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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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Neuro-tweets: #hashtagging the brain | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/neuro-tweets-hashtagging-the-brain6 May 2011: When he spoke at Cambridge Science Festival, Professor Ed Bullmore described how new ways of looking at the network organisation of the human brain show that
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Scientists discover how antibiotic molecule found in bacteria stops…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-discover-how-antibiotic-molecule-found-in-bacteria-stops-breast-cancer23 Aug 2011: Cambridge research, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), has revealed at the molecular level how thiostrepton - a
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Politics and the future of the media under the spotlight in policy…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/politics-and-the-future-of-the-media-under-the-spotlight-in-policy-seminars27 Oct 2011: The 11 November talk will be given by Helen Kersley, who heads the New Economics Foundation’s “Valuing What Matters” team.
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Professor David Spiegelhalter awarded Established Researcher Award by …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/professor-david-spiegelhalter-awarded-established-researcher-award-by-the-society-of-biology1 Nov 2011: Communication of science remains a top priority. We must all ensure we engage with the public to demonstrate the social and economic value of science. -
Silicon mashup as Valley hits Fen | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/silicon-mashup-as-valley-hits-fen15 Nov 2011: This year’s focus will be on ‘Economy 2.0’ and re-writing the rules for economic growth. ... The colossal power and potential of a digital world in making a real difference at a time of immense economic turbulence is at the heart of SVc2UK” says
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SPICE Project announced at British Science Festival | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/spice-project-announced-at-british-science-festival14 Sep 2011: This research found that very few people were unconditionally positive about the idea of geoengineering or the proposed test. ... However, most were willing to entertain the notion that the test as a research opportunity should be pursued.
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Excavation shines a light on what the Fens would have looked like…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/excavation-shines-a-light-on-what-the-fens-would-have-looked-like-3000-years-ago23 Sep 2011: The results of the radiocarbon tests showed that during its life the mere has passed through several phases.
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Scientists demonstrate potential new treatment for most common form…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-demonstrate-potential-new-treatment-for-most-common-form-of-infant-leukaemia3 Oct 2011: Cambridge scientists have shown that a potential new drug could treat mixed-lineage leukaemia (MLL), the most common form of leukaemia in babies, according to
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New treatment for multiple sclerosis: Cambridge University translates …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-treatment-for-multiple-sclerosis-cambridge-university-translates-research-at-the-bench-into-a14 Nov 2011: Several years ago, the Moulton Charitable Trust also funded Dr Coles’ group to test a strategy to reduce the chance that the immune system will “reject” alemtuzumab after multiple doses.).
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Search and rescue: scientists identify a novel therapy with potential …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/search-and-rescue-scientists-identify-a-novel-therapy-with-potential-for-treating-parkinsons-disease22 Dec 2011: The next stage of the research will be to test the novel therapy in other models of PD to help define the dosage and time course of delivery.
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Benefits by the barrel | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/benefits-by-the-barrel9 Apr 2011: The study, Does oil abundance harm growth?, published in the journal Applied Economics Letters, argues that previous assumptions that oil abundance is a curse were based on methodologies which failed to ... The researchers from the University of Cambridge
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A very bumpy playing field | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/a-very-bumpy-playing-field11 Mar 2011: The first successful sports doping test for amphetamines was developed by British scientists, in the 1960s, and tested at the 1966 Football World Cup. -
Thatcher Archive opens personal papers for 1980 | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/thatcher-archive-opens-personal-papers-for-198021 Mar 2011: The economic situation in 1980, discussed constantly in backbench committees, was grim.
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Taiwan Cambridge Scholarship launched | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/taiwan-cambridge-scholarship-launched21 Jun 2011: They will be working towards doctorates in a wide range of subjects – Economics, Education, Engineering, Physics and Public Health.
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The Arts and Humanities: Endangered Species? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-arts-and-humanities-endangered-species7 Mar 2011: Many of the speakers stressed the need to focus on more than the measurable economic benefits of the arts and humanities when making the case for their continued support. ... humanities.". Fenella Cannell (Reader in Social Anthropology, London School of -
Death by monoculture | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/death-by-monoculture2 Sep 2011: This globalised consumerism is the product of a system which is based on an addiction to economic growth.
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Momentum continues for 800th Anniversary Campaign | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/momentum-continues-for-800th-anniversary-campaign31 Jan 2011: It shows that, despite the economic downturn, the Colleges and the University have maintained the momentum of this important fundraising campaign. -
Admissions Research now available on the web | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/admissions-research-now-available-on-the-web7 Jun 2011: The justification for placing greater emphasis in selection decisions on AS Level scores and public examination results than on aptitude tests or special exams. ... AS and A Level UMS (marks), GCSEs, aptitude tests, school background and gender were all
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Where empires meet | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/where-empires-meet17 Mar 2011: An in-depth analysis of these dynamics requires not only the kinds of accounts provided by political science and economics, but also the information and insights that anthropology can furnish. ... Although this 4,400-mile border is not an area of global
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New wave of Danish art to be explored | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-wave-of-danish-art-to-be-explored22 Nov 2011: Often perceived as the 'do-gooders’ of Danish art, their projects are related to economic forces, democratic production and self-organisation. ... Among other works, they've developed methods of producing bio-gas or soft drinks in collaboration with
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How luxury became a four-letter word | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/how-luxury-became-a-four-letter-word27 Jun 2011: In the austere economic climate (not least in Greece itself), and amid growing concerns about the environmental impact of trade and commerce, he believes that luxury should not simply be associated
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Substance over style? That’s entertainment | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/substance-over-style-thats-entertainment9 Mar 2011: Gender and level of education both had a significant impact on people’s taste in music, literature and film, but the strongest correlations came from the personality test. -
Facebook's precursor | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/facebooks-precursor14 Jul 2011: Her research on commonplace books is based largely on a collection belonging to renowned book historian Professor William St Clair, a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for History and Economics,
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Adair Turner to question UK financial reform agenda | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/adair-turner-to-question-uk-financial-reform-agenda16 Feb 2011: Lord Turner, who will present the 2011 Clare Distinguished Lecture in Economics and Public Policy, will be joined by Paul Tucker, Deputy Governor, Financial Stability at the Bank of England. ... And he will suggest that the 30-year phenomenon of -
Who owns the City? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/who-owns-the-city22 Nov 2011: The very scale of the City's office market attracts foreign investors, even in these difficult economic conditions. ... The latest report reveals that the City of London office market has displayed remarkable resilience to the 2008 global economic
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Communication Power in the Network Society | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/communication-power-in-the-network-society16 Nov 2011: He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, a Fellow of the Spanish Royal Academy of Economics, and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy.
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Open and transparent | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/open-and-transparent18 Oct 2011: The network has since committed almost $450 million to for-profit and not-for-profit companies that foster economic advancement and individual participation.
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The Slade Lectures in Fine Art 2011 | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-slade-lectures-in-fine-art-201124 Jan 2011: By the twentieth century the culture of display had become a strategy not only of emerging avant-gardes but also of international cultural and economic politics, of commerce, and of globalization. -
The Creative Campus | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-creative-campus13 Oct 2011: The 1960s was a period of joy, music and optimism. By the early 1970s, there was a huge change in the economic and educational climate. ... By the early 1970s, there was a huge change in the economic and educational climate, culminating in the Oxford and
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Britain’s first ‘modern’ Antarctic expedition | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/britains-first-modern-antarctic-expedition24 Jan 2011: As American expeditions were eroding imperial claims to Antarctica; the British government supported the BGLE in an attempt to reassert British sovereignty, to undertake scientific research and to investigate the economic -
Power in the balance | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/power-in-the-balance11 May 2011: The Centre for Rising Powers will bring together academics from different subject areas whose research touches on one of the most important questions in
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Massachusetts trade mission visits Cambridge | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/massachusetts-trade-mission-visits-cambridge17 Mar 2011: More than 100 people attended the event and heard how policy and regulatory frameworks can help assist high-tech economic growth. -
300 years of list-making | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/300-years-of-list-making20 May 2011: the Economic and Social Research Council, is systematically studying these unrivalled documents for the first time to chart the history of how poor economies improve living standards. ... of economic development, lower child mortality, a better position
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New strain of MRSA discovered | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-strain-of-mrsa-discovered3 Jun 2011: responsible for methicillin resistance (the mecA gene) - the tests came back negative for MRSA. ... PCR based testing, or slide agglutination testing - be upgraded to ensure that the tests detect the new mecA gene found in the new MRSA.
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European Commission President gives the Alcuin Lecture | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/european-commission-president-gives-the-alcuin-lecture22 Feb 2011: The nay-sayers argued that the eurozone could not survive the impact of the first real economic shock to hit it. ... But monetary union has survived. And as we have seen, economic policy coordination is being reinforced. -
The Idea of the University | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-idea-of-the-university10 Oct 2011: It takes place as universities are facing a period of huge change, of turbulence and uncertainty; they find themselves at the heart of economic and social policy and referred to as ... terms than the clichés about ‘contributing to economic growth’,
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The State of the Unions | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-state-of-the-unions11 Nov 2011: demand information about the firm’s economic situation, staffing, contractual plans and more.
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A Greek tragedy in health? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-greek-tragedy-in-health10 Oct 2011: The study combined authoritative Greece healthcare reports with an analysis of representative household surveys of over 10,000 people, taken in 2007, before the economic crisis began, and again in 2009. ... Overall, the report concludes that the data
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Two for joy | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/two-for-joy21 Nov 2011: Cambridge psychologist Professor Nicky Clayton is passionate about two things: birds and dance. Until recently, these apparently disparate strands of her life
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Powerful words | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/powerful-words9 Nov 2011: The manuscripts, written in centuries that spanned momentous political and economic change, are an invaluable and untapped source for understanding the pre-colonial past of South Asia, and therefore its present.
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