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  2. Waterworld: can we learn to live with flooding? | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/waterworld-can-we-learn-to-live-with-flooding
    Thumbnail for Waterworld: can we learn to live with flooding? | University of Cambridge 3 Jun 2016: The ‘flood footprint’ of the 2012 ‘Toon Monsoon’ caused around £129 million in direct damages and £102 million in indirect damages, rippling to economic sectors far beyond the physical location of ... As a case study, Barsley is using the
  3. Opinion: There’s no such thing as a natural-born gambler | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-natural-born-gambler
    Thumbnail for Opinion: There’s no such thing as a natural-born gambler | University of Cambridge 22 Apr 2016: Simple. We have money and a stratified society with a lot of economic inequality and they didn’t. ... We have gone through fits and spurts of gambling, but probably the most important was in the 17th century, when mercantilism upset the economic order
  4. Wash cycle: making organs fit for transplantation | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/wash-cycle-making-organs-fit-for-transplantation
    Thumbnail for Wash cycle: making organs fit for transplantation | University of Cambridge 20 Jul 2016: The Department is in the process of recruiting 400 patients for a randomised controlled trial to test this technology.
  5. Brain, body and mind: understanding consciousness | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/brain-body-and-mind-understanding-consciousness
    Thumbnail for Brain, body and mind: understanding consciousness | University of Cambridge 23 Feb 2016: In 10 minutes, Srivas Chennu can work out what’s going on inside your head. With the help of an electrode-studded hairnet wired up to a box that measures
  6. Predicting gentrification through social networking data | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/predicting-gentrification-through-social-networking-data
    Thumbnail for Predicting gentrification through social networking data | University of Cambridge 13 Apr 2016: The ability to predict the gentrification of neighbourhoods could help local governments and policy-makers improve urban development plans and alleviate the negative effects of gentrification while benefitting from economic growth.
  7. Artificial intelligence: computer says YES (but is it right?) |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/artificial-intelligence-computer-says-yes-but-is-it-right
    Thumbnail for Artificial intelligence: computer says YES (but is it right?) | University of Cambridge 20 Oct 2016: One method is to build in an internal self-evaluation or calibration stage so that the machine can test its own certainty, and report back.
  8. Opinion: Can we save the algae biofuel industry? | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-can-we-save-the-algae-biofuel-industry
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Can we save the algae biofuel industry? | University of Cambridge 10 May 2016: They also found that the economics just didn’t make sense. Building the ponds in which to grow the algae and providing enough light and nutrients for them to grow proved
  9. Earth, wind and flyer: the moves of Disco Tony and friends |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/earth-wind-and-flyer-the-moves-of-disco-tony-and-friends
    Thumbnail for Earth, wind and flyer: the moves of Disco Tony and friends | University of Cambridge 26 Jul 2016: Their trip was funded through Flight Lines (a joint project between the BTO and the Society of Wildlife Artists), the Economic and Social Research Council Impact Acceleration account, and Smith and
  10. Study provides clues to why some breast cancers are hard to beat |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-provides-clues-to-why-some-breast-cancers-are-hard-to-beat
    Thumbnail for Study provides clues to why some breast cancers are hard to beat | University of Cambridge 10 May 2016: The research could also provide vital information to help design breast cancer trials and improved tests for the disease. ... Research like this will help us invent new diagnostic tests to guide treatment for breast cancer patients in the future.”.
  11. Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein’s prediction |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gravitational-waves-detected-100-years-after-einsteins-prediction
    Thumbnail for Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein’s prediction | University of Cambridge 11 Feb 2016: Now that we have the technological capability to test his theories with the LIGO detectors his scientific brilliance becomes all the more apparent. ... The description of this observation is beautifully described in the Einstein theory of General
  12. Living on the edge: succeeding in the slums | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/living-on-the-edge-succeeding-in-the-slums
    Thumbnail for Living on the edge: succeeding in the slums | University of Cambridge 30 Jun 2016: funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
  13. Banning trophy hunting could do more harm than good | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/banning-trophy-hunting-could-do-more-harm-than-good
    Thumbnail for Banning trophy hunting could do more harm than good | University of Cambridge 11 Jan 2016: Trusts to facilitate equitable benefit sharing within local communities and promote long-term economic sustainability should be created;.
  14. Five-dimensional black hole could ‘break’ general relativity |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/five-dimensional-black-hole-could-break-general-relativity
    Thumbnail for Five-dimensional black hole could ‘break’ general relativity | University of Cambridge 19 Feb 2016: 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.
  15. The Whistle: verifying digital evidence of human rights violations |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-whistle-verifying-digital-evidence-of-human-rights-violations
    Thumbnail for The Whistle: verifying digital evidence of human rights violations | University of Cambridge 12 Oct 2016: Initially funded by Cambridge’s Economic and Social Research Council Impact Acceleration Account, the Whistle is now funded by the European Union as part of ‘ChainReact’, a multi-partner programme to
  16. Spinal injury and ‘biorobotic control’ of the bladder | University of …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/spinal-injury-and-biorobotic-control-of-the-bladder
    Thumbnail for Spinal injury and ‘biorobotic control’ of the bladder | University of Cambridge 16 Feb 2016: Spinal cord injury is, in many respects, a testosterone disease, says Professor James Fawcett. What he means by this is that four out of five spinal cord
  17. Early-stage embryos with abnormalities may still develop into healthy …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/early-stage-embryos-with-abnormalities-may-still-develop-into-healthy-babies
    Thumbnail for Early-stage embryos with abnormalities may still develop into healthy babies | University of Cambridge 29 Mar 2016: Pregnant mothers – particular older mothers, whose offspring are at greatest risk of developing such disorders – are offered tests to predict the likelihood of genetic abnormalities. ... Between the 11th and 14th weeks of pregnancy, mothers may be
  18. 'Extreme sleepover #19' – Living beside Uruguay’s ‘Mother…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/extreme-sleepover-19-living-beside-uruguays-mother-dump
    Thumbnail for 'Extreme sleepover #19' – Living beside Uruguay’s ‘Mother Dump’ | University of Cambridge 30 Sep 2016: Patrick’s policy internship at CSaP is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council Cambridge Doctoral Training Centre.
  19. New cases of dementia in the UK fall by 20% over two decades |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-cases-of-dementia-in-the-uk-fall-by-20-over-two-decades
    Thumbnail for New cases of dementia in the UK fall by 20% over two decades | University of Cambridge 19 Apr 2016: Reports in both the media and from governments have suggested that the world is facing a dementia ‘tsunami’ of ever-increasing numbers, particularly as
  20. Parkinson’s Disease protein plays vital “marshalling” role in healthy …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/parkinsons-disease-protein-plays-vital-marshalling-role-in-healthy-brains
    Thumbnail for Parkinson’s Disease protein plays vital “marshalling” role in healthy brains | University of Cambridge 19 Sep 2016: To verify the findings, additional tests were then carried out on samples taken from the brains of rats. ... At this stage we can only really speculate about the wider implications of these findings and more research is needed to test some of those ideas,
  21. Does your empathy predict if you would stop and help an injured…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/does-your-empathy-predict-if-you-would-stop-and-help-an-injured-person
    Thumbnail for Does your empathy predict if you would stop and help an injured person? | University of Cambridge 31 Oct 2016: Carrie Allison. A team of psychologists at the University of Cambridge has conducted a social psychology experiment to test the theory that an individual’s level of empathy influences their behaviour.

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