As World Water Day is celebrated around the globe, Cambridge University Press and its Prisms journals are leading the way in the fight to ensure a sustainable future for the World’s water resources.…
Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health has launched a mentorship programme offering young people the chance to spend a year on the journal’s editorial board.…
From his early years growing up in Argentina, through his university education in Colorado and becoming an esteemed scientist in Arizona, Professor Osvaldo Sala has maintained a life-long passion for biology and ecology. Working from local to global levels, his achievements have been truly transdisciplinary, collaborating with geologists, social scientists, mathematicians, and humanists – a perfect match for his recent appointment as joint Editor-in-Chief of Cambridge Prisms: Drylands, alongside Professor David Eldridge.
“There’s something amazing about deserts, about wide open spaces and the relative tranquillity you find there,” says Professor David Eldridge. “Whenever I go back to my study areas in western New South Wales, Australia, I feel really centred and calm; it’s these places, my special places, where I get to think about new ideas or contemplate where my life is heading. Deserts and drylands, to me, are very calming.”
As Editors-in-Chief of a new cross-disciplinary journal with an audience spanning a huge range of sectors, it is fitting that Zoe Hope Bulaitis and Jeffrey R. Wilson have remarkably distinct backgrounds. Zoe, a first-generation literature scholar, grew up in London with a passion for indie music and later developed a love of the sea during a decade at the University of Exeter – while Jeff grew up in Kansas, in the middle of the USA and in his words “pretty far off the usual pathways to academia”. What unites them is a love of literature; Jeff’s interest in public humanities was spawned by a fascination in debates around the works of William Shakespeare, while Zoe pursued journalism as a potential career before “falling in love with longer-forms of writing and collaborative academic work” during her MA at Exeter.
Across the world, every mine that opens will have to close at some point – because every resource is finite. But what does a successful closure look like, when looked at through social, cultural, economic and environmental lenses?
Daniel Kay, Editor in Chief of Research Directions: Sleep Psychology, reveals how a bad dream experience in childhood led to a fascinating career in sleep science “When I was a child,” recalls Daniel Kay, “I had a recurring nightmare that proved to be one of the most impactful experiences of my life.…
Following the launch of Research Directions: Depression by Cambridge University Press, Editor-in-Chief Ian Hickie explains why a question-led and global approach will reveal new insights into mood disorders The launch of Research Directions: Depression represents ‘a chance to co-ordinate a real global effort in the field’, according to Editor-in-Chief Ian Hickie.…
Last month Cambridge University Press & Assessment (CUPA) announced the first sponsorship of a question in its innovative Research Directions: One Health journal.…
Dragan Savic, Editor-in-Chief of Cambridge Prisms: Water, explains how technology, combined with the right management philosophy, can help solve global water challenges “Water security is a multi-dimensional and enduring human goal,” states Professor Dragan Savic.…
Following the launch of Research Directions: Bioelectronics by Cambridge University Press, Editor-in-Chief Samit Chakrabarty explains more about this fascinating branch of science A translated version of a Russian university textbook on human physiology might seem an unlikely source of inspiration for a leader in the world of neuroscience – but that is exactly what set Dr.…
Professor Richard Kock, Editor-in-Chief of Research Directions: One Health, recently launched by Cambridge University Press, explains why a broad concept of health and well-being is essential.…
Richard Fenner, Editor-in-Chief of Cambridge Prisms: Water, explains why a multi-disciplinary approach is crucial to meet human needs and maintain healthy ecosystems Ensuring water security, which is threatened by the twin threats of climate change and a growing population, is one of the biggest challenges of our time.…
Martyn Dade-Robertson, Editor-in-Chief of Research Directions: Biotechnology Design, explains more about this emerging branch of science Can we grow a building?…
Cambridge Prisms: Extinction Co-Editors-in-Chief John Alroy and Barry Brook explain why swift and decisive action is required from governments, policy-makers and the public Public understanding of the main drivers of extinction – habitat loss, climate change, over-exploitation, invasive species, and pollution – is crucial if we are to stop biodiversity loss and maintain the ecosystems that sustain human populations.…
Daniel Oi, Editor-in-Chief of Research Directions: Quantum Technologies sheds light on a challenging subject ‘Science is driven as much by what we don’t know as it is by what we already know,’ states Daniel Oi.…
Professor Andrea Azcarate-Peril tells the marathon story of her journey from Argentina, via North Carolina, to becoming Editor-in-Chief of Gut Microbiome, an open access journal co-published by Cambridge University Press and The Nutrition Society
Emeritus Professor Tom Spencer, Editor-in-Chief of Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures, reflects on the influence of ‘wonderful’ teachers and the need to understand a plethora of viewpoints in relation to our coastlines The window for meaningful action relating to the world’s coastlines is closing fast, but Tom Spencer remains ‘guardedly optimistic’ that there is still time for societies and communities to come up with sustainable strategies for those that live and work at the coast. …
Cambridge Prisms: Plastics Editor-in-Chief Steve Fletcher describes his hopes for a circular plastics economy and the opportunity to drive global policy changes ‘It’s funny how careers evolve,’ laughs Steve Fletcher.…
Cambridge Prisms: Precision Medicine editor-in-chief Dame Anna Dominiczak offers wise words to young women considering a career in science ‘Young women should follow their dreams.…
On a global basis, mental health is an issue almost unimaginable in its scale. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently estimated that some 300 million people suffer from depression worldwide, and that every 40 seconds someone commits suicide with causes including mental health afflictions, such as depression. Indeed, the WHO says that, among those aged 15 to 29, suicide is a ‘leading cause of death’ – and that the majority of these are in low- or middle-income countries.
Dame Anna Dominiczak, the first female chief scientist for health in Scotland and Editor-in-Chief of the new Cambridge Prisms: Precision Medicine journal, details her stellar achievements since her move from Gdansk to Glasgow 40 years ago
Q&A with Editor-in-Chief of the Precision Medicine Journal, Dame Anna Dominiczak, for International day of Women and Girls in Science
How long will humankind survive? Besides the fact that we have been able to eliminate ourselves with nuclear weapons for decades, even without a third world war, the challenge to take care of the resources of our planet remains; we need to use them in a way that our children and their children can have a place on Earth as well. In this blog post Andreas Losch discusses his recent review article in the International Journal of Astrobiology, The need of an ethics of planetary sustainability
The English language contains a wealth of insults and terms of abuse. Personal insults attack the core and immutable aspects of a person, such as their race, ethnicity, appearance, age, or a disability.…
In this post Niva Golan-Nadir and Daniel Smith expand on their recent Politics and Religion article ‘From religious to secular perspectives of religion and state – tracing the American Blue law‘.…
The March article of Muses – the arts blog from BJPsych International is the first blog of the series. The blog is written by Dr Dami Ajayi, Specialty Doctor, Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Trainee/Blog Editor, BJPsych International.…
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.…
Even though findings from genetics and other sciences unequivocally refute biological conceptions of race, this erroneous viewpoint remains widespread among the general public.…
How long will humankind survive? Besides the fact that we have been able to eliminate ourselves with nuclear weapons for decades, even without a third world war, the challenge to take care of the resources of our planet remains; we need to use them in a way that our children and their children can have a place on Earth as well. In this blog post Andreas Losch discusses his recent review article in the International Journal of Astrobiology, The need of an ethics of planetary sustainability
It is an article of faith among ordinary Filipinos that American troops will die with Filipino troops defending Philippine claims to the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea (SCS).…
Q&A with Editor-in-Chief of the Precision Medicine Journal, Dame Anna Dominiczak, for International day of Women and Girls in Science
More and more research is finding inflammation as a potential contributing factor towards to the development of various mental illnesses. A systematic review was conducted to determine the association between parasitic infection and mental illnesses in various African populations. Two parasite groups were evaluated; helminths and protozoans, and four mental illness classifications; depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, schizotypal disorders and unspecified mental illnesses.
This is the first post in our new series: “Conversations with Authors.” For our inaugural post, we asked Dr. Vesla Weaver to meet (virtually) with Dr.…
The March article of Muses – the arts blog from BJPsych International is the first blog of the series. The blog is written by Dr Dami Ajayi, Specialty Doctor, Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Trainee/Blog Editor, BJPsych International.…
The English language contains a wealth of insults and terms of abuse. Personal insults attack the core and immutable aspects of a person, such as their race, ethnicity, appearance, age, or a disability.…
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