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Bamboo bats... Howzat?!
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/bamboo-cricket-bats10 May 2021: Bamboo cricket bats are stronger, offer a better ‘sweet-spot’ and deliver more energy to the ball than those made from traditional willow, tests showed. ... Test match: Willow v Bamboo. In the nineteenth century, cricket bat makers experimented with
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Cambridge Foundation Year offers new route to undergraduate study for …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-foundation-year-offers-new-route-to-undergraduate-study-for-educationally-and-socially13 Jan 2021: It is expected that the Foundation Year will further increase the proportion of Cambridge students from state schools, low progression postcodes and from areas of socio-economic deprivation.
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Safeguarding the wonder drugs
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/antibiotic-resistance22 Nov 2021: Professor Mark Holmes. Researchers were aware of a bacteria that looked like MRSA but which gave negative results with the tests available. ... This led to the discovery of the mecC resistance gene. As it turns out, the strain itself wasn’t new, but it
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Trinity Challenge announces inaugural winners | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/trinity-challenge-announces-inaugural-winners25 Jun 2021: Solution uses data from routine blood tests and powerful AI-based techniques to provide a ‘tsunami-like’ early warning system for new disease outbreaks. ... throughout the pandemic the rich data from 2.8 million full blood count tests.”.
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Urban crime fell by over a third around the world during COVID-19…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/COVIDcrime2 Jun 2021: The research team found no overall relationship between measures such as school closures or economic support and crime rates during lockdowns.
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Professor Mary Beard's 'retirement present' will fund…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-mary-beards-retirement-present-will-fund-cambridge-classics-students-from-under14 May 2021: Foundation Year to further increase the proportion of Cambridge students from state schools, low progression postcodes and from areas of socio-economic deprivation.
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Korowai on TV: the naked truth
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/korowai20 Dec 2021: In reality, film crews completely warp the social and economic space.”.
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Running water
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/runningwater8 Nov 2021: I had a lightbulb moment. 3D printing would allow me to develop and test a new type of chlorine doser quickly – and cheaply.
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Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-reverse-age-related-memory-loss-in-mice22 Jul 2021: To do this, the team looked at 20-month old mice – considered very old – and using a suite of tests showed that the mice exhibited deficits in their memory compared to ... For example, one test involved seeing whether mice recognised an object.
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Gates Cambridge class of 2021
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/gatesclassof202114 Apr 2021: the economic havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ... violence, or economic scarcity.
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ENTERPRISING MINDS
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/enterprisingminds20 Oct 2021: His management training has included the Royal College of Art, London School of Economics, MIT Sloan, Harvard Business School and INSEAD (Singapore).
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Ageing cuttlefish can remember the details of last week’s dinner |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ageing-cuttlefish-can-remember-the-details-of-last-weeks-dinner18 Aug 2021: The old cuttlefish were just as good as the younger ones in the memory task – in fact, many of the older ones did better in the test phase. ... Cuttlefish have short lifespans – most live until around two years old – making them a good subject to
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European lakes potential hotspots of microplastic pollution
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/microplastic-pollution14 Sep 2021: Future studies are needed to isolate microorganisms from the natural environment and test their ability to degrade microplastics and fibres.
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These birds will soon go extinct. But their disappearance need not be …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/climatic-lifeboats19 May 2021: But if they do go extinct in the next fifty years, they are at least a useful test case to validate climate models that inform a lot of conservation work,” said
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‘Magnetic graphene’ forms a new kind of magnetism | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/magnetic-graphene-forms-a-new-kind-of-magnetism8 Feb 2021: had to develop and test our own new techniques to make it possible.”.
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European summer droughts since 2015 unprecedented in past two…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/europeandrought15 Mar 2021: Reconstructed central European summer variability over the past 2,110 years. Recent summer droughts and heatwaves in Europe have had devastating ecological and economic consequences, which will worsen as the global
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Countdown to COP26
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cop2626 Oct 2021: But we also need to work this through our trade relationships, which are going to be absolutely crucial, given the degree of globalisation and interconnected economic activity that we need to
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Q&A with Sharon Peacock, coronavirus variant hunter | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/qa-with-sharon-peacock-coronavirus-variant-hunter22 Feb 2021: Laboratory testing for COVID-19 using the so-called PCR test in the UK is roughly divided into two testing pathways.
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Flu season 2021: how worried should we be?
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/influenza12 Oct 2021: It’s a significant economic and health burden: with the exception of the last two years there’s been a flu epidemic every single year in the UK.
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Switching off heart protein could protect against heart failure |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/switching-off-heart-protein-could-protect-against-heart-failure27 May 2021: It’s early days, and we now need to test the longer-term effects of switching off MARK4. ... These findings are a positive step forward. Further research is needed to refine and test drugs that can target MARK4 before we’ll see them given to people
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Ringfence funding for ‘social plumbing’ to level up the UK
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/socialplumbing11 May 2021: We know that levels of community provision deliver a wide range of economic and social benefits.
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Study reveals ‘drastic changes’ to daily routines during UK lockdowns …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-reveals-drastic-changes-to-daily-routines-during-uk-lockdowns3 Nov 2021: Faculty of Economics.
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Gone to the dogs
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/chernobyldogs25 May 2021: This research was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council UK.
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Rapid transition to a net zero world
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/rapid-transition28 Oct 2021: energy transition and local economic development.
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Cambridge Dictionary names 'perseverance' Word of the Year…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-dictionary-names-perseverance-word-of-the-year-202117 Nov 2021: Research shows that many people learn new vocabulary more effectively when they have a record of it, so they can go back to study and test themselves.
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Pollinators: first global risk index for species declines and effects …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/pollinatorsriskindex16 Aug 2021: Dr Tom Breeze, co-author and Ecological Economics Research Fellow at the University of Reading, said: "This study highlights just how much we still don’t know about pollinator decline and
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Cambridge researchers awarded the Millennium Technology Prize |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-researchers-awarded-the-millennium-technology-prize18 May 2021: The technology has dramatically improved our understanding of the genetic basis of many cancers and is often used both for clinical tests for early detection and diagnostics both from tumours and
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Transcribing together
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/oliver-rackham23 Jul 2021: He would test us: 'Why are the primroses and bluebells on the woodland floor growing in lines?' We’d um and ah, usually in vain.
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‘Generation lockdown’ needs targeted help-to-work policies – global…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/generation-lockdown-needs-targeted-help-to-work-policies-global-report21 Oct 2021: However, the researchers say that only a few nations deployed policy responses tailored to the specific needs of young people affected by the economic fallout of COVID-19. ... people who have faced 18 months of social and economic chaos,” he added.
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Vice-Chancellor’s Awards highlight research impact and engagement…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/vice-chancellors-awards-20217 Oct 2021: Despite ongoing challenges, our academics have continued to undertake research with social, cultural and economic impact, locally and across the globe.”. ... economic, social and cultural impact from, and engagement with, research.
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Climate change may have driven the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/climate-change-may-have-driven-the-emergence-of-sars-cov-25 Feb 2021: COVID-19 economic recovery programmes. ... The COVID-19 pandemic has caused tremendous social and economic damage. Governments must seize the opportunity to reduce health risks from infectious diseases by taking decisive action to mitigate climate change,
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Fighting anxiety with science: exploring the links between…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/fightinganxiety25 Jun 2021: Engineering concerns itself with the design of different structures, using specialised mathematical models to test potential solutions to a given problem.
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Teaching pupils empathy measurably improves their creative abilities, …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/teaching-pupils-empathy-measurably-improves-their-creative-abilities-study-finds3 Feb 2021: The researchers also examined specific categories within the Torrance Test that are indicative of emotional or cognitive empathy: such as ‘emotional expressiveness’ and ‘open-mindedness’. ... For example, boys often feel discouraged from
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Be prepared: it’s impossible to predict an earthquake
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/earthquakes-without-frontiers9 Nov 2021: In earthquake-prone developed countries like Japan and New Zealand, even severe earthquakes cause very few deaths – they are mainly stories of economic loss. ... In 2012 they leveraged this relationship to establish ‘Earthquakes without Frontiers’
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China's forgotten heroes
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/chinas-forgotten-heroes4 Nov 2021: severe economic difficulty.
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Scientists identify the cause of Alzheimer’s progression in the brain …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-the-cause-of-alzheimers-progression-in-the-brain29 Oct 2021: It’s exciting to see the progress in this field – fifteen years ago, the basic molecular mechanisms were determined for simple systems in a test tube by us and others; but
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Journeys of discovery: Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/journeysofdiscovery-rapidgenomesequencing18 May 2021: The acid test, of course, is how you feel about it the next day.”.
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Proper fit of face masks is more important than material, study…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/proper-fit-of-face-masks-is-more-important-than-material-study-suggests11 Feb 2021: Eugenia O'Kelly. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, carried out a series of different fit tests, and found that when a high-performance mask – such as an N95, KN95 ... While the sample size was small, the researchers hope their findings
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Putting plants under the microscope
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/plants-under-microscope18 Jun 2021: The venture into exploring biomaterials began when Wightman approached the Cambridge University Botanic Garden (CUBG) five years ago to request thick leaf samples to test a new upgrade to one of
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Marmoset study identifies brain region linking actions to their…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/marmoset-study-identifies-brain-region-linking-actions-to-their-outcomes24 Jun 2021: A similar effect has been observed in computer-based tests on patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) or addiction - when the relationship between an action and an outcome is uncoupled the
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New genetic clues point to new treatments for ‘silent’ stroke |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-genetic-clues-point-to-new-treatments-for-silent-stroke25 Mar 2021: The team now plan to test whether new treatments can correct these abnormalities on brain cells in the lab.
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Scientists can predict which women will have serious pregnancy…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-can-predict-which-women-will-have-serious-pregnancy-complications8 Jun 2021: Now scientists have found a way to test hormone levels in the placenta to predict which women will have serious pregnancy complications. ... This new test might be able to identify gestational diabetes earlier in pregnancy, providing opportunities to
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Track and trace in Sierra Leone
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/track-and-trace-in-sierra-leone30 Sep 2021: When it comes to Ebola, you need to identify people that are potentially infected, test them as quickly as possible and get them isolated if they’re positive.”.
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Cambridge-built carbon credit marketplace will support reforestation…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-built-carbon-credit-marketplace-will-support-reforestation10 Nov 2021: and researchers in the relevant areas of computer science, environmental science, and economics; and to create a decentralised marketplace where purchasers of carbon credits can confidently and directly fund trusted
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Concerns over medical consultations by phone and video – study |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/concerns-over-medical-consultations-by-phone-and-video-study2 Nov 2021: These included those with undiagnosed or more complex conditions, for whom English was not a first language or who had hearing, cognitive or speech difficulties, and patients experiencing socio-economic disadvantage
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Ahead of her time
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/mary-astell-collection-magdalene-college8 Mar 2021: Newton’s Laws have stood the test of time unlike some propounded by Descartes, including the very ones Astell annotated with ‘false’.”.
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Lab-grown ‘mini brains’ hint at treatments for neurodegenerative…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/lab-grown-mini-brains-hint-at-treatments-for-neurodegenerative-diseases21 Oct 2021: It may also be possible in future to be able to take skin cells from a patient, reprogramme them to grow their ‘mini brain’ and test which unique combination of drugs
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Minor volcanic eruptions could ‘cascade’ into global catastrophe,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/minor-volcanic-eruptions-could-cascade-into-global-catastrophe-experts-warn6 Aug 2021: Pinatubo would have a global economic impact of around US$740 million {£535 million} if it occurred in 2021.). ... Scenario modelling for a magnitude 6 eruption from Mount Rainier predicts potential economic losses of more than US$7 trillion (£5
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Smartphone screens effective sensors for soil or water contamination…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/smartphone-screens-effective-sensors-for-soil-or-water-contamination22 Jul 2021: For example, if we could get the sensitivity to a point where the touchscreen could detect heavy metals, it could be used to test for things like lead in drinking water.
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Tree-dwelling mammals survived after asteroid strike destroyed…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tree-dwelling-mammals-survived-after-asteroid-strike-destroyed-forests14 Oct 2021: Analytical approaches like ancestral state reconstruction allow us to establish hypotheses for how groups like birds and mammals made it through this cataclysm, which palaeontologists can then test when additional fossils
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