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Reporting from Zimbabwe: why the sanctions must be lifted |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/reporting-from-zimbabwe-why-the-sanctions-must-be-lifted24 Aug 2013: The finger of blame for economic crisis is, therefore, pointed firmly at the West. ... The ultimate problem with sanctions is that they weld economic issues to political ones.
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We ask the experts: is overseas aid working? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/we-ask-the-experts-is-overseas-aid-working16 Aug 2013: Throughout the world, there is a growing realisation that we cannot achieve economic or environmental sustainability without addressing social inequality, the worst manifestation of which is extreme poverty. ... Whether we're talking about the UK or
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The world is changing: how do we respond? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/the-world-is-changing-how-do-we-respond1 Oct 2013: economics (see below) came together to form the Cambridge Forum for Sustainability and the Environment. ... Dr Tiago Cavalcanti (Faculty of Economics). Dr Douglas Crawford-Brown (4CMR and Dept of Land Economy).
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Research to change how breast cancer treated | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/research-to-change-how-breast-cancer-treated20 Sep 2013: Research from the newly formed Cambridge Cancer Centre, a collaboration between the University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation
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We ask the experts: are we working too hard? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/we-ask-the-experts-are-we-working-too-hard6 Sep 2013: The distribution of work is – and always will be – an economic and societal challenge. ... JM The distribution of work is – and always will be – an economic and societal challenge.
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Leading the battle to protect the Amazon | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/leading-the-battle-to-protect-the-amazon9 Jan 2013: A new forest law has just been approved, which combines environmental, economic and social issues,” he said.
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Research reveals how elephants 'see' the world | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/research-reveals-how-elephants-see-the-world28 Aug 2013: Think Elephants aimed to test elephants on this because they are a wild, non-domesticated species that, in captivity in Thailand, are in relatively constant contact with humans.
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Air, water and sun: the ingredients of ‘green gasoline’ | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/air-water-and-sun-the-ingredients-of-green-gasoline14 Oct 2013: naturally. But can the technology make the transition from test-tube to the gigatonnes required for industrial scale-up? ... Share. Published. 14 Oct 2013. Image. Electrodes in a test cell to produce hydrogen with light.
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Captain Cook’s Maori paddles: an artefact of encounter | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/captain-cooks-maori-paddles-an-artefact-of-encounter22 May 2013: One aim of the project, which is led by Professor Nicholas Thomas and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, is to expose variations in patterns of exchange among different ... Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
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New study shows how Salmonella colonises the gut | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-study-shows-how-salmonella-colonises-the-gut19 Apr 2013: The methods we applied allowed us to survey the fate of hundreds of bacterial mutants simultaneously in one animal, rather than us having to test them one-by-one.
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Never too young to talk about death? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/never-too-young-to-talk-about-death7 Nov 2013: Should we talk to children about death, and if so when, and how? It’s hard enough discussing it with other adults. Death is unfamiliar to most of us, even
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Scientists finally discover which prostate cancers are…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-finally-discover-which-prostate-cancers-are-life-threatening19 Nov 2013: This is an important step along the path to developing a much-sought after test that could distinguish between different types of prostate cancer.”. ... The best known is the Prostate Specific Antigen Test (PSA), which detects a wide variety of
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New drug could protect from tissue damage following heart attack |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-drug-could-protect-from-tissue-damage-following-heart-attack28 May 2013: Tests in mice have shown that the compound, called MitoSNO, protects heart tissue from reperfusion injury, which occurs when blood flow is restored suddenly after a prolonged period without oxygen. ... The researchers now hope to secure funding to test
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Moss growth in Antarctica linked to climate change | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/moss-growth-in-antarctica-linked-to-climate-change29 Aug 2013: Microscopic tests established it was formed from a single species (Polytrichum strictum).
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Unraveling tumour growth one stem cell at a time | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/unraveling-tumour-growth-one-stem-cell-at-a-time4 Jun 2013: Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered that a single mutation in a leukaemia-associated gene reduces the ability of blood stem cells to
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Mongolian life stories database launched online | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mongolian-life-stories-database-launched-online5 Mar 2013: Because of the digital infrastructure, we can extract social, economic and political histories from this in a matter of minutes, yet the basis is simply people describing their own experiences, in
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New device could make diagnosing disease as simple as breathing |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-device-could-make-diagnosing-disease-as-simple-as-breathing25 Apr 2013: A number of breath analysis tests are currently in the research and development phase, most of which use mass spectrometry or lasers to analyse the breath for specific compounds. ... These tests can only detect a small range of compounds however, meaning
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Cancer researchers and astronomers team up to beat cancer |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cancer-researchers-and-astronomers-team-up-to-beat-cancer20 Feb 2013: express. To road test the new approach they used it to measure the levels of three different proteins linked to more aggressive cancers, across tumour samples from more than 2,000
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Noises off: the machine that rubs out noise | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/noises-off-the-machine-that-rubs-out-noise2 Oct 2013: If these preliminary tests go well, then we’ll be looking to work with hearing device companies to try to adapt their processing to incorporate these machine learning techniques.
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Scientists explore the inner workings of the teenage brain |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-explore-the-inner-workings-of-the-teenage-brain15 May 2013: Additionally, the volunteers will be asked to answer questionnaires to assess socio-demographics, mental well-being, environment, etc., as well as undergo tests to assess their impulsive and risk-taking behaviour.
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Female butterflies can smell if a male butterfly is inbred |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/female-butterflies-can-smell-if-a-male-butterfly-is-inbred6 Mar 2013: Next, to test whether the low mating success of inbred males could be restored, the scientists released males and females in a large cage.
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Bovril: a very beefy (and British) love affair | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/bovril-a-very-beefy-and-british-love-affair5 Jul 2013: As a brand that for decades stood the test of time and still boasts iconic status in the public imagination, Bovril encapsulated notions of health and energy, stamina and stoicism.
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Literacy, not income, key to improving public health in India |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/literacy-not-income-key-to-improving-public-health-in-india13 Jun 2013: Economic policies narrowly focused on growth are insufficient when it comes to public health in less developed countries. ... Economic policies narrowly focused on growth are insufficient when it comes to public health in less developed countries,”
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China's "leftovers" are rejects in a man's world |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/chinas-leftovers-are-rejects-in-a-mans-world28 Feb 2013: Chinese city, where parents advertise their daughters’ physical and economic attributes on billboards.
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Has the nation reached its sell-by date? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/has-the-nation-reached-its-sell-by-date9 May 2013: Add to this UKIP, the Scottish referendum, a royal marriage, the EU, educational reform pitched as a part of international economic competition, and the ever-present and seemingly ever-intensifying fear
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Cambridge to develop new Conservation Research Institute | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-to-develop-new-conservation-research-institute20 Sep 2013: for people and nature, but also involves critical reflections on the practice of conservation itself and the socio-economic constraints on conservation action.
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Major motion pictures from our prehistoric past | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/major-motion-pictures-from-our-prehistoric-past17 May 2013: The digital level has enabled us to record more exactly, look more closely and, because the digital world is all about mutability and metamorphosis, to test hypotheses.”.
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Reporting from Zimbabwe: a visit to Harare’s biggest township |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/reporting-from-zimbabwe-a-visit-to-harares-biggest-township17 Aug 2013: In the market, it’s not so evident that this country faced such acute economic crisis only a few years ago. ... They’re full of the rhetoric of ‘indigenization,’ the process that seeks to make black Zimbabweans the dominant economic stakeholders
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What impact will new technology have on tackling emissions? |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/what-impact-will-new-technology-have-on-tackling-emissions21 Oct 2013: If the global power sector is to decarbonise by 2050 without there being significant economic costs then all countries must make a contribution to the development of renewable technologies,” he added. ... Professor Douglas Crawford-Brown, Director of
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Reporting from Zimbabwe: a family in Bulawayo talks about politics |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/reporting-from-zimbabwe-a-family-in-bulawayo-talks-about-politics10 Aug 2013: crises). Political and economic turmoil resulted in the collapse of the Zimbabwe dollar in 2009 after a five-year period of uncontrollable hyperinflation. ... There is hope among young people who lived through economic collapse; few have witnessed
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'The honour of the snow-mountains is the snow…' | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-honour-of-the-snow-mountains-is-the-snow31 Oct 2013: Diemberger explained: “In a world in which the conceptual models that inform decision makers are increasingly determined by scientific investigation, politics and economics, we asked is there a space for the
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The (Victorian) case for a referendum on independence | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-victorian-case-for-a-referendum-on-independence18 Dec 2013: Dicey firmly believed in both the power and economic advantages of a united nation.
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‘Herbivore boys’ and other fault lines in Japan’s gender crisis |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/herbivore-boys-and-other-fault-lines-in-japans-gender-crisis21 Feb 2013: But, beginning during the nineties recession and snowballing with recent economic meltdowns, rigid gender definitions are being subverted by a generation with shifting values and uncertain futures. ... With economic collapse, they don’t see why they
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New research suggests animal-to-human transmission of MRSA |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-research-suggests-animal-to-human-transmission-of-mrsa25 Mar 2013: The new strain’s genetic makeup differs greatly from previous strains, which means that the ‘gold standard’ molecular tests currently used to identify MRSA - a polymerase chain reaction technique (PCR) and
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Scrubbing up: preparing hospitals for climate change | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/scrubbing-up-preparing-hospitals-for-climate-change13 Nov 2013: The last government’s plan was to replace the NHS Estate with a suite of new hospitals but the 2008 economic collapse put an end to that.
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David MacKay appointed Regius Professor of Engineering | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/david-mackay-appointed-regius-professor-of-engineering28 Mar 2013: Professor MacKay’s work with the Engineering Department will focus, in part, on the study of how we can model and communicate the full economic and societal impact of a shift
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New sensor could prolong the lifespan of high-temperature engines |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-sensor-could-prolong-the-lifespan-of-high-temperature-engines19 Sep 2013: Results from tests on a prototype device showed a significant reduction in drift at temperatures of 1200 and 1300 degrees, meaning that a double-walled thermocouple can be used at temperatures ... Tests on new prototypes are on-going. The research
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A response to Methane Mischief: Misleading Commentary Published In…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/a-response-to-methane-mischief-misleading-commentary-published-in-nature26 Jul 2013: The 25 July post by Jason Samenow on the global economic impacts of methane emissions in the East Siberian Sea portrays the findings of our research as misleading, a statement with
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Novel genetic mutations cause low metabolic rate and obesity |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/novel-genetic-mutations-cause-low-metabolic-rate-and-obesity25 Oct 2013: A slow metabolic rate can be found in people with an underactive thyroid gland, but in these patients thyroid blood tests were in the normal range - eliminating this as a possible
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When building for the future means what it says | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/when-building-for-the-future-means-what-it-says18 Oct 2013: Although a portfolio of methods is available, Georgiadou concludes that many “underestimate or even overlook the social and economic aspects of sustainability”, and identifies a need for design strategies that will
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Welsh Twitter: capturing language change in real time | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/welsh-twitter-capturing-language-change-in-real-time29 May 2013: Twitter keeps millions of people in touch, whether it’s sharing their politics with followers or updating their mates with the trivia of everyday life. These
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Text and the message: Russia's early 'information age' |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/text-and-the-message-russias-early-information-age25 Sep 2013: This not only had consequences for the economics of printing (by contrast with the rapid proliferation of commercial printers in Western Europe), but also lent the technology itself an aura of
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Graphene: Taking the wonder-stuff from dream to reality | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/graphene-taking-the-wonder-stuff-from-dream-to-reality24 Jan 2013: This work might lead to numerous new devices and applications which could then be commercialised by industry and help to boost economic growth.
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Historic rivals join forces to save 1,000 years of Jewish history |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/historic-rivals-join-forces-to-save-1000-years-of-jewish-history15 Feb 2013: They represent an invaluable record of a thousand years of the religious, social, economic and cultural life of the Mediterranean world. ... He said: “The Cairo Genizah documents are like a searchlight, illuminating dark corners of the history of the
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Reassembling the backbone of life using a particle accelerator |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/reassembling-the-backbone-of-life-using-a-particle-accelerator14 Jan 2013: By understanding how each of the bones fit together we can begin to explore the mobility of the spine and test how it may have transferred forces between the limbs during
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Cells from the eye are inkjet-printed for the first time | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cells-from-the-eye-are-inkjet-printed-for-the-first-time18 Dec 2013: Once printed, a number of tests were performed on each type of cell to see how many of the cells survived the process and how it affected their ability to survive
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Forging connections: digital humanities in Cambridge and beyond |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/forging-connections-digital-humanities-in-cambridge-and-beyond1 May 2013: Humanities research and the questions underlying it are being radically reshaped by new digital technologies and the connections and insights that they afford.
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Investigating child abuse: how interview training really matters |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/investigating-child-abuse-how-interview-training-really-matters5 Apr 2013: A study of the outcomes of child sex abuse cases in the US state of Utah suggests that the introduction of improved techniques for interviewing young victims
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Patient in ‘vegetative state’ not just aware, but paying attention |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/patient-in-vegetative-state-not-just-aware-but-paying-attention31 Oct 2013: For the study, the researchers used electroencephalography (EEG), which non-invasively measures the electrical activity over the scalp, to test 21 patients diagnosed as vegetative or minimally conscious, and eight healthy
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Cambridge’s criminal past revealed in centuries-old court records |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridges-criminal-past-revealed-in-centuries-old-court-records30 Sep 2013: She said: “The court records provide a vivid insight into the social and economic history of Cambridge, beyond the academic life of the University, as the inhabitants of this small market
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