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  2. Honorary Degrees 2016 | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/honorary-degrees-2016
    Thumbnail for Honorary Degrees 2016 | University of Cambridge 15 Jun 2016: Nicholas Hytner was knighted in 2010. Nicholas Serota read Economics then History of Art at Christ’s College, of which he is now an Honorary Fellow, and later completed an MA
  3. New undergraduate courses for 2017 | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-undergraduate-courses-for-2017
    Thumbnail for New undergraduate courses for 2017 | University of Cambridge 16 Mar 2016: economic history.
  4. 55 new Gates Cambridge Scholars selected | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/55-new-gates-cambridge-scholars-selected
    Thumbnail for 55 new Gates Cambridge Scholars selected | University of Cambridge 7 Apr 2016: He was the highest-scoring student in the Physics Aptitude test for Oxford where he won a first.
  5. Bookings open for Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2016 | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/bookings-open-for-cambridge-festival-of-ideas-2016
    Thumbnail for Bookings open for Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2016 | University of Cambridge 23 Sep 2016: The Festival plays host to a series of panel discussions, including one on global economic uncertainty with economists Ha-Joon Chang and Victoria Bateman from the University of Cambridge, Vicky Pryce, ... former Joint Head of the United Kingdom's
  6. Professor Oliver Hart wins economics Nobel Prize | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/professor-oliver-hart-wins-economics-nobel-prize
    Thumbnail for Professor Oliver Hart wins economics Nobel Prize | University of Cambridge 10 Oct 2016: Professor Hart is currently the Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics at Harvard University. ... Image. Oliver Hart and the Faculty of Economics at Cambridge. Credit:Search research.
  7. Cambridge pilots simplified visa scheme for Masters' students |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-pilots-simplified-visa-scheme-for-masters-students
    Thumbnail for Cambridge pilots simplified visa scheme for Masters' students | University of Cambridge 25 Jul 2016: The Home Office has launched the pilot in order to test the benefits of a differentiated approach to the student visa system, to help ensure UK universities can maintain a highly ... The evaluation will test the aims of the pilot and will report interim
  8. Ageing affects test-taking, not language, study shows | University of …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ageing-affects-test-taking-not-language-study-shows
    Thumbnail for Ageing affects test-taking, not language, study shows | University of Cambridge 12 May 2016: Search. Search. Ageing affects test-taking, not language, study shows. Research. Ageing affects test-taking, not language, study shows..
  9. No evidence that genetic tests change people’s behaviour | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/no-evidence-that-genetic-tests-change-peoples-behaviour
    Thumbnail for No evidence that genetic tests change people’s behaviour | University of Cambridge 15 Mar 2016: disease. Such tests are controversial – knowing that an individual carries these variants does not mean that individual will develop the disease; however, proponents argue that if an individual knows that he ... In the early 2000s, several companies
  10. Five Cambridge students named Schwarzman Scholars | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/five-cambridge-students-named-schwarzman-scholars
    Thumbnail for Five Cambridge students named Schwarzman Scholars | University of Cambridge 2 Dec 2016: Scholars will study Public Policy, Economics & Business, and International Studies, and spend a year immersed in an international community of thinkers, innovators and senior leaders in business, politics and society.
  11. Uninfected or asymptomatic? Diagnostic tests key to forecasting major …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/uninfected-or-asymptomatic-diagnostic-tests-key-to-forecasting-major-epidemics
    Thumbnail for Uninfected or asymptomatic? Diagnostic tests key to forecasting major epidemics | University of Cambridge 5 Apr 2016: If we are able to use diagnostic tests to determine whether individuals who do not show symptoms are susceptible or are instead infected but not showing symptoms, we’ll be in ... Since the reliability of diagnostic tests affects the extent to which
  12. Cambridge academics honoured over the New Year | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-academics-honoured-over-the-new-year
    Thumbnail for Cambridge academics honoured over the New Year | University of Cambridge 4 Jan 2016: Harvey McGrath, co-chair of the £2 billion fundraising campaign for the University and Colleges of Cambridge, was also knighted in the New Year’s honours list ‘for services to economic
  13. Researchers road-test powerful method for studying singlet fission |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/researchers-road-test-powerful-method-for-studying-singlet-fission
    Thumbnail for Researchers road-test powerful method for studying singlet fission | University of Cambridge 17 Oct 2016: Search. Search. Researchers road-test powerful method for studying singlet fission. Research. ... Researchers road-test powerful method for studying singlet fission..
  14. Prospective students share their view of Cambridge | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/prospective-students-share-their-view-of-cambridge
    Thumbnail for Prospective students share their view of Cambridge | University of Cambridge 28 Apr 2016: Everything was very practical. I got the chance to test people's blood pressure and do a cardiac examination which was very fun.
  15. Fruit fly model of deadly brain diseases could lead to blood test for …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fruit-fly-model-of-deadly-brain-diseases-could-lead-to-blood-test-for-vcjd
    Thumbnail for Fruit fly model of deadly brain diseases could lead to blood test for vCJD | University of Cambridge 13 Oct 2016: Search. Search. Fruit fly model of deadly brain diseases could lead to blood test for vCJD. ... Research. Fruit fly model of deadly brain diseases could lead to blood test for vCJD..
  16. Opinion: Economics has a serious gender problem – it needs more women …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-economics-has-a-serious-gender-problem-it-needs-more-women
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Economics has a serious gender problem – it needs more women | University of Cambridge 28 Oct 2016: economic phenomena they choose to measure are all dictated by the fact that economics is a discipline dominated by men. ... This affects inequality and lowers incentives for businesses to invest. Unfortunately, the gender problem in economics has meant
  17. Diabetes sniffer dogs? ‘Scent’ of hypos could aid development of new…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/diabetes-sniffer-dogs-scent-of-hypos-could-aid-development-of-new-tests
    Thumbnail for Diabetes sniffer dogs? ‘Scent’ of hypos could aid development of new tests | University of Cambridge 27 Jun 2016: Research. Diabetes sniffer dogs? ‘Scent’ of hypos could aid development of new tests.. ... Blood sugar sniffer dogs? ‘Scent’ of hypos could aid development of new tests.
  18. Opinion: Brexit and the importance of languages for Britain #2 |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/opinion-brexit-and-the-importance-of-languages-for-britain-2
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Brexit and the importance of languages for Britain #2 | University of Cambridge 7 Oct 2016: economic and cultural strengths mean that the UK will continue to attract business and investment from across the world even once we have left the EU.
  19. Martina Navratilova joins Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/martina-navratilova-joins-cambridge-university-womens-boat-club-squad
    Thumbnail for Martina Navratilova joins Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club squad | University of Cambridge 13 May 2016: Turning to her fellow squad members she asked: “Did I pass the test?”.
  20. Blueprint for success: what makes a city thrive? | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/blueprint-for-success-what-makes-a-city-thrive
    Thumbnail for Blueprint for success: what makes a city thrive? | University of Cambridge 7 Jun 2016: 1990s. Although their decline has slowed, they still lag behind the national average in terms of economic growth. ... The same goes here – you need a diverse economic structure to withstand shocks to the system.”.
  21. Opinion: Brexit and the importance of languages for Britain #5 |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/opinion-brexit-and-the-importance-of-languages-for-britain-5
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Brexit and the importance of languages for Britain #5 | University of Cambridge 1 Nov 2016: The arguments for language-learning after Brexit aren’t simply economic. A few years after Florio’s words were written, two men – the glassmaker Marcantonio Bassano and the weaver Valentine Wood –
  22. Fingerprinting rare earth elements from the air | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/fingerprinting-rare-earth-elements-from-the-air
    Thumbnail for Fingerprinting rare earth elements from the air | University of Cambridge 1 Jul 2016: However, to be extractable in an economic way, they need to be concentrated into veins or sediments.” It’s the identification of these concentrations that is critical for the future security ... This collection contains specimens of minerals and
  23. Urgent action needed to close UK languages gap | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/urgent-action-needed-to-close-uk-languages-gap
    Thumbnail for Urgent action needed to close UK languages gap | University of Cambridge 24 May 2016: The findings are included in a new report, The Value of Languages, published by the University of Cambridge this week, after wide-ranging consultation with
  24. Sir James Dyson opens invention powerhouse at the University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/sir-james-dyson-opens-invention-powerhouse-at-the-university-of-cambridge
    Thumbnail for Sir James Dyson opens invention powerhouse at the University of Cambridge | University of Cambridge 9 May 2016: The adjoining Dyson Centre for Engineering Design enables students to express their creative talents and test their engineering skills using high-tech and diverse machining and prototyping equipment.
  25. New Cambridge centre sets out to prove we are not in a “post-truth”…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-cambridge-centre-sets-out-to-prove-we-are-not-in-a-post-truth-society
    Thumbnail for New Cambridge centre sets out to prove we are not in a “post-truth” society | University of Cambridge 1 Nov 2016: Professor Spiegelhalter has other examples of the use of evidence in medical stories in his sight: “Take, for instance, the recent media stories about a new test for Down’s syndrome
  26. Opinion: Why Ethiopia is on track to become Africa’s industrial…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-why-ethiopia-is-on-track-to-become-africas-industrial-powerhouse
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Why Ethiopia is on track to become Africa’s industrial powerhouse | University of Cambridge 23 Jun 2016: Except for Rwanda, Ethiopia is the only African country whose economic growth has been consistently high for more than a decade without relying on a natural resource boom. ... Additionally, government provision of transport and energy has been crucial.
  27. Debt level analysis could help investors make sharper choices about…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/debt-level-analysis-could-help-investors-make-sharper-choices-about-real-estate
    Thumbnail for Debt level analysis could help investors make sharper choices about real estate | University of Cambridge 15 Jun 2016: These stocks are often considered to be low-risk, because they typically generate high dividends for investors and used to be only moderately affected during periods of economic turmoil. ... The more indebted the firm is, they suggest, the less robust
  28. Record-breaking year in philanthropic support for Cambridge…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/record-breaking-year-in-philanthropic-support-for-cambridge-celebrated-in-vice-chancellors-1-october
    Thumbnail for Record-breaking year in philanthropic support for Cambridge celebrated in Vice-Chancellor’s 1 October speech | University of Cambridge 1 Oct 2016: Global Development Council, Chief Economic Advisor for Allianz, and writes regularly for Bloomberg, the Financial Times and Project Syndicate. ... Dr El-Erian is honorary fellow and alumnus of Queens’ (Economics, 1977), a board member of Cambridge
  29. Cutting welfare to protect the economy ignores lessons of history,…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cutting-welfare-to-protect-the-economy-ignores-lessons-of-history-researchers-claim
    Thumbnail for Cutting welfare to protect the economy ignores lessons of history, researchers claim | University of Cambridge 2 Dec 2016: continuation of those existing policies, which have reduced welfare spending overall in the name of economic austerity. ... Overall, it facilitated the most sustained period of rising economic prosperity in the nation’s history,” the authors observe.
  30. Elephant poaching costs African economies US $25 million per year in…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/elephant-poaching-costs-african-economies-us-25-million-per-year-in-lost-tourism-revenue
    Thumbnail for Elephant poaching costs African economies US $25 million per year in lost tourism revenue | University of Cambridge 1 Nov 2016: Our research now shows that investing in elephant conservation is actually smart economic policy for many African countries,” said Dr. ... Dr. Brendan Fisher, an economist at University of Vermont’s Gund Institute for Ecological Economics.
  31. Cambridge has waived application fees for graduate students from most …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-has-waived-application-fees-for-graduate-students-from-most-african-countries
    Thumbnail for Cambridge has waived application fees for graduate students from most African countries | University of Cambridge 26 Oct 2016: It is amplified by the ‘Africa Rising’ narrative, and by the resoluteness of African growth in the face of an economic downturn.
  32. Artificial pancreas trial in young children with diabetes receives…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificial-pancreas-trial-in-young-children-with-diabetes-receives-eu4-6millon-grant-from-european
    Thumbnail for Artificial pancreas trial in young children with diabetes receives €4.6millon grant from European Commission | University of Cambridge 5 Sep 2016: Type 1 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in children; around one in 4,000 children under 14 years of age is diagnosed with the disease each
  33. University of Cambridge breaks its early stage investment record for…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/university-of-cambridge-breaks-its-early-stage-investment-record-for-third-consecutive-year
    Thumbnail for University of Cambridge breaks its early stage investment record for third consecutive year | University of Cambridge 27 Jan 2016: This was the fourth year of operation for the Enterprise Fund, which was announced as part of the SEIS programme in the government’s 2012 budget, established to stimulate economic growth.
  34. Smarter than the average bird? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/smarter-than-the-average-bird
    Thumbnail for Smarter than the average bird? | University of Cambridge 15 Jun 2016: In two of the tests she conducted, grackles showed they were able to problem solve. ... The second, more complex challenge, was a problem-solving test called Aesop’s Fable.
  35. Opinion: Thirty years on as 'new Cold War' looms, US and…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-thirty-years-on-as-new-cold-war-looms-us-and-russia-should-remember-the-rekyjavik-summit
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Thirty years on as 'new Cold War' looms, US and Russia should remember the Rekyjavik summit | University of Cambridge 21 Oct 2016: In what looks very like a tit-for-tat downgrading of bilateral relations, Russia and America have traded diplomatic insults in recent weeks over nuclear weapons, geopolitics and economics, prompting speculation ... David Reynolds, Professor of
  36. California’s sudden oak death epidemic now ‘unstoppable’ and new…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/californias-sudden-oak-death-epidemic-now-unstoppable-and-new-epidemics-must-be-managed-earlier
    Thumbnail for California’s sudden oak death epidemic now ‘unstoppable’ and new epidemics must be managed earlier | University of Cambridge 2 May 2016: Sudden oak death – caused by Phytophthora ramorum, a fungus-like pathogen related to potato blight – has killed millions of trees over hundreds of square
  37. Opinion: How Davos power brokers can start tackling major…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-how-davos-power-brokers-can-start-tackling-major-environmental-risks
    Thumbnail for Opinion: How Davos power brokers can start tackling major environmental risks | University of Cambridge 21 Jan 2016: The World Economic Forum (WEF) published its annual Global Risks Report in the run up to its annual meeting in Davos.
  38. The amazing axon adventure | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-amazing-axon-adventure
    Thumbnail for The amazing axon adventure | University of Cambridge 5 Feb 2016: What we’re trying to do is to take biology and put it into computers so that we can really test it.”.
  39. Man on a mission to beat cancer | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/man-on-a-mission-to-beat-cancer
    Thumbnail for Man on a mission to beat cancer | University of Cambridge 14 Nov 2016: The team are also developing tests for circulating tumour DNA. It’s now known that DNA isn’t present just in cells: it floats around the bloodstream. ... Imagine a child going into a clinic for a five-year checkup, and having a blood test which
  40. Keeping patients safe in hospital | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/keeping-patients-safe-in-hospital
    Thumbnail for Keeping patients safe in hospital | University of Cambridge 15 Nov 2016: There’s a danger that they tend to encourage effort substitution – what people often refer to as ‘teaching to the test’,” explains Dixon-Woods. ... Medical science tends to prioritise trials and particular types of evidence, whereas engineering
  41. A very hairy story | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/a-very-hairy-story
    Thumbnail for A very hairy story | University of Cambridge 7 Nov 2016: In the wake of the Reformation, people were expected to comply with new rules on dress – but, as always, there were some who were determined to test the limits of authority.
  42. Being overweight linked to poorer memory | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/being-overweight-linked-to-poorer-memory
    Thumbnail for Being overweight linked to poorer memory | University of Cambridge 25 Feb 2016: and poorer performance on a test of episodic memory. ... The participants took part in a memory test known as the ‘Treasure-Hunt Task’, where they were asked to hide items around complex scenes (for example, a desert with palm trees)
  43. Dementia: Catching the memory thief | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/dementia-catching-the-memory-thief
    Thumbnail for Dementia: Catching the memory thief | University of Cambridge 21 Sep 2016: And this is still happening,” says Vendruscolo. “Companies are still putting small molecules into clinical trials that, when we test them using our methods, we find stand no chance.”.
  44. How does your smart city grow? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-does-your-smart-city-grow
    Thumbnail for How does your smart city grow? | University of Cambridge 17 Jun 2016: Infrastructure, both existing and future, is of paramount importance for supporting economic growth and productivity. ... Infrastructure, both existing and future, is of paramount importance for supporting economic growth and productivity – and so we
  45. Opinion: Autumn Statement 2016: experts respond | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-autumn-statement-2016-experts-respond
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Autumn Statement 2016: experts respond | University of Cambridge 24 Nov 2016: A damp squib: economic policy needed a reboot and instead it got a light makeover. ... Michael White, Director, Real Estate Economics and Investment Research Group, Nottingham Trent University.
  46. Farming at nanoscale dimensions | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/farming-at-nanoscale-dimensions
    Thumbnail for Farming at nanoscale dimensions | University of Cambridge 18 Mar 2016: This process has worked successfully since the 1950s, and scientists have even demonstrated the first working test chips with features approaching seven nanometres, the equivalent of placing more than 20 billion
  47. John Maynard Keynes: great economist, poor currency trader |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/john-maynard-keynes-great-economist-poor-currency-trader
    Thumbnail for John Maynard Keynes: great economist, poor currency trader | University of Cambridge 14 Jan 2016: The findings are forthcoming in the Journal of Economic History, in a study co-authored by Olivier Accominotti from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and David Chambers of ... In his currency trading, Keynes relied heavily on his own
  48. Reconditioning the brain to overcome fear | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/reconditioning-the-brain-to-overcome-fear
    Thumbnail for Reconditioning the brain to overcome fear | University of Cambridge 21 Nov 2016: Fear related disorders affect around one in 14 people and place considerable pressure on mental health services. Currently, a common approach is for patients
  49. Larger brain size linked to longer life in deer | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/larger-brain-size-linked-to-longer-life-in-deer
    Thumbnail for Larger brain size linked to longer life in deer | University of Cambridge 14 Dec 2016: The researchers, based at the University of Cambridge's Zoology Department and Edinburgh University's Institute of Evolutionary Biology, wanted to test if they could find more direct genetic or
  50. Interdisciplinary Research Centres | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/research-at-cambridge/interdisciplinary-research-centres
    3 Oct 2016: Bringing together established areas of research excellence across a wide range of disciplines to drive the underpinning research base of data science and address challenging economic and societal issues.
  51. Sex and the brain: fruitless research? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/sex-and-the-brain-fruitless-research
    Thumbnail for Sex and the brain: fruitless research? | University of Cambridge 2 Jun 2016: The sex life of the fruit fly is a simple affair. If a fly smells male pheromones, regardless of whether it is a male or a female fly, its response is clear

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