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Cambridge Materials Q&A with Yat Li

As part of an ongoing series of Q&As with our Cambridge Materials Board Members, Yat Li, UC Santa Cruz, USA, a Cambridge Materials: Energy Associate Editor discusses their research, recent advances in energy materials, and perspectives on future challenges and opportunities in the field.

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When parasites get personal: A tick in the nose & a larva in the armpit (but that’s OK!)

A few years ago, I found a parasite in my armpit.  It was the larva of a blowfly, and I knew pretty well what it was, based on where I’d gotten it – or at least I thought I did.  Kibale National Park, Uganda, is known internationally for its diversity of nonhuman primates and among smaller circles for its high frequency of furuncular myiasis, a condition caused by parasitic fly larvae burrowing into the skin of a host.

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Exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy delivered by assertive community treatment teams for severe mental illness with symptoms of anxiety: a cluster randomized controlled trial

People with severe mental illness (SMI) frequently experience anxiety that interferes with daily functioning, social participation, and recovery. Although cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), particularly exposure-based approaches, is effective for anxiety, access remains limited for this population, especially in community settings where outreach services are central to care.…

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Cambridge Materials Q&A with Hao-Cheng Yang

As part of an ongoing series of Q&As with our Cambridge Materials Board Members, Hao-Cheng Yang, Zhejiang University, China a Cambridge Materials: Water Associate Editor discusses their research, recent advances in materials, and perspectives on future challenges and opportunities in the field.

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Public gardens prove valuable sentinels for invasive plants

A recently published research article that shows public gardens in the U.S. and Canada can serve as sentinels to invasive plant species in North America. Researchers examined data collected through Public Gardens as Sentinels against Invasive Plants (PGSIP), a project which links data from a network of botanical gardens and arboreta across North America to provide information on plants within their collection that are escaping cultivation.

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Making a Psychologist: When AI meets Psychology

[This is Part 1 of a blog series called Making a Psychologist—about how AI is enablingscientists, big tech companies, and obscure Redditors alike to build systems that aresimultaneously horrifically invasive, but also enormously powerful, and if we’re lucky, verygood for our well-being.

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The World of Sugar and the Commodity Frontiers Initiative: Editorial

In 2021, Sven Beckert, Ulbe Bosma, Mindi Schneider and Eric Vanhaute published  the research agenda of the Commodity Frontiers Initiative (CFI), in which they proposed a theory and trajectory for “studying the global history of capitalism through the lens of commodity frontiers and using commodity regimes as an analytical framework […] crucial to understanding the origins and nature of capitalism, and thus the modern world”.[1]…

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Happy Publication Day to Entrepreneurial Finance, 2e

Edited by Luisa Alemany and Job J. Andreoli Publishing 30 January 2026 | Paperback / $65.00 / £50.00 / 9781009537834 Order an examination copy About the Book Rigorously revised, with brand new chapters on additional private sources of funding, due diligence, sustainable finance, and deep tech investing, the second edition of this successful textbook provides a cutting-edge, practical, and comprehensive review of the financing of entrepreneurial ventures.…

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December Releases from Cambridge Aspire

The fully updated second edition covers all major methods including functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, electroencephalography, magnetoencephalography, multimodal imaging, and brain stimulation methods.…

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Cambridge Materials: Health Q&A with Vincent Rotello

Professor Vincent Rotello UMass, Amherst, USA is the recently appointed Editor-in-Chief of Cambridge Materials: Health. To celebrate the launch of the Cambridge Materials journal, they participated in a Q&A to discuss the aims of the journals and their hopes for their role as EiC.…

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November Releases from Cambridge Aspire

Zooarchaeology introduces students and practitioners to the identification and analysis of animal remains at archaeology sites. Learn more. Accessible and engaging, The Politics of Human Rights offers a fresh, empirical approach to understanding human dignity and the global responsibility to protect it.…

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Moving mental health science forward

The RCPsych Article of the Month for September is ‘A better future for mental health science‘ and the blog is written by author Niall Boyce and the article is published in The British Journal of Psychiatry.…

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New to Cambridge in 2026: Voluntas

Cambridge University Press is pleased to announce that it will publish Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations from January 2026, in partnership with the International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR).…

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Kant on language, culture and politics

We live in a world of great cultural and linguistic diversity, and even greater diversity of opinion. It’s often unclear what role this diversity should play in the formation and application of philosophical principles.…

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Parasitology supports Global Handwashing Day

Every year on 15 October, Global Handwashing Day reminds us of the critical role hand hygiene plays in protecting health and preventing disease. The 2025 theme, “It Might Be Gloves. It’s Always Hand Hygiene,” reinforces that even when gloves are used, hand hygiene remains essential.

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Eve O’Kelly Awarded Irish Society for Parasitology William C. Campbell Award 2025

Eve O’Kelly Awarded the Irish Society for Parasitology William C. Campbell Award 2025. Eve O’Kelly is a PhD candidate in the Molecular Parasitology Laboratory (MPL) lead by Prof. John P. Dalton at the University of Galway, Ireland. Her work focused on the isolation and molecular/biochemical characterization of immunomodulatory proteins from Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke). Now pursuing her PhD, Eve is continuing this research with the aim of identifying and characterizing novel vaccine targets to combat fasciolosis, a significant parasitic disease affecting livestock and humans.

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Akritas Cape: a recently discovered raptor migration hotspot in the Balkans

Several new hotspots have been identified in the past three decades, particularly in Italy, but none have approached the numbers observed at those three traditional sites. Up to now, the flyway connecting Greece with North Africa during post-breeding migration has been studied through observations from the island of Antikythira, located between southern Greece and Crete.

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Announcing the VIII Annual SPS Lecture

Join Social Policy and Society for their VIII annual journal event, where leading experts in social policy will share insights and research across diverse policy areas, including employment, housing, pensions, family, tax and social policy and climate justice.…

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Harvest management strategies for tall and dwarf elephant grass genotypes

Elephant grass [Cenchrus purpureus (Schum.) Morrone] is an outstanding forage crop widely used in tropical regions due to its high biomass yield and climatic adaptability. However, considerable variability exists among cultivars, making it essential to understand how the management of genotypes with differing in stem elongation potential can impact forage accumulation and quality for ruminants

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Celebrating our 2000th Element: Elitism versus Populism

Today’s critics of populism often place their trust in political elites, expecting mainstream politicians to respect American democratic institutions. But in my latest work, Elitism versus Populism, I directly test whether today’s politicians are any more likely to support fair political competition than members of the public.…

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Unveiling the Power of Engineering Metabolism: From Cells to Biotechnology

Metabolism, the intricate web of biochemical reactions that sustain life within cells, serves as the powerhouse driving essential cellular functions. At the heart of metabolism lies the provision of energy and building blocks crucial for the synthesis of macromolecules, vital for cellular structures, growth, and proliferation. This complex network comprises thousands of reactions catalysed by enzymes, involving an array of co-factors and metabolites.

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Jumping the Pond: A European Colonist Arrives on American Shores

Beyond just the discovery of this invasive species on New Jersey shores, this study reveals the usefulness of reporting platforms like iNaturalist. Checking kilometers of coastline requires many hours of work – far beyond what is possible for an academic study. But through reporting of sightings, citizen scientists can provide a wealth of useful data. Indeed, since the publication of the paper, the beadlet anemone has now been found to the north in New York State. The colonists are spreading out.

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Spray Drones Prove Effective for Crabgrass Management in Turf

Until now, not much was known about the influence that nozzle type and application volume have on weed control efficacy with remotely piloted aerial application systems (RPAASs). However, new research shows that RPAAS applications using low-drift nozzles at low spray volumes (1.0–1.5 gallons/acre) can achieve weed control levels comparable to ground sprayer applications at 10 gallons/acre in turf.

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Spillover effects of financial education

Veronica Frisancho, Chief Economist at CAF (Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean) answers our questions about her award winning article “Spillover effects of financial education: The impact of school-based programs on parents” published in the inaugural issue of Journal of Financial Literacy and Wellbeing.…

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The Value of Sleeping

Imagine there was a magical pill, one that allowed you to skip sleeping but gave you all the health benefits that sleep provides: you’d take the pill and you would feel rested and ready to go on working, studying, playing sports, taking care of your family, having fun with your friends.…

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Are regime changes always bad economics?

Political instability has long been associated with negative economic consequences, particularly through its presumed effect on investment. Conventional wisdom suggests that regime changes – such as resignations, coups, or assassinations – create uncertainty that drives away investors and stunts economic growth.…

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The Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings Continue to Evolve

 It is fitting but painfully frustrating to note that I write these words on the day that marks exactly three years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. What has that to do with theatre? Well, my Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings (WUPR) arose a few nanoseconds after that sad historical event, and has gone on to midwife over 700 readings, productions, installations, films, videos, conferences, and more in 33 countries. All of them present and promote the work of Ukrainian writers offering unique and powerful insights into their national tragedy.

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Are we really measuring what matters? The hidden challenges of studying children across cultures

Cross-cultural research in the social sciences is expanding rapidly, helping us understand how different cultures shape human behaviour. But here’s the big question: Are the tools we use actually measuring what we think they are in diverse populations? This issue of construct validity—ensuring research instruments truly capture what they are meant to—becomes even more complicated when studying children in diverse cultural settings. Our recent paper, Construct Validity in Cross-Cultural, Developmental Research: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement, reveals why this matters and how researchers can (try to, at least!) get it right

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Covering the costs of publishing open access papers in Bird Conservation International

Every year, an increasing proportion of scientific articles are published open access, which means they are fully available to all, rather than being hidden behind a subscription paywall. There are various reasons for this trend, but all are underpinned by the fact that publicly available research enables greater impact and visibility, while also increasing the accessibility of scientific knowledge.

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