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  2. Problems with ‘pruning’ brain connections linked to adolescent mental …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/problems-with-pruning-brain-connections-linked-to-adolescent-mental-health-disorders
    Thumbnail for Problems with ‘pruning’ brain connections linked to adolescent mental health disorders | University of Cambridge 24 Apr 2023: The findings, from an international collaboration, led by researchers in the UK, China and Germany, may help explain why people are often affected by more than
  3. Quantifying the Cambridge Cluster

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/quantifying-the-Cambridge-Cluster
    Thumbnail for Quantifying the Cambridge Cluster 2 May 2023: Gaining a true picture of the region's economic geography is a painstaking exercise. ... A report by London Economics has measured the University of Cambridge’s impact on the UK economy in 2020-21.
  4. 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-estimates
    Thumbnail for Risk of premature birth from smoking while pregnant more than double previous estimates | University of Cambridge 28 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
  5. Carbon emissions from fertilisers could be reduced by as much as 80%…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/carbon-emissions-from-fertilisers-could-be-reduced-by-as-much-as-80-by-2050
    Thumbnail for Carbon emissions from fertilisers could be reduced by as much as 80% by 2050 | University of Cambridge 9 Feb 2023: There are no perfect solutions,” said Serrenho. “We need to rethink how we produce food, and what sorts of economic incentives work best.
  6. 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-sciences
    Thumbnail for Cambridge researchers elected to Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship 2023 | University of Cambridge 18 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.
  7. Self-driving shuttle buses will return to West Cambridge Innovation…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/self-driving-shuttle-buses-will-return-to-west-cambridge-innovation-district-for-new-trial
    Thumbnail for Self-driving shuttle buses will return to West Cambridge Innovation District for new trial | University of Cambridge 1 Feb 2023: It will test an on-demand self-driving shuttle service around Cambridge University’s West Cambridge Innovation District, and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, to integrate with existing transport services already available
  8. 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-0
    Thumbnail for World’s most threatened seabirds visit remote plastic pollution hotspots | University of Cambridge 4 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
  9. Hunter-gatherer childhoods may offer clues to improving education and …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/hunter-gatherer-childhoods-may-offer-clues-to-improving-education-and-wellbeing-in-developed
    Thumbnail for Hunter-gatherer childhoods may offer clues to improving education and wellbeing | University of Cambridge 7 Mar 2023: Further research. The study calls for more research into children’s mental health in hunter-gatherer societies to test whether the hypothesised evolutionary mismatches actually exist.
  10. 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-launches
    Thumbnail for Largest ever DNA and health research programme for children and young people launches | University of Cambridge 25 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
  11. Evolution of two contagious cancers affecting Tasmanian devils…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/evolution-of-two-contagious-cancers-affecting-tasmanian-devils-underlines-unpredictability-of
    Thumbnail for Evolution of two contagious cancers affecting Tasmanian devils underlines unpredictability of disease threat | University of Cambridge 20 Apr 2023: Transmissible cancers, which occur only rarely in the animal kingdom, are spread by the transfer of living cancer cells. In the case of Tasmanian devils, the
  12. Insight into engaging with the wider Cambridge community

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/engaging_cambridge_community.pdf
    2 Oct 2023: It is just arrogant to say we sit in the community without taking responsibility for the economic development of the area.
  13. 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-development
    Thumbnail for Human embryo-like models created from stem cells to understand earliest stages of human development | University of Cambridge 27 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
  14. New findings that map the universe’s cosmic growth support Einstein’s …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-findings-that-map-the-universes-cosmic-growth-support-einsteins-theory-of-gravity
    Thumbnail for New findings that map the universe’s cosmic growth support Einstein’s theory of gravity | University of Cambridge 11 Apr 2023: It confirms Einstein’s theory about how massive structures grow and bend light, with a test that spans the entire age of the universe.
  15. Childhood mental health problems resulting from early-life adversity…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/childhood-mental-health-problems-resulting-from-early-life-adversity-drive-poorer-cognitive
    Thumbnail for Childhood mental health problems resulting from early-life adversity drive poorer cognitive performance in adolescence, study suggests | University of Cambridge 8 Feb 2023: Scientists analysed data from the ongoing Millennium Cohort Study, which has assessed 13,287 children on a variety of tests at ages three, five, seven, eleven and fourteen.
  16. New animal welfare scoring system could enable better-informed food…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-animal-welfare-scoring-system-could-enable-better-informed-food-and-farming-choices
    Thumbnail for New animal welfare scoring system could enable better-informed food and farming choices | University of Cambridge 22 Mar 2023: The team used their new system to test how the different labels compare in terms of animal welfare.
  17. HIV drug helps protect against build-up of dementia-related proteins…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/hiv-drug-helps-protect-against-build-up-of-dementia-related-proteins-in-mouse-brains
    Thumbnail for HIV drug helps protect against build-up of dementia-related proteins in mouse brains | University of Cambridge 26 Apr 2023: The treated mice performed better than untreated mice at an object recognition test, suggesting that the drug slowed down memory loss.
  18. Rewarding accuracy instead of partisan pandering reduces political…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/rewarding-accuracy-instead-of-partisan-pandering-reduces-political-divisions-over-the-truth
    Thumbnail for Rewarding accuracy instead of partisan pandering reduces political divisions over the truth | University of Cambridge 6 Mar 2023: Offering a tiny cash reward for accuracy, or even briefly appealing to personal integrity, can increase people’s ability to tell the difference between
  19. Small-scale octopus fisheries can provide sustainable source of vital …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/small-scale-octopus-fisheries-can-provide-sustainable-source-of-vital-nutrients-for-tropical-coastal
    Thumbnail for Small-scale octopus fisheries can provide sustainable source of vital nutrients for tropical coastal communities | University of Cambridge 26 Jan 2023: These small fisheries also provide an income and a livelihood, often to women whose economic status is enhanced as a result. ... food supply and economic stability is spread widely.
  20. Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/black-atlantic
    Thumbnail for Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance 21 Sep 2023: Dr Jake Subryan Richards, Lead Curator of Black Atlantic and Assistant Professor of international history at the London School of Economics.
  21. 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-vascular
    Thumbnail for Lab-grown ‘small blood vessels’ point to potential treatment for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia | University of Cambridge 16 Nov 2023: Our model could be scaled up relatively easily to test the viability of future potential drugs.”.
  22. Insulation only provides short-term reduction in household gas…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/insulation-only-provides-short-term-reduction-in-household-gas-consumption-study-of-uk-housing
    Thumbnail for Insulation only provides short-term reduction in household gas consumption | University of Cambridge 1 Jan 2023: Researchers behind the study, published in the journal Energy Economics, say it is extremely difficult to identify specific causes of the 'rebound effect' they found, but behaviours such as turning up ... The 'rebound effect' is a fundamental concept in
  23. Hospitality and real estate sectors have highest rates of common…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/hospitality-and-real-estate-sectors-have-highest-rates-of-common-mental-health-problems
    Thumbnail for Hospitality and real estate sectors have highest rates of common mental health problems | University of Cambridge 14 Feb 2023: It is estimated that economic losses caused by mental health problems account for about 4.1% of UK GDP, and that better mental health support in the workplace can save UK
  24. 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-argues
    Thumbnail for Give more people with learning disabilities the chance to work, historian argues | University of Cambridge 21 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
  25. Cracking the great cuckoo cover-up

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/drongos-versus-cuckoos
    Thumbnail for Cracking the great cuckoo cover-up 26 Jul 2023: The team could then test what differences in colour and pattern between the foreign egg and the drongo’s own eggs best predicted whether or not the drongo parents were tricked.
  26. Could bird flu spark the next pandemic - and are we prepared if it…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/bird-flu-pandemic
    Thumbnail for Could bird flu spark the next pandemic - and are we prepared if it does? 13 Jun 2023: The speed at which tests were developed, and vaccines were produced, and clinicians figured out the best way to treat COVID was thanks to all the work done below the radar
  27. Taking Cambridge global

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/taking-cambridge-global
    Thumbnail for Taking Cambridge global 1 Dec 2023: worked in Cambridge to develop a drone fitted with a range of particle measurement instruments that can be used to test theoretical conclusions on emissions in the real-world marine environment.
  28. From behind the sofa

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/sophie-from-romania
    Thumbnail for From behind the sofa 13 Jan 2023: Eventually though the story will reach a natural end – which is when my thousands of new followers online will face the shock of realising that I normally tweet about economic policy.
  29. Taking care of mental health

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/diagnosing-mental-health-disorders
    Thumbnail for Taking care of mental health 9 Feb 2023: Her first company, Psynova (acquired by Myriad Genetics in 2011), developed a blood test to diagnose psychiatric conditions, particularly schizophrenia. ... We did release a diagnostic blood test for schizophrenia, but unfortunately it has not survived
  30. How The Boat Race is propelling routes into rowing

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cutting-through-boat-race
    Thumbnail for How The Boat Race is propelling routes into rowing 23 Mar 2023: Survey. It showed just 10% of the rowing community are from lower socio-economic groups, compared to 47% nationally and 27% of rowers attend independent schools, compared to 7% nationally. ... By funding committed local organisations, the Fund is
  31. Birds and honey badgers could be cooperating to steal from bees in…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/birds-and-the-badgers
    Thumbnail for Birds and honey badgers could be cooperating to steal from bees in parts of Africa 29 Jun 2023: It’s an intriguing idea, but hard to test,” said Spottiswoode. The research was primarily funded by the European Research Council.
  32. Preventing genetic diseases in dogs, our best friends

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/preventing-genetic-diseases-in-dogs
    Thumbnail for Preventing genetic diseases in dogs, our best friends 20 Apr 2023: Testing alongside breeding. Mellersh’s research group identifies the genetic variants and mutations that underpin these serious inherited diseases and develops tests to spot which dogs carry these. ... It's about prevention rather than a cure,”
  33. “Incredible” diabetes management app now recommended by NICE

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/nice-recommends-type-1-diabetes-app
    Thumbnail for “Incredible” diabetes management app now recommended by NICE 7 Nov 2023: Within 20 minutes they were in A&E. Tests showed that Eddie had hyperglycaemia – dangerously high blood sugar levels.
  34. Cambridge academic named backup astronaut on NASA's historic…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/jenni-gibbons-artemis-mission-moon
    Thumbnail for Cambridge academic named backup astronaut on NASA's historic Artemis II mission 6 Dec 2023: has been a test bed for technological development – it's this wonderful international partnership 400km above the Earth. ... Credit: NASA. Essentially flying a test mission ahead of the Artemis III moon landing – which will put the first woman and
  35. Ageing: can we add more life to our years?

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/reverse-age-and-extend-health
    Thumbnail for Ageing: can we add more life to our years? 20 Dec 2023: She’s learned a lot from experiments in test tubes and now wants to see how the process works inside body cells, where many other things are happening in tandem.
  36. Journeys of discovery: Christine Holt on how our brains wire-up

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/wiring-the-brain-christine-holt
    Thumbnail for Journeys of discovery: Christine Holt on how our brains wire-up 18 Oct 2023: But no-one thought it would work. In the end Doug Campbell, my PhD student, did the test one evening in 2001 “just so that I’d stop mentioning it”, as ... Two other postdocs, Hosung Jung and Toshiaki Shigeoka, developed a mouse model to test this
  37. From ground-breaking research in Nigeria to using novel tools to…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/vice-chancellors-awards-2023
    Thumbnail for From ground-breaking research in Nigeria to using novel tools to transform conservation 12 Dec 2023: have the potential to create significant economic, social and cultural impact from, and engagement with and for, research.
  38. Black British Voices: the findings

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/black-british-voices-report
    Thumbnail for Black British Voices: the findings 28 Sep 2023: The report argues that, for some, racial disparities in pay and pensions – combined with class hierarchies – create a “fatalism” about economic fairness.
  39. Opinion: Putin's war of attrition

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/putins-war-of-attrition
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Putin's war of attrition 24 Feb 2023: Putin hopes to outlast Ukraine’s western backers. His forces are destroying Ukraine’s infrastructure to raise the cost of resistance and to make Ukraine an economic burden.
  40. Changing how we talk — and think — about manufacturing

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/future-of-manufacturing
    Thumbnail for Changing how we talk — and think — about manufacturing 17 Jan 2023: Why? Because economic value of manufactured goods increasingly depends on activities — such as R&D, design and testing services — that are officially categorised as belonging to other sectors of the economy.
  41. Classics shorts with Mary Beard

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/classics-shorts-with-mary-beard
    Thumbnail for Classics shorts with Mary Beard 19 Feb 2023: They used special techniques for delivering speeches that Classics experts Shushma Malik and Tim Whitmarsh want to put to the test and who better to take up the challenge than Alex
  42. Cambridge Festival launches extensive programme for 2023

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-2023-launch
    Thumbnail for Cambridge Festival launches extensive programme for 2023 10 Feb 2023: In THE BARON DE LANCEY LECTURE 2023 – ASSISTED DYING: SLIPPERY SLOPES AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES (16 March), Professor Emily Jackson (London School of Economics) discusses the practical pitfalls in trying to legislate
  43. Institute for Technology and Humanity: Ensuring technology benefits…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/institute-technology-humanity-launch
    Thumbnail for Institute for Technology and Humanity: Ensuring technology benefits humanity 21 Nov 2023: In fact, one potential project for Connelly involves using machine learning to build and explore a database of declassified documents to test the “mosaic theory”: whether millions of tiny pieces can
  44. Fixing the Fens

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/fens-and-landscape-regeneration
    Thumbnail for Fixing the Fens 14 Apr 2023: Add to these challenges the huge loss of biodiversity caused by changes in land use, and the wider economic and public health challenges of the region: this problem is much bigger
  45. Celebrating the women of Cambridge: Part III

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/celebrating-cambridge-women-part-three
    Thumbnail for Celebrating the women of Cambridge: Part III 23 Mar 2023: She heads research under the themes of progress and productivity and her latest book, ‘Cogs and Monsters: What Economics Is, and What It Should Be‘ is on how economics needs to ... Diane was awarded a CBE for her contribution to the public
  46. Beyond the nuclear family

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/real-families-fitzwilliam-exhibition
    Thumbnail for Beyond the nuclear family 5 Oct 2023: Golombok believes that while family structures may not change as drastically as they did in the last half-century, the challenges they face are becoming increasingly socio-economic and political.
  47. #CamFest Speaker Spotlight

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/martin-jones
    Thumbnail for #CamFest Speaker Spotlight 14 Mar 2023: world in Edible economics: how much can food tell us about economic change? ... So food and reproduction have been central to the fashioning of economic behaviour and practice.
  48. The Mastercard class of '23

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/Mastercard-Foundation-class-of-2023
    Thumbnail for The Mastercard class of '23 3 Aug 2023: Muhammad Balarabe. Muhammad Balarabe. Muhammad Balarabe is from Nigeria. He's looking at global health care with a particular focus on the social and economic determinants of health.
  49. Inspiring the next generation of scientists - sixth form students…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/inspiring-scientists-at-cambridge-2023
    Thumbnail for Inspiring the next generation of scientists - sixth form students sample life in a Cambridge lab 7 Mar 2023: They’ve studied areas such as why fruit flies are so important in research, how different types of microscopy are used, and how the PCR tests we all got so familiar
  50. Predicting threats to food security

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/predicting-threats-to-food-security
    Thumbnail for Predicting threats to food security 22 Feb 2023: He explains that he has always been interested in integrating information – epidemiology, ecology, mathematics and economics.
  51. Celebrating Cambridge Women: Part II

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/celebrating-cambridge-women-part-two
    Thumbnail for Celebrating Cambridge Women: Part II 15 Mar 2023: She has previously been Head of Social Media at the Houses of Parliament and the London School of Economics, where she built the university’s first social media strategy and launched

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