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The economic roots of independence movements | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-economic-roots-of-independence-movements18 Mar 2015: Search. Search. The economic roots of independence movements. Research. The economic roots of independence movements.. ... at a time when the country’s education system was suffering from economic and political turbulence. -
London Tube strike produced net economic benefit | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/london-tube-strike-produced-net-economic-benefit14 Sep 2015: Search. Search. London Tube strike produced net economic benefit. Research. London Tube strike produced net economic benefit.. ... one,” said co-author Dr Ferninand Rauch from Oxford’s Department of Economics. -
The 8th Cambridge Festival of Ideas launches | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-8th-cambridge-festival-of-ideas-launches19 Oct 2015: Paul Wallace, a leading commentator on the economics of the European Union, will also be talking about his new book, The Euro Experiment, which explains how and why the euro crisis ... happened, and the implications for the economic and political future -
Computer tutor | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/computer-tutor17 Jun 2015: But marking tests and giving individual feedback is one of the most time-consuming tasks that a teacher can face. ... Each test has been transcribed and information gathered about the learner’s age, language and grade achieved. -
Speaker spotlight: Professor David Runciman | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/speaker-spotlight-professor-david-runciman23 Sep 2015: I hope the era of philosophy, politics and economics (PPE)/Oxford dominated politics is over – nothing against PPE or Oxford (or at least not much) – it was just too narrow a -
Cities at risk | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cities-at-risk7 Sep 2015: Lloyd’s City Risk Index encompasses 301 of the world’s leading cities, selected by economic, business and political importance. ... The Centre’s analysis reflects the typologies of different economic activities in each city. -
Record gift from estate of sound pioneer Ray Dolby | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/record-gift-from-estate-of-sound-pioneer-ray-dolby4 Dec 2015: Other notable gifts by Americans – announced previously – include the following: $27 million (£17.5 million) by Bill and Weslie Janeway for the Faculty of Economics and Pembroke College; and, $25 million ( ... £16.4 million) by Jamie Walters and -
Low cost, safe and accurate test could help diagnose rare childhood…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/low-cost-safe-and-accurate-test-could-help-diagnose-rare-childhood-cancers16 Dec 2015: Research. Low cost, safe and accurate test could help diagnose rare childhood cancers.. ... The ideal tool for diagnosis would be a non-invasive blood test; however, currently available tests only identify around three in five malignant germ cell tumours, -
Given in evidence | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/given-in-evidence17 Nov 2015: the Economic and Social Research Council, and is looking at the interconnected technological, commercial and policy issues around the emergence of 3D printing. ... Turning science into technologies and then into economic wealth is an international race. -
University of Cambridge launches major fundraising campaign |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/university-of-cambridge-to-launch-major-fundraising-campaign-115 Oct 2015: 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’ College (Economics, 1977). -
On the origin of (robot) species | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/on-the-origin-of-robot-species12 Aug 2015: Fumiya Iida. Researchers led by the University of Cambridge have built a mother robot that can independently build its own children and test which one does best; and then use the ... The disadvantage is that it takes time: each child took the robot about -
University teaching awards honour excellence | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/university-teaching-awards-honour-excellence-024 Jun 2015: His lectures set complex scientific material within a rich social, economic and cultural context, in a way that is accessible to students who have typically not studied any humanities since GCSE. -
A real piece of work | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/a-real-piece-of-work16 Jun 2015: If his emerging results are correct, then they have the potential to transform not only the most important chapter in our social and economic history – the industrial revolution (so-called) – but ... Much of what we know about social and economic -
The role and responsibilities of universities in Europe's revival …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-role-and-responsibilities-of-universities-in-europes-revival14 Mar 2015: Be in no doubt: the cuts to research and innovation will damage Europe’s economic future. ... We cannot let political short-sightedness stand in the way of our continued economic recovery. -
Emissions from melting permafrost could cost $43 trillion |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/emissions-from-melting-permafrost-could-cost-43-trillion21 Sep 2015: to the end of the twenty-second century, on top of the damage already predicted by climate and economic models. ... Reference:. Hope, C. and Schaefer, K. ‘Economic impacts of carbon dioxide and methane released from thawing permafrost’. -
Cambridge gets REAL about overcoming obstacles to global education |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-gets-real-about-overcoming-obstacles-to-global-education18 Jun 2015: The education of girls is transformative. It is a moral duty and also an economic imperative. ... That has to be our starting point. But we must go beyond and make explicit the link between girls’ education and economic opportunity. -
Genetic screening could improve breast cancer prevention | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/genetic-screening-could-improve-breast-cancer-prevention9 Apr 2015: The research, a collaboration of hundreds of research institutions led by the University of Cambridge and the Institute of Cancer Research, London, showed that a test for differences in 77 separate ... The researchers say it is important to work out how -
Childhood brain tumour expert to lead Cambridge Cancer Centre |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/childhood-brain-tumour-expert-to-lead-cambridge-cancer-centre26 Mar 2015: Professor Gilbertson is currently Scientific Director, Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center and holds the Lillian R. Cannon endowed Chair at St Jude -
New partnerships for ‘low carbon cities’ in the UK and China |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-partnerships-for-low-carbon-cities-in-the-uk-and-china23 Oct 2015: The Cambridge project, led by Professor Alan Short of the Department of Architecture and also involves Professor Peter Guthrie from the Department of Engineering, will focus on how to deliver economic -
Cancer patients lose faith in healthcare system if referred late by…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cancer-patients-lose-faith-in-healthcare-system-if-referred-late-by-gp31 Jul 2015: Of the nearly 60,000 survey respondents diagnosed through their GP, almost a quarter (23 per cent) had been seen three or more times before being referred for cancer tests. ... When they occur, diagnostic delays are largely due to cancer symptoms being -
Scientists grow ‘mini-lungs’ to aid the study of cystic fibrosis |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-grow-mini-lungs-to-aid-the-study-of-cystic-fibrosis20 Mar 2015: change. This technique allowed the researchers to show that the ‘mini-lungs’ could be used in principle to test potential new drugs: when a small molecule currently the subject of clinical -
Topping out for new engineering hub at the University of Cambridge |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/topping-out-for-new-engineering-hub-at-the-university-of-cambridge22 Oct 2015: Technology we take for granted, including: Concorde ‘droop’ nose design, the microchips developed by ARM that now power 90% of the world’s mobile phones, and the pregnancy test. -
Silent flights: How owls could help make wind turbines and planes…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/silent-flights-how-owls-could-help-make-wind-turbines-and-planes-quieter22 Jun 2015: In wind tunnel tests, the treatment reduced the noise generated by a wind turbine blade by 10dB, without any appreciable impact on aerodynamics. ... The next step is to test the coating on a functioning wind turbine. -
Play matters! New centre will examine role of playfulness in learning …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/play-matters-new-centre-will-examine-role-of-playfulness-in-learning22 Oct 2015: Quality in learning means not just great test scores, but also building the skills that underpin learning throughout a lifetime. -
World’s protected natural areas receive eight billion visits a year | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/worlds-protected-natural-areas-receive-eight-billion-visits-a-year24 Feb 2015: which this study shows would yield substantial economic return – as well as saving incalculably precious natural landscapes and species from destruction. ... While that may seem a lot of money, it’s a fraction of the economic benefit we get from -
Masters of the universe | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/masters-of-the-universe19 Jun 2015: This experiment will enable us to test our theory of gravity with much greater precision than ever before, and perhaps even show that our current theories need to be changed. ... This experiment will enable us to test our theory of gravity with much -
New centre for biodiversity conservation named after Sir David…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-centre-for-biodiversity-conservation-named-after-sir-david-attenborough21 Apr 2015: The David Attenborough Building will become a focal point for research and practice to transform our understanding and the conservation of biodiversity. -
Mirage maker | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/mirage-maker30 Oct 2015: A few weeks ago, Tushita Mukhopadhyay – a chemist at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – carefully packaged up five new materials and flew to the UK to test them on the -
Phone for a doctor | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/phone-for-a-doctor28 Oct 2015: Wareham and colleagues use a combination of a risk score that they have developed, which looks at factors such as age, sex and weight, and a simple blood test to identify ... These could even do away with the need to take regular blood finger-prick tests. -
Cambridge to strengthen early detection with new Cancer Research UK…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-to-strengthen-early-detection-with-new-cancer-research-uk-major-centre26 Jun 2015: The Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre is a partnership between Cancer Research UK, the University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS -
Not a drop to drink | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/not-a-drop-to-drink19 Oct 2015: The project is part of the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation programme, which is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council and the UK’s -
Cambridge conference on Colombia says education holds key to…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-conference-on-colombia-says-education-holds-key-to-sustainable-peace30 Jun 2015: The seminar was co-organised by the Cambridge Peace and Education Research Group, the London School of Economics’ Colombian Society, Colombia’s Rodeemos el Diálogo, and the Educate for Dialogue society -
To the death | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/to-the-death13 Jul 2015: The slaughter that took place in the muddy trenches of the First World War eclipsed the aristocratic notion of duelling as a test of nerve and a clean way of settling -
Opinion: Why cats are fussy eaters but dogs will consume almost…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-why-cats-are-fussy-eaters-but-dogs-will-consume-almost-anything13 Nov 2015: To find out, Peihua Jiang, a molecular biologist at Monell, put cat taste buds to the test. -
Education that adds up | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/education-that-adds-up16 Oct 2015: Now the Centre has been awarded funding by the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to look at ways to improve the effectiveness of -
Cambridge Judge Business School celebrates 25th anniversary with new…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-judge-business-school-celebrates-25th-anniversary-with-new-simon-sainsbury-centre26 Nov 2015: attracted worldwide attention; it found that increasing the economic power of women throughout society, rather than quotas, is the key factor in women reaching and staying on corporate boards. -
Earthquakes without frontiers | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/earthquakes-without-frontiers26 Oct 2015: With additional funding from the Economic and Social Research Council, EWF expanded to include social science and policy dimensions. -
Celestial bodies | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/celestial-bodies4 Feb 2015: Despite their red-brick finish, the corridors of the Institute of Astronomy can seem more like an art gallery than a research centre, so beautiful are the -
Refugee camp entrepreneurship | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/refugee-camp-entrepreneurship17 Sep 2015: A paper from Cambridge researchers calls on governments and other policymakers to promote refugee-camp entrepreneurship in order to provide an economic and psychological boost to displaced people. ... The paper – entitled “Entrepreneurship and -
A world of science | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/a-world-of-science8 Oct 2015: His ground-breaking research uncovered the social and intellectual origins of these informants, and showed how networks of ‘go-betweens’ helped the British understand India’s politics, economic activities and culture. ... Every one of his -
Upside down and inside out | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/upside-down-and-inside-out27 Apr 2015: The images, of embryos of a green alga called Volvox, make an ideal test case to understand how a remarkably similar process works in early animal development. ... Using fluorescence microscopy to observe the Volvox embryos, the researchers were able to -
Differences in brain structure and memory suggest adolescents may not …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/differences-in-brain-structure-and-memory-suggest-adolescents-may-not-grow-out-of-adhd27 Aug 2015: diagnosed with ADHD and 23 of the controls undertook a test of working memory inside the scanner. ... Even amongst the adolescent ADHD sample who passed the memory test, the scores were on average 6 percentage points less than controls. -
How to read a digital footprint | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-to-read-a-digital-footprint23 Jun 2015: His app, myPersonality, allowed users to complete a range of psychometric tests, get feedback on their scores and share it with friends. ... It went viral. By 2012, more than six million people had completed the test, with many users allowing researchers -
The Big Dating Game | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-big-dating-game9 Jun 2015: Everything that happens to you within the hospital – every test result, every diagnosis, every drug prescribed – is captured in an electronic record. -
Every breath you take | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/every-breath-you-take18 Aug 2015: We all feel breathless from time to time: we’ve run for the bus, we’ve climbed a steep hill, we’ve cycled quickly to a meeting we’re late for. For some people, -
A whole host of options | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/a-whole-host-of-options9 Oct 2015: We now want to refine it and test it in mice and in fish, alongside a shortlist of around 30 other potential drugs,” he adds. -
Old drug performs new tricks | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/old-drug-performs-new-tricks21 Sep 2015: In the trial, it worked even better than average on patients whom tests showed had high salt levels. -
Music in the tree of life | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/music-in-the-tree-of-life18 Mar 2015: In what they believe is the first test case of this type of analysis, Howe, Windram and one of the UK’s leading early keyboard players, Professor Terence Charlston from the ... Even in this test case we found two main families that corresponded to -
A touch of frugal genius | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/a-touch-of-frugal-genius15 Oct 2015: Post economic crisis, Ford has launched innovation initiatives to become more agile in a future crisis. -
Too exhausted to fight – and to do harm | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/too-exhausted-to-fight-and-to-do-harm29 Jun 2015: A test based on the concept is soon to enter the clinic, and we are exploring new treatments for autoimmunity based on manipulating T cell exhaustion.
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