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  2. Enemy at the gates

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/plant-scientists-enemy-at-the-gates
    Thumbnail for Enemy at the gates 22 May 2019: Dr Sebastian Schornack. To test whether GPAT6 was really playing a self-defence role to fight off late blight, the team infected two plant species of the potato family, tomato and
  3. Women in STEM: Maria Skoularidou | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-in-stem-maria-skoularidou
    Thumbnail for Women in STEM: Maria Skoularidou | University of Cambridge 18 Jul 2019: I am developing new methodologies in the field of probabilistic machine learning (PML), an emerging research area that lies at the intersection of statistics
  4. Women in STEM: Sheen Gurrib | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-in-stem-sheen-gurrib
    Thumbnail for Women in STEM: Sheen Gurrib | University of Cambridge 19 Sep 2019: I was humbled to be in the finalists for the Vice-Chancellor’s Social Impact award and for being awarded Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum.
  5. Women in STEM: Dr Anita Faul | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-in-stem-dr-anita-faul
    Thumbnail for Women in STEM: Dr Anita Faul | University of Cambridge 8 Aug 2019: I think the most fun I’ve probably had at work was when I programmed a movable camera to follow me around the room. I’m a mathematician by training and now
  6. Women in STEM: Verity Allan | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-in-stem-verity-allan
    Thumbnail for Women in STEM: Verity Allan | University of Cambridge 29 Aug 2019: telescopes - there are test antennas there for the HERA project, and for the SKA.
  7. Women in STEM: Vidhi Lalchand | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-in-stem-vidhi-lalchand
    Thumbnail for Women in STEM: Vidhi Lalchand | University of Cambridge 7 Nov 2019: I was the first international doctoral student to be funded by the Turing Institute, the UK’s national institute for artificial intelligence and data science.
  8. Women in STEM: Dr Stephanie Höhn | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-in-stem-dr-stephanie-hohn
    Thumbnail for Women in STEM: Dr Stephanie Höhn | University of Cambridge 14 Nov 2019: I use computer-generated simulations to test my hypotheses on which cells are actively forming the tissue and which ones are just being pushed around by others.
  9. Study identifies our ‘inner pickpocket’ | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-identifies-our-inner-pickpocket
    Thumbnail for Study identifies our ‘inner pickpocket’ | University of Cambridge 21 May 2019: The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, the Central European University, and Columbia University, found that one of the reasons that successful
  10. A-Level results day 2019 #GoingToCambridge | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/a-level-results-day-2019-goingtocambridge
    Thumbnail for A-Level results day 2019 #GoingToCambridge | University of Cambridge 15 Aug 2019: Cambridge, King’s College and the London School of Economics.".
  11. Report examines origins and nature of ‘maths anxiety’ | University of …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/report-examines-origins-and-nature-of-maths-anxiety
    Thumbnail for Report examines origins and nature of ‘maths anxiety’ | University of Cambridge 14 Mar 2019: Students pointed to poor marks or test results, or negative comparisons to peers or siblings as reasons for feeling anxious. ... There was also greater pressure from tests – in particular, SATS – and an increased homework load.
  12. Green-sky thinking for propulsion and power | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/green-sky-thinking-for-propulsion-and-power
    Thumbnail for Green-sky thinking for propulsion and power | University of Cambridge 4 Dec 2019: Test results are automatically fed back to the augmented design system, allowing it to learn from both the digital and the physical data. ... A national asset, the Centre is designed to combine a scaled-up version of the agile test capability with
  13. Women in STEM: Dr Anna-Maria Pappa | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-in-stem-dr-anna-maria-pappa
    Thumbnail for Women in STEM: Dr Anna-Maria Pappa | University of Cambridge 5 Sep 2019: Investigating drug-bacterial membrane interactions allows us to directly test the efficacy of known drugs on bacterial resistant strains, as well as allowing us to better understand the action of novel
  14. Women in STEM: Fiona Llewellyn-Beard | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-in-stem-fiona-llewellyn-beard
    Thumbnail for Women in STEM: Fiona Llewellyn-Beard | University of Cambridge 28 Nov 2019: I study mud. To tell the truth, this is something that has interested me since about the age of three, when I enjoyed making mud pies at nursery school. I’m a
  15. HIV remission achieved in second patient | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/hiv-remission-achieved-in-second-patient
    Thumbnail for HIV remission achieved in second patient | University of Cambridge 5 Mar 2019: The patient remained on ARV for 16 months after the transplant, at which point the clinical team and the patient decided to interrupt ARV therapy to test if the patient was
  16. Cambridge Festival of Ideas Launches Today | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-festival-of-ideas-launches-today-0
    Thumbnail for Cambridge Festival of Ideas Launches Today | University of Cambridge 11 Oct 2019: Rethinking drug addiction will ask why current approaches to addiction are not working and question if this is a matter of economics, politics, ethics or education.
  17. Cambridge vs climate change | Vice-Chancellor's blog | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-vs-climate-change-vice-chancellors-blog
    Thumbnail for Cambridge vs climate change | Vice-Chancellor's blog | University of Cambridge 20 Sep 2019: eat, how we work, how we travel, the way we communicate, how we measure economic progress and the way our societies are organised.
  18. Did the Sixties dream die in 1969? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/did-the-sixties-dream-die-in-1969
    Thumbnail for Did the Sixties dream die in 1969? | University of Cambridge 1 Nov 2019: A fraught and difficult decade, the 1960s left a social, cultural and economic legacy of which still exerts a powerful influence on the contemporary world.
  19. Cambridge team to study concussion in international motorsport |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-team-to-study-concussion-in-international-motorsport
    Thumbnail for Cambridge team to study concussion in international motorsport | University of Cambridge 21 Feb 2019: Post-injury tests are open to international motorsport competitors, to be carried out during the 2019 race season. ... The team will also collect data using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) as well as salivary biomarkers.
  20. Using AI to avert ‘environmental catastrophe’ | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/using-ai-to-avert-environmental-catastrophe
    Thumbnail for Using AI to avert ‘environmental catastrophe’ | University of Cambridge 21 Feb 2019: Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Centre for Doctoral Training in Application of Artificial Intelligence to the study of Environmental Risks
  21. Opinion: Why policymakers should care about location | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-why-policymakers-should-care-about-location
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Why policymakers should care about location | University of Cambridge 8 Mar 2019: For politicians and policymakers who came of age during years of sustained economic growth, and who assumed the financially driven economy would generate opportunities for all, these deeply structural patterns of ... How can the economic and societal
  22. Students submit tips on preparing for University interviews |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/students-submit-tips-on-preparing-for-university-interviews
    Thumbnail for Students submit tips on preparing for University interviews | University of Cambridge 20 Nov 2019: Current and former students offer tips on how to prepare for interviews and what to expect. Helpful hints range from chewing gum in the waiting room to relax,
  23. AI: Life in the age of intelligent machines | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-life-in-the-age-of-intelligent-machines
    Thumbnail for AI: Life in the age of intelligent machines | University of Cambridge 22 Feb 2019: We are said to be standing on the brink of a fourth industrial revolution – one that will see new forms of artificial intelligence (AI) underpinning almost
  24. Robot uses machine learning to harvest lettuce | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/robot-uses-machine-learning-to-harvest-lettuce
    Thumbnail for Robot uses machine learning to harvest lettuce | University of Cambridge 8 Jul 2019: The ‘Vegebot’, developed by a team at the University of Cambridge, was initially trained to recognise and harvest iceberg lettuce in a lab setting. It has now
  25. Bookings open for 12th Cambridge Festival of Ideas | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/bookings-open-for-12th-cambridge-festival-of-ideas
    Thumbnail for Bookings open for 12th Cambridge Festival of Ideas | University of Cambridge 23 Sep 2019: parties. They will offer three perspectives – behavioural, socio-economic and political – that provide a compelling picture of how the British voter has changed in a few generations.
  26. High levels of oestrogen in the womb linked to autism | University of …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/high-levels-of-oestrogen-in-the-womb-linked-to-autism
    Thumbnail for High levels of oestrogen in the womb linked to autism | University of Cambridge 29 Jul 2019: The discovery adds further evidence to support the prenatal sex steroid theory of autism first proposed 20 years ago. In 2015, a team of scientists at the
  27. Gamblers predicted Brexit before financial traders, study finds |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gamblers-predicted-brexit-before-financial-traders-study-finds
    Thumbnail for Gamblers predicted Brexit before financial traders, study finds | University of Cambridge 11 Jan 2019: Researchers from the Faculty of Economics compared the behaviours of the Betfair betting market and the sterling-dollar exchange rate from closure of the polls at 10pm, when odds of 10
  28. Opinion: Why and how to debate climate change | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/opinion-why-and-how-to-debate-climate-change
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Why and how to debate climate change | University of Cambridge 16 Dec 2019: The 15 selected debates illustrate the range of cultural, economic, epistemic, ethical, legal, political, social and technological challenges raised by climate change.
  29. Molecular patterns could better predict breast cancer recurrence |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/molecular-patterns-could-better-predict-breast-cancer-recurrence
    Thumbnail for Molecular patterns could better predict breast cancer recurrence | University of Cambridge 13 Mar 2019: We hope that our research tool can be turned into a test doctors can easily use to guide treatment recommendations.”. ... In addition to developing an affordable test for future use in hospitals, Caldas’ team are also already investigating
  30. Cambridge spin-out company wins £18m to fight Alzheimer's |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-spin-out-company-wins-ps18m-to-fight-alzheimers
    Thumbnail for Cambridge spin-out company wins £18m to fight Alzheimer's | University of Cambridge 24 Jan 2019: A biopharmaceutical company set-up by Cambridge academics from St John's College to develop drugs to treat illnesses such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s and more
  31. A new educational initiative – Roots – makes music a priority |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/a-new-educational-initiative-roots-makes-music-a-priority
    Thumbnail for A new educational initiative – Roots – makes music a priority | University of Cambridge 25 Mar 2019: Cambridgeshire secondary school pupils had the chance to put into practice their new singing talents – from music from the Middle Ages through to the present
  32. Inflammation links heart disease and depression, study finds |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/inflammation-links-heart-disease-and-depression-study-finds
    Thumbnail for Inflammation links heart disease and depression, study finds | University of Cambridge 19 Mar 2019: Dr Khandaker is currently involved in a clinical trial to test tocilizumab, an anti-inflammatory drug used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis that inhibits IL-6, to see if reducing
  33. ‘Mindreading’ neurons simulate decisions of social partners |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mindreading-neurons-simulate-decisions-of-social-partners
    Thumbnail for ‘Mindreading’ neurons simulate decisions of social partners | University of Cambridge 12 Apr 2019: Researchers at the University of Cambridge identified the previously-unknown neuron type, which they say actively and spontaneously simulates mental decision
  34. Brain training app improves users’ concentration, study shows |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brain-training-app-improves-users-concentration-study-shows
    Thumbnail for Brain training app improves users’ concentration, study shows | University of Cambridge 21 Jan 2019: A team from the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cambridge has developed and tested ‘Decoder’, a new game that is aimed at
  35. ‘Trickster god’ used fake news in Babylonian Noah story | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/trickster-god-used-fake-news-in-babylonian-noah-story
    Thumbnail for ‘Trickster god’ used fake news in Babylonian Noah story | University of Cambridge 26 Nov 2019: Dr Martin Worthington’s new research analysing the word play in the story has uncovered the duplicitous language of a Babylonian god called Ea, who was
  36. Cambridge University research and the East of England | University of …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-university-research-and-the-east-of-england
    Thumbnail for Cambridge University research and the East of England | University of Cambridge 1 Mar 2019: But the region also faces multiple challenges. In some areas, acute economic inequalities are linked to low educational outcomes, poor health, skills deficits and reduced connectivity.
  37. University joins Mind initiative to boost mental health support |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/university-joins-mind-initiative-to-boost-mental-health-support
    Thumbnail for University joins Mind initiative to boost mental health support | University of Cambridge 10 Sep 2019: University of Greenwich. University of Bristol. Teesside University. The London School of Economics and Political Science.
  38. Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/smog-eating-graphene-composite-reduces-atmospheric-pollution
    Thumbnail for Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution | University of Cambridge 5 Dec 2019: x. ) than standard titania nanoparticles in tests on real pollutants.
  39. Achievements of Cambridge figures recognised in Queen’s Birthday…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/achievements-of-cambridge-figures-recognised-in-queens-birthday-honours-2019
    Thumbnail for Achievements of Cambridge figures recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours 2019 | University of Cambridge 7 Jun 2019: She is also a Fellow of the British Academy and a member of the Economic and Social Research Council. ... Her research has suggested ways to reduce the large socio-economic inequalities in education achievement that we have in the UK.
  40. Childhood obesity linked to structural differences in key brain…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/childhood-obesity-linked-to-structural-differences-in-key-brain-regions
    Thumbnail for Childhood obesity linked to structural differences in key brain regions | University of Cambridge 24 Oct 2019: They also analysed results from tests of executive function. The team found an association between increased BMI and significant reductions in the average (mean) thickness of the cortex, as well as ... Credit: Lisa Ronan, University of Cambridge). The
  41. Mighty mites give scrawny beetles the edge over bigger rivals |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mighty-mites-give-scrawny-beetles-the-edge-over-bigger-rivals
    Thumbnail for Mighty mites give scrawny beetles the edge over bigger rivals | University of Cambridge 6 Mar 2019: The Cambridge researchers wanted to test whether ‘losers’ might be more likely to have a mutualistic relationship with another species in order to gain an advantage over their stronger rivals. ... beetles. To test this idea directly, the researchers
  42. Saving ‘Half-Earth’ for nature would affect over a billion people |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/saving-half-earth-for-nature-would-affect-over-a-billion-people
    Thumbnail for Saving ‘Half-Earth’ for nature would affect over a billion people | University of Cambridge 18 Nov 2019: However, little work has gone into identifying the social and economic implications for people. ... We need to be ambitious given the environmental crises. But it is vital that social and economic implications at local levels are considered if the
  43. Cambridge appoints first DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-appoints-first-deepmind-professor-of-machine-learning
    Thumbnail for Cambridge appoints first DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning | University of Cambridge 18 Sep 2019: Professor Lawrence joins the University’s Department of Computer Science and Technology from Amazon Cambridge, where he has been Director of Machine Learning
  44. Young people at risk of addiction show differences in key brain…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/young-people-at-risk-of-addiction-show-differences-in-key-brain-region
    Thumbnail for Young people at risk of addiction show differences in key brain region | University of Cambridge 4 Mar 2019: What most motivates me about my own research is working out how to test specific hypotheses about mental health—say, if a specific brain region is under-active in depression— in ... These tests will never exist without a series of experiments
  45. Driverless cars working together can speed up traffic by 35 percent | …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/driverless-cars-working-together-can-speed-up-traffic-by-35-percent
    Thumbnail for Driverless cars working together can speed up traffic by 35 percent | University of Cambridge 20 May 2019: Technology. Many existing tests for multiple autonomous driverless cars are done digitally, or with scale models that are either too large or too expensive to carry out indoor experiments with fleets ... In future work, the researchers plan to use the
  46. Cambridge researchers win European Research Council funding |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-researchers-win-european-research-council-funding
    Thumbnail for Cambridge researchers win European Research Council funding | University of Cambridge 28 Mar 2019: While audio sensing in a mobile context is inexpensive to deploy and can reach people who may not have access to or be able to afford other diagnostic tests, it does
  47. Scientists identify possible source of the ‘Uncanny Valley’ in the…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-possible-source-of-the-uncanny-valley-in-the-brain
    Thumbnail for Scientists identify possible source of the ‘Uncanny Valley’ in the brain | University of Cambridge 1 Jul 2019: To investigate these mechanisms, the researchers studied brain patterns in 21 healthy individuals during two different tests using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which measures changes in blood flow within the ... In the first test,
  48. Recalling happy memories during adolescence can reduce risk of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/recalling-happy-memories-during-adolescence-can-reduce-risk-of-depression
    Thumbnail for Recalling happy memories during adolescence can reduce risk of depression | University of Cambridge 14 Jan 2019: To test their hypothesis, the researchers analysed data from 427 young people, average age of 14 years, from Cambridge and the surrounding area, all of whom were considered to be at ... The results are published today in Nature Human Behaviour. At the
  49. Vice-Chancellor Toope reinforces Sciences Po partnership in Paris |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/vice-chancellor-toope-reinforces-sciences-po-partnership-in-paris
    3 Apr 2019: It has seven campuses across France, and a record of excellent research in law, economics, history, political science and sociology.
  50. Scheme launched to improve health of French Bulldogs, Pugs and…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scheme-launched-to-improve-health-of-french-bulldogs-pugs-and-bulldogs
    Thumbnail for Scheme launched to improve health of French Bulldogs, Pugs and Bulldogs | University of Cambridge 4 Feb 2019: These grades will be recorded on the Kennel Club’s database and published in the Breed Records Supplement, on the dog’s registration certificate, and on the Kennel Club Health Test ... We are researching the genetics of this condition but it is
  51. ‘I bottle it up’: the emotions of solitary confinement | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/i-bottle-it-up-the-emotions-of-solitary-confinement
    Thumbnail for ‘I bottle it up’: the emotions of solitary confinement | University of Cambridge 1 Apr 2019: Ben is an Economic & Social Research Council New Investigator at the Prisons Research Centre, University of Cambridge.

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