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The social scientist who inadvertently became a poet

25 Mar 2022

At the age of thirteen Mona Jebril found herself stranded in Gaza, becoming a refugee for the second time in her life. Her talent and determination...

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A City of London police officer armed with a Taser

Carrying Tasers increases police use of force, study finds

20 Dec 2018

Cambridge experiment with City of London police found that, while rarely deployed, just the presence of electroshock devices led to greater overall...

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Big_Data_Prob

Preparing social scientists for the world of big data

18 Jun 2015

The UK lags behind other countries in preparing social scientists for the world of big data, says Dr Brendan Burchell, Director of a new centre set...

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Screenshots from TV report on the original Milwaukee Domestic Violence Experiment that took place in 1987-88

Mandatory arrest in domestic violence call-outs causes early death in victims

03 Mar 2014

Cambridge criminologist follows up on landmark US domestic violence arrest experiment and finds that black victims who had partners arrested rather...

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Promoting reading

Literacy, not income, key to improving public health in India

13 Jun 2013

New research suggests public health in developing countries may be better improved by reducing illiteracy rather than raising average income.

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Festival of Ideas

Festival of Ideas begins!

19 Oct 2011

Cambridge University’s Festival of Ideas begins today (19 October).

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Writing, Sunset, Italy.

What shape will universities take in the future?

28 Jun 2011

A conference at CRASSH later this week will address some big and highly topical questions.

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Money

Wealthier, but not necessarily healthier

07 Jul 2010

One of the most famous and influential mantras of Barack Obama’s chief economic adviser – that wealthier nations are also healthier – has been called...

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Twilight literature

Researchers get serious about kids’ stuff

03 Feb 2010

A new centre for the study of children's literature, which will analyse material ranging from classics such as Alice In Wonderland to Disney films...

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Money

Men hit harder by credit crunch stress

06 Mar 2009

Men who think they may lose their jobs are likely to become more depressed and anxious than women, even though they claim to be less concerned, new...

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Lego Play

Examining the psychosocial effects of molecular genetic diagnosis

01 Sep 2007

What does it mean to be a member of a family that is affected by a genetic disease? What is it like for a woman at risk of being a carrier of a...

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