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20 Nov 2020: Impact was calculated by comparing the English test scores of children from 81 randomly-selected CAMFED-supported schools with children from 60 control schools that received no support. ... The improvement in English test scores among girls receiving

20 May 2020: An alternative approach may be to alternate stricter measures with intervals of relaxed social distancing (with measures of effective “test-contact trace-isolate” and shielding of the vulnerable kept in place). ... However, it is unclear what the

6 May 2020: Simple tasks were used to test the level of autonomy support parents gave to their child. ... This research was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the National Science Foundation and the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

24 Dec 2020: Search. Search. Cambridge COVID-19 Testing Centre passes 2 million tests milestone. ... Since it began operating, the facility has processed more than 2 million tests.

31 Jan 2020: Before the day is over, the United Kingdom will have left the European Union. Whatever views any one of us hold as individuals, this is now a fact that will

4 Sep 2020: “Behind every COVID-19 test sample is a person worried about their results”. ... We have a real opportunity to increase the number of tests being carried out and successfully diagnose people.

9 Sep 2020: Swabs will be pooled by household, enabling the University to reduce the number of tests required to around 2,000 per week. ... If a pooled household test is positive, the students in the household will be informed within 24 hours and offered individual

27 Aug 2020: And one of the best ways to do this, apart from social distancing and promoting wearing of masks, was to test staff for the virus as frequently as possible. ... Going forward, the key will be for us all to work together over the next few months to

15 Dec 2020: Gaps in economic measurement have contributed to chronic underinvestment in natural and social capital,” said Coyle. ... The extreme human and economic cost of the pandemic arise from a failure to manage natural capital.

21 Oct 2020: antibody tests allowed them to identify 100% of COVID-19 patients, at a time when there was no gold standard test for diagnosing the disease. ... His team also showed that the rapid antibody tests can detect the mutated SARS-CoV-2 that has taken over

12 May 2020: Cartilage injury in humans – for example because of osteoarthritis or a sports injury – is a huge problem, and a huge economic burden,” said Dr Andrew Gillis from the University of ... It can severely impact quality of life, and has an extremely

7 Jan 2020: Beef was a symbol of Britishness – it was thought to be one of the reasons for Britain’s economic and military power. ... As economic standards in China rise, diets are changing and the consumption of meat, particularly pork, is rising.

5 Oct 2020: They use a genetic amplification technique, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to track viral genetic material in swabs from test subjects. ... It is a test that forms the bedrock of genetics analysis in academic, pharmaceutical and medical research.

1 Dec 2020: An uncertain economic climate can also be a short-term deterrent to childbearing, and Reid says that COVID-19 and its economic effects may reduce numbers of births in the short ... A population with lots of old people and not enough working-age people

8 Dec 2020: They will have a further two and a half years to test, write code and provide critical feedback.

13 May 2020: large mental health deficit associated with unemployment and economic inactivity. ... How does it work? Other European countries, such as Germany and Austria, have traditionally used short-time work programmes to deal with economic crises.

20 Jul 2020: Over two billion people worldwide are nutrient deficient, leading to a wide range of serious health problems. Fortifying food with micronutrients is already an

16 Nov 2020: We already know that ‘social capital’ or trust, in its different forms, has a big impact on economic success. ... An economic downturn leading to sustained loss of income means people’s mental and physical health will deteriorate along with their

16 Jan 2020: Thailand uses a staggering amount of single-use plastics every day, but its waste management system lags far behind its economic advances,” she explains.

28 Aug 2020: The climate crisis. Ageing populations. Persistent economic and social inequality. A decade of stagnant productivity growth. ... of PPE inin Cambridge, or in helping smaller firms to navigate the economic crisis inand Lancaster.