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Going underground: Cambridge digs into the history of geology with…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/going-underground-cambridge-digs-into-the-history-of-geology-with-landmark-exhibition24 Nov 2017: Whether it’s a map showing the coal fields of Lancashire in the 1830s – or revealing how this new science was used for economic and military reasons.”.
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Cambridge awarded £40m to create world-leading health care…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-awarded-ps40m-to-create-world-leading-health-care-improvement-research-institute28 Mar 2017: Together with our partners, the University of Cambridge is hugely excited at the chance to work with NHS staff, patients and carers to identify, design and test improvements.”.
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Discarded History exhibition lifts the lid on 1,000 years of medieval …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/discarded-history-exhibition-lifts-the-lid-on-1000-years-of-medieval-history27 Apr 2017: The documents paint a picture of economic stability and social growth.
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Opinion: A rattled Saudi Arabia pivots for support to South-East Asia …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-a-rattled-saudi-arabia-pivots-for-support-to-south-east-asia22 Mar 2017: Economic opportunities abound. Upon arrival in Kuala Lumpur in late February, national oil and gas company Saudi Aramco signed a US$7 billion agreement with Malaysian oil company Petronas.
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Political instability and weak governance lead to loss of species,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/political-instability-and-weak-governance-lead-to-loss-of-species-study-finds20 Dec 2017: numbers – more so than economic growth, climate change or even surges in human population.
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Marmoset study provides clues to link between mental health disorders …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/marmoset-study-provides-clues-to-link-between-mental-health-disorders-and-heart-disease8 May 2017: In a second task, adapted from a common rodent test of emotion, the team studied the ability of marmosets to regulate their emotional responses.
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Archaeologists uncover rare 2,000-year-old sundial during Roman…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/archaeologists-uncover-rare-2000-year-old-sundial-during-roman-theatre-excavation8 Nov 2017: The ongoing archaeological project at Interamna Lirenas continues to add new evidence about important aspects of the Roman civilization, stressing the high levels of connectivity and integration (political, social, economic and
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Opinion: The science ‘reproducibility crisis’ – and what can be done…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-the-science-reproducibility-crisis-and-what-can-be-done-about-it20 Mar 2017: It could also mean presenting exploratory research as though it was originally confirmatory (designed to test a specific hypothesis).
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Presenting facts as ‘consensus’ bridges conservative-liberal divide…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/presenting-facts-as-consensus-bridges-conservative-liberal-divide-over-climate-change11 Dec 2017: The nature of the study was hidden by claims of testing random media messages, with the climate change perception tests sandwiched between questions on consumer technology and popular culture messaging.
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Children with disabilities are being denied equal opportunities for a …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/children-with-disabilities-are-being-denied-equal-opportunities-for-a-quality-education-across-the13 Nov 2017: Amongst these, education is paramount as it has significant economic, social and individual returns. ... Accessing quality education can improve learning outcomes which leads to positive economic growth.
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Opinion: India’s militant rhino protectors are challenging…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-indias-militant-rhino-protectors-are-challenging-traditional-views-of-how-conservation-works13 Feb 2017: The country already has a population of 1.3 billion – and it aspires to both develop as a global economic powerhouse and lift its poorest people out of poverty. ... Kaziranga illustrates the dilemmas of contemporary conservation. If it is to be
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#EarthOptimism: Recovering species must be celebrated or we risk…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/earthoptimism-recovering-species-must-be-celebrated-or-we-risk-reversing-progress20 Apr 2017: This partial recovery has already led to legalised culling of buzzards, to protect the economic interests of a shooting industry that annually releases millions of non-native game birds into the
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Genetics study adds further evidence that education reduces risk of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/genetics-study-adds-further-evidence-that-education-reduces-risk-of-alzheimers-disease7 Dec 2017: Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia. Its chief hallmark is the build of ‘plaques’ and ‘tangles’ of misshapen proteins, which lead to the
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Algorithm matches genetic variation to disease symptoms and could…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/algorithm-matches-genetic-variation-to-disease-symptoms-and-could-improve-diagnosis-of-rare-diseases19 Apr 2017: We’ve shown that our algorithm works for simpler diseases and now the real test will be to determine whether a similar approach can be applied to complex diseases, such as
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Tiller the Hun? Farmers in Roman Empire converted to Hun lifestyle –…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tiller-the-hun-farmers-in-roman-empire-converted-to-hun-lifestyle-and-vice-versa22 Mar 2017: Biochemical analyses of teeth and bone to test for diet and mobility suggest that, over the course of a lifetime, some farmers on the edge of empire left their homesteads to
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Patients recovering from depression show improvements in memory from…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/patients-recovering-from-depression-show-improvements-in-memory-from-the-drug-modafinil17 Jan 2017: Depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Symptoms such as difficulty concentrating or indecisiveness contribute to the disability
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DeepMind-Royal Free deal is “cautionary tale” for healthcare in the…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/deepmind-royal-free-deal-is-cautionary-tale-for-healthcare-in-the-algorithmic-age16 Mar 2017: Researchers studying a deal in which Google’s artificial intelligence subsidiary, DeepMind, acquired access to millions of sensitive NHS patient records have
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Public attitudes towards end-of-life care in progressive neurological …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/public-attitudes-towards-end-of-life-care-in-progressive-neurological-illness-are-conflicted-study5 Apr 2017: The study found that one in six people believes that measures must be taken to sustain life at any cost even when a patient is in the final stages of an
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Clean energy: experts outline how governments can successfully invest …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/clean-energy-experts-outline-how-governments-can-successfully-invest-before-its-too-late6 Dec 2017: From US researchers using the pace of Chinese construction markets to test energy reduction technologies, to the UK government harnessing behavioural psychology to promote energy efficiency, the authors highlight just a
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Massive projected increase in use of antimicrobials in animals could…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/massive-projected-increase-in-use-of-antimicrobials-in-animals-could-lead-to-widespread28 Sep 2017: by 60% without affecting livestock-related economic development in low-income countries.
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Seventy years of Indian independence celebrated with summer…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/seventy-years-of-indian-independence-celebrated-with-summer-exhibitions-at-the-fitzwilliam-museum6 Jun 2017: Cultural, religious, economic and political developments are richly illustrated by the coins on show.
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Earliest-known children’s adaptation of Japanese literary classic…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/earliest-known-childrens-adaptation-of-japanese-literary-classic-discovered-in-british-library14 Jun 2017: Dr Laura Moretti, from the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Cambridge, came across an unknown children’s picture-book, dating from 1766, under
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Cambridge-led collaborations aim to tackle global food security and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-led-collaborations-aim-to-tackle-global-food-security-and-public-health-challenges21 Jul 2017: to test interventions before they are implemented.
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Opinion: Why medical technology often doesn’t make it from drawing…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-why-medical-technology-often-doesnt-make-it-from-drawing-board-to-hospital15 Feb 2017: If there’s something wrong with your brain, how do you spot that in an MRI? Of course, if it’s something obvious, such as a major aneurysm or a tumour, anyone
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Human rights of people with autism not being met, leading expert…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/human-rights-of-people-with-autism-not-being-met-leading-expert-tells-united-nations31 Mar 2017: In his keynote speech, Professor Baron-Cohen, Director of the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge, argued that even with the UN Convention on
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Report highlights opportunities and risks associated with synthetic…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/report-highlights-opportunities-and-risks-associated-with-synthetic-biology-and-bioengineering21 Nov 2017: While this technology will undoubtedly ease suffering caused by traumatic injuries and a myriad of illnesses, reversing the decay associated with age is still fraught with ethical, social and economic concerns.
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Opinion: How mapping teenagers’ brains has helped us understand more…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-how-mapping-teenagers-brains-has-helped-us-understand-more-about-schizophrenia15 Mar 2017: When I was studying for my PhD at the University of California at Berkeley, I spent an awful lot of my weekends asking teenagers to lie still in a magnetic
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Centre for the Future of Intelligence joins international coalition…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/centre-for-the-future-of-intelligence-joins-international-coalition-for-safe-and-beneficial-ai16 May 2017: The Partnership is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to collaboration and open dialogue on the opportunities and challenges of AI. Its founding members
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Opinion: Surprising ways to beat anxiety and become mentally strong – …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-surprising-ways-to-beat-anxiety-and-become-mentally-strong-according-to-science26 Jun 2017: Do you have anxiety? Have you tried just about everything to get over it, but it just keeps coming back? Perhaps you thought you had got over it, only for the
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Brains or beauty? People perceive attractive scientists as more…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brains-or-beauty-people-perceive-attractive-scientists-as-more-interesting-but-less-able-studies22 May 2017: A new study published today in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) from researchers at the University of Cambridge and the University of Essex
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No simple way of predicting breathing difficulties in pugs, French…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/no-simple-way-of-predicting-breathing-difficulties-in-pugs-french-bulldogs-and-bulldogs-from1 Aug 2017: looking for genetic tests that may help breeders get rid of BOAS more rapidly.
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New way of predicting kidney function could improve chemotherapy…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-way-of-predicting-kidney-function-could-improve-chemotherapy-dosing-for-many-cancer-patients7 Jul 2017: To test the use of this revised method of estimating GFR, the researchers focused on the precision of chemotherapy dosing, specifically dosing of carboplatin, which is used to treat multiple cancers,
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Infections during pregnancy may interfere with key genes associated…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/infections-during-pregnancy-may-interfere-with-key-genes-associated-with-autism-and-prenatal-brain21 Mar 2017: In a study published today in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, researchers at the University of Cyprus, University of Cambridge, University of California, San
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Major funding for new crop sciences research centre that will be…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/major-funding-for-new-crop-sciences-research-centre-that-will-be-centrepiece-of-industrial10 Jul 2017: The delivery of both public goods and economic growth is an essential agenda for today’s plant scientists, with the need to produce sufficient healthy nutritious food without harming the environment
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Database protecting UK migrants in EU from Brexit ‘misinformation’ to …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/database-protecting-uk-migrants-in-eu-from-brexit-misinformation-to-be-built-by-cambridge22 Feb 2017: The research, funded by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), will take place over the next six weeks.
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No evidence to support claims that telephone consultations reduce GP…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/no-evidence-to-support-claims-that-telephone-consultations-reduce-gp-workload-or-hospital-referrals27 Sep 2017: The results of the evaluation, which looked at data sources including GP and hospital records, patient surveys and economic analyses, are published today in The BMJ.
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Artificial bile ducts grown in lab and transplanted into mice could…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificial-bile-ducts-grown-in-lab-and-transplanted-into-mice-could-help-treat-liver-disease-in3 Jul 2017: These artificial bile ducts will not only be useful for transplanting, but could also be used to model other diseases of the bile duct and potentially develop and test new drug
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Final biomedical trial on captive chimpanzees is first oral Ebola…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/final-biomedical-trial-on-captive-chimpanzees-is-first-oral-ebola-vaccine-for-saving-wild-apes9 Mar 2017: However, after decades using chimpanzees to test vaccines destined for humans, changes in the law have seen enforced retirement of captive populations and the closing of chimpanzee research facilities in the
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High fat, high sugar diet during pregnancy 'programs' for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/high-fat-high-sugar-diet-during-pregnancy-programs-for-health-complications-in-mother-and-child6 Apr 2017: In a study carried out in pregnant mice, a team of academics found that an obesity-causing high fat and high sugar diet disrupted processes within the pregnant
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New report on macro-economic impact of Brexit questions Treasury…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-report-on-macro-economic-impact-of-brexit-questions-treasury-forecasts6 Jan 2017: Search. Search. New report on macro-economic impact of Brexit questions Treasury forecasts. ... Graham Gudgin. Gudgin agrees with Deakin that better research and economic forecasting models are needed.
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Opinion: Neuralink wants to wire your brain to the internet – what…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-neuralink-wants-to-wire-your-brain-to-the-internet-what-could-possibly-go-wrong3 May 2017: Neuralink – which is “developing ultra high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers” – is probably a bad idea. If you understand
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Opinion: Brain scanners allow scientists to ‘read minds’ – could they …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-brain-scanners-allow-scientists-to-read-minds-could-they-now-enable-a-big-brother-future13 Feb 2017: Are you lying? Do you have a racial bias? Is your moral compass intact? To find out what you think or feel, we usually have to take your word for it. But
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Opinion: We need to break science out of its ivory tower – here's …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-we-need-to-break-science-out-of-its-ivory-tower-heres-one-way-to-do-this26 Apr 2017: They prioritise equity rather than equality, recognising that when people start from fundamentally different social, economic, educational and political positions, treating everyone the same does not overcome those differences.
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2017 Public Engagement with Research Award winners | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/public-engagement/information-for-staff-and-students/public-engagement-with-research-awards/2017-public-engagement-with-research-award-winners19 Jul 2017: Nai-Chieh has developed a non-invasive respiratory function test for short-skulled dog breeds, including French bulldogs and pugs, which suffer from airway obstruction. -
Cambridge’s engagement with Africa Life sciences Physical sciences…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/sites/www.cam.ac.uk/files/documents/cambridge_engagement_with_africa.pdf31 Jan 2017: Centre of Islamic Studies (Morocco)• Improving lives of the impoverished (Niger)• Archaeology and anthropology collections (Nigeria)• Business associations and policy (Nigeria)• The developmental state (Rwanda) • Economic transformation -
Solar storms could cost USA tens of billions of dollars | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-storms-could-cost-usa-tens-of-billions-of-dollars19 Jan 2017: Manufacturing is the US economic sector most affected by those solar-induced blackouts, followed by government, finance and insurance, and property. ... Quantifying the daily economic impact of extreme space weather due to failure in electricity
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Tracking inequality in India: the story of a pioneer | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/tracking-inequality-in-india-the-story-of-a-pioneer4 Jul 2017: NSS data serves as a backbone to Indian economic planning, public welfare provision and academic research. ... The early history of sampling roughly overlapped with early experiments in economic planning.
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Study reveals mysterious equality with which grains pack it in |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-reveals-mysterious-equality-with-which-grains-pack-it-in26 Jun 2017: But the hypothesis was impossible to test – not least because above a handful of grains, the number of possible arrangements becomes unfathomably huge. ... The study, Numerical test of the Edwards conjecture shows that all packings become equally
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Milner Therapeutics Institute: a drug discovery ecosystem |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/milner-therapeutics-institute-a-drug-discovery-ecosystem28 Jun 2017: If we have a method of testing for efficacy and a library of molecules to test, then we’ll test!”. ... We had the cell assays and disease models in Cambridge, and we asked to test the drug.
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