012: The phone will run on Android's open-source operating system. A computer, built at the Surrey Space Centre, will test the vital statistics of the phone once in space. ... When all the tests are complete, the plan is to switch off the micro-computer and -
Scientists identify depression and anxiety biomarker in youths |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-depression-and-anxiety-biomarker-in-youths28 Nov 2012: This test reveals a deficient ability to efficiently and effectively perceive emotion processes in some teenagers. ... The adolescents were then given a computer test to gauge how they process emotional information. -
Trade-offs highlighted at UN conference on biodiversity | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/trade-offs-highlighted-at-un-conference-on-biodiversity24 Oct 2012: Despite best efforts, trade-offs will remain between carbon, biodiversity and social and economic costs. ... highlights the need to prioritise social and economic objectives alongside environmental concerns to increase the likelihood of more equitable -
The Rede Lecture 2012 | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-rede-lecture-201216 Feb 2012: He is a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and at Cass Business School, City University. ... economics at Caius from 1979-82, teaching part time in parallel with his business career. -
Crash, crisis, calamity: system shock in a globalised world |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/crash-crisis-calamity-system-shock-in-a-globalised-world1 Oct 2012: But what might be less obvious is how interconnected are the networks of relationships of trade, business and macro-economics, and how quickly the effects of a catastrophe can cascade. ... It used to be the case that catastrophes on the other side of the -
Geophysical survey reveals first images of lost Roman town |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/geophysical-survey-reveals-first-images-of-lost-roman-town5 Sep 2012: marketplace and theatre instead suggest that, in fact, it was a bustling economic and social centre in its own right. -
Plastic electronics: a neat solution | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/plastic-electronics-a-neat-solution9 Apr 2012: Share. Published. 09 Apr 2012. Image. Printed electronic test circuit manufactured on a flexible plastic substrate at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge. -
Access all areas | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/access-all-areas-013 Apr 2012: Access Cambridge Archaeology is an outreach unit within the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, aiming to enhance educational, economic and social well-being through active participation in archaeology ... The primary aim of Access -
Windows to the self? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/windows-to-the-self29 Oct 2012: To test this, a new group of young children were quizzed about their ability to be seen when they were wearing goggles that were completely blacked out, meaning that they could ... Unfortunately, this test did not go quite according to plan. Out of the -
Feeding seven billion | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/feeding-seven-billion21 Nov 2012: The huge challenge of feeding the world’s fast-growing population - and its ethical, scientific, economic and political implications - will be the subject of a series of major public debates beginning ... They argue that the use and deployment of -
Crane-building challenge inspires Cambridgeshire students |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/crane-building-challenge-inspires-cambridgeshire-students28 May 2012: Share. Published. 28 May 2012. Image. Jordan, Ashley and Brandon get ready to test their crane. -
Prize tomato | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/prize-tomato30 May 2012: better. What’s great about the course is that it encourages us to understand how social, environmental and economic aspects interact as part of a whole system, allowing us to develop -
Fast-tracking dementia diagnosis | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fast-tracking-dementia-diagnosis9 Nov 2012: The test, which takes less than ten minutes, differentiates between patients with normal and abnormal memory. ... CANTAB was licensed to Cambridge Cognition, who have developed the test and adapted it for the iPad and other touchscreen devices. -
India in the Global Age | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/india-in-the-global-age10 Sep 2012: Panels will consider the future of the university, India's response to the contemporary global economic crisis, Delhi's century as India's capital city, social policy and development, art and -
Science illuminating art | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/science-illuminating-art12 Oct 2012: The research will help conservators repair priceless works of art and provide new insights into the cultural, social and economic circumstances of their production. ... This unique synergy will have a very significant impact, informing a larger study of -
Wiring the brain | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wiring-the-brain12 Apr 2012: Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a simple mathematical model of the brain which provides a remarkably complete statistical account of -
Keynes comes home to Cambridge | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/keynes-comes-home-to-cambridge8 Nov 2012: th. century. His work revolutionized the theory and practice of modern economics and it has had a profound impact on the way economics is taught and written, and on economic policy ... His ideas are the basis for the school of thought known as -
Call of the wired | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/call-of-the-wired27 Apr 2012: In existing systems, speech is converted into data, then given to a ‘dialogue manager’, which tests the data’s assorted attributes against an internal database of pre-programmed information, looking for -
Maths in the community | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/maths-in-the-community21 Sep 2012: Volunteers are recruited from a wide range of disciplines: the majority are reading Mathematics, Engineering, Natural Sciences, Medicine, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering or Economics. -
Earthquakes without frontiers | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/earthquakes-without-frontiers30 May 2012: With funding from the Natural Environment Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council, the team will use state-of the-art ground- and space-based technology to examine in -
New Smuts Fellow elected | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-smuts-fellow-elected20 Apr 2012: A native of New York City, he was educated at Dartmouth College (B.A., International Relations), the London School of Economics (M.A., Social Anthropology) and Yale University (M.Phil., -
Investing to save nature | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/investing-to-save-nature11 Oct 2012: This shows that a substantial increase in investment in conservation is urgently required, but the total needed is trivial in comparison to the economic benefits that nature provides. ... the total needed is trivial in comparison to the economic benefits -
Are we being sold online? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/are-we-being-sold-online27 Oct 2012: A marketing revolution is upon us, a completely new dimension is added through the combination of scientifically robust personality tests and other demographic information.”. -
Zero interest and growing fast | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/zero-interest-and-growing-fast25 Apr 2012: Once written off by western capitalists as “voodoo economics”, Islamic finance is now in a state of rapid growth and has become a trillion (US) dollar industry, which is attracting the ... The economic growth of East Asia in recent decades appears to -
Caveman about the house | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/caveman-about-the-house19 Jul 2012: Despite other convincing research, there had not been any tests of the musculature to examine this thesis, until now. ... To measure the impact of repeated hide-scraping, and of a spear being used two-handed to kill game at close-quarters, the -
Building the future with BRICs | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/building-the-future-with-brics17 Feb 2012: The programme will also explore the impact these powers are likely to have on other major global problems, including the economic crisis and international security. ... economic crisis, their attitudes towards energy security, climate change and -
Privacy by design | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/privacy-by-design18 Oct 2012: Anyone who stores images on flickr, or accesses emails from a central server, is cloud computing, and today many businesses are turning to centralised data centres as an economic means of -
All the fun of the lab | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/all-the-fun-of-the-lab11 Jul 2012: Wobble boards, a batak wall and a vertical jump focused on sporting attributes such as balance, reaction time and explosive leg power inviting children to put themselves to the test and -
Looking the part | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/looking-the-part5 Mar 2012: attitudes to it have been shaped by shifts in culture, politics, religion, art and economics.
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