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18 Mar 2011: Once we know what the rules are, we can test how drugs alter cell behaviour and apply this to understanding how to prevent cancers developing and improve cancer treatment.’.

29 Jun 2011: would you prefer £20 today or £35 in two weeks?) to test impulsivity.

30 Apr 2011: During these tests, the team found that a cut-down version of the shield helped significantly to keep the bomb spinning during flight. ... On the next flight, the bomb bounced perfectly and after a few more test runs the dam was destroyed.

20 Jul 2011: were based on economic data and stopped short of tracing the length of each energy chain from fuels all the way to consumers, halting instead at sectors. ... Ultimately we want to be able to ask global questions such as: what are the resource

14 Jul 2011: This is the culmination, if not the acid test, of three days of scholarly discussion about what performers do, how they do it, and how people respond to it. ... John Rink, Professor of Musical Performance Studies at the University of Cambridge, said:

17 Mar 2011: Shaped by indigenous cultures and colonial influences, and with a contemporary history that encompasses acute political competition, social unrest and economic change, Latin America is a stimulating region for academic enquiry. ... His work asks what the

4 Jan 2011: Neurosurgeon Professor John Pickard is chairman and clinical director of the centre, which uses state-of-the-art positron emission tomography (PET) and

21 Oct 2011: Now, preparations have begun for a small-scale trial to test whether this process can regenerate lost nerve function, for which there is currently no treatment available.

10 May 2011: Controversially, he will argue that contemporary economics is utopian, as it attempts to ignore or wipe away these inevitable moral aspects.

18 Mar 2011: Moreover, outbreaks of disease can sometimes reach epidemic proportions, wiping out entire crops, often with substantial social and economic consequences. ... element of uncertainty: ‘Dealing with complicated systems that have a biological, economic

12 Oct 2011: Economic and Social Research Council and based in the Department of Architecture.

31 Oct 2011: I was given a detailed glucose tolerance test which gave more information than the standard prenatal test and provided some additional blood samples throughout the pregnancy.

24 Oct 2011: If trainers are focus of such political, economic and cultural emotions in 2011, what items had this potency in 1711 or 1811? ... Both were also periods of economic and political upheaval, when riots shook London, and social groups were marked out by

23 Sep 2011: The new research, published in the journal, Health Economics, Policy and Law, identifies serious loopholes in the drugs reimbursement system used by the Polish government, arguing that it leaves companies with ... The paper notes that while some of these

14 Dec 2011: Dr Beverley Glover, Department of Plant Sciences. Scientists have found that the distinctive glossiness of the buttercup flower (Ranunculus repens), which children like to shine under the chin to test whether

21 Apr 2011: FluPhone is part of a wider project involving seven academic institutions and government agencies led by the University of Liverpool and funded by the Economic and Social Sciences Research Council. ... Crucially, they are also considering ways that could

6 Jun 2011: The initiative has been started in response to the challenges associated with continued population growth, economic growth, poverty and climate change to improve people's quality of life, whilst reducing the ... Their mutual learning process will allow

15 Sep 2011: Choosing the right material is a prime consideration for anyone designing a new product and can be a difficult task, with the need to balance various engineering, economic, and environmental factors,

4 Jan 2011: Movement is the only way we have of interacting with the world, whether foraging for food or attracting a waiter’s attention. All communication, including

12 Jul 2011: On the other hand, investors are assessing risks and opportunities operating within an economic model that does not take account of the natural limits to growth.

5 Oct 2011: This is the basis of Marcus Sedgwick’s new teen novel, Midwinterblood, a spine chillingly dark historical love story which spans lifetimes and centuries. The

24 Oct 2011: He highlighted too David Cameron's recent speech to the Conservative Party conference, saying it was “an attempt at Churchillian optimism”, trying to rally the country to face the economic troubles

12 Jul 2011: Siblings of people with autism show a similar pattern of brain activity to that seen in people with autism when looking at emotional facial expressions. The

28 Nov 2011: A lot of these skills have direct links back to engineering and that can hopefully get young people thinking about university studies in engineering – rather than getting an economics degree and

20 Dec 2011: The growth enjoyed by Cambridge Enterprise this year demonstrates the value that industry attaches to Cambridge research, and the contribution the University is making to our national economic recovery. ... The growth enjoyed by Cambridge Enterprise this

31 Mar 2011: Studies at the University of Cambridge have revealed that many of us use musical taste both as a means of expressing our own identity, and to form and refine

16 Mar 2011: The complex question of how children should give evidence to court – particularly when it could be critical to convicting someone of child abuse – will be the

14 Mar 2011: Being a 'happy' teenager is linked to increased well-being in adulthood, new research finds. Much is known about the associations between a troubled childhood

4 Jan 2011: Modern medicine and the science of public health have improved the lot of the Common Man and his life expectancy is gradually increasing. While this is to be

18 Nov 2011: the information, looking for patterns and connections between facts, and then generating hypotheses to test.

12 Apr 2011: This experiment will study crime hot spots and try out a technique Prof Sherman has developed in USA to lessen crime throughout the city by changing policing

21 Dec 2011: The extreme can be a purely physical test but, when it involves experiencing the lives of other people, the notion has to be seen as relative: what appears extreme to one ... In each case, it is the research itself that makes the demands and puts the

21 Mar 2011: To test their theory, the researchers used a well-established rat model where, by altering the protein content of the mother's diet during pregnancy, the offspring develop type 2 diabetes

11 Mar 2011: International and comparative political economy is another active area, and is closely associated with the study of international organisation, negotiation and transnational networks, as well as the politics of economic policy.

21 Mar 2011: These interactions help me to take a fresh look at economic theory and how it relates to the real world.’He is also keen to bring economics to a new audience ... The real world does not operate in a way that economic models would predict – life is

23 May 2011: New scientific evidence challenges a popular conception that behaviours such as repetitive hand-washing, characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD),

20 Jun 2011: readership. Widely credited for the development of a people-based approach to economics that took the discipline in a new direction, Professor Sen examines the ways in which identities play out

17 Mar 2011: Drawing on his research, Professor Trevor Robbins will argue that the risk-taking behaviour seen in drug abusers is not, as often thought, the result of

22 May 2011: economic context. ... The CRP is very interdisciplinary – its steering committee includes academics with a background in economics, history and political science as well as practitioners.

22 Dec 2011: I pity our teammates struggling with the same test 1000 metres above us in the Western Cwm. ... Most embarrassing for a Cambridge academic are the cognition tests. What was a doddle at sea level becomes impossible at this altitude.

23 Sep 2011: Professor Andy Neely. New research from the Cambridge Judge Business School shows that providing ‘service’ offers companies significant opportunities to create and capture economic value.

11 Aug 2011: Scientists have identified 29 new genetic variants linked to multiple sclerosis, providing key insights into the biology of a very debilitating neurological

19 Oct 2011: Jerusalem, Belfast, Beirut, Mostar – Mention these cities to most people and they will conjure scenes of bullet-sprayed walls, barbed wire fences and

21 Oct 2011: The test follows the format of one devised by the Cambridge Computer Laboratory which invites participants around the world to watch videos on their home computers and classify their emotional content, ... It will be demonstrated alongside a similar test

14 Mar 2011: The scientists posed a series of challenging tests similar to ones used to assess cognitive impairments of humans suffering from HD. ... The tests for the sheep involved making choices that were cued by different coloured or shaped objects, with feed as

30 Mar 2011: economic. Yet its message goes further still: “The poem is both inside and outside time,” Simala writes.

21 Oct 2011: Who donates his or her brain to science? Where do these brains go and how are they used? These are just some of the questions a new exhibition, inspired by the

23 Jun 2011: These are extremely diverse and include energy supply, sustainability, healthcare, economic regeneration and risk management. ... This means that Cambridge engineering research regularly plays a major role in providing solutions to environmental, social

13 Dec 2011: The sea squirt, a type of marine filter feeder, swims around looking for somewhere to settle down for the rest of its life. Once parked on a rock in a suitable

13 Apr 2011: Clams, oysters, mussels and scallops all belong to the Bivalvia, a group of more than 8000 species of the Phylum Mollusca. Bivalves have a long geological