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Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker comes to Cambridge | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/oscar-nominated-documentary-filmmaker-comes-to-cambridge9 May 2017: It offers a vital opportunity to test practice and theory against each other, while getting to hang out with one of the most interesting people working in world cinema.”. -
When ideas of peace meet politics of conflict | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/when-ideas-of-peace-meet-politics-of-conflict15 Feb 2017: Everybody’s manoeuvering. These international ideas and labels are not imposed on a blank slate, but are forced to interact with existing political and economic agendas. ... Everybody’s manoeuvering,” says Curtis. “These international ideas and -
Common strength ‘genes’ identified for first time | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/common-strength-genes-identified-for-first-time12 Jul 2017: The researchers used data on hand grip strength from more than 140,000 participants in the UK Biobank study, combined with 50,000 additional individuals from -
Boy, girl... or intersex? Law and gender | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/boy-girl-or-intersex-law-and-gender19 Oct 2017: Understanding the country’s economic and political importance, especially given the implications and impact of Brexit, is a golden opportunity for us and for Europe. -
'Extreme sleepover #20' – welcome to dataworld | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/extreme-sleepover-20-welcome-to-dataworld31 Mar 2017: I’m following Matej, a data centre technician, as he carries out some diagnostic tests on the facility’s IT equipment. -
Stimulate your brain with the Cambridge BRAINFest 2017 | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/stimulate-your-brain-with-the-cambridge-brainfest-20175 Jun 2017: The three day event, running from 23-25 June, will allow audiences to quiz more than 130 leading Cambridge neuroscientists on everything from dementia and -
LIGO detects gravitational waves for third time | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ligo-detects-gravitational-waves-for-third-time1 Jun 2017: This allows us to test our understanding of the propagation of gravitational waves across cosmological distances, by means of which we constrained any signs of wave dispersion to unprecedented precision,” said -
BT and Huawei announce five year collaboration with Cambridge |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/bt-and-huawei-announce-five-year-collaboration-with-cambridge16 Nov 2017: potential to unlock economic benefits for UK businesses and organisations, such as reducing the cost of network infrastructure and boosting operational performance. ... Working together with Huawei and the University of Cambridge, we will discover the -
Living in a material world: why 'things' matter | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/living-in-a-material-world-why-things-matter18 Oct 2017: They come from a convergence of archaeology, anthropology, history, geography, literary studies, economics and many other disciplines, each with its own methods for approaching human–thing interactions. ... Where did our desire for things come from and -
Listen: Cambridge experts talk post-Brexit options for the UK |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/listen-cambridge-experts-talk-post-brexit-options-for-the-uk4 Apr 2017: Graham Gudgin is currently Research Associate at Cambridge's Centre For Business Research and part-time Senior Economic Advisor with Oxford Economics. ... He has been a Special Adviser to the Northern Ireland First Minister on economic policy. -
Elephants’ ‘body awareness’ adds to increasing evidence of their…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/elephants-body-awareness-adds-to-increasing-evidence-of-their-intelligence12 Apr 2017: This test looks at how individuals may recognise their bodies as obstacles to success in a problem-solving task. ... This is a deceptively simple test, but its implications are quite profound,” says Dr Plotnik. -
Cambridge to launch lectureship in Chinese urban development |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-to-launch-lectureship-in-chinese-urban-development20 Sep 2017: This exciting new position will help further our understanding of the dynamics of Chinese urbanisation and its role in economic development, as well as the pressures it creates on planning and -
Studies begin on first Huntington’s disease sheep imported to UK |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/studies-begin-on-first-huntingtons-disease-sheep-imported-to-uk9 Jul 2017: Professor Morton has developed a number of tests that can be used for measuring learning and memory in sheep. ... These have been based on the tests used for monitoring symptom progression in patients with Huntington’s disease. -
'Selfish brain' wins out when competing with muscle power,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/selfish-brain-wins-out-when-competing-with-muscle-power-study-finds20 Oct 2017: They then performed both tasks at once, with individual scores compared to those from previous tests. ... Protocol A – isolated power test:. Participants rowed at maximal effort for 3 minutes, and their average Wattage was recorded. -
Investigating the politics of the past in the present | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/investigating-the-politics-of-the-past-in-the-present5 Oct 2017: There is a buzz around heritage today as people start to think about it in new ways, linking it with political, economic and environmental issues.”. -
Researchers design AI system to assess pain levels in sheep |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/researchers-design-ai-system-to-assess-pain-levels-in-sheep1 Jun 2017: Early tests of the model showed that it was able to estimate pain levels with about 80% degree of accuracy, which means that the system is learning. -
Experts express concerns over infant mental health assessment |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/experts-express-concerns-over-infant-mental-health-assessment11 Oct 2017: The consensus statement suggests that while the Disorganised Infant Attachment classification has its limitations, it can still be useful when used as part of a battery of tests, but it should -
Pre-Inka elites and the social life of fragments | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/pre-inka-elites-and-the-social-life-of-fragments31 Oct 2017: We thought we’d see socio-economic differences reflected in diet through remains of animal bones, or in dwelling locations, or in material accumulation,” she explains. ... We ask what happens when you look at an object through a different theoretical -
Celebrity Twitter accounts display ‘bot-like’ behaviour | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/celebrity-twitter-accounts-display-bot-like-behaviour2 Aug 2017: The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, used data from Twitter to determine whether bots can be accurately detected, how bots behave, and how they -
‘Mini liver tumours’ created in a dish for the first time |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mini-liver-tumours-created-in-a-dish-for-the-first-time16 Nov 2017: The team, from the Wellcome/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute in Cambridge, used the tumouroids to test the efficacy of 29 different drugs, including those currently used in treatment and drugs ... They will allow us to understand much more about the -
First complete genome data extracted from ancient Egyptian mummies |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/first-complete-genome-data-extracted-from-ancient-egyptian-mummies30 May 2017: Recent advances in the study of ancient DNA present an opportunity to test existing understandings of Egyptian history using ancient genetic data. ... They were able to use the data gathered to test previous hypotheses drawn from archaeological and -
Study highlights growing significance of cryptocurrencies |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-highlights-growing-significance-of-cryptocurrencies4 May 2017: The advent of cryptocurrency has also sparked many new business platforms with sizable valuations of their own, along with new forms of peer-to-peer economic activity.”. -
New Director of Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute announced |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-director-of-cancer-research-uk-cambridge-institute-announced16 Nov 2017: The Institute’s landmark findings include the discovery that breast cancer can be divided up into 10 different diseases, paving way for new treatments, and its pioneering research into blood tests -
‘Saddle-shaped’ universe could undermine general relativity |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/saddle-shaped-universe-could-undermine-general-relativity22 May 2017: In the 100 years since it was published, general relativity has passed every test that has been thrown at it, but one of its limitations is the existence of singularities. -
Brexit: people are angry but looking for compromise, research finds | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brexit-people-are-angry-but-looking-for-compromise-research-finds22 May 2017: However, when people were presented with current viable options – EU membership, European Economic Area (EEA), Customs Union and ‘hard Brexit’ (i.e. ... Institute of Economic and Social Research, will join Barnard and Ludlow to talk about ‘Brexit, -
Opinion: The Road to Brexit, or the UK’s Journey into the Unknown |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/opinion-the-road-to-brexit-or-the-uks-journey-into-the-unknown29 Mar 2017: In the days and weeks following the June 2016 referendum, those who advocated leaving the EU were quick to claim that the much-heralded economic disasters threatened by George Osborne and ... Certainly, while the value of sterling might have dropped and -
Opinion: New ways to treat depression in teenagers | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-new-ways-to-treat-depression-in-teenagers8 Mar 2017: Around one in 20 teenagers suffers from depression. Episodes can last for several months. Unfortunately, about 50% of teenagers who have a depressive episode -
Global teamwork brings low-cost test for Weil's disease a step…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/global-teamwork-brings-low-cost-test-for-weils-disease-a-step-closer10 Jul 2017: Research. Global teamwork brings low-cost test for Weil's disease a step closer.. ... International cooperation has been crucial in the development of the test (see panel below). -
“A girl without education is nothing in the world” | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/a-girl-without-education-is-nothing-in-the-world2 Feb 2017: Education is at the heart of social transformation – it increases opportunities in life, can pull people out of poverty, empower women and drive economic growth. ... We see girls’ education as the starting point to everything – from tackling -
Cocaine addiction leads to build-up of iron in brain | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cocaine-addiction-leads-to-build-up-of-iron-in-brain21 Feb 2017: Cocaine is one of the most widely-used illicit drugs in the Western world and is highly addictive. A report last year by the UK government’s Advisory Council -
World-leading academic appointed to lead play research centre |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/world-leading-academic-appointed-to-lead-play-research-centre26 May 2017: This enables researchers to test their predictions about how play may contribute to social development in the longer term. -
Personality traits linked to differences in brain structure |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/personality-traits-linked-to-differences-in-brain-structure25 Jan 2017: According to psychologists, the extraordinary variety of human personality can be broken down into the so-called ‘Big Five’ personality traits, namely -
Cambridge named as a centre for the UK Dementia Research Institute |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-named-as-a-centre-for-the-uk-dementia-research-institute20 Apr 2017: The UK DRI is a joint £250 million investment into dementia research led by the Medical Research Council (MRC) alongside founding charity partners Alzheimer’s -
Opinion: Could we build a Blade Runner-style 'replicant'? |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-could-we-build-a-blade-runner-style-replicant5 Oct 2017: The new Blade Runner sequel will return us to a world where sophisticated androids made with organic body parts can match the strength and emotions of their -
Leprosy turns the immune system against itself, study finds |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/leprosy-turns-the-immune-system-against-itself-study-finds23 Aug 2017: Leprosy is an infectious disease that affects the skin and peripheral nerves and is caused by Mycobacterium leprae and, less commonly, Mycobacterium -
Scientists construct a stable one-dimensional metallic material |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-construct-a-stable-one-dimensional-metallic-material19 May 2017: Later, lab-based tests, using the most advanced techniques for the synthesis and atomic-resolution visualisation of such extreme materials, were performed by the Warwick researchers to confirm the theoretical predictions. -
'Populism' revealed as 2017 Word of the Year by Cambridge…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/populism-revealed-as-2017-word-of-the-year-by-cambridge-university-press30 Nov 2017: wrestle with issues of immigration and trade, resurgent nationalism, and economic discontent. ... wrestle with issues of immigration and trade, resurgent nationalism, and economic discontent.'. -
Petals produce a 'blue halo' that helps bees find flowers |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/petals-produce-a-blue-halo-that-helps-bees-find-flowers18 Oct 2017: By manufacturing artificial surfaces that replicated ‘blue halos’, scientists were able to test the effect on pollinators, in this case foraging bumblebees. -
Computer-designed antibodies target toxins associated with…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/computer-designed-antibodies-target-toxins-associated-with-alzheimers-disease22 Jun 2017: Early tests of the antibodies in test tubes and in nematode worms showed an almost complete elimination of these pathogens. -
Human reproduction likely to be more efficient than previously…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/human-reproduction-likely-to-be-more-efficient-than-previously-thought13 Jun 2017: Using sensitive laboratory tests, embryos can be detected as they implant into the womb about one week after fertilisation. ... At this point the hormone hCG, which is used in regular pregnancy tests, becomes detectable. -
Opinion: Charles Manson: death of America's 1960s bogeyman |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-charles-manson-death-of-americas-1960s-bogeyman21 Nov 2017: Whether viewed as catalyst or symptom, they are events that stand in for explanations of economic shift, geopolitical crisis and social inequality which describe the decade’s apparent decline into death, -
Machine learning used to predict earthquakes in a lab setting |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/machine-learning-used-to-predict-earthquakes-in-a-lab-setting23 Oct 2017: The team, from the University of Cambridge, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Boston University, identified a hidden signal leading up to earthquakes and used -
How to train your drugs: from nanotherapeutics to nanobots |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-to-train-your-drugs-from-nanotherapeutics-to-nanobots23 Jun 2017: While the technique is still several years away from use in humans, tests have begun in mice. -
Study clears important hurdle towards developing an HIV vaccine |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-clears-important-hurdle-towards-developing-an-hiv-vaccine13 Sep 2017: The team now hopes to secure funding to test their vaccine candidate in humans in the near future. -
Cambridge museums recognised with substantial Arts Council England…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-museums-recognised-with-substantial-arts-council-england-funding27 Jun 2017: The total economic impact of Cambridge University’s Museums and Botanic Garden was estimated to be at least £16m in 2015-16. -
Snip, snip, cure: correcting defects in the genetic blueprint |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/snip-snip-cure-correcting-defects-in-the-genetic-blueprint14 Jul 2017: Liddell adds: “CRISPR-Cas9 patent wars are just warming up, demonstrating some of the economic issues at stake. -
Winner takes all: Success enhances taste for luxury goods, study…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/winner-takes-all-success-enhances-taste-for-luxury-goods-study-suggests19 Sep 2017: Concerning the null findings on the testosterone levels, the researchers suggested that competition-induced testosterone fluctuations may be hard to detect, and so they are carrying out further work to test -
Under pressure: the battle to have a baby in Africa | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/under-pressure-the-battle-to-have-a-baby-in-africa16 Feb 2017: Really we need to develop a bedside test that doesn’t require costly and time-consuming laboratory analysis. -
The Longing of Belonging: African photography on show at MAA |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-longing-of-belonging-african-photography-on-show-at-maa13 Jun 2017: While many of them face discrimination due to their sexual identities, or are living in precarious socio-economic situations, Mlangeni’s work does not cast his subjects as ‘victims’ but rather -
Robots and carbon targets may signal the end of globalisation |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/robots-and-carbon-targets-may-signal-the-end-of-globalisation17 May 2017: Bouncing production around the planet is already making less and less economic sense,” says Livesey.
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