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  2. Tiger saved by Cambridge Vet School | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tiger-saved-by-cambridge-vet-school
    Thumbnail for Tiger saved by Cambridge Vet School | University of Cambridge 4 Nov 2010: Safely within the confines of the vet school buildings, blood tests were performed to assess Amba's condition and to test for a fatal feline disease associated with fluid build-up
  3. How could multilingualism benefit India’s poorest schoolchildren? |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-could-multilingualism-benefit-indias-poorest-schoolchildren
    Thumbnail for How could multilingualism benefit India’s poorest schoolchildren? | University of Cambridge 20 Nov 2018: By looking at the mismatch between home and school languages, and by using tests and other socio-economic and educational variables, we try to find out whether these children are advantaged ... What we would recommend for everyone, not just low
  4. Looking for King Lear in Kashmir | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/looking-for-king-lear-in-kashmir
    Thumbnail for Looking for King Lear in Kashmir | University of Cambridge 22 Aug 2014: These young people are coming of age in a time of great economic and social change, causing upheaval to traditional family expectations. ... A country partitioned, a resulting war. ‘Divide and rule’ – the colonial policy of setting factions against
  5. The new geography of personality | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-new-geography-of-personality
    Thumbnail for The new geography of personality | University of Cambridge 1 Jan 2009: Social scientists have argued that technology, human capital and community are essential ingredients for economic and social prosperity.
  6. Keeping the lights on in Ghana | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/keeping-the-lights-on-in-ghana
    Thumbnail for Keeping the lights on in Ghana | University of Cambridge 7 Feb 2017: The result is a dense product that can be given a surface glaze to enable it to pass national safety standards tests for porcelain insulators.”. ... Making sure the electricity supply is widely available and reliable will aid the growth of industries
  7. Ambassador formalises Polish language agreement | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/ambassador-formalises-polish-language-agreement
    2 Mar 2005: EU expansion has strengthened the economic and political links between the UK and Poland, which makes it more important than ever for us to be able to teach Polish to our ... The year-long course will lead to a proficiency test in Elementary Polish.
  8. Poisons, plants and Palaeolithic hunters | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/poisons-plants-and-palaeolithic-hunters
    Thumbnail for Poisons, plants and Palaeolithic hunters | University of Cambridge 21 Mar 2015: She is now putting those techniques to the test with samples obtained from museum collections. ... To fabricate a poison is easy and economic, and the risk is minimal.
  9. Swarming cicadas, stock traders, and the wisdom of the crowd |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/swarming-cicadas-stock-traders-and-the-wisdom-of-the-crowd
    Thumbnail for Swarming cicadas, stock traders, and the wisdom of the crowd | University of Cambridge 1 Feb 2024: The researchers hope that their conjecture regarding the role of communication will stimulate field research to test the hypothesis.
  10. Pets are a child’s best friend, not their siblings | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pets-are-a-childs-best-friend-not-their-siblings
    Thumbnail for Pets are a child’s best friend, not their siblings | University of Cambridge 26 Jan 2017: This study, published in the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, was conducted in collaboration with the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, part of Mars Petcare and co-funded by the Economic
  11. How can education be truly transformative? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-can-education-be-truly-transformative
    Thumbnail for How can education be truly transformative? | University of Cambridge 14 Oct 2014: Arif has been working on issues relating to education and development for several years since finishing an undergraduate and masters programme in economics. ... However, after some time working in development, he soon felt that the problems the poor
  12. Traders’ hormones ‘may destabilise financial markets’ | University of …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/traders-hormones-may-destabilise-financial-markets
    Thumbnail for Traders’ hormones ‘may destabilise financial markets’ | University of Cambridge 2 Jul 2015: The research was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
  13. Tackling COVID-19: Dr Sander van der Linden | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tackling-covid-19-dr-sander-van-der-linden
    Thumbnail for Tackling COVID-19: Dr Sander van der Linden | University of Cambridge 14 May 2020: This necessitates knowledge about human cooperation as well as economic and social inequalities. ... We frequently test our interventions ‘in the wild’, for example, our study on the BBC news site tested how people react to uncertainty about
  14. ‘Gut feelings’ help make more successful financial traders |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gut-feelings-help-make-more-successful-financial-traders
    Thumbnail for ‘Gut feelings’ help make more successful financial traders | University of Cambridge 19 Sep 2016: In economics and finance most models analyse conscious reasoning and are based on psychology. ... These tasks test how accurately a person, when at rest, can count their heartbeats.
  15. If you go down to the woods today… | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/if-you-go-down-to-the-woods-today
    Thumbnail for If you go down to the woods today… | University of Cambridge 10 Feb 2015: The plane is one of a small fleet currently undergoing test flights in Indonesia. ... To develop the algorithms, researchers led by Schӧnlieb and Coomes are using test data previously acquired by Coomes’ group using manned flights over five European
  16. “Diseases of development” could widen global poverty gap | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/diseases-of-development-could-widen-global-poverty-gap
    4 Jul 2008: Such is the mortality rate from these chronic diseases that they could slow down economic growth by killing off large numbers of people of working age. ... To test this theory, Stuckler measured the chronic disease mortality rates of 56 countries against
  17. Cambridge ranked ‘most visible’ on social networks | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-ranked-most-visible-on-social-networks
    Thumbnail for Cambridge ranked ‘most visible’ on social networks | University of Cambridge 23 Feb 2012: In third was the London School of Economics with just over half Oxford’s score, with Newcastle University in fourth.
  18. Unhappy mothers talk more to their baby boys, study finds |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/unhappy-mothers-talk-more-to-their-baby-boys-study-finds
    Thumbnail for Unhappy mothers talk more to their baby boys, study finds | University of Cambridge 3 Sep 2019: The findings of the research, which was supported by Wellcome and the Economic and Social Research Council, are published in the Journal of Family Psychology.
  19. Brexit: Listen to experts from Cambridge and beyond discuss how, why…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brexit-listen-to-experts-from-cambridge-and-beyond-discuss-how-why-and-what-next-for-brexit-britain
    Thumbnail for Brexit: Listen to experts from Cambridge and beyond discuss how, why and what next for Brexit Britain | University of Cambridge 2 Nov 2016: Victoria Bateman is an economic historian at Cambridge, and a Fellow at the Legatum Institute think tank. ... Wednesday 19th October. As well as holding the Montague Burton Chair at Cambridge, Coen Teulings is a Professor of Economics at the University
  20. Un iversity of C amb ridg eA nnual Report ...

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/cu_annual_report_2014.pdf
    4 Mar 2015: We are also a key driver of the economic and social well-being of our region. ... Work is progressing on the uploading of documents into this repository by every department and the use of test exercises.
  21. Testosterone levels predict City traders’ profitability | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/testosterone-levels-predict-city-traders-profitability
    15 Apr 2008: Using the trader’s previous trading history, the scientists determined a daily-average to which they could compare the test results. ... At times like these economics has to consider the physiology of investors, not just their rationality.".
  22. AI trained to identify least green homes by Cambridge researchers |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-trained-to-identify-least-green-homes-by-cambridge-researchers
    Thumbnail for AI trained to identify least green homes by Cambridge researchers | University of Cambridge 2 Nov 2023: Houses can be ‘hard to decarbonize’ for various reasons including their age, structure, location, social-economic barriers and availability of data.
  23. Ash clouds? You ain't seen nothing yet... | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ash-clouds-you-aint-seen-nothing-yet
    Thumbnail for Ash clouds? You ain't seen nothing yet... | University of Cambridge 13 Jun 2011: What we need is a reality check - a forensic test to see how far claims about catastrophes changing the world really hold up," Oppenheimer said. ... In Europe, where the Napoleonic Wars had just ended, an economic crisis occurred.
  24. New US Scholars selected for Gates Cambridge Scholarship | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-us-scholars-selected-for-gates-cambridge-scholarship
    Thumbnail for New US Scholars selected for Gates Cambridge Scholarship | University of Cambridge 9 Feb 2017: His research will focus on governing institutions, most notably tribal governments, and how an individual’s decision affects economic development policies. ... She hopes to target the philosophy of cognitive psychology through the multispecies
  25. Great expectations in pregnancy research | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/great-expectations-in-pregnancy-research
    Thumbnail for Great expectations in pregnancy research | University of Cambridge 1 Feb 2008: Not only is there an emotional cost to families, but an economic assessment in the USA reported that the cumulative subsequent healthcare and social costs associated with one year’s worth ... Only by doing so can scientists hope to develop new
  26. Cambridge, Intel and Dell join forces on UK’s fastest AI…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-intel-and-dell-join-forces-on-uks-fastest-ai-supercomputer
    Thumbnail for Cambridge, Intel and Dell join forces on UK’s fastest AI supercomputer | University of Cambridge 1 Nov 2023: UK to deliver fusion power to grid in the 2040s, to realise Net Zero more generally, to seed high value UK jobs in AI and ‘digital’ and to drive economic growth
  27. Physical sciences illuminate neurodegenerative diseases | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/physical-sciences-illuminate-neurodegenerative-diseases
    Thumbnail for Physical sciences illuminate neurodegenerative diseases | University of Cambridge 28 May 2012: Despite the escalating economic costs and human misery associated with these diseases, we still know relatively little about how they develop or how best to tackle them.
  28. Obsessive-compulsive disorder - does age matter? | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-does-age-matter
    Thumbnail for Obsessive-compulsive disorder - does age matter? | University of Cambridge 10 Oct 2014: Therefore, OCD is not just a personal issue; it is also an economic problem for society. ... To test this, I will give the games you played in the fictional psychology lab to teenagers with OCD.
  29. The stresses and strains of work and unemployment | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-stresses-and-strains-of-work-and-unemployment
    Thumbnail for The stresses and strains of work and unemployment | University of Cambridge 26 Jun 2018: Business leaders are beginning to pay attention. In an article earlier this year following the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, Clifton Leaf, Editor-in-Chief at the influential business ... As part of her mandate with the World Economic Forum
  30. Risky decision-making essential to entrepreneurialism | University of …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/risky-decision-making-essential-to-entrepreneurialism
    12 Nov 2008: To test their hypothesis, the scientists had 16 entrepreneurs from 'Silicon Fen' (the cluster of high-tech companies in and around Cambridge) and 17 managers complete a computerised neurocognitive assessment measuring ... this test, although
  31. Mental health disorders: risks and resilience in adolescence |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/mental-health-disorders-risks-and-resilience-in-adolescence
    Thumbnail for Mental health disorders: risks and resilience in adolescence | University of Cambridge 10 Oct 2018: Trust. So far, 2,300 healthy volunteers aged 14 to 24 years have been recruited by the University of Cambridge and University College London for analysis through behavioural questionnaires, cognitive tests, ... and medical and socio-economic history.
  32. REPORT Global Satisfaction with Democracy 2020 This report was ...

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/report2020_003.pdf
    25 Feb 2020: xx.Methodology V: Detrending the Economic Cycle 56. Global Satisfaction with Democracy Report 2020. ... Chang, (2016) “Economic Inequality, Winner-Loser gap, and Satisfaction with Democracy”,Electoral Studies, 44: 85–97.
  33. Prenatal parental stress linked to behaviour problems in toddlers |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/prenatal-parental-stress-linked-to-behaviour-problems-in-toddlers
    Thumbnail for Prenatal parental stress linked to behaviour problems in toddlers | University of Cambridge 6 Aug 2019: This research was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the National Science Foundation, and the Dutch Research Council.
  34. Field to fork: safeguarding livestock health | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/field-to-fork-safeguarding-livestock-health
    Thumbnail for Field to fork: safeguarding livestock health | University of Cambridge 21 Jul 2011: Preventing virus transmission in chickens would reduce both the economic impact of the disease and the risk for people who are exposed to the infected birds. ... The goal is to have a diagnostic test and potential vaccine ready for field trials at
  35. High-risk hearts: a South Asian epidemic | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/high-risk-hearts-a-south-asian-epidemic
    Thumbnail for High-risk hearts: a South Asian epidemic | University of Cambridge 30 Jun 2011: The biorepository will be used to test current and future hypotheses relating to potential risk factors to help shape local and global cardiopreventive policies.”. ... Despite substantial economic progress, India faces a chronic inadequacy of public
  36. Breastfeeding linked to lower risk of postnatal depression |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/breastfeeding-linked-to-lower-risk-of-postnatal-depression
    Thumbnail for Breastfeeding linked to lower risk of postnatal depression | University of Cambridge 20 Aug 2014: The research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, used data drawn from the Avon Longitudinal Survey of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), a study of 13,998 births in the
  37. Messaging on healthy foods may not prompt healthier purchases: study…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/messaging-on-healthy-foods-may-not-prompt-healthier-purchases-study
    Thumbnail for Messaging on healthy foods may not prompt healthier purchases: study | University of Cambridge 28 Jun 2022: of the El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics & Policy at Cambridge Judge Business School. ... To test healthy or non-healthy messages standing alone, the impact on choice was compared with advertising banners unrelated to food such as tissues.
  38. Retribution and restoration: Bosnia on trial | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/retribution-and-restoration-bosnia-on-trial
    Thumbnail for Retribution and restoration: Bosnia on trial | University of Cambridge 15 Feb 2013: Jeffrey argues that the “litmus test” of the success or failure of justice for the victims of atrocities committed during the Bosnian War will be whether the Court can make these ... The two-year research project was funded by the Economic and Social
  39. Making connections: what lies beyond the ‘terrible twos’? |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/making-connections-what-lies-beyond-the-terrible-twos
    Thumbnail for Making connections: what lies beyond the ‘terrible twos’? | University of Cambridge 1 Sep 2008: The ‘Toddlers Up!’ study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), is tracking the social development of 140 children from two- to-six years of age.
  40. Study suggests lithium may decrease risk of developing dementia |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-suggests-lithium-may-decrease-risk-of-developing-dementia
    Thumbnail for Study suggests lithium may decrease risk of developing dementia | University of Cambridge 17 Mar 2022: Delaying the onset of dementia by just five years could reduce its prevalence and economic impact by as much as 40 percent. ... It’s been estimated that delaying the onset of dementia by just five years could reduce its prevalence and economic impact
  41. Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/eye-contact-with-your-baby-helps-synchronise-your-brainwaves
    Thumbnail for Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves | University of Cambridge 29 Nov 2017: When a parent and infant interact, various aspects of their behaviour can synchronise, including their gaze, emotions and heartrate, but little is known about
  42. Cambridge research centre puts people at the heart of AI | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-research-centre-puts-people-at-the-heart-of-ai
    Thumbnail for Cambridge research centre puts people at the heart of AI | University of Cambridge 12 Jul 2022: While AI has the potential to tackle some of the world’s most pressing problems in healthcare, education, climate science and economic sustainability it will need to embrace its human origins
  43. University of Cambridge Research magazine Issue 20

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_20_research_horizons.pdf
    29 Jan 2013: In the wake of these concerns, economists at the Faculty of Economics have joined forces with the New York-based Institute of New Economic Thinking (INET) to create the Cambridge–INET ... civil wars and coups with numerous failed attempts at economic
  44. Likelihood of receiving an autism diagnosis may depend on where you…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/likelihood-of-receiving-an-autism-diagnosis-may-depend-on-where-you-live
    Thumbnail for Likelihood of receiving an autism diagnosis may depend on where you live | University of Cambridge 24 Oct 2022: Carol Brayne. The latest findings, from researchers from the University of Cambridge in collaboration with researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science and Newcastle University, are published today ... As a result, individuals
  45. African universities reap fruits of fly research | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/african-universities-reap-fruits-of-fly-research
    Thumbnail for African universities reap fruits of fly research | University of Cambridge 10 Jul 2015: Drosophila melanogaster, better known as the humble fruit fly, has emerged as the unlikely basis of an attempt to help to stem a “brain drain” from African
  46. Cambridge to appoint DeepMind Chair of Machine Learning | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-to-appoint-deepmind-chair-of-machine-learning
    Thumbnail for Cambridge to appoint DeepMind Chair of Machine Learning | University of Cambridge 24 Jul 2018: The interdisciplinary environment in the University will help the development of ethical and sustainable AI-based solutions to complex social, economic and environmental challenges.”.
  47. The educational neuroscience of dyslexia and dyscalculia | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-educational-neuroscience-of-dyslexia-and-dyscalculia
    Thumbnail for The educational neuroscience of dyslexia and dyscalculia | University of Cambridge 1 Jan 2010: Research at the Centre is funded by grants from the MRC, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), European Union, Leverhulme Trust and Nuffield Foundation.
  48. 2020 Vice Chancellor's Award winners and runners up | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/public-engagement/2020-vice-chancellors-award-winners-and-runners-up
    8 Oct 2020: These awards celebrate research that best demonstrate social, cultural and economic impact through engagement. ... This setup was developed quickly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as insufficient national capacity existed to test Cambridge
  49. Research at the chalk face: connecting academia and schools |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/research-at-the-chalk-face-connecting-academia-and-schools
    Thumbnail for Research at the chalk face: connecting academia and schools | University of Cambridge 25 Mar 2019: Hofmann’s latest project, backed by an Economic and Social Research Council-funded Impact Acceleration grant, is creating a ‘toolkit’ to help schools introduce and evaluate effective educational techniques to boost
  50. Eight Cambridge academics to join British Academy Fellowship |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/eight-cambridge-academics-to-join-british-academy-fellowship
    23 Jul 2010: He has a particular interest in the economic, social and political history of southern Italy in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and has written a wide variety of publications on ... His research focuses upon the social, economic and cultural
  51. Towards a ‘super-vaccine’ for swine bacterial diseases | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/towards-a-super-vaccine-for-swine-bacterial-diseases
    Thumbnail for Towards a ‘super-vaccine’ for swine bacterial diseases | University of Cambridge 1 Mar 2010: Infected animals either die quickly or fail to grow normally, resulting in substantial economic costs to the worldwide pig industry and adding to food security concerns. ... From this, we’ll design and assemble appropriate super-vaccines and

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