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Cambridge launches new Pancreatic Cancer Centre | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-launches-new-pancreatic-cancer-centre28 Mar 2011: Today marks the launch of the new Cambridge Pancreatic Cancer Centre, a multi-disciplinary centre of excellence which aims to bring cutting-edge pancreatic
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Preventing poor children from becoming poor adults | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/preventing-poor-children-from-becoming-poor-adults2 Mar 2011: Each talk aims to give audiences the opportunity to hear from, and question, leading public figures about some of the most pressing issues affecting the political and economic life of the -
Vice-Chancellor on the importance of the Humanities | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/vice-chancellor-on-the-importance-of-the-humanities1 Jul 2011: He discussed the issue of Impact, arguing that the arts and humanities have far more economic and cultural impact than they are credited with.
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Endangered languages database launched online | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/endangered-languages-database-launched-online10 Jan 2011: In most cases, their disappearance is a by-product of globalisation, or rapid social and economic change.
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Indians and Europeans share a milky past | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/indians-and-europeans-share-a-milky-past9 Sep 2011: The team’s study may also help scientists’ understanding of evolutionary processes such as biological adaptation and how culture and economic developments affect human biology.
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GM chickens that don’t transmit bird flu developed | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gm-chickens-that-dont-transmit-bird-flu-developed14 Jan 2011: Preventing virus transmission in chickens should reduce the economic impact of the disease and reduce the risk posed to people exposed to the infected birds. ... This work could also form the basis for improving economic and food security in many regions
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"Glow in the dark brains" aid tumour surgery | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/glow-in-the-dark-brains-aid-tumour-surgery1 Nov 2011: A multi-centre phase II clinical trial for a pioneering new surgical technique has started in the UK, jointly funded by Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust and
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Downton Abbey: a national love affair? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/downton-abbey-a-national-love-affair15 Sep 2011: After a brief dip in numbers during the First World War, the economic depression of the 1920s and 1930s forced more women back into service, aided by hostile government benefits policies
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New York, unplugged: a day without words | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/new-york-unplugged-a-day-without-words2 Nov 2011: But one freezing January day I resolved to put to the test what Roland Barthes called the “degree zero” of writing.
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Celebrating St Patrick's Day | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/celebrating-st-patricks-day17 Mar 2011: She has a particular interest in the social and economic structure of rural communities, especially in their use of land. ... Recent research on Spain has given her work an added comparative dimension and a productive parallel analysis of the Irish and -
Pioneering Cambridge Campaign reaches record US$2 billion |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/pioneering-cambridge-campaign-reaches-record-us2-billion18 Nov 2011: Bill Janeway, Co-Chairman of the Campaign Board and Senior Advisor to Warburg Pincus, said: “In a time of economic challenge and global competition, the case for philanthropy and fundraising to
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South Asian studies in the age of globalisation | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/south-asian-studies-in-the-age-of-globalisation17 Mar 2011: It has also recently become the base for a new MPhil in Modern South Asian studies, which ranges from business management and development economics, through history and politics to the study ... This large-scale study, which was carried out in
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Mother tongue comes from your prehistoric father | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mother-tongue-comes-from-your-prehistoric-father9 Sep 2011: We’re very grateful to all those thousands of people across the world who participated in our DNA ancestry tests and thereby contributed to our research.”.
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Middle aged diabetics can die six years earlier | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/middle-aged-diabetics-can-die-six-years-earlier14 Mar 2011: Diabetes is already known to approximately double the risk of heart attacks and strokes, but these new findings show that people with type 2 diabetes are also
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Clean correction of a patient’s genetic mutation | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/clean-correction-of-a-patients-genetic-mutation13 Oct 2011: both test tube and mouse experiments.
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Bob Edwards Nobel Prize lecture comes to Cambridge | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/bob-edwards-nobel-prize-lecture-comes-to-cambridge7 Mar 2011: The Yorkshireman in him relished engagement in debate and argument.”. In 1978 Louise Brown was born, heralded as the first test tube baby. -
Immune interaction optimises foetal nourishment during pregnancy |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/immune-interaction-optimises-foetal-nourishment-during-pregnancy8 Feb 2011: What is most exciting, is that by revealing the similarities between human and mouse immunology of pregnancy, the [teams] lay new foundation for using mouse genetics to test new ideas and ... What is most exciting," Colucci says, "is that by revealing
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What shape will universities take in the future? | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/what-shape-will-universities-take-in-the-future28 Jun 2011: Children born this year will enter university in or around 2030. The offspring of children born this year will arrive at university-age in the middle of the
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CRASSH: convener and gateway to the humanities | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/crassh-convener-and-gateway-to-the-humanities17 Mar 2011: Our postdoctoral and early career fellows this year are working on projects that span terror and terrorism, complex simplicity in architecture, educational innovation and the economics of infectious diseases.
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Whistleblowers, zombies… and how to stay out of prison | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/whistleblowers-zombies-and-how-to-stay-out-of-prison13 Jul 2011: Those three themes form the backbone of this year’s Festival of Ideas at the University of Cambridge - the UK’s only arts, humanities and social sciences
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Kaiser, Reich and the making of modern Germany | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/kaiser-reich-and-the-making-of-modern-germany1 Dec 2011: The result was a 300-year period of evolution. Maximilian's changes were just the first of different phases of reform which usually emerged because of religious differences, economic problems, social
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Children’s literature an escape from the adult world | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/childrens-literature-an-escape-from-the-adult-world24 Sep 2011: Dr Louise Joy is speaking at this year’s Festival of Ideas at Cambridge – the UK’s only festival covering the arts, humanities and social sciences – which
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Global business leaders issue urgent call to action on climate change …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/global-business-leaders-issue-urgent-call-to-action-on-climate-change20 Oct 2011: Climate change threatens to ‘undermine global prosperity and inflict significant social, economic and environmental costs on the world’, according to a global coalition of companies who today issued an urgent call ... In spite of the unfavourable
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New ways to reduce bullying and youth violence | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-ways-to-reduce-bullying-and-youth-violence5 Jul 2011: Lucca is a picturesque town in Tuscany, known for its intact town walls and picturesque centre. But while its ancient ramparts symbolise an ancient technique
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Predictive modelling of plant growth for food and fuel | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/predictive-modelling-of-plant-growth-for-food-and-fuel4 Jul 2011: The scientists can already model many aspects of plant development and then test if the hypotheses about plant behaviour are correct.
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Artificial pancreas promise for common diabetes complication |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificial-pancreas-promise-for-common-diabetes-complication15 Apr 2011: We now need to see an extension of this study, one which tests larger numbers of people, and then take it out of the hospital and in to the home setting.”.
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For lust of knowing what should not be known | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/for-lust-of-knowing-what-should-not-be-known12 Nov 2011: Her intelligence, however, was evident: when she was given an IQ test, she came out top of the MENSA scale.
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Cambridge spin-outs recognised at European entrepreneurship awards |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-spin-outs-recognised-at-european-entrepreneurship-awards9 Feb 2011: Its first product, VeriPsych, is the first and only blood test to aid psychiatrists in the diagnosis of recent-onset schizophrenia. -
School background is not a factor in Cambridge degree success |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/school-background-is-not-a-factor-in-cambridge-degree-success5 Apr 2011: A Levels and GCSEs, aptitude tests, school background and gender were all considered. -
Expanded support programme will boost growth in Eastern region |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/expanded-support-programme-will-boost-growth-in-eastern-region10 Jan 2011: This agreement signals the faith we have in the Eastern region to deliver economic growth from our exceptionally strong science and technology base. ... This agreement signals the faith we have in the Eastern region to deliver economic growth from our
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How flowers use a touch of bling to woo the bees | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/how-flowers-use-a-touch-of-bling-to-woo-the-bees4 Jul 2011: Visitors to Science Live will be able to test their skills in a specially-devised “Nanoblocks” game which will allow them to design their own nanostructure and see what colours it
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Diagnosed autism is more common in an IT-rich region | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/diagnosed-autism-is-more-common-in-an-it-rich-region20 Jun 2011: Rosa Hoekstra added: “We need to conduct a follow-up study to validate the diagnoses and to test the alternative explanations for the elevated rate of autism in Eindhoven, including the
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Apple shaped obesity as bad for heart as other obesity | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/apple-shaped-obesity-as-bad-for-heart-as-other-obesity21 Mar 2011: But discriminating which overweight individuals without current risk factors for cardiovascular disease will go on to develop those risk factors, and ultimately clinical cardiovascular disease, remains a challenge-here, blood tests
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Pilot project for €1 billion research programme on graphene launched…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pilot-project-for-eu1-billion-research-programme-on-graphene-launched5 May 2011: Dr Andrea Ferrari. The ambitious and large-scale initiative aims to achieve new breakthroughs both in terms of technological innovation using graphene, and the economic exploitation of the material.
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Artificial pancreas in pregnancy promises fewer diabetes deaths |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificial-pancreas-in-pregnancy-promises-fewer-diabetes-deaths1 Feb 2011: We now need to see an extension of this study, one which tests larger numbers of women, and then take it out of the hospital and in to the home setting.".
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‘Extreme Sleepover #8’ – unlocking the universe from the Atacama…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/extreme-sleepover-8-unlocking-the-universe-from-the-atacama-desert29 Dec 2011: All the telescope components arrive here for assembly and testing. Only when the systems pass stringent tests are the 100-tonne antennas allowed up to what we all call “the high ... the planned series of test observations.
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How the Cambridge Literary Review is taking on the establishment |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/how-the-cambridge-literary-review-is-taking-on-the-establishment17 Feb 2011: Our first issue contained original works from within and outside of that tradition – to test them against each other, and in some cases show how closely allied they can be.”. -
History and memory in the killing fields of Hitler and Stalin |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/history-and-memory-in-the-killing-fields-of-hitler-and-stalin9 Feb 2011: Both Hitler and Stalin coupled their plans to reshape Eastern Europe’s political and economic map with a grim determination to take aim at any population that happened to stand in -
Drug side effect linked with increased health risks for over 65s |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/drug-side-effect-linked-with-increased-health-risks-for-over-65s24 Jun 2011: Participants taking drugs with a combined ACB of five or more scored more than four per cent lower in a cognitive function test than those taking no anticholinergic medications – confirming evidence
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Amniocentesis: a key to identify autism in the womb? | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/amniocentesis-a-key-to-identify-autism-in-the-womb4 Jan 2011: Researchers have taken the novel step of asking the biochemists at Addenbrooke’s Hospital to test these samples for the amount of the ‘male hormone’, testosterone. ... The lab is going on to test much larger samples (thousands, instead of hundreds)
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Scans reveal differences in brain structure of antisocial teens |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scans-reveal-differences-in-brain-structure-of-antisocial-teens1 Apr 2011: Brain scans of aggressive and antisocial teenage boys with conduct disorder (CD) have revealed differences in the structure of the developing brain that could
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Past versus present in an age of progress: the Victorians |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/past-versus-present-in-an-age-of-progress-the-victorians14 Oct 2011: As the Victorians were forging remarkable economic and technological innovations, they were also obsessed with understanding their own history.
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‘Extreme Sleepover #3’ – gathering the views of indigenous women in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/extreme-sleepover-3-gathering-the-views-of-indigenous-women-in-rural-ecuador24 Dec 2011: Spending time with women and their families gives me insights into the daily economies and relations that underpin social and economic transformations. ... Sarah's fieldwork in Ecuador was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council.
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The bones of the matter: caves, conversation and cup cakes |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-bones-of-the-matter-caves-conversation-and-cup-cakes1 Nov 2011: Tony Legge explains: “Eric studied economics and then became a sheep farmer in Shropshire.
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The authoritative lectures on authority | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-authoritative-lectures-on-authority8 Nov 2011: rd. Clare Hall Tanner Lectures tonight on the psychology and economics of authority. ... He is Professor of Microeconomics and Experimental Economic Research at the University of Zurich.
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New cell death mechanism has implications for breast cancer…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-cell-death-mechanism-has-implications-for-breast-cancer-treatments25 Feb 2011: Billions of damaged or superfluous cells die in our bodies every day. It is thought that most cell death occurs by a process called apoptosis, in which
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Whose fault is famine? What the world failed to learn from 1840s…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/whose-fault-is-famine-what-the-world-failed-to-learn-from-1840s-ireland19 Jul 2011: In Human Encumbrances: Political Violence and the Great Irish Famine, Dr Nally examines the complexities and nuances of the political, economic and social context of the Irish Famine - and in doing ... to occur in the first place – and to leave
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Science is a Risky Quiz-ness: A new study aims to assess how we…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/science-is-a-risky-quiz-ness-a-new-study-aims-to-assess-how-we-perceive-risks5 Apr 2011: The scores at the end of the test are fun; a way of thanking participants for their time,” said Dr Aitken. ... Or how likely it is that your flight will be delayed, or you will fail your driving test?
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Who mops the floor now? How domestic service shaped 20th-century…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/who-mops-the-floor-now-how-domestic-service-shaped-20th-century-britain28 Jul 2011: Dr Lucy Delap. Throughout the 20th century, domestic service had a compelling presence in British economic, social and cultural life.
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Cambridge-Elan Centre for Research Innovation and Drug Discovery…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-elan-centre-for-research-innovation-and-drug-discovery-launched28 Nov 2011: The University of Cambridge and Elan Corporation today announced the launch of The Cambridge-Elan Centre for Research Innovation and Drug Discovery
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