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Sleeping sickness by stealth | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/sleeping-sickness-by-stealth4 Feb 2013: Sleeping sickness threatens millions of lives in sub-Saharan countries and, because it also affects cattle, is a major contributor to economic hardship. -
Austerity Britain: it's déjà vu all over again | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/austerity-britain-its-deja-vu-all-over-again16 Jan 2013: But for those who held on to their jobs, it was a relatively good decade as strong economic growth raised living standards. ... His research focuses on UK economic policy from the 1960s to the 1980s. -
Let’s eat cake! Luxury unwrapped | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/lets-eat-cake-luxury-unwrapped29 Jun 2013: I’m not yet sure how possible it is to think about luxury outside economic terms and frameworks. -
Cities and how we live in them | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/cities-and-how-we-live-in-them19 Feb 2013: With a background in a range of overlapping disciplines, he is currently professor of sociology at the London School of Economics. -
Totalitarianism, violence and the silent majority | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/totalitarianism-violence-and-the-silent-majority6 Mar 2013: A small proportion of people protested and small proportion collaborated. But carefully targeted violence, propaganda and state's monopoly on economic and civic institutions persuaded the rest to go along. ... Applebaum, who is currently Philip Roman -
Pirate utopias: a history of digital distribution | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/pirate-utopias-a-history-of-digital-distribution30 Apr 2013: Indeed, the power of anonymity in the networked hive, as displayed by BitTorrent, is being increasingly embraced by political activism in the wake of economic meltdown. ... Dr James Allen-Robertson is currently based at the Cambridge-INET Institute in -
Putting a price on our future | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/putting-a-price-on-our-future7 Oct 2013: We’re trying to put a real economic value on natural resources.” Production of many mass market consumables, from beer to chocolate, takes advantage of many natural resources that aren’t -
We ask the experts: is overseas aid working? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/we-ask-the-experts-is-overseas-aid-working16 Aug 2013: Throughout the world, there is a growing realisation that we cannot achieve economic or environmental sustainability without addressing social inequality, the worst manifestation of which is extreme poverty. ... Whether we're talking about the UK or -
Twenty top tips for interpreting scientific claims | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/twenty-top-tips-for-interpreting-scientific-claims21 Nov 2013: No member of the current British cabinet has a scientific degree – the closest is Vince Cable, who initially read Natural Sciences at Cambridge before switching to Economics. ... Six cabinet members read Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) at -
We ask the experts: are we working too hard? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/we-ask-the-experts-are-we-working-too-hard6 Sep 2013: The distribution of work is – and always will be – an economic and societal challenge. ... JM The distribution of work is – and always will be – an economic and societal challenge. -
The world is changing: how do we respond? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/the-world-is-changing-how-do-we-respond1 Oct 2013: economics (see below) came together to form the Cambridge Forum for Sustainability and the Environment. ... Dr Tiago Cavalcanti (Faculty of Economics). Dr Douglas Crawford-Brown (4CMR and Dept of Land Economy). -
Leading the battle to protect the Amazon | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/leading-the-battle-to-protect-the-amazon9 Jan 2013: A new forest law has just been approved, which combines environmental, economic and social issues,” he said. -
Reporting from Zimbabwe: why the sanctions must be lifted |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/reporting-from-zimbabwe-why-the-sanctions-must-be-lifted24 Aug 2013: The finger of blame for economic crisis is, therefore, pointed firmly at the West. ... The ultimate problem with sanctions is that they weld economic issues to political ones. -
Captain Cook’s Maori paddles: an artefact of encounter | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/captain-cooks-maori-paddles-an-artefact-of-encounter22 May 2013: One aim of the project, which is led by Professor Nicholas Thomas and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, is to expose variations in patterns of exchange among different ... Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). -
Family bonds: how does surrogacy impact on relationships? |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/family-bonds-how-does-surrogacy-impact-on-relationships8 Jul 2013: When a woman becomes a surrogate to enable others to have a baby, new relationships are formed. Research carried out by the Centre of Family Research, -
Retribution and restoration: Bosnia on trial | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/retribution-and-restoration-bosnia-on-trial15 Feb 2013: The two-year research project was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. • -
Mongolian life stories database launched online | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mongolian-life-stories-database-launched-online5 Mar 2013: Because of the digital infrastructure, we can extract social, economic and political histories from this in a matter of minutes, yet the basis is simply people describing their own experiences, in -
China's "leftovers" are rejects in a man's world |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/chinas-leftovers-are-rejects-in-a-mans-world28 Feb 2013: Chinese city, where parents advertise their daughters’ physical and economic attributes on billboards. -
Has the nation reached its sell-by date? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/has-the-nation-reached-its-sell-by-date9 May 2013: Add to this UKIP, the Scottish referendum, a royal marriage, the EU, educational reform pitched as a part of international economic competition, and the ever-present and seemingly ever-intensifying fear -
Literacy, not income, key to improving public health in India |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/literacy-not-income-key-to-improving-public-health-in-india13 Jun 2013: Economic policies narrowly focused on growth are insufficient when it comes to public health in less developed countries. ... Economic policies narrowly focused on growth are insufficient when it comes to public health in less developed countries,” -
Reporting from Zimbabwe: a visit to Harare’s biggest township |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/reporting-from-zimbabwe-a-visit-to-harares-biggest-township17 Aug 2013: In the market, it’s not so evident that this country faced such acute economic crisis only a few years ago. ... They’re full of the rhetoric of ‘indigenization,’ the process that seeks to make black Zimbabweans the dominant economic stakeholders -
What impact will new technology have on tackling emissions? |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/what-impact-will-new-technology-have-on-tackling-emissions21 Oct 2013: If the global power sector is to decarbonise by 2050 without there being significant economic costs then all countries must make a contribution to the development of renewable technologies,” he added. ... Professor Douglas Crawford-Brown, Director of -
Cambridge to develop new Conservation Research Institute | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-to-develop-new-conservation-research-institute20 Sep 2013: for people and nature, but also involves critical reflections on the practice of conservation itself and the socio-economic constraints on conservation action. -
'The honour of the snow-mountains is the snow…' | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-honour-of-the-snow-mountains-is-the-snow31 Oct 2013: Diemberger explained: “In a world in which the conceptual models that inform decision makers are increasingly determined by scientific investigation, politics and economics, we asked is there a space for the -
The (Victorian) case for a referendum on independence | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-victorian-case-for-a-referendum-on-independence18 Dec 2013: Dicey firmly believed in both the power and economic advantages of a united nation. -
Reporting from Zimbabwe: a family in Bulawayo talks about politics |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/reporting-from-zimbabwe-a-family-in-bulawayo-talks-about-politics10 Aug 2013: crises). Political and economic turmoil resulted in the collapse of the Zimbabwe dollar in 2009 after a five-year period of uncontrollable hyperinflation. ... There is hope among young people who lived through economic collapse; few have witnessed -
‘Herbivore boys’ and other fault lines in Japan’s gender crisis |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/herbivore-boys-and-other-fault-lines-in-japans-gender-crisis21 Feb 2013: But, beginning during the nineties recession and snowballing with recent economic meltdowns, rigid gender definitions are being subverted by a generation with shifting values and uncertain futures. ... With economic collapse, they don’t see why they -
Fractal patterns spontaneously emerge during bacterial cell growth |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fractal-patterns-spontaneously-emerge-during-bacterial-cell-growth11 Jun 2013: Vivid biological patterns emerge from even subtle interactions. Similar phenomena are seen in the emergence of order in economic, social and political systems. ... Similar phenomena are seen in the emergence of order in economic, social and political -
David MacKay appointed Regius Professor of Engineering | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/david-mackay-appointed-regius-professor-of-engineering28 Mar 2013: Professor MacKay’s work with the Engineering Department will focus, in part, on the study of how we can model and communicate the full economic and societal impact of a shift -
Scrubbing up: preparing hospitals for climate change | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/scrubbing-up-preparing-hospitals-for-climate-change13 Nov 2013: The last government’s plan was to replace the NHS Estate with a suite of new hospitals but the 2008 economic collapse put an end to that. -
When building for the future means what it says | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/when-building-for-the-future-means-what-it-says18 Oct 2013: Although a portfolio of methods is available, Georgiadou concludes that many “underestimate or even overlook the social and economic aspects of sustainability”, and identifies a need for design strategies that will -
Text and the message: Russia's early 'information age' |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/text-and-the-message-russias-early-information-age25 Sep 2013: This not only had consequences for the economics of printing (by contrast with the rapid proliferation of commercial printers in Western Europe), but also lent the technology itself an aura of -
Graphene: Taking the wonder-stuff from dream to reality | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/graphene-taking-the-wonder-stuff-from-dream-to-reality24 Jan 2013: This work might lead to numerous new devices and applications which could then be commercialised by industry and help to boost economic growth. -
A response to Methane Mischief: Misleading Commentary Published In…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/a-response-to-methane-mischief-misleading-commentary-published-in-nature26 Jul 2013: The 25 July post by Jason Samenow on the global economic impacts of methane emissions in the East Siberian Sea portrays the findings of our research as misleading, a statement with -
Historic rivals join forces to save 1,000 years of Jewish history |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/historic-rivals-join-forces-to-save-1000-years-of-jewish-history15 Feb 2013: They represent an invaluable record of a thousand years of the religious, social, economic and cultural life of the Mediterranean world. ... He said: “The Cairo Genizah documents are like a searchlight, illuminating dark corners of the history of the -
Cambridge’s criminal past revealed in centuries-old court records |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridges-criminal-past-revealed-in-centuries-old-court-records30 Sep 2013: She said: “The court records provide a vivid insight into the social and economic history of Cambridge, beyond the academic life of the University, as the inhabitants of this small market -
Harnessing the power of research to benefit developing countries |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/harnessing-the-power-of-research-to-benefit-developing-countries25 Apr 2013: infectious disease and health economics and policy. -
What is it really like to work in scientific research today? |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/what-is-it-really-like-to-work-in-scientific-research-today12 Dec 2013: Sitting in his room high up in one of the University of Cambridge’s zoology buildings, Dr Ed Turner holds a small bottle up to the light. Inside, preserved in -
Getting schooled in the ‘noise’: learning about learning using big…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/getting-schooled-in-the-noise-learning-about-learning-using-big-data30 Sep 2013: It’s partly through analysis of these data that we found the massive socio-economic gap at the point of entry into the school system actually worsens through primary. ... The project will start gathering data during pregnancy on everything from blood -
“Nudity does not liberate me and I do not need saving” | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/nudity-does-not-liberate-me-and-i-do-not-need-saving26 Jul 2013: Femen misrepresents the complexity of both individuals and groups. A woman’s identity is shaped by an intricate web of influences – economic, cultural, sexual and religious, to name but a few. -
How to ask the question and what to do with the answer | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-to-ask-the-question-and-what-to-do-with-the-answer25 Feb 2013: Among the new POLIS projects is simultaneous polling across the USA, UK and China to research public perceptions of economic confidence. -
How do smallholder farmers fit into the big picture of world food…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/how-do-smallholder-farmers-fit-into-the-big-picture-of-world-food-production22 Jan 2013: The event, which takes place in the wake of the 2013 meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, will focus on the challenges facing the world’s poorest farmers and ... The World Economic Forum’s New Vision for Agriculture launched last week in -
Life on the divide: the Buriad people and the world’s longest border…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/life-on-the-divide-the-buriad-people-and-the-worlds-longest-border7 Apr 2013: This 2,500-mile long border - and its social, economic and political significance to the people who live on either side - is the subject of a major study currently being undertaken ... pursuing educational and economic opportunities. -
Meals for one: how eating alone affects the health of the elderly |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/meals-for-one-how-eating-alone-affects-the-health-of-the-elderly19 Oct 2013: Her research focuses on the collective of social and economic factors influencing diet and obesity in British older women and men. -
Female conversion to Islam in Britain examined in unique research…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/female-conversion-to-islam-in-britain-examined-in-unique-research-project17 May 2013: The 129-page report also outlines the social, emotional and sometimes economic costs of conversion, and the context and reasons for women converting to Islam in a society with pervasive negative -
Buried Roman theatre sets the stage for new understanding of ancient…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/buried-roman-theatre-sets-the-stage-for-new-understanding-of-ancient-town20 Sep 2013: It bears witness to the social and economic dynamism of the town in a period when modern scholarship has for long believed it to be stagnating and declining.”. -
Playing croquet with the examiner: “he was much like other people” |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/playing-croquet-with-the-examiner-he-was-much-like-other-people26 Sep 2013: Her [candidate] no was 1540.”. There is no record of any reply from John Neville Keynes (whose son John Maynard Keynes went on to change the face of economics) but the -
Digital records could expose intimate details and personality traits…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/digital-records-could-expose-intimate-details-and-personality-traits-of-millions11 Mar 2013: Just the possibility of this happening could deter people from using digital technologies and diminish trust between individuals and institutions – hampering technological and economic progress. -
We ask the experts: does society really care about the old and the…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/we-ask-the-experts-does-society-really-care-about-the-old-and-the-vulnerable28 Oct 2013: Clearly, the economics of care are frightening, and made even more so by the current political and economic dispensation. ... The care crisis is no different, being presented as an economic, not a moral, problem. -
Comm’portez vous? What phrase books tell us about our past encounters …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/commportez-vous-what-phrase-books-tell-us-about-our-past-encounters6 Aug 2013: His close reading of this unique corpus of texts draws on his understanding of the social, economic and political history of the period he covers, which saw an explosion in travel
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