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Cost and scale of field trials for bovine TB vaccine may make them…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cost-and-scale-of-field-trials-for-bovine-tb-vaccine-may-make-them-unfeasible7 Jun 2018: A vaccine (BCG) exists, but can cause some vaccinated cattle to test positive falsely. ... If we could consider replacing test-and-slaughter with vaccination, then the economics becomes much more attractive, particularly those in lower income
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‘Smart’ drugs can decrease productivity in people who don’t have…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/smart-drugs-can-decrease-productivity-in-people-who-dont-have-adhd-study-finds9 Jun 2023: They were assessed on how they performed in a test designed to model the complex decision-making and problem-solving present in our everyday lives.
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Carbon capture: universities and industry work together to tackle…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/carbon-capture-universities-and-industry-work-together-to-tackle-emissions25 Oct 2017: We need to start deploying CCS now, and the biggest challenges we face are economics and policy. ... However, we need to start deploying CCS now, and the biggest challenges we face are economics and policy.
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Significant increase in depression seen among children during first…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/significant-increase-in-depression-seen-among-children-during-first-lockdown8 Dec 2020: To test whether changes in emotional wellbeing, anxiety and depression symptoms occurred during lockdown since their initial assessment, a team at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, ... This effect was independent of
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Professor Suchitra Sebastian to receive the Schmidt Science Polymaths …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/professor-suchitra-sebastian-to-receive-the-schmidt-science-polymaths-award30 Jun 2022: Other awards she has received for her research include the World Economic Forum Young Scientist award, the L'Oreal-UNESCO Fellowship, the Lee Osheroff Richardson North American Science prize, the International ... Each Polymath will receive support at
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History reveals the hazards of dismantling trade protection |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/history-reveals-the-hazards-of-dismantling-trade-protection31 Jan 2017: Governments and municipal authorities in Britain, continental Europe and the USA appointed chemists to test for food adulteration, while food producers recruited chemists to improve their food processing techniques and to ... For the country’s future
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£16million gift to support Europe’s largest heart and lung research…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ps16million-gift-to-support-europes-largest-heart-and-lung-research-centre23 Mar 2023: It opened in July 2022 with the ambitious goal of identifying ten new potential treatments or diagnostic tests for heart and lung diseases within five years. ... Alongside the immense human cost, the economic burden of these diseases – an estimated
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St John's College announces prestigious scholarships for Indian…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/st-johns-college-announces-prestigious-scholarships-for-indian-students28 Nov 2007: The scholarship would be based on merit through a special test, in order to ensure maximum effectiveness. ... With our recent unprecedented economic growth of over 9 percent per year, this scholarship will prove to further strengthen the education ties -
Canopy commerce: forest conservation and poverty alleviation |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/canopy-commerce-forest-conservation-and-poverty-alleviation3 Feb 2012: This has provided a ‘pre-treatment’ baseline recording all aspects of the villagers’ economic and social lives. ... The Gola Forest Programme might be regarded as something of a test case for how a large and dynamic biodiversity conservation
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Desk-based jobs may offer protection against poor cognition in later…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/desk-based-jobs-may-offer-protection-against-poor-cognition-in-later-life7 Jul 2020: After an average 12 years, the volunteers were invited back and completed a battery of tests that measured aspects of their cognition, including memory, attention, visual processing speed and a reading ... People who have less active jobs – typically
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Online tool can measure individuals’ likelihood to fall for internet…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/online-tool-can-measure-individuals-likelihood-to-fall-for-internet-scams4 Apr 2018: The test, called Susceptibility to Persuasion II (StP-II) is freely available and consists of the StP-II scale and several other questions to understand persuadability better. ... Modic and his colleagues at the University of Exeter designed an initial
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Study finds GB’s most extroverted, agreeable and emotionally stable…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-finds-gbs-most-extroverted-agreeable-and-emotionally-stable-regions25 Mar 2015: Geographical differences are associated with a range of economic, social and health outcomes – and hence how important resources are allocated. ... The test looked at five personality traits: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional
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Scientists take step towards drug to treat norovirus stomach bug |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-take-step-towards-drug-to-treat-norovirus-stomach-bug21 Oct 2014: Outbreaks can cause significant economic losses – in UK hospitals alone, the cost of treating outbreaks is estimated at over £100 million a year, and foodborne outbreaks in the US lead to ... The next steps will be to test whether this drug is safe
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Building life sciences and healthcare partnerships © iStock.com…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/sites/www.cam.ac.uk/files/healthcare_booklet_2024_1.pdf18 Apr 2024: As a University, we want to build on our success, to go on making transformational discoveries and to drive economic growth both locally and nationally. ... The lab was used for high throughput screening for COVID-19 and to explore the use of alternative -
Using experts ‘inexpertly’ leads to policy failure, warn researchers…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/using-experts-inexpertly-leads-to-policy-failure-warn-researchers14 Oct 2015: However, the only way to tell a good expert from a poor one is to test them.
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Disadvantaged children’s school struggles not about character,…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/disadvantaged-childrens-school-struggles-not-about-character-attitude-or-lack-of-growth-mindset19 Dec 2023: Researchers analysed both the science test scores, and school-relevant socio-emotional skills, of the most and least advantaged quartile (25%) of students in each country. ... The authors argue that policies to reduce educational disadvantages should
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R E S E A R C H HORIZONS ...
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_4_research_horizons.pdf16 Jan 2023: predictive models are necessary. To dothis, Dr McElwaine has designed andinstalled sensors in the Swiss test siteVallée de la Sionne. ... Energy is essential to every aspect of our economic and social well-being. -
Research Horizons
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_37_research_horizons.pdf9 Oct 2018: Kalium DiagnosticsA simple home finger-prick test could help kidney patients check their potassium levels are not dangerously high or low. ... Entomics is currently working with partners including the University of Stirling, who are world-leading salmon -
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
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Location, location, location: researchers develop model to predict…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/location-location-location-researchers-develop-model-to-predict-retail-failure9 Oct 2018: Uncontrollable factors might include unemployment rates of a city, overall economic conditions and urban policies. ... To test the predictive power of their model, the researchers first had to determine whether a particular venue had closed within the
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Setting children by ability could harm their education, says report | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/setting-children-by-ability-could-harm-their-education-says-report16 May 2008: Excessive noise can affect test performance and poorly ventilated classrooms can affect pupils’ ability to focus on mental tasks. ... Learning and Teaching in Primary Schools: insights from the TLRP, by Mary James and Andrew Pollard, is a special -
Women much less likely to ask questions in academic seminars than men …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-much-less-likely-to-ask-questions-in-academic-seminars-than-men27 Sep 2018: Women are two and a half times less likely to ask a question in departmental seminars than men, an observational study of 250 events at 35 academic
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The Planck satellite: looking back to the dawn of time | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-planck-satellite-looking-back-to-the-dawn-of-time1 Sep 2009: The satellite is equipped with powerful microwave detectors chilled to close to absolute zero, and its objective is to provide a major source of information to test theories of the early ... hard economic times ahead within the public sector.’.
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Artificially-intelligent Robot Scientist ‘Eve’ could boost search for …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificially-intelligent-robot-scientist-eve-could-boost-search-for-new-drugs4 Feb 2015: But the cost and speed of drug discovery and the economic return make them unattractive to the pharmaceutical industry. ... The compounds are screened against assays (tests) designed to be automatically engineered, and can be generated much faster and
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Report ranks Cambridge University top for technology transfer in UK | …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/report-ranks-cambridge-university-top-for-technology-transfer-in-uk8 Dec 2008: The availability of these cell models enables researchers to develop a range of tests and medicines that will enable doctors to tailor treatment and follow-up care based on the needs ... We are immensely proud to be associated with these companies and -
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
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Big Data – getting to the heart of the Information Revolution |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/big-data-getting-to-the-heart-of-the-information-revolution1 Jun 2015: Big Data’ has also been highlighted by the UK government as among the country’s ‘Eight Great Technologies’ that will help drive economic growth. ... Cambridge is home to Wilkes, one of the world’s most energy-efficient supercomputers, while
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Research Horizons
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_38_research_horizons.pdf19 Feb 2019: How can the economic and societal benefits of these assets be more evenly distributed? ... tend an economic bonfire. 4 20 20 40 40 160 160 3,275. -
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
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Cambridge awarded £18 million in funding to support UK infrastructure …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-awarded-ps18-million-in-funding-to-support-uk-infrastructure-research24 Mar 2015: base. Robert Mair. The University of Cambridge will receive £18 million in funding to ensure that the UK’s infrastructure is resilient and responsive to environmental and economic impacts, as announced ... B) A national ‘Observatory’ and living
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Scientists find that the impact of social media on wellbeing varies…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-find-that-the-impact-of-social-media-on-wellbeing-varies-across-adolescence28 Mar 2022: The research was supported by Emmanuel College, the UK Economic and Social Research Council, the Huo Family Foundation, Wellcome, the Jacobs Foundation, the Wellspring Foundation, the RadboudUMC and the Medical Research
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What's the point of midges - and how do you stop them biting? |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/whats-the-point-of-midges-and-how-do-you-stop-them-biting26 Aug 2015: What more is there to learn about midges? Some insects have economic and medical importance. ... We used to test these against alternatives when running the annual field course at my field centre in Yorkshire for the London School of Hygiene and Tropical
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Harsh discipline increases risk of children developing lasting mental …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/harsh-discipline-increases-risk-of-children-developing-lasting-mental-health-problems31 Mar 2023: Children’s mental health is shaped by multiple risk factors, including gender, physical health, and socio-economic status.
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Cuts to mental health services putting young people at risk, say…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cuts-to-mental-health-services-putting-young-people-at-risk-say-experts15 Sep 2017: would therefore yield personal, economic, and societal benefits over an individual’s lifespan.
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Research Horizons
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_36_research_horizons.pdf11 Jun 2018: in technology and science at Cambridge with the economic and political dimensions of policymaking. ... Thwaites will continue to test equations in Kymata, sourced from collaborations with researchers around the world and the public domain. -
Assessments of thinking skills may misrepresent poor, inner-city…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/assessments-of-thinking-skills-may-misrepresent-poor-inner-city-children-in-the-us12 Oct 2022: Children with good executive functions tend to have better test scores, better mental health and greater employment potential. ... Researchers have previously pointed out that these assessments tend to be modelled on children who are mostly from
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Open-source toolkit helps developing countries meet demand for…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/open-source-toolkit-helps-developing-countries-meet-demand-for-covid-19-research-and-diagnostics8 Dec 2020: These enzymes are also useful for tests like LAMP, which is faster and simpler than RT-qPCR and is rapidly being adopted by more labs. ... Control DNA is also included in the toolkit to validate that tests will specifically detect SARS-CoV-2 but not
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Artificial intelligence could be used to triage patients suspected at …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/artificial-intelligence-could-be-used-to-triage-patients-suspected-at-risk-of-early-stage15 Apr 2021: Sensitivity is the ‘true positive’ rate – that is, how often a test correctly generates a positive result for people who have Barrett oesophagus. ... Specificity, on the other hand, measures a test’s ability to correctly generate a negative
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Children from disadvantaged backgrounds and certain ethnic minorities …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/children-from-disadvantaged-backgrounds-and-certain-ethnic-minorities-do-less-vigorous-physical28 May 2019: The research was funded by the British Heart Foundation, Department of Health, Economic and Social Research Council, Medical Research Council, and Wellcome. ... Socio-economic and ethnic differences in children’s vigorous intensity physical activity: a
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School segregation by wealth is creating unequal learning outcomes…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/school-segregation-by-wealth-is-creating-unequal-learning-outcomes-for-children-in-the-global-south27 May 2020: worse in basic literacy and numeracy tests than those from more affluent backgrounds. ... Importantly, in cases where children from the wealthiest 20% and poorest 20% of families attended the same school, there was almost no difference in their test
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Helping adolescents to feel competent and purposeful – not just happy …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/helping-adolescents-to-feel-competent-and-purposeful-not-just-happy-may-improve-grades6 Jul 2023: These results held true even when accounting for potentially confounding factors, such as school attended, gender, socio-economic status, or special educational needs. ... Students said they often felt worthless, inadequate or 'dumb' if they failed to
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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. -
Digital records could expose intimate details and personality traits…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/digital-records-could-expose-intimate-details-and-personality-traits-of-millions11 Mar 2013: Facebook Likes were fed into algorithms and corroborated with information from profiles and personality tests. ... Just the possibility of this happening could deter people from using digital technologies and diminish trust between individuals and
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Full report:www.cam.ac.uk/annual-report Annual Report 2012Brief…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/annual20report20overview.pdf13 Mar 2013: Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz. Vice-Chancellor. Vice-Chancellor’sForewordServing society through innovation New ideas are crucial, not just to address the current economic situation, but to also ensure our future wellbeing, ... It requires the -
Year 8 students work with Cambridge researchers to help their peers…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/year-8-students-work-with-cambridge-researchers-to-help-their-peers-learn-about-the-census13 May 2021: These interviews were recorded as podcasts. The collaboration is part of the ‘Engaging the Public in Census 2021 project’, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Economic and
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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
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Buried Roman theatre sets the stage for new understanding of ancient…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/buried-roman-theatre-sets-the-stage-for-new-understanding-of-ancient-town20 Sep 2013: The discovery of the theatre remains follows the first-ever test excavation of the site this summer and adds new weight to the team’s theories about Interamna Lirenas’ growth and ... It bears witness to the social and economic dynamism of the town in
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Six months of Herceptin could be as effective as 12 months for some…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/six-months-of-herceptin-could-be-as-effective-as-12-months-for-some-women17 May 2018: Targeted therapies, while effective, come at a huge health economic cost to the NHS as well as potentially causing side effects such as heart problems.
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Cod bones from Mary Rose reveal globalised fish trade in Tudor…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cod-bones-from-mary-rose-reveal-globalised-fish-trade-in-tudor-england9 Sep 2015: th. century. Test results from one of the sample bones has led archaeologists to suspect that some of the stored cod came from as far away as Newfoundland in eastern Canada. ... Within a century the Newfoundland fishery had become a major economic concern
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‘Mental rigidity’ at the root of intense political partisanship on…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mental-rigidity-at-the-root-of-intense-political-partisanship-on-both-left-and-right-study29 Aug 2019: Participants completed three psychological tests online: a word association game, a card-sorting test – where colours, shapes and numbers are matched according to shifting rules – and an exercise in which participants ... These are established and
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