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  2. “Not just another commodity”: Leading economist backs Pope’s stance…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/not-just-another-commodity-leading-economist-backs-popes-stance-on-poverty-and-environment
    Thumbnail for “Not just another commodity”: Leading economist backs Pope’s stance on poverty and environment | University of Cambridge 29 Jun 2015: the planet as purely an economic issue about how we use these commodities is a limiting vision. ... Natural capital has features that most commodities around which we build economic modelling – such as infrastructure, or the products of industrial
  3. From Chinese milk to Indian chocolate, behind the world’s…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/from-chinese-milk-to-indian-chocolate-behind-the-worlds-fast-expanding-markets
    Thumbnail for From Chinese milk to Indian chocolate, behind the world’s fast-expanding markets | University of Cambridge 21 Oct 2015: Those concerns are not confined to China and Brazil. Russia’s economy is contracting this year due to low energy prices; India’s economic recovery too has been slower than expected. ... Khaled Soufani, Senior Faculty in Management Practice
  4. Opinion: How tasty forest foods can help solve the global hunger…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-how-tasty-forest-foods-can-help-solve-the-global-hunger-crisis
    Thumbnail for Opinion: How tasty forest foods can help solve the global hunger crisis | University of Cambridge 27 Nov 2015: A recent study by the Global Forest Expert Panel on Forests and Food Security, which I chaired, shows how forests and trees can complement agricultural production and give an economic boost
  5. Four decades after Haile Selassie’s death, Ethiopia is an African…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/four-decades-after-haile-selassies-death-ethiopia-is-an-african-success-story
    Thumbnail for Four decades after Haile Selassie’s death, Ethiopia is an African success story | University of Cambridge 27 Aug 2015: Though it built what initially seemed to be an effective dictatorship, it was unable to cope with the economic incompetence of state socialism – symbolised for the outside world by the great ... Most remarkable of all, however, Meles' economic
  6. Despite the headlines, dementia epidemic may not actually be getting…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/despite-the-headlines-dementia-epidemic-may-not-actually-be-getting-worse
    Thumbnail for Despite the headlines, dementia epidemic may not actually be getting worse | University of Cambridge 21 Aug 2015: Many shocking figures have been published pointing to dramatic increases in dementia prevalence and massive predicted costs and burdens.
  7. 'Spin' or be lost: how Corbyn rejected New Labour PR for a…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/spin-or-be-lost-how-corbyn-rejected-new-labour-pr-for-a-more-civic-vision
    Thumbnail for 'Spin' or be lost: how Corbyn rejected New Labour PR for a more civic vision | University of Cambridge 29 Sep 2015: It strikes me as no coincidence that the biggest economic and political shift that modern Britain has ever seen came in the wake of the new practices of public relations. ... These 1930s innovations were prompted by many of the same types of challenges
  8. The anxiety puzzle: why are women in deprived areas more likely to…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/the-anxiety-puzzle-why-are-women-in-deprived-areas-more-likely-to-suffer
    Thumbnail for The anxiety puzzle: why are women in deprived areas more likely to suffer? | University of Cambridge 3 Sep 2015: This association persisted even after we accounted for individual circumstances, such as socio-economic status and existing medical conditions.
  9. Endurance descendants to mark centenary by completing ancestor’s…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/endurance-descendants-to-mark-centenary-by-completing-ancestors-unfinished-business
    Thumbnail for Endurance descendants to mark centenary by completing ancestor’s unfinished business | University of Cambridge 18 Nov 2015: It is estimated that the full cost of creating a digital archive could be as much as £50,000, which the Endurance 100 team has set as its initial target.
  10. Outlaws, trolls and beserkers: meet the hero-monsters of the…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/outlaws-trolls-and-beserkers-meet-the-hero-monsters-of-the-icelandic-sagas
    Thumbnail for Outlaws, trolls and beserkers: meet the hero-monsters of the Icelandic sagas | University of Cambridge 22 Oct 2015: And such a threat to economic growth and social stability has to be removed.
  11. Computer model of blood development could speed up search for new…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/computer-model-of-blood-development-could-speed-up-search-for-new-leukaemia-drugs
    Thumbnail for Computer model of blood development could speed up search for new leukaemia drugs | University of Cambridge 9 Feb 2015: The cost of developing a new drug is enormous, and much of this cost comes from new candidate drugs failing late in the drug development process.
  12. Exploiting the Government's education data could help to bridge…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/exploiting-the-governments-education-data-could-help-to-bridge-the-uk-skills-gap
    Thumbnail for Exploiting the Government's education data could help to bridge the UK skills gap | University of Cambridge 30 Sep 2015: This brings together researchers to address challenges presented by access to unprecedented volumes of data, as well as important issues around law, ethics and economics, in order to apply Big Data
  13. Supermarket promotions boost sales of less healthy foods more than…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/supermarket-promotions-boost-sales-of-less-healthy-foods-more-than-healthier-foods
    Thumbnail for Supermarket promotions boost sales of less healthy foods more than healthier foods | University of Cambridge 11 Feb 2015: the case, except within a minority of food categories,” says Dr Ryota Nakamura from the Centre for Health Economics at the University of York, who carried out the research whilst at
  14. Students launch world's largest e-commerce platform for single…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/students-launch-worlds-largest-e-commerce-platform-for-single-stranded-dna-molecules
    Thumbnail for Students launch world's largest e-commerce platform for single stranded DNA molecules | University of Cambridge 29 Apr 2015: Currently the best way to recognise malfunctioning proteins is through the use of antibodies, but Bo says aptamers can supplement what antibodies do at a fraction of the cost.
  15. Alternative ways of protecting urban water supplies must be…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/alternative-ways-of-protecting-urban-water-supplies-must-be-considered-in-light-of-worsening
    Thumbnail for Alternative ways of protecting urban water supplies must be considered in light of worsening droughts in the US, study claims | University of Cambridge 4 Dec 2015: Droughts are ranked second in the US in terms of national weather-related economic impacts, with annual losses just shy of $9 billion. ... With water scarcity likely to increase due to advancing climate change, the economic and environmental impacts of
  16. Flashmobs and flamenco: how Spain’s greatest artform became a tool…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/flashmobs-and-flamenco-how-spains-greatest-artform-became-a-tool-for-political-protest
    Thumbnail for Flashmobs and flamenco: how Spain’s greatest artform became a tool for political protest | University of Cambridge 23 Oct 2015: Never more so than today. Spain has suffered immensely in the global economic crisis – especially Andalusia, the southernmost region of the country most associated with flamenco. ... Yet members remain committed to flamenco as a political weapon
  17. Cambridge Drug Discovery Institute to fast-track development of new…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-drug-discovery-institute-to-fast-track-development-of-new-treatments-for-dementia
    Thumbnail for Cambridge Drug Discovery Institute to fast-track development of new treatments for dementia | University of Cambridge 16 Feb 2015: David Rubinsztein. Dementia affects over 830,000 people in the UK and costs the UK economy £23 billion a year.
  18. MRC, GSK and five leading UK universities collaborate to crack…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mrc-gsk-and-five-leading-uk-universities-collaborate-to-crack-difficult-disease-areas
    Thumbnail for MRC, GSK and five leading UK universities collaborate to crack difficult disease areas | University of Cambridge 15 Jul 2015: Through the unique EMINENT network, MRC funding of up to £8m over five years will support academic costs.
  19. Opinion: Paying people to stay away is not always the best way to…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-paying-people-to-stay-away-is-not-always-the-best-way-to-protect-watersheds
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Paying people to stay away is not always the best way to protect watersheds | University of Cambridge 24 Dec 2015: Such economic impacts are likely to worsen as the century progresses. ... This is the case of the Catskills watershed in New York, where environmentally sound economic development is incentivized.
  20. Opinion: ‘Vati-leaks 2’ scandal hinders attempts by Pope Francis to…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-vati-leaks-2-scandal-hinders-attempts-by-pope-francis-to-reform-catholic-hq
    Thumbnail for Opinion: ‘Vati-leaks 2’ scandal hinders attempts by Pope Francis to reform Catholic HQ | University of Cambridge 11 Nov 2015: Among his revelations are that a canonisation (the investigatory process leading to the declaration that someone is a saint) can cost over half a million pounds (US$755,000) and that costs
  21. Facebook data suggests people from higher social class have fewer…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/facebook-data-suggests-people-from-higher-social-class-have-fewer-international-friends
    Thumbnail for Facebook data suggests people from higher social class have fewer international friends | University of Cambridge 10 Sep 2015: The research team quantified social class on a national level based on each country’s economic standing by using gross domestic product (GDP) per capita data for 2011 as published by
  22. Opinion: Governments should turn to academics for advice on…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-governments-should-turn-to-academics-for-advice-on-radicalisation-religion-and-security
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Governments should turn to academics for advice on radicalisation, religion and security | University of Cambridge 3 Dec 2015: This wouldn’t carry any extra cost if one of the government’s chief scientific advisors was asked to undertake this work, tapping into the wealth of expertise addressing these issues ... There is much that could be achieved at a low cost to harness
  23. Areas of Britain most affected by ‘bedroom tax’ are hardest to…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/areas-of-britain-most-affected-by-bedroom-tax-are-hardest-to-downsize-in-research-finds
    Thumbnail for Areas of Britain most affected by ‘bedroom tax’ are hardest to downsize in, research finds | University of Cambridge 17 Dec 2015: Access to homes for young people is getting harder in every direction: the cost of owning, demands on private renting. ... But this comes at a cost to tenants. “Landlords aren’t going bust.
  24. Early detection and treatment of type 2 diabetes may reduce heart…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/early-detection-and-treatment-of-type-2-diabetes-may-reduce-heart-disease-and-mortality
    Thumbnail for Early detection and treatment of type 2 diabetes may reduce heart disease and mortality | University of Cambridge 18 May 2015: To answer this question the authors used the Michigan Model for Type 2 Diabetes, which simulates the progression of diabetes and its complications, co-morbidities, quality-of-life, and costs, and ... ADDITION-Europe is a large, high quality study, but
  25. Two-thirds of studies on 'psychosocial' treatments fail to…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/two-thirds-of-studies-on-psychosocial-treatments-fail-to-declare-conflicts-of-interest
    Thumbnail for Two-thirds of studies on 'psychosocial' treatments fail to declare conflicts of interest | University of Cambridge 26 Nov 2015: They write that as commercial psychosocial treatments – many of which cost hundreds, even thousands, of dollars per participant – continue to gain traction with national public health services, it is important that
  26. Cambridge announced as one of five key partners in new national Alan…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-announced-as-one-of-five-key-partners-in-new-national-alan-turing-institute
    Thumbnail for Cambridge announced as one of five key partners in new national Alan Turing Institute | University of Cambridge 28 Jan 2015: economic questions that are critical to making data science work in practice.
  27. Larger-sized portions, packages and tableware lead to higher…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/larger-sized-portions-packages-and-tableware-lead-to-higher-consumption-of-food-and-drink
    Thumbnail for Larger-sized portions, packages and tableware lead to higher consumption of food and drink | University of Cambridge 14 Sep 2015: Other potential actions include: restricting pricing practices whereby larger portion and package sizes cost less in relative (and sometimes absolute) monetary terms than smaller sizes and thus offer greater value for
  28. Teaching machines to see: new smartphone-based system could…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/teaching-machines-to-see-new-smartphone-based-system-could-accelerate-development-of-driverless-cars
    Thumbnail for Teaching machines to see: new smartphone-based system could accelerate development of driverless cars | University of Cambridge 21 Dec 2015: For the driverless cars currently in development, radar and base sensors are expensive – in fact, they often cost more than the car itself.
  29. Love’s Labours: study shows male lizards risk becoming lunch for a…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/loves-labours-study-shows-male-lizards-risk-becoming-lunch-for-a-bird-in-order-to-attract-a-mate
    Thumbnail for Love’s Labours: study shows male lizards risk becoming lunch for a bird in order to attract a mate | University of Cambridge 22 Sep 2015: Ecology and Conservation has provided evidence that this signalling comes at a cost.

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