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Where's the trust? US climate deniers have no faith in…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wheres-the-trust-us-climate-deniers-have-no-faith-in-universities6 Sep 2023: Based on a survey of thousands of US voters, co-authors Cambridge Zero Fellow and Assistant Professor Ramit Debnath, Professor R Michael Alvarez and Mr Danny -
CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-speaker-spotlight-david-spiegelhalter16 Feb 2024: Ahmed, former BBC economics editor and editor-in-chief of the News Movement, in Misinformation, statistics and lies about the manipulation of statistics in an era of misinformation and how we -
Annual address to the University, 1 October 2018 | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/annual-address-to-university-201830 May 2023: But we ourselves, as universities, have fallen short in demonstrating the value – societal, economic, cultural, civic – our institutions can offer. ... capacity to understand, explain and adapt to the social and economic realities of our own era. -
School uniform policies linked to students getting less exercise,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/school-uniform-policies-linked-to-students-getting-less-exercise-study-finds15 Feb 2024: The University of Cambridge study used data about the physical activity participation of more than a million five-to-17-year-olds internationally. It found -
Inclusion, innovation... and cocktail curation
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/inclusion-innovation-and-cocktail-creation22 Aug 2023: I was part of a new business unit selling reagents to companies that are running diagnostic tests. -
Annual address to the University, 1 October 2020 | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/annual-address-to-university-202030 May 2023: And there is a large number of new research projects on post-COVID recovery, including studies on the economic impact of the pandemic on social and educational equality, and crucially, on ... It will help Cambridge lead the push towards massively -
UK's only research institute dedicated to understanding early…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/uks-only-research-institute-dedicated-to-understanding-early-cancer-receives-ps11-million-donation2 Apr 2024: The Institute’s director, Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, pioneered the capsule sponge – a new test that can identify ten times more heartburn patients with Barrett’s oesophagus, a pre-cursor to oesophageal -
CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Clive Boddy
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/clive-boddy-20244 Mar 2024: global socio-economic and environmental systems. -
Masters and Scholars: Cambridge, community, and the evolving role of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/masters-and-scholars31 May 2023: We play a significant economic and societal role in the UK, and we are of pivotal importance to this country’s university system, a system that is one of the -
‘Exhausted’ immune cells in healthy women could be target for breast…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/exhausted-immune-cells-in-healthy-women-could-be-target-for-breast-cancer-prevention28 Mar 2024: Everyone has BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, but mutations in these genes - which can be inherited - increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The study found -
Address to the University of Cambridge - 1 October 2022 | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/annual-address-to-university-202230 May 2023: enhance its academic excellence?' That must be the test. -
Thousands of pregnancies tracked in UK’s biggest study on…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/thousands-of-pregnancies-tracked-in-uks-biggest-study-on-pre-eclampsia19 Jul 2023: Participation will involve monitoring alongside regular pregnancy checks and tests. -
The life robotic: Meet the Cambridge University researchers fostering …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/Cambridge-roboticists-wellbeing-support-robot-coaches19 Jul 2023: Research at the Lab - in the University’s Department of Computer Science and Technology – suggests that children who might have wellbeing-related concerns, might view robots administering mental health tests as -
The role of Universities as dynamic catalysts for change | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/universities-as-dynamic-catalysts-for-change30 May 2023: The truth is that over the centuries, universities have been at the heart of social, economic, and cultural evolution – and as you know, the study of evolution is a bit of ... It requires greater understanding of the regulatory frameworks of land -
‘Ageing’ immune cell levels could predict how well we respond to…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ageing-immune-cell-levels-could-predict-how-well-we-respond-to-vaccines27 Jun 2023: cells. They also teamed up with Dr Nicholas Matheson, from the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, to test how these factors influenced the ability of a vaccinated ... Thaventhiran added: “Ultimately, this research -
Closing Ceremony, College of Europe, Natolin Campus, Warsaw Fryderyk…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/closing-ceremony-college-europe-natolin-campus-warsaw31 May 2023: What the Brexit camp is asking for, the article says, “is the economic equivalent of quitting your job because you think you can get it back later, minus all the parts ... The economic case for remaining in the European Union has been made, and it is -
Study unpicks why childhood maltreatment continues to impact on…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-unpicks-why-childhood-maltreatment-continues-to-impact-on-mental-and-physical-health-into11 Apr 2024: Individuals who experienced maltreatment in childhood – such as emotional, physical and sexual abuse, or emotional and physical neglect – are more likely to -
Keynote address given to the 6th International Exhibition and…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work/people/vice-chancellor/speeches/keynote-address-6th-international-exhibition-riyadh-201531 May 2023: Advisors to government. Cradles for new businesses. Seedbeds for leadership. Engines for economic growth. ... We pre-date and have survived many economic and political upheavals. Our timescales don’t fit in to short-term, purely government-backed or -
Solar-powered device produces clean water and clean fuel at the same…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/solar-powered-device-produces-clean-water-and-clean-fuel-at-the-same-time13 Nov 2023: Tests of the device showed it was able to produce clean water from highly polluted water, seawater, and even from the River Cam in central Cambridge. -
Love lost and found
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/french-love-letters-confiscated-by-britain-read-after-265-years7 Nov 2023: While their men were gone, women ran the household economy and took crucial economic and political decisions.”. -
Community Open Map Platform project supporting green transition…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/community-open-map-platform-project-supporting-green-transition-secures-major-funding4 Sep 2023: Flora Samuel. Despite changes to the HM Treasury Green Book to encourage forms of valuation other than economic, local authorities are struggling to capture social, environmental and cultural value in a ... The aim of this pragmatic project is to create -
Roadside hedges can reduce harmful ultrafine particle pollution…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/roadside-hedges-can-reduce-harmful-ultrafine-particle-pollution-around-schools13 Sep 2023: The research, a collaboration with Lancaster University, found that hedges can act as protective barriers against air pollution from major city roads by -
The University of Cambridge students aiming to send a rocket into…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-university-spaceflight-griffin-i-rocket-launch-project29 Jun 2023: PULSAR Hybrid Rocket Test. Although many members of the team are studying engineering, others in the society come from a wide range of backgrounds, for example business studies. -
UK ‘sugar tax’ linked to fall in child hospital admissions for tooth…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/uk-sugar-tax-linked-to-fall-in-child-hospital-admissions-for-tooth-extraction15 Nov 2023: In a study published today in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit at Cambridge found that -
Why do climate models underestimate polar warming? ‘Invisible clouds’ …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/why-do-climate-models-underestimate-polar-warming-invisible-clouds-could-be-the-answer8 Nov 2023: Thirty years after Sloan’s research, Dutta wanted to test this theory using one of the few atmospheric models that incorporates polar atmospheric clouds, to see if it might explain the ... The early Eocene was a period in the Earth’s climate with -
Cambridge remains most intensive science and technological cluster in …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-remains-most-intensive-science-and-technological-cluster-in-the-world20 Sep 2023: Earlier this year, a new report by leading consultants London Economics showed that the University adds nearly £30 billion to the economy every year and supports more than 86,000 jobs -
DNA discovery highlights how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/dna-discovery-highlights-how-we-maintain-healthy-blood-sugar-levels-after-meals8 Jun 2023: It also shows how genetic studies of dynamic challenge tests can provide important insights that would otherwise remain hidden.”. -
Current conservation policies risk damaging global biodiversity, warn …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/current-conservation-policies-risk-damaging-global-biodiversity-warn-researchers21 Jun 2023: Professor Bateman, a Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Exeter Business School who has advised seven UK secretaries of state for the environment in the past decade, said:. -
Cambridge partners with AstraZeneca and Medical Research Council on…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-partners-with-astrazeneca-and-medical-research-council-on-new-world-class-functional27 Nov 2023: CRISPR makes it possible to test specific DNA alterations in a controlled way to investigate the effects and impacts of genetic changes in our DNA, revealing their effects on biological processes -
Radiotherapy boost cuts breast cancer treatment time by at least one…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/radiotherapy-boost-cuts-breast-cancer-treatment-time-by-at-least-one-week3 Jul 2023: Results from the IMPORT HIGH trial, published in The Lancet, show that giving some breast cancer patients a targeted additional dose of radiotherapy at the -
Cancer drug could hold hope for treating inflammatory diseases…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cancer-drug-could-hold-hope-for-treating-inflammatory-diseases-including-gout-and-heart-diseases1 Nov 2023: This has led pharmaceutical companies to test drugs that inhibit its activity as potential treatments for cancer. ... The researchers are currently planning to test its use against inflammatory diseases in clinical trials. -
New Cambridge-developed resources help students learn how maths can…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-cambridge-developed-resources-help-students-learn-how-maths-can-help-tackle-infectious-diseases19 Feb 2024: From measles and flu to SARS and COVID, mathematicians help us understand and predict the epidemics that can spread through our communities, and to help us -
Chemical imbalance in the forebrain underpins compulsive behaviour…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/chemical-imbalance-in-the-forebrain-underpins-compulsive-behaviour-and-ocd-study-finds27 Jun 2023: In addition to scans, researchers conducted tests and questionnaires with all participants to gauge obsessive-compulsive and habitual tendencies. ... The test used a computer-based task to establish a link between an action and reward. -
‘Mini-placentas’ help scientists understand the causes of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mini-placentas-help-scientists-understand-the-causes-of-pre-eclampsia-and-pregnancy-disorders17 Jan 2024: the-counter pregnancy test. -
Services across England now lag far behind East Germany, as experts…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/services-across-england-now-lag-far-behind-east-germany-as-experts-call-for-universal-basic5 Dec 2023: The community assets we should all have access to, not just schools and doctors but parks, trains, pubs and gyms, are the foundation for human wellbeing, which in turn underpins economic ... Added Westwood: “Achieving a minimum level of universal basic -
Offset markets: new approach could help save tropical forests by…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/offset-markets-new-approach-could-help-save-tropical-forests-by-restoring-faith-in-carbon-credits30 Oct 2023: study. The new method, developed by scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Exeter and the London School of Economics, is called ‘Permanent Additional Carbon Tonne' (PACT) accounting, and can be -
New report highlights increase in number of children and young people …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-report-highlights-increase-in-number-of-children-and-young-people-with-eating-disorders21 Nov 2023: Ford. “If your condition is that severe, you need access to blood tests and the acute medical care that being on an inpatient acute paediatric ward gives you, but at the -
Sustained, purposeful investment key to ‘leaving no girl behind’,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/sustained-purposeful-investment-key-to-leaving-no-girl-behind-either-in-education-or-beyond19 Oct 2023: Despite this, the researchers highlight several ongoing challenges. Even after participating in an LNGB programme, many girls still encountered significant economic challenges and deep-rooted gender and social norms, which acted ... There are some -
Risk of premature birth from smoking while pregnant more than double…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/risk-of-premature-birth-from-smoking-while-pregnant-more-than-double-previous-estimates28 Sep 2023: The study, published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology, also found that smoking meant that the baby was four times more likely to be small for -
World’s most threatened seabirds visit remote plastic pollution…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/worlds-most-threatened-seabirds-visit-remote-plastic-pollution-hotspots-study-finds-04 Jul 2023: The extensive study assessed the movements of 7,137 individual birds from 77 species of petrel, a group of wide-ranging migratory seabirds including the -
Largest ever DNA and health research programme for children and young …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/largest-ever-dna-and-health-research-programme-for-children-and-young-people-launches25 Jul 2023: The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) BioResource’s D-CYPHR – the DNA, Children and Young People’s Health Resource – will play a key role -
Cambridge researchers elected to Academy of Medical Sciences…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/outstanding-cambridge-biomedical-and-health-researchers-elected-to-academy-of-medical-sciences18 May 2023: She uses a combination of experimental and computational methods to understand biology and to develop clinical tests for early detection and precision diagnostics. -
Human embryo-like models created from stem cells to understand…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/human-embryo-like-models-created-from-stem-cells-to-understand-earliest-stages-of-human-development27 Jun 2023: This will let us test the function of specific factors, which is difficult to do in the natural embryo.”. ... Understanding these early developmental processes holds the potential to reveal some of the causes of human birth defects and diseases, and to -
Give more people with learning disabilities the chance to work,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/give-more-people-with-learning-disabilities-the-chance-to-work-cambridge-historian-argues21 Jul 2023: Delap believes that Britain’s ageing population and struggle to fill unskilled jobs means there is a growing economic as well as a moral case for employing more people with learning -
Lab-grown ‘small blood vessels’ point to potential treatment for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/lab-grown-small-blood-vessels-point-to-potential-treatment-for-major-cause-of-stroke-and-vascular16 Nov 2023: Our model could be scaled up relatively easily to test the viability of future potential drugs.”. -
UK needs AI legislation to create trust so companies can ‘plug AI…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/uk-needs-ai-legislation-to-create-trust-so-companies-can-plug-ai-into-british-economy-report16 Oct 2023: The UK will only be able to realise the economic benefits of AI if the technology can be trusted, and that can only be ensured through meaningful legislation and regulation.”. -
Weak policies and political ideologies risk jeopardising plans to…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/weak-policies-and-political-ideologies-risk-jeopardising-plans-to-tackle-health-and-climate-change20 Jun 2023: Achieving each of these ambitions requires sustained changes in several sets of behaviour across all socio-economic groups including what we eat, drink, whether we smoke, and how we travel. -
US gun violence: half of people from Chicago witness a shooting by…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/us-gun-violence-half-of-people-from-chicago-witness-a-shooting-by-age-40-study-suggests9 May 2023: Existing evidence suggests that the long-term stress of exposure to firearm violence can contribute to everything from lower test scores for schoolkids to diminished life expectancy through heart disease,” said -
Boom and bust? Millennials aren’t all worse off than Baby Boomers,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/boom-and-bust-millennials-arent-all-worse-off-than-baby-boomers-but-the-rich-poor-gap-is-widening16 Nov 2023: Rather, the economic rewards for secure, middle and upper-class lifestyles have increased, while those for less stable, working-class trajectories have either stagnated or declined. -
Cambridge to lead new research platform to transform treatment of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-to-lead-new-research-platform-to-transform-treatment-of-traumatic-brain-injury-in-the-uk28 Jun 2023: The platform will also assist academic and industrial partners to develop better diagnostic tests and treatments for TBI.
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