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Children aren’t active enough in winter, say Cambridge researchers

23 February 2016

Children should be given more support to enable them to be more active during the winter, particularly at weekends, say researchers from the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge. Their call comes in response to their findings that children are less active and spend more time sitting in autumn and winter compared to other times of the year.

Given in evidence

17 November 2015

How do we get better at taking the research knowledge from our science and engineering base and turning it into technologies, industries and economic wealth? ̽��ֱ��Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy aims to give policymakers the information they need to provide effective support for emerging technologies and industries.

̽��ֱ��city of Muzafarabad, Pakistan lays in ruins after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake that hit the region.

Earthquakes without frontiers

26 October 2015

̽��ֱ��Alpine–Himalayan belt, which stretches from the Mediterranean to the Pacific, is one of the world’s most seismically active regions. Now, a combination of earth science, social science and education is being used to help the region become more resilient to earthquakes, protecting lives and property.

Not a drop to drink

19 October 2015

A major research collaboration is looking at how small towns in the hills of India and Nepal are coping with increasing demand for water: who wins and who loses when resources get scarce?

Education that adds up

16 October 2015

We are in the midst of a “global learning crisis” according to UNESCO, with too many children worldwide learning little or nothing at school. A new research programme focusing on India and Pakistan aims to understand what needs to be done to ensure that education adds up.

Traders’ hormones ‘may destabilise financial markets’

02 July 2015

̽��ֱ��hormones testosterone and cortisol may destabilise financial markets by making traders take more risks, according to a study published today in Scientific Reports.

Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg in 1801

A real piece of work

16 June 2015

In 2003, researchers embarked on a project to piece together a picture of changes in British working life over the course of 600 years. ̽��ֱ��emerging results seem to demand a rewrite of the most important chapter in our social and economic history.

What research would enhance business sustainability?

15 May 2015

A new project led by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership is looking at how academic research can help make businesses more sustainable. Dr Jonathan Green, one of the project leads, is looking to the public to ask the questions that may form the basis of future research, and help businesses reduce their impact on the environment.

West Summerland Key Mangrove Ecosystem, Florida Keys

Putting a value on what nature does for us

11 September 2014

Interactive online tool allows the value of an ecosystem to be calculated, and allows users to determine how altering a habitat can affect its economic, social and environmental worth.

Breastfeeding linked to lower risk of postnatal depression

20 August 2014

A new study of over 10,000 mothers has shown that women who breastfed their babies were at significantly lower risk of postnatal depression than those who did not.

Children aren’t active enough in winter, say Cambridge researchers

Given in evidence

Earthquakes without frontiers

Not a drop to drink

Education that adds up

Traders’ hormones ‘may destabilise financial markets’

A real piece of work

What research would enhance business sustainability?

Putting a value on what nature does for us

Breastfeeding linked to lower risk of postnatal depression

Study at Cambridge

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