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Kettle's Yard is back
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/kettles-yard-is-back9 Feb 2018: discourse, whether cultural, social, political, or economic. -
Antony Gormley exhibition opens at Kettle’s Yard | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/antony-gormley-exhibition-opens-at-kettles-yard22 May 2018: Anthony Gormley. Gormley’s site-specific installation ambitiously pushes and tests the boundaries of the new spaces within Kettle’s Yard, which reopened to the public in February following a -
‘Mini-placentas’ could provide a model for early pregnancy |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mini-placentas-could-provide-a-model-for-early-pregnancy28 Nov 2018: In fact, the organoids so closely model the early placenta that they are able to record a positive response on an over-the-counter pregnancy test. -
Open letter on diversity in admissions | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/open-letter-on-diversity-in-admissions6 Jun 2018: We also believe that diversity should be understood in the widest possible sense, including ethnicity, gender, socio-economic background, geography, age and disability. -
Treasures from the Royal Commonwealth Society
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/royal-commonwealth-society-exhibition17 Oct 2018: Resources: Gold. The discovery of gold encouraged economic and population growth in many Commonwealth countries during the nineteenth century. -
Restoring Europe’s endangered landscapes for life | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/restoring-europes-endangered-landscapes-for-life9 Oct 2018: Provide sustainable cultural, social and economic benefits to people. Included in the initial group of ELP-funded projects are plans to return predatory sandbar sharks and Mediterranean monk seals to the ... Demonstrating to decision-makers the -
3D-printed robot hand ‘plays’ the piano | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/3d-printed-robot-hand-plays-the-piano19 Dec 2018: Piano playing is an ideal test for these passive systems, as it’s a complex and nuanced challenge requiring a significant range of behaviours in order to achieve different playing styles,” -
How emotions shape our work life | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-emotions-shape-our-work-life18 Jun 2018: Menges saw this at first hand when he studied the impact of the economic crisis of 2008–2009. -
The future of UK universities | Vice-Chancellor's blog |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-future-of-uk-universities-vice-chancellors-blog16 Mar 2018: Reducing students to mere consumers only makes sense if the value of universities is simply economic. -
Cambridge in the 2019 New Year honours list | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-in-the-2019-new-year-honours-list28 Dec 2018: Professor David Klenerman, FRS was knighted for Services to Science and for the Development of High Speed DNA Sequencing Technology. Professor Klenerman said: -
The Cambridge Series at Hay Festival | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/public-engagement/the-cambridge-series-at-hay-festival20 Mar 2018: Emma Glennon is an infectious disease epidemiologist who examines why new diseases emerge, working at the intersections of ecology, data science, and the social and economic determinants of disease. -
Mend the gap: solving the UK’s productivity puzzle | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/mend-the-gap-solving-the-uks-productivity-puzzle28 Jun 2018: The productivity gap is one of the most serious and vexing economic problems facing the government of the day, and Brexit is adding uncertainty to the mix. ... She’s working with colleagues from universities around the UK as part of the Productivity -
Cambridge Festival of Ideas opens for bookings | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-festival-of-ideas-opens-for-bookings24 Sep 2018: From economics: in Trade wars: deal or no deal an expert panel will discuss what the likely impact of trade wars is and how the tension between protectionism and free trade -
Ely’s new cathedral (of books) opens for business | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/elys-new-cathedral-of-books-opens-for-business27 Jun 2018: The first book placed into the store was Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: the nearly definitive edition, introduced by Richard Dawkins and -
Cambridge in the 2018 New Year Honours List | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-in-the-2018-new-year-honours-list1 Jan 2018: They include Oxford professor of economic history Jane Humphries (CBE), Hay Festival director Peter Florence (CBE), and CEO of DeepMind Dr Demis Hassabis (CBE). -
Zero gravity graphene promises success in space | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/zero-gravity-graphene-promises-success-in-space31 Jan 2018: The experiments they conducted were designed to test graphene’s potential in cooling systems for satellites. ... After promising results in laboratory tests, the graphene-coated wicks were tested in space-like conditions onboard a Zero-G parabolic -
Engineering artistry
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/engineering-artistry-photo-competition-201820 Nov 2018: The above picture shows the aftermath of multiple wind tunnel tests where the extra paint has been blown onto a catch-all splatterboard. -
Bridging the divide: philosophy meets science | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/bridging-the-divide-philosophy-meets-science12 Jul 2018: The Templeton World Charity Foundation Project, spearheaded by Professor Sarah Coakley, the Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, saw three -
Study unearths Britain’s first speech therapists | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-unearths-britains-first-speech-therapists22 Oct 2018: Until now, historians had assumed that John Thelwall became Britain’s first speech therapist in the early nineteenth century.* But Cambridge historian -
Conservationists gather to mark International Women's Day |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/conservationists-gather-to-mark-international-womens-day9 Mar 2018: The event, jointly organised by the Museum and the Cambridge Conservation Forum’s Women in Conservation Leadership Network, was held to mark International -
Brexit: the three transition options open to the UK | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brexit-the-three-transition-options-open-to-the-uk25 Oct 2018: future economic relationship can only be agreed once the UK leaves. ... The most obvious way to avoid a backstop would be to keep the UK in transition unless and until a new economic partnership between the UK and the EU was agreed -
AI system may accelerate search for cancer discoveries | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ai-system-may-accelerate-search-for-cancer-discoveries27 Nov 2018: The system, called LION LBD and developed by computer scientists and cancer researchers at the University of Cambridge, has been designed to assist scientists -
The boss of me: myths and truths of self-employment | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-boss-of-me-myths-and-truths-of-self-employment20 Jun 2018: Yet the available evidence from a number of economic contexts suggests that, particularly for young people, self-employment is often a highly vulnerable labour market status in terms of the levels ... But many governments continue to take cues from the -
Scientists link genes to brain anatomy in autism | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-link-genes-to-brain-anatomy-in-autism26 Feb 2018: Previous studies have reported differences in brain structure of autistic individuals. However, until now, scientists have not known which genes are linked to -
The ‘brain’ that’s helping reduce carbon emissions | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-brain-thats-helping-reduce-carbon-emissions6 Aug 2018: In Singapore, it’s easier to see the impact that certain changes can have on the carbon footprint of the whole country – it’s an ideal test bed for researchers. -
Study finds that genes play a role in empathy | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-finds-that-genes-play-a-role-in-empathy12 Mar 2018: Empathy has two parts: the ability to recognize another person’s thoughts and feelings, and the ability to respond with an appropriate emotion to someone -
Managed hunting can help maintain animal populations | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/managed-hunting-can-help-maintain-animal-populations21 May 2018: The international team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), -
Low-cost AI heart monitor developed by Cambridge start-up |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/low-cost-ai-heart-monitor-developed-by-cambridge-start-up11 Sep 2018: In 2017, the company secured funding to build and test 100 prototypes of the new heart monitor and to extend its AI capability. -
Brain training app helps reduce OCD symptoms, study finds |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brain-training-app-helps-reduce-ocd-symptoms-study-finds23 Oct 2018: In a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, Baland Jalal and Professor Barbara Sahakian from the Department of Psychiatry, show how just one week -
Cambridge and LMU announce plans for strategic partnership |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-and-lmu-announce-plans-for-strategic-partnership29 May 2018: The partnership will be cross-disciplinary, covering broad areas in the Humanities and Cultural Studies, Law, Economics and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, as well as Medicine, and will develop over the -
Loneliness is contagious – and here's how to beat it | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/loneliness-is-contagious-and-heres-how-to-beat-it16 Jul 2018: Loneliness is a common condition affecting around one in three adults. It damages your brain, immune system, and can lead to depression and suicide. Loneliness -
Greenhouse gas ‘feedback loop’ discovered in freshwater lakes |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/greenhouse-gas-feedback-loop-discovered-in-freshwater-lakes4 May 2018: To test how organic matter affects methane emissions, the scientists took lake sediment and added three common types of plant debris: deciduous trees that shed leaves annually, evergreen pine-shedding coniferous -
Epic issues: epic poetry from the dawn of modernity | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/epic-issues-epic-poetry-from-the-dawn-of-modernity2 Aug 2018: Whatever the Romans did for us, their reputation as a civilising force who brought order to the western world has, in the public imagination, stood the test of time remarkably well. -
“Little robots”: behind the scenes at an academy school | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/little-robots-behind-the-scenes-at-an-academy-school11 Apr 2018: ‘Structure liberates’: the ethos behind one of England’s flagship academy schools. Designed as an engine of social mobility, this school drills ‘urban -
Scientists reveal plan to target the cause of Alzheimer’s disease |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-reveal-plan-to-target-the-cause-of-alzheimers-disease24 Sep 2018: Academics at the University of Cambridge and at Lund University in Sweden have devised the first strategy to ‘go after’ the cause of the devastating disease, -
Making sense of cancer’s ‘big data’ problem to revolutionise patient…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/making-sense-of-cancers-big-data-problem-to-revolutionise-patient-care10 Jul 2018: Blood tests, biopsies, medical imaging, and genetic tests are a routine part of current cancer care; however, it is not always clear which of these increasingly large datasets are most important ... The researchers involved in these studies plan to use -
Electronic device implanted in the brain could stop seizures |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/electronic-device-implanted-in-the-brain-could-stop-seizures29 Aug 2018: The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines and INSERM in France, implanted the device into the brains of mice, -
Preparing for the future: artificial intelligence and us | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/preparing-for-the-future-artificial-intelligence-and-us2 Feb 2018: AI systems are now used in everything from the trading of stocks to the setting of house prices; from detecting fraud to translating between languages; from -
Cambridge receives £100 million for major new children’s hospital |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-receives-ps100-million-for-major-new-childrens-hospital10 Dec 2018: Built on land adjacent to Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie Hospitals, the children’s hospital will bring together some of the world’s top scientists to explore new -
Children of the city: tackling violence in the 21st century |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/children-of-the-city-tackling-violence-in-the-21st-century6 Nov 2018: READ THE STORY HERE. Read more about our research on the topic of children in the University's research magazine; download a pdf; view on Issuu. -
Research shows first land plants were parasitised by microbes |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/research-shows-first-land-plants-were-parasitised-by-microbes4 Apr 2018: To test this, we first wanted to see if Phytophthora could infect and complete its life cycle in a liverwort.". -
Legislating labour in the long run – how worker rights help economies …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/legislating-labour-in-the-long-run-how-worker-rights-help-economies12 Jul 2018: Now, a decade on from a global economic crash, and the mood music may again be changing. ... In fact, the team found small but positive correlations between stronger protective legislation and beneficial social and economic outcomes. -
Helping police make custody decisions using artificial intelligence | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/helping-police-make-custody-decisions-using-artificial-intelligence26 Feb 2018: in Durham to test the use of Checkpoint among those forecast as moderate risk. -
New Cambridge institute to tackle policy challenges in our age of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-cambridge-institute-to-tackle-policy-challenges-in-our-age-of-disruption16 Apr 2018: the world’s citizens, the economic and political odds are stacked against them.”. ... Cambridge must take a lead in bringing its unique breadth and depth of expertise to respond to social, political and economic conditions. -
European research network aims to tackle problematic internet use |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/european-research-network-aims-to-tackle-problematic-internet-use9 Oct 2018: As the internet has become an integral part of modern life and its use has grown, so too has its problematic use become a growing concern across all age -
Young children use physics, not previous rewards, to learn about…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/young-children-use-physics-not-previous-rewards-to-learn-about-tools23 Feb 2018: In this test, some of the tools were ‘functional’ and some ‘non-functional’. -
Gates Scholar Melisa Basol on inoculating against fake news |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gates-scholar-melisa-basol-on-inoculating-against-fake-news11 Dec 2018: For her MPhil she looked at attitudes towards immigration and whether these could be changed and people could be protected from misinformation that posited that immigrants posed an economic threat to -
Studies raise questions over how epigenetic information is inherited…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/studies-raise-questions-over-how-epigenetic-information-is-inherited30 Oct 2018: Using a set of behavioural tests, the team showed that specific effects on the resulting offspring mediated by long RNA included risk-taking, increased insulin sensitivity and overeating, whereas small RNA -
Potassium gives perovskite-based solar cells an efficiency boost |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/potassium-gives-perovskite-based-solar-cells-an-efficiency-boost21 Mar 2018: The perovskite and potassium devices showed good stability in tests, and were 21.5% efficient at converting light into electricity, which is similar to the best perovskite-based solar cells and -
Scientists measure severity of drought during the Maya collapse |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-measure-severity-of-drought-during-the-maya-collapse2 Aug 2018: And while the Maya people survived beyond this period, their political and economic power was depleted.
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