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  2. Supporting high-achieving black students | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/supporting-high-achieving-black-students
    Thumbnail for Supporting high-achieving black students | University of Cambridge 18 May 2017: Regardless of your social, economic or ethnic background. You do and will belong. ... Potential applicants should rest assured that it truly is your intellectual curiosity and potential that matters most - regardless of your social, economic or ethnic
  3. Opinion: Brexit and workers' rights | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/opinion-brexit-and-workers-rights
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Brexit and workers' rights | University of Cambridge 18 Jan 2017: norms’. He concluded: ‘I personally hope we will be able to remain in the mainstream of European economic and social thinking.
  4. Cambridge appoints new professor of innovation | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-appoints-new-professor-of-innovation
    Thumbnail for Cambridge appoints new professor of innovation | University of Cambridge 14 Sep 2017: This professorship presents an extraordinary opportunity to address how we define and develop the innovation skills and capabilities of engineers so they can address economic and social needs. ... has become critical for the UK given the current global
  5. Re-imagining King Lear in today's India | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/re-imagining-king-lear-in-todays-india
    Thumbnail for Re-imagining King Lear in today's India | University of Cambridge 4 May 2017: Preti's novel re-imagines King Lear in the context of the huge social and economic developments in contemporary India, their impact on individuals and on underlying political issues such as ... Jivan has this nostalgic idea of India and he feels left
  6. #ICYMI - Trump’s First Hundred Days | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/icymi-trumps-first-hundred-days
    Thumbnail for #ICYMI - Trump’s First Hundred Days | University of Cambridge 28 Apr 2017: Amid the grave crisis of the Great Depression, and with a landslide electoral victory just behind him, Roosevelt promised “direct, vigorous action” to meet the economic emergency – and delivered. ... Reagan’s demeanour in adversity, though (he
  7. The last Muslim King in Spain | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-last-muslim-king-in-spain
    Thumbnail for The last Muslim King in Spain | University of Cambridge 18 May 2017: Long thought to have died in Algeria in 1494, experts are now hoping to exhume and DNA test what they believe to be the remains of the sultan beneath a derelict
  8. Cambridge to launch Polish Studies programme | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-to-launch-polish-studies-programme
    Thumbnail for Cambridge to launch Polish Studies programme | University of Cambridge 14 Jul 2017: of Poland’s role in European history as well as its position as a rising economic power.
  9. Sheep are able to recognise human faces from photographs | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/sheep-are-able-to-recognise-human-faces-from-photographs
    Thumbnail for Sheep are able to recognise human faces from photographs | University of Cambridge 8 Nov 2017: In this test, sheep correctly chose the learned celebrity face eight times out of ten. ... In these initial tests, the sheep were shown the faces from the front, but to test how well they recognised the faces, the researchers next showed them the faces
  10. Study reveals mysterious equality with which grains pack it in |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-reveals-mysterious-equality-with-which-grains-pack-it-in
    Thumbnail for Study reveals mysterious equality with which grains pack it in | University of Cambridge 26 Jun 2017: But the hypothesis was impossible to test – not least because above a handful of grains, the number of possible arrangements becomes unfathomably huge. ... The study, Numerical test of the Edwards conjecture shows that all packings become equally
  11. Graduate, get a job … make a difference #4 | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/graduate-get-a-job-make-a-difference-4
    Thumbnail for Graduate, get a job … make a difference #4 | University of Cambridge 31 Jan 2017: For that reason, I wanted to use my scientific background to work in public health, where science meets the harsh reality of economics and politics.
  12. Graphene’s sleeping superconductivity awakens | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/graphenes-sleeping-superconductivity-awakens
    Thumbnail for Graphene’s sleeping superconductivity awakens | University of Cambridge 19 Jan 2017: of devices necessary to test theoretical predictions.
  13. Cambridge Festival of Ideas puts truth under the spotlight |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-festival-of-ideas-puts-truth-under-the-spotlight
    Thumbnail for Cambridge Festival of Ideas puts truth under the spotlight | University of Cambridge 23 Aug 2017: of Liberty, Dame Athene Donald, Professor of Experimental Physics, philosopher Professor Rae Langton, Aditya Chakrabortty, economics leader writer for the Guardian, economist Ha-Joon Chang, technology author George Zarkadakis and author ... With economic
  14. Pets are a child’s best friend, not their siblings | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pets-are-a-childs-best-friend-not-their-siblings
    Thumbnail for Pets are a child’s best friend, not their siblings | University of Cambridge 26 Jan 2017: This study, published in the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, was conducted in collaboration with the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, part of Mars Petcare and co-funded by the Economic
  15. Habitable planets could exist around pulsars | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/habitable-planets-could-exist-around-pulsars
    Thumbnail for Habitable planets could exist around pulsars | University of Cambridge 19 Dec 2017: The astronomers studied the pulsar PSR B125712 about 2300 light-years away as a test case, using the X-ray Chandra space telescope.
  16. The bug hunters and the microbiome | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-bug-hunters-and-the-microbiome
    Thumbnail for The bug hunters and the microbiome | University of Cambridge 21 Jun 2017: Then, germ-free mice provided researchers with a model system to test their ideas.
  17. Rotating molecules create a brighter future | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/rotating-molecules-create-a-brighter-future
    Thumbnail for Rotating molecules create a brighter future | University of Cambridge 30 Mar 2017: Writing in Science this week, the team, from the University of Cambridge, the University of East Anglia and the University of Eastern Finland, describes how it
  18. Cambridge and Sciences Po to enhance collaboration | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-and-sciences-po-to-enhance-collaboration
    Thumbnail for Cambridge and Sciences Po to enhance collaboration | University of Cambridge 27 Nov 2017: It has seven campuses across France, and a record of excellent research in law, economics, history, political science and sociology.
  19. Genes influence ability to read a person’s mind from their eyes |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/genes-influence-ability-to-read-a-persons-mind-from-their-eyes
    Thumbnail for Genes influence ability to read a person’s mind from their eyes | University of Cambridge 7 Jun 2017: The results confirmed that women on average do indeed score better on this test. ... Previous studies have found that people with autism and anorexia tend to score lower on the Eyes Test.
  20. Cambridge fundraising campaign passes £1 billion milestone |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-fundraising-campaign-passes-ps1-billion-milestone
    Thumbnail for Cambridge fundraising campaign passes £1 billion milestone | University of Cambridge 6 Dec 2017: Ground-breaking research is being funded to explore core needs including different forms of energy, new approaches to addressing biodiversity loss, preventing the diseases associated with ageing and propelling fresh economic ... thinking. New academic
  21. Drugs: how to pick a winner in clinical trials | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/drugs-how-to-pick-a-winner-in-clinical-trials
    Thumbnail for Drugs: how to pick a winner in clinical trials | University of Cambridge 26 Jun 2017: Traditionally, clinical trials have been organised to test safety first and efficacy last,” he explains. ... role. The conventional way to test this is to block the protein with a drug in a clinical trial, which is expensive, time-consuming and not
  22. A-Level results day 2017 #GoingToCambridge | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/a-level-results-day-2017-goingtocambridge
    Thumbnail for A-Level results day 2017 #GoingToCambridge | University of Cambridge 17 Aug 2017: As in the new Linear Chemistry and Economics to meet his offer to study Mathematics at Corpus Christi College.
  23. New cohort of Gates Cambridge Scholars announced | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-cohort-of-gates-cambridge-scholars-announced
    Thumbnail for New cohort of Gates Cambridge Scholars announced | University of Cambridge 13 Apr 2017: Ecuador. His MPhil in Conservation will develop a nature-based, evidence-led approach to the resolution of social, economic, ecological and political problems.
  24. Researchers chart the ‘secret’ movement of quantum particles |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/researchers-chart-the-secret-movement-of-quantum-particles
    Thumbnail for Researchers chart the ‘secret’ movement of quantum particles | University of Cambridge 22 Dec 2017: Arvidsson-Shukur, working with his co-authors Professor Crispin Barnes from the Cavendish Laboratory and Axel Gottfries, a PhD student from the Faculty of Economics, outlined a way for scientists to
  25. Opinion: How ‘frugal innovation’ can fight off inequality |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-how-frugal-innovation-can-fight-off-inequality
    Thumbnail for Opinion: How ‘frugal innovation’ can fight off inequality | University of Cambridge 19 Apr 2017: In the countries which make up the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) the Gini was at 0.28 in the mid-1980s, but increased by 10% to 0.31 ... On the demand side: large numbers of people are excluded from the fruits of the
  26. Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker comes to Cambridge | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/oscar-nominated-documentary-filmmaker-comes-to-cambridge
    Thumbnail for Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker comes to Cambridge | University of Cambridge 9 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.”.
  27. When ideas of peace meet politics of conflict | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/when-ideas-of-peace-meet-politics-of-conflict
    Thumbnail for When ideas of peace meet politics of conflict | University of Cambridge 15 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
  28. 'Extreme sleepover #20' – welcome to dataworld | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/extreme-sleepover-20-welcome-to-dataworld
    Thumbnail for 'Extreme sleepover #20' – welcome to dataworld | University of Cambridge 31 Mar 2017: I’m following Matej, a data centre technician, as he carries out some diagnostic tests on the facility’s IT equipment.
  29. Boy, girl... or intersex? Law and gender | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/boy-girl-or-intersex-law-and-gender
    Thumbnail for Boy, girl... or intersex? Law and gender | University of Cambridge 19 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.
  30. LIGO detects gravitational waves for third time | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ligo-detects-gravitational-waves-for-third-time
    Thumbnail for LIGO detects gravitational waves for third time | University of Cambridge 1 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
  31. Living in a material world: why 'things' matter | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/living-in-a-material-world-why-things-matter
    Thumbnail for Living in a material world: why 'things' matter | University of Cambridge 18 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
  32. BT and Huawei announce five year collaboration with Cambridge |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/bt-and-huawei-announce-five-year-collaboration-with-cambridge
    Thumbnail for BT and Huawei announce five year collaboration with Cambridge | University of Cambridge 16 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
  33. Mindfulness training reduces stress during exam time | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mindfulness-training-reduces-stress-during-exam-time
    Thumbnail for Mindfulness training reduces stress during exam time | University of Cambridge 18 Dec 2017: Dufour is one of the authors of a study that set out to test the effectiveness of mindfulness – the results are published today in The Lancet Public Health.
  34. 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-intelligence
    Thumbnail for Elephants’ ‘body awareness’ adds to increasing evidence of their intelligence | University of Cambridge 12 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.
  35. 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-uk
    Thumbnail for Listen: Cambridge experts talk post-Brexit options for the UK | University of Cambridge 4 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.
  36. '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-finds
    Thumbnail for 'Selfish brain' wins out when competing with muscle power, study finds | University of Cambridge 20 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.
  37. Cambridge to launch lectureship in Chinese urban development |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-to-launch-lectureship-in-chinese-urban-development
    Thumbnail for Cambridge to launch lectureship in Chinese urban development | University of Cambridge 20 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
  38. 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-present
    Thumbnail for Investigating the politics of the past in the present | University of Cambridge 5 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.”.
  39. 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-fragments
    Thumbnail for Pre-Inka elites and the social life of fragments | University of Cambridge 31 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
  40. ‘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-time
    Thumbnail for ‘Mini liver tumours’ created in a dish for the first time | University of Cambridge 16 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
  41. 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-uk
    Thumbnail for Studies begin on first Huntington’s disease sheep imported to UK | University of Cambridge 9 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.
  42. Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/eye-contact-with-your-baby-helps-synchronise-your-brainwaves
    Thumbnail for Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves | University of Cambridge 29 Nov 2017: When a parent and infant interact, various aspects of their behaviour can synchronise, including their gaze, emotions and heartrate, but little is known about
  43. Study highlights growing significance of cryptocurrencies |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-highlights-growing-significance-of-cryptocurrencies
    Thumbnail for Study highlights growing significance of cryptocurrencies | University of Cambridge 4 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.”.
  44. Tracking inequality in India: the story of a pioneer | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/tracking-inequality-in-india-the-story-of-a-pioneer
    Thumbnail for Tracking inequality in India: the story of a pioneer | University of Cambridge 4 Jul 2017: NSS data serves as a backbone to Indian economic planning, public welfare provision and academic research. ... The early history of sampling roughly overlapped with early experiments in economic planning.
  45. ‘Saddle-shaped’ universe could undermine general relativity |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/saddle-shaped-universe-could-undermine-general-relativity
    Thumbnail for ‘Saddle-shaped’ universe could undermine general relativity | University of Cambridge 22 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.
  46. New Director of Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute announced |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-director-of-cancer-research-uk-cambridge-institute-announced
    Thumbnail for New Director of Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute announced | University of Cambridge 16 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
  47. 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-finds
    Thumbnail for Brexit: people are angry but looking for compromise, research finds | University of Cambridge 22 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,
  48. 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-unknown
    Thumbnail for Opinion: The Road to Brexit, or the UK’s Journey into the Unknown | University of Cambridge 29 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
  49. “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-world
    Thumbnail for “A girl without education is nothing in the world” | University of Cambridge 2 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
  50. First complete genome data extracted from ancient Egyptian mummies |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/first-complete-genome-data-extracted-from-ancient-egyptian-mummies
    Thumbnail for First complete genome data extracted from ancient Egyptian mummies | University of Cambridge 30 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
  51. World-leading academic appointed to lead play research centre |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/world-leading-academic-appointed-to-lead-play-research-centre
    Thumbnail for World-leading academic appointed to lead play research centre | University of Cambridge 26 May 2017: This enables researchers to test their predictions about how play may contribute to social development in the longer term.

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