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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-britain2 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 -
University of Cambridge Research Horizons magazine Issue 31
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_31_research_horizons.pdf19 Oct 2016: the activities of Flo6x8, members remain committed to flamenco as a political weapon against continued social and economic inequalities in Spain. ... Medical science tends to prioritise trials and particular types of evidence, whereas engineering does -
Neuroscience – from molecules to mind | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/neuroscience-from-molecules-to-mind2 Feb 2016: economics. When it became clear nearly ten years ago that neuroscience was growing at an extraordinarily fast rate and across a huge range of disciplinary lines, the University set up Cambridge -
Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/sites/www.cam.ac.uk/files/cambridge_green_paper_response_15.01.16.pdf15 Jan 2016: and graduate) in every discipline, enabling them to make positive social and economic contributions to society. ... would be impossible to implement because identification must be established for the purposes of admissions tests and interviews. -
Pioneering research from the University of Cambridge Research…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_30_research_horizons.pdf20 May 2016: 5 Research Horizons. Green goldA unique facility will test ways of turning algae into fuel and food. ... The Department is in the process of recruiting 400 patients for a randomised controlled trial to test this technology. -
‘Gut feelings’ help make more successful financial traders |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gut-feelings-help-make-more-successful-financial-traders19 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. -
University of Cambridge Research Horizons magazine Issue 29
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_29_research_horizons.pdf2 Feb 2016: When they analysed blood samples in a test tube, it refused to coagulate. ... 12. A. 13 Research Horizons. was this a painful illness, it had grave economic consequences. -
Children aren’t active enough in winter, say Cambridge researchers |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/children-arent-active-enough-in-winter-say-cambridge-researchers23 Feb 2016: The study was largely supported by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration, whose funding comes from the British Heart Foundation, Department of Health, Economic and Social Research Council, Medical Research Council, and ... The Millennium Cohort Study -
How 'more food per field' could help save our wild spaces |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/how-more-food-per-field-could-help-save-our-wild-spaces28 Jan 2016: Economic incentives can be tailored to increase yields and prevent destruction of wildlife, with payments conditional on conservation. ... Improved farming practices can have a knock-on economic as well as environmental impact. -
www.cam.ac.uk/annual-report Reports and Financial Statements for the…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/annual_report_2015.pdf12 Apr 2016: He drew attention to the responsibility the University has to the local region, the country, Europe, and the world, and emphasised the contribution that it makes to economic growth and wellbeing. ... A test exercise for the Silver Team will be carried -
Opinion: Speaking dialects trains the brain as well as bilingualism…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-speaking-dialects-trains-the-brain-as-well-as-bilingualism-does23 May 2016: Comparisons between the three groups were performed in two stages and the socio-economic status, language proficiency and general intelligence of all children taking part were factored into the analyses. ... That is, if presented with “three, nine, five -
UK online alternative finance market grows to £3.2 billion in 2015 |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/uk-online-alternative-finance-market-grows-to-ps3-2-billion-in-201517 Feb 2016: These areas of finance are increasingly becoming part of our everyday economic life. ... As the sector grows and matures it is sure to face challenges - investors will be keen to see returns, and another financial crisis would certainly test the -
Opinion: Obesity: stop accusing the poor of making bad choices |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-obesity-stop-accusing-the-poor-of-making-bad-choices9 Mar 2016: This isn’t because they lack the knowledge, skills or willingness to make healthy decisions, but because of the influence of our social and economic circumstances in shaping food choices. ... The test will be whether the government is prepared to take -
Talkin' 'bout a revolution: how to make the digital world…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/talkin-bout-a-revolution-how-to-make-the-digital-world-work-for-us3 Oct 2016: time. Jon Crowcroft and John Thompson. New information and communication technologies are having a profound impact on many aspects of social, political and economic life, raising important new issues of social -
Opinion: The science, drugs and tech pushing our brains to new limits …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-the-science-drugs-and-tech-pushing-our-brains-to-new-limits6 Oct 2016: Recently developed computerised tests, such as EMOTICOM, which assesses a range of cognitive functions, will also make it easier to combine state-of-the-art neuroscience techniques with objective measurement of ... This piece is co-published with the -
Killer flies: how brain size affects hunting strategy in the insect…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/killer-flies-how-brain-size-affects-hunting-strategy-in-the-insect-world9 Feb 2016: Paloma Gonzalez-Bellido. As in economics, there is a law of diminishing returns in neuroscience – doubling the investment going in doesn’t equal double the performance coming out. -
Speakers of two dialects may share cognitive advantage with speakers…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/speakers-of-two-dialects-may-share-cognitive-advantage-with-speakers-of-two-languages27 Apr 2016: The distance between languages and dialects does not make much of a difference according to our tests and findings. ... Comparisons between the three groups were performed in two stages and the socio-economic status, language proficiency, and general Results that match 1 of 2 words
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University of Cambridge at the World Economic Forum 2016 | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/university-of-cambridge-at-the-world-economic-forum-201615 Jan 2016: Search. Search. University of Cambridge at the World Economic Forum 2016. ... The World Economic Forum is an independent international organisation engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry -
Hay Festival 2016 | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/public-engagement/hay-festival-201614 Mar 2016: economic analysis of Shakespeare’s plays might tell us about character and how the human is represented. -
Brexit week | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/brexit-week17 Oct 2016: Sonia Delesalle-Stolper, UK and Ireland correspondent of Libération. Larry Elliott, economics editor, The Guardian. ... Conor Gearty, Barrister and Professor of Human Rights law, London School of Economics. -
Honorary Degrees 2016 | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/honorary-degrees-201615 Jun 2016: Nicholas Hytner was knighted in 2010. Nicholas Serota read Economics then History of Art at Christ’s College, of which he is now an Honorary Fellow, and later completed an MA -
New undergraduate courses for 2017 | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-undergraduate-courses-for-201716 Mar 2016: economic history. -
55 new Gates Cambridge Scholars selected | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/55-new-gates-cambridge-scholars-selected7 Apr 2016: He was the highest-scoring student in the Physics Aptitude test for Oxford where he won a first. -
Bookings open for Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2016 | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/bookings-open-for-cambridge-festival-of-ideas-201623 Sep 2016: The Festival plays host to a series of panel discussions, including one on global economic uncertainty with economists Ha-Joon Chang and Victoria Bateman from the University of Cambridge, Vicky Pryce, ... former Joint Head of the United Kingdom's -
Professor Oliver Hart wins economics Nobel Prize | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/professor-oliver-hart-wins-economics-nobel-prize10 Oct 2016: Professor Hart is currently the Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics at Harvard University. ... Image. Oliver Hart and the Faculty of Economics at Cambridge. Credit:Search research. -
Ageing affects test-taking, not language, study shows | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ageing-affects-test-taking-not-language-study-shows12 May 2016: Search. Search. Ageing affects test-taking, not language, study shows. Research. Ageing affects test-taking, not language, study shows.. -
Five Cambridge students named Schwarzman Scholars | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/five-cambridge-students-named-schwarzman-scholars2 Dec 2016: Scholars will study Public Policy, Economics & Business, and International Studies, and spend a year immersed in an international community of thinkers, innovators and senior leaders in business, politics and society. -
No evidence that genetic tests change people’s behaviour | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/no-evidence-that-genetic-tests-change-peoples-behaviour15 Mar 2016: disease. Such tests are controversial – knowing that an individual carries these variants does not mean that individual will develop the disease; however, proponents argue that if an individual knows that he ... In the early 2000s, several companies -
Cambridge pilots simplified visa scheme for Masters' students |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-pilots-simplified-visa-scheme-for-masters-students25 Jul 2016: The Home Office has launched the pilot in order to test the benefits of a differentiated approach to the student visa system, to help ensure UK universities can maintain a highly ... The evaluation will test the aims of the pilot and will report interim -
Uninfected or asymptomatic? Diagnostic tests key to forecasting major …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/uninfected-or-asymptomatic-diagnostic-tests-key-to-forecasting-major-epidemics5 Apr 2016: If we are able to use diagnostic tests to determine whether individuals who do not show symptoms are susceptible or are instead infected but not showing symptoms, we’ll be in ... Since the reliability of diagnostic tests affects the extent to which -
Cambridge academics honoured over the New Year | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-academics-honoured-over-the-new-year4 Jan 2016: Harvey McGrath, co-chair of the £2 billion fundraising campaign for the University and Colleges of Cambridge, was also knighted in the New Year’s honours list ‘for services to economic -
Researchers road-test powerful method for studying singlet fission |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/researchers-road-test-powerful-method-for-studying-singlet-fission17 Oct 2016: Search. Search. Researchers road-test powerful method for studying singlet fission. Research. ... Researchers road-test powerful method for studying singlet fission.. -
Prospective students share their view of Cambridge | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/prospective-students-share-their-view-of-cambridge28 Apr 2016: Everything was very practical. I got the chance to test people's blood pressure and do a cardiac examination which was very fun. -
Fruit fly model of deadly brain diseases could lead to blood test for …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fruit-fly-model-of-deadly-brain-diseases-could-lead-to-blood-test-for-vcjd13 Oct 2016: Search. Search. Fruit fly model of deadly brain diseases could lead to blood test for vCJD. ... Research. Fruit fly model of deadly brain diseases could lead to blood test for vCJD.. -
Opinion: Economics has a serious gender problem – it needs more women …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-economics-has-a-serious-gender-problem-it-needs-more-women28 Oct 2016: economic phenomena they choose to measure are all dictated by the fact that economics is a discipline dominated by men. ... This affects inequality and lowers incentives for businesses to invest. Unfortunately, the gender problem in economics has meant -
Diabetes sniffer dogs? ‘Scent’ of hypos could aid development of new…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/diabetes-sniffer-dogs-scent-of-hypos-could-aid-development-of-new-tests27 Jun 2016: Research. Diabetes sniffer dogs? ‘Scent’ of hypos could aid development of new tests.. ... Blood sugar sniffer dogs? ‘Scent’ of hypos could aid development of new tests. -
Opinion: Brexit and the importance of languages for Britain #2 |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/opinion-brexit-and-the-importance-of-languages-for-britain-27 Oct 2016: economic and cultural strengths mean that the UK will continue to attract business and investment from across the world even once we have left the EU. -
Martina Navratilova joins Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/martina-navratilova-joins-cambridge-university-womens-boat-club-squad13 May 2016: Turning to her fellow squad members she asked: “Did I pass the test?”. -
Blueprint for success: what makes a city thrive? | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/blueprint-for-success-what-makes-a-city-thrive7 Jun 2016: 1990s. Although their decline has slowed, they still lag behind the national average in terms of economic growth. ... The same goes here – you need a diverse economic structure to withstand shocks to the system.”. -
Opinion: Brexit and the importance of languages for Britain #5 |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/opinion-brexit-and-the-importance-of-languages-for-britain-51 Nov 2016: The arguments for language-learning after Brexit aren’t simply economic. A few years after Florio’s words were written, two men – the glassmaker Marcantonio Bassano and the weaver Valentine Wood – -
Fingerprinting rare earth elements from the air | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/fingerprinting-rare-earth-elements-from-the-air1 Jul 2016: However, to be extractable in an economic way, they need to be concentrated into veins or sediments.” It’s the identification of these concentrations that is critical for the future security ... This collection contains specimens of minerals and -
Urgent action needed to close UK languages gap | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/urgent-action-needed-to-close-uk-languages-gap24 May 2016: The findings are included in a new report, The Value of Languages, published by the University of Cambridge this week, after wide-ranging consultation with -
Sir James Dyson opens invention powerhouse at the University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/sir-james-dyson-opens-invention-powerhouse-at-the-university-of-cambridge9 May 2016: The adjoining Dyson Centre for Engineering Design enables students to express their creative talents and test their engineering skills using high-tech and diverse machining and prototyping equipment. -
New Cambridge centre sets out to prove we are not in a “post-truth”…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-cambridge-centre-sets-out-to-prove-we-are-not-in-a-post-truth-society1 Nov 2016: Professor Spiegelhalter has other examples of the use of evidence in medical stories in his sight: “Take, for instance, the recent media stories about a new test for Down’s syndrome -
Opinion: Why Ethiopia is on track to become Africa’s industrial…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-why-ethiopia-is-on-track-to-become-africas-industrial-powerhouse23 Jun 2016: Except for Rwanda, Ethiopia is the only African country whose economic growth has been consistently high for more than a decade without relying on a natural resource boom. ... Additionally, government provision of transport and energy has been crucial. -
Debt level analysis could help investors make sharper choices about…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/debt-level-analysis-could-help-investors-make-sharper-choices-about-real-estate15 Jun 2016: These stocks are often considered to be low-risk, because they typically generate high dividends for investors and used to be only moderately affected during periods of economic turmoil. ... The more indebted the firm is, they suggest, the less robust -
Cutting welfare to protect the economy ignores lessons of history,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cutting-welfare-to-protect-the-economy-ignores-lessons-of-history-researchers-claim2 Dec 2016: continuation of those existing policies, which have reduced welfare spending overall in the name of economic austerity. ... Overall, it facilitated the most sustained period of rising economic prosperity in the nation’s history,” the authors observe. -
Record-breaking year in philanthropic support for Cambridge…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/record-breaking-year-in-philanthropic-support-for-cambridge-celebrated-in-vice-chancellors-1-october1 Oct 2016: Global Development Council, Chief Economic Advisor for Allianz, and writes regularly for Bloomberg, the Financial Times and Project Syndicate. ... Dr El-Erian is honorary fellow and alumnus of Queens’ (Economics, 1977), a board member of Cambridge -
Elephant poaching costs African economies US $25 million per year in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/elephant-poaching-costs-african-economies-us-25-million-per-year-in-lost-tourism-revenue1 Nov 2016: Our research now shows that investing in elephant conservation is actually smart economic policy for many African countries,” said Dr. ... Dr. Brendan Fisher, an economist at University of Vermont’s Gund Institute for Ecological Economics. -
Cambridge has waived application fees for graduate students from most …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-has-waived-application-fees-for-graduate-students-from-most-african-countries26 Oct 2016: It is amplified by the ‘Africa Rising’ narrative, and by the resoluteness of African growth in the face of an economic downturn.
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