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Online search data shows Russian morale remained low and ‘dissent’…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/russia-web-search17 May 2023: However, the study also suggests that Western economic sanctions had little effect on Russian households, with the financial situation of consumers and businesses appearing to stabilise rapidly in the spring of ... economic sentiment since the war.
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Cost to protect globally important forests falls disproportionately…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/tropical-forest-protection17 Aug 2023: The study also found that the greatest overall global economic gains come from the most biologically important sites – but these are also most costly for locals to conserve. ... Reference: Platts, P.J. et al.: ‘Inequitable gains and losses from
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#CamFest Speaker Spotlight
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/chandrika-kaul22 Mar 2023: This is not just an embarrassment, but has a profound impact on how we relate to multiculturalism at home, and interact with countries overseas situated differently to us in economic and
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Cambridge achievers recognised in 2024 New Year Honours list |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-achievers-recognised-in-2024-new-year-honours-list30 Dec 2023: Dr Gillian Tett, Provost at Kings College, Cambridge, is awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Economic Journalism.
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The life robotic: Meet the Cambridge University researchers fostering …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/Cambridge-roboticists-wellbeing-support-robot-coaches19 Jul 2023: Research at the Lab - in the University’s Department of Computer Science and Technology – suggests that children who might have wellbeing-related concerns, might view robots administering mental health tests as
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The King breaks ground on Cambridge’s New Whittle Laboratory |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-king-breaks-ground-on-cambridges-new-whittle-laboratory9 May 2023: roundtable in February 2020 in London with the Sustainable Markets Initiative and World Economic Forum to explore solutions for decarbonising air travel. ... Mark Harper, the UK Government’s Transport Secretary, said:. “Having already invested £165
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Beethoven's DNA
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/beethovens-dna-reveals-health-and-family-history-clues22 Mar 2023: Authenticating Beethoven’s hair. In total, the team conducted authentication tests on eight hair samples acquired from public and private collections in the UK, continental Europe and the US. ... Future studies to test for lead, opiates, and mercury
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AI cuts waiting times for cancer patients in NHS first | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-cuts-waiting-times-for-cancer-patients-in-nhs-first27 Jun 2023: Rigorous tests and risk assessments have been carried out to ensure OSAIRIS is safe and can be used in the day-to-day care of radiotherapy patients across the NHS. ... In masked tests, known as ‘Turing tests’, doctors were unable to tell the
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Robots cause company profits to fall – at least at first | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/robots-cause-company-profits-to-fall-at-least-at-first3 Aug 2023: The research was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), which are both part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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Foresters bring Cambridge 'water curriculum' to Indian…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/foresters-bring-cambridge-water-curriculum-to-indian-himalayas29 Jun 2023: Development (DFID), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). ... Funding was also provided by the University of Cambridge’s Economic and Social Research Council Impact Acceleration Account.
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Here come the girls: getting more women into STEM
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/athene-donald10 Feb 2023: the lone scientist with sticking up hair and holding a test tube”.
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Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health after all …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/suppressing-negative-thoughts-good-for-mental-health20 Sep 2023: Professor Anderson and Dr Mamat recruited 120 people across 16 countries to test whether it might in fact be possible – and beneficial – for people to practice suppressing their fearful thoughts.
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Getting maximum calories in shortest time is the priority for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/getting-maximum-calories-in-shortest-time-is-the-priority-for-bumblebees24 Oct 2023: Individual bumblebees were given one of three tests. In the first test, the nectar on both vertical and horizontal artificial flowers had the same amount of sugar, and the bumblebees made ... In the third test, the vertical flowers offered nectar which
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Scientists explain emotional ‘blunting’ caused by common…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-explain-emotional-blunting-caused-by-common-antidepressants23 Jan 2023: There were no differences in most tests of ‘hot’ cognition – cognitive functions that involve our emotions. ... In order to assess reinforcement sensitivity, the researchers used a ‘probabilistic reversal test’.
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A King, a climate change book for kids and Cambridge Zero
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/ladybird9 Mar 2023: His Majesty as The Prince of Wales, launched the Sustainable Markets Initiative at The World Economic Forum’s 2020 Annual Meeting in Davos.
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‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks for life to…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/bouncing-comets-could-deliver-building-blocks-for-life-to-exoplanets15 Nov 2023: We wanted to test our theories on planets that are similar to our own, as Earth is currently our only example of a planet that supports life,” said Anslow. ... It’s exciting that we can start identifying the type of systems we can use to test
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Finding new ways to diagnose childhood brain tumours | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/finding-new-ways-to-diagnose-childhood-brain-tumours24 Mar 2023: She was transferred to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, for further tests and a medulloblastoma tumour was confirmed.
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Early toilets reveal dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/early-toilets-reveal-dysentery-in-old-testament-jerusalem26 May 2023: Tests for Entamoeba and Cryptosporidium were negative, but those for Giardia were repeatedly positive.
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Clean, sustainable fuels made ‘from thin air’ and plastic waste |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/clean-sustainable-fuels-made-from-thin-air-and-plastic-waste19 Jun 2023: In tests, CO2 was converted into syngas, a key building block for sustainable liquid fuels, and plastic bottles were converted into glycolic acid, which is widely used in the cosmetics industry. ... Unlike earlier tests of their solar fuels technology
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AI trained to identify least green homes by Cambridge researchers |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-trained-to-identify-least-green-homes-by-cambridge-researchers2 Nov 2023: Houses can be ‘hard to decarbonize’ for various reasons including their age, structure, location, social-economic barriers and availability of data.
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Clinicians rank patient views as least important in diagnosis, study…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/clinicians-rank-patient-views-as-least-important-in-diagnosis-study-finds18 Dec 2023: This is particularly important when diagnostic tests in neuropsychiatric lupus are widely known to be “unenlightening”, according to one neurologist, in common with many other autoimmune diseases and long Covid. ... But combining and valuing both
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Love lost and found
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/french-love-letters-confiscated-by-britain-read-after-265-years7 Nov 2023: While their men were gone, women ran the household economy and took crucial economic and political decisions.”.
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Stealth swimmers: fish hide behind others to hunt | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/stealth-swimmers-the-fish-that-hide-behind-others-to-hunt7 Aug 2023: Doing manipulative experiments in the wild like this allows us to test the ecological relevance of these behaviours,” said Professor Andy Radford in the University of Bristol’s School of Biological
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Scottish rocks to play a key role in Mars space mission | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scottish-rocks-to-play-a-key-role-in-mars-space-mission28 Jul 2023: to test and refine the analytical techniques they will be using to investigate material returned from the Red Planet.”.
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Cambridge, Intel and Dell join forces on UK’s fastest AI…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-intel-and-dell-join-forces-on-uks-fastest-ai-supercomputer1 Nov 2023: UK to deliver fusion power to grid in the 2040s, to realise Net Zero more generally, to seed high value UK jobs in AI and ‘digital’ and to drive economic growth
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The University of Cambridge students aiming to send a rocket into…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-university-spaceflight-griffin-i-rocket-launch-project29 Jun 2023: PULSAR Hybrid Rocket Test. Although many members of the team are studying engineering, others in the society come from a wide range of backgrounds, for example business studies.
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Cambridge start-up wins funding to develop new diagnostics |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-start-up-wins-funding-to-develop-new-diagnostics20 Mar 2023: Test accuracy and the ability to identify new variants were critical.
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ChatGPT: opportunities and challenges for education
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/ChatGPT-and-education5 Apr 2023: If we can harness that dynamism by getting groups of people to collaborate and test it, the guidelines and structures we need to place around the technology will start to emerge.
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Cambridge engineer to co-lead earthquake reconnaissance mission to…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-engineer-to-co-lead-earthquake-reconnaissance-mission-to-turkey13 Feb 2023: They will also assess the effectiveness of earthquake protection methods, study disaster management procedures and investigate the socio-economic effects of the earthquake.
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‘Ageing’ immune cell levels could predict how well we respond to…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ageing-immune-cell-levels-could-predict-how-well-we-respond-to-vaccines27 Jun 2023: cells. They also teamed up with Dr Nicholas Matheson, from the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, to test how these factors influenced the ability of a vaccinated ... Thaventhiran added: “Ultimately, this research
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Community Open Map Platform project supporting green transition…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/community-open-map-platform-project-supporting-green-transition-secures-major-funding4 Sep 2023: Flora Samuel. Despite changes to the HM Treasury Green Book to encourage forms of valuation other than economic, local authorities are struggling to capture social, environmental and cultural value in a ... The aim of this pragmatic project is to create
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The AI Summit was a promising start – but momentum must be maintained
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/ai-summit-promising-start8 Nov 2023: Last week’s Executive Order from Joe Biden goes some way towards requiring companies to evaluate their models, including the sharing of safety tests with the federal government.
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Thousands of pregnancies tracked in UK’s biggest study on…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/thousands-of-pregnancies-tracked-in-uks-biggest-study-on-pre-eclampsia19 Jul 2023: Participation will involve monitoring alongside regular pregnancy checks and tests.
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Why do climate models underestimate polar warming? ‘Invisible clouds’ …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/why-do-climate-models-underestimate-polar-warming-invisible-clouds-could-be-the-answer8 Nov 2023: Thirty years after Sloan’s research, Dutta wanted to test this theory using one of the few atmospheric models that incorporates polar atmospheric clouds, to see if it might explain the ... The early Eocene was a period in the Earth’s climate with
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Solar-powered device produces clean water and clean fuel at the same…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-powered-device-produces-clean-water-and-clean-fuel-at-the-same-time13 Nov 2023: Tests of the device showed it was able to produce clean water from highly polluted water, seawater, and even from the River Cam in central Cambridge.
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Mohamed El-Erian on his new book, Permacrisis: A Plan ...
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/permacrisis-transcript.docx11 Oct 2023: But the book goes around the world and shows instance of best practises and argues that if we simply adopt what other countries are doing, especially in economic management, we can -
360-degree head-up display view could warn drivers of road obstacles…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/lidar-holograms-for-driving20 Dec 2023: They are hoping to carry out road tests, either on public or private roads, in 2024.
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Solar-powered system converts plastic and greenhouse gases into…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-powered-system-converts-plastic-and-greenhouse-gases-into-sustainable-fuels9 Jan 2023: In tests, CO2 was converted into syngas, a key building block for sustainable liquid fuels, and plastic bottles were converted into glycolic acid, which is widely used in the cosmetics industry. ... Tests of the reactor under normal temperature and
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Cambridge remains most intensive science and technological cluster in …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-remains-most-intensive-science-and-technological-cluster-in-the-world20 Sep 2023: Earlier this year, a new report by leading consultants London Economics showed that the University adds nearly £30 billion to the economy every year and supports more than 86,000 jobs
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Underactive immune response may explain obesity link to COVID-19…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/underactive-immune-response-may-explain-obesity-link-to-covid-19-severity20 Mar 2023: The findings could have important implications both for the treatment of COVID-19 and in the design of clinical trials to test new treatments.
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2023 Vice-Chancellor's Research Impact and Engagement Awards -…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/public-engagement/2023-vice-chancellors-research-impact-and-engagement-awards-guidance14 Jul 2023: They recognise outstanding achievement, innovation and creativity in devising and implementing ambitious engagement and impact plans which have the potential to create significant economic, social and cultural impact from, and engagement -
Current conservation policies risk damaging global biodiversity, warn …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/current-conservation-policies-risk-damaging-global-biodiversity-warn-researchers21 Jun 2023: Professor Bateman, a Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Exeter Business School who has advised seven UK secretaries of state for the environment in the past decade, said:.
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Chemical imbalance in the forebrain underpins compulsive behaviour…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/chemical-imbalance-in-the-forebrain-underpins-compulsive-behaviour-and-ocd-study-finds27 Jun 2023: In addition to scans, researchers conducted tests and questionnaires with all participants to gauge obsessive-compulsive and habitual tendencies. ... The test used a computer-based task to establish a link between an action and reward.
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Astronomers observe light bending around an isolated white dwarf
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/light-bending-around-star2 Feb 2023: The precision of LAWD 37’s mass measurement allows us to test the mass-radius relationship for white dwarfs,” said McGill. ... Reference:. Peter McGill et al. ‘First semi-empirical test of the white dwarf mass-radius relationship using a single
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Services across England now lag far behind East Germany, as experts…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/services-across-england-now-lag-far-behind-east-germany-as-experts-call-for-universal-basic5 Dec 2023: The community assets we should all have access to, not just schools and doctors but parks, trains, pubs and gyms, are the foundation for human wellbeing, which in turn underpins economic ... Added Westwood: “Achieving a minimum level of universal basic
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Cancer drug could hold hope for treating inflammatory diseases…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cancer-drug-could-hold-hope-for-treating-inflammatory-diseases-including-gout-and-heart-diseases1 Nov 2023: This has led pharmaceutical companies to test drugs that inhibit its activity as potential treatments for cancer. ... The researchers are currently planning to test its use against inflammatory diseases in clinical trials.
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Offset markets: new approach could help save tropical forests by…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/offset-markets-new-approach-could-help-save-tropical-forests-by-restoring-faith-in-carbon-credits30 Oct 2023: study. The new method, developed by scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Exeter and the London School of Economics, is called ‘Permanent Additional Carbon Tonne' (PACT) accounting, and can be
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DNA discovery highlights how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/dna-discovery-highlights-how-we-maintain-healthy-blood-sugar-levels-after-meals8 Jun 2023: It also shows how genetic studies of dynamic challenge tests can provide important insights that would otherwise remain hidden.”.
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Social media posts around solar geoengineering ‘spill over’ into…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/social-media-posts-around-solar-geoengineering-spill-over-into-conspiracy-theories28 Feb 2023: But there are few, if any, opportunities for researchers to test these potential solutions.
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Sustained, purposeful investment key to ‘leaving no girl behind’,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/sustained-purposeful-investment-key-to-leaving-no-girl-behind-either-in-education-or-beyond19 Oct 2023: Despite this, the researchers highlight several ongoing challenges. Even after participating in an LNGB programme, many girls still encountered significant economic challenges and deep-rooted gender and social norms, which acted ... There are some
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