Cambridge Core BlogHow do we work with the University of Cambridge? The University Collaboration Budget
As part of our blog post series looking at how Cambridge University Press works with Cambridge University, we learn more about the University Collaboration Budget.…
Archive for November 2020
Creating a healthier food environment in Singapore: Analysis
Public Health Nutrition Editorial Highlight: ‘Identifying implementation gaps and priorities for the Singapore government to improve food environment policies: perspectives from a local expert panel’ In March 2018 we invited a panel of 20 national experts in public health nutrition or chronic disease prevention to evaluate the actions of the Singapore’s governments in creating healthier food environments.…
Does Wright Get Paul on Israel Right? Continued Debate
Jews and Christians are both united and divided by the parts of the Bible that they hold in common. Many see Paul’s innovative, at times “counter” readings of the Hebrew Bible as standing at the beginning of the process that led to the eventual separation between rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity.…
Backcross breeding for improvement of heat tolerance at reproductive phase in Thai rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties
Rice production determines food security for many countries, as it is the only major grain grown exclusively for food and provides over one fifth of the calories consumed worldwide. …
Understanding the Mexica
Articles in Ancient Mesoamerica offer insights about the Mexican highlands before, during, and after the Mexica took control of it. In only a couple hundred years, they created an empire that stretched from coast to coast in ancient Mesoamerica.…
How did Down syndrome get its name?
Some disability-related names have dropped out of usage, because they are now considered to be offensive due to their origins. Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) is one example.…
Remedying socio-environmental disasters in Brazil’s mining industry: Where we stand five years after the Doce River Dam Disaster
Our 2019 article Rights Holders’ Participation and Access to Remedies: Lessons Learned from the Doce River Dam Disaster analyses remediation efforts that followed the collapse of the Fundão mining tailings dam in 2015 in Brazil which caused severe environmental, social, and economic losses.…
Gut Microbiome and Cardiovascular disease
The Nutrition Society Paper of the Month for November is ‘Trimethylamine N-oxide: heart of the microbiota–CVD nexus?’ and is free to access.…
Engaging researchers in India during the pandemic
Discover how our team in India is engaging with researchers during the pandemic.
Digital Reviews Editor: Transitions
In issue 9(1) of Advances in Archaeological Practice we will transition our Digital Reviews editorship from Dr. Sara Perry (Museum of London Archaeology) to Dr.…