The Leader as a Container: Why Mentoring Matters More in Uncertain Times
Leadership has always involved helping people move forward. But in periods of uncertainty, leaders are increasingly required to do something less visible: help people deal with the anxiety that comes with change. […]
The Students Who Didn’t Wait for the Future
Two young graduates turned an AI study tool into a global business in little more than a year. Their story raises a bigger question: are universities preparing future leaders fast enough? Universities […]
III Sport Medicine, Surgery & Health meeting at the Ciudad del Fútbol – Ernest Schilders speaking
A pleasure to be in Madrid this week at the invitation of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for the III Sport Medicine, Surgery & Health meeting at the Ciudad del Fútbol. […]
Leren lezen en rekenen verandert de hersenen al na één schooljaar
Hoe de hersenen van jonge kinderen zich ontwikkelen, is niet alleen een kwestie van biologie of rijping, maar wordt ook rechtstreeks beïnvloed door het onderwijs. Dat hebben KU Leuven-onderzoekers vastgesteld door het […]
The university and American innovation
Writing in Science, JHU President Ron Daniels describes how the historical partnership between research universities and the federal government has ensured the nation’s scientific preeminence The transformation of the United States’ research enterprise […]
Oxford researchers uncover how Parkinson’s disease protein damages brain cells
A new study reveals a key mechanism by which the protein alpha-synuclein, the hallmark of Parkinson’s disease, damages neurons (brain cells) by blocking a vital cellular gateway. The results of the study, […]
Could AI be growing up?
Three takeaways from the world’s largest edtech event By Craig Nicholson, Chief AI Officer15 May 2026 Following his recent trip to the world’s largest event on the future of learning and education […]
How the market values AI and advanced analytics investments
How do capital markets respond when firms in traditional industries integrate AI and advanced analytics (AIAA)? Having analysed stock market reactions to 397 announcements by biopharmaceutical firms between 2001 and 2020, Michael Freeman and […]
How independent creative workers negotiate audience relationships
Independent creative workers, from visual artists to musicians, need to achieve widespread appeal. But once they do, managing the relationship with their audience is the next challenge. In a study of independent […]
From range anxiety to charge anxiety
Is range anxiety still the main factor limiting EV adoption? Charge anxiety seems to have taken over. It arises from five factors: Hardware: Will the charger’s plug fit my vehicle, and does […]
Should you aggregate expert estimates and forecasts?
How frequent are large disagreements in human judgement? Miguel Sousa Lobo and his co-author found that the frequency with which an individual judgement differs substantially from the consensus looks less like a bell curve […]
April 4, 2026: The Business of Rowing (nr. 18): When FLI Took Leadership to the Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race
On Boat Race day in London, The Future Leadership Institute turned one of the world’s oldest university sporting rivalries into a laboratory for leadership. Olympic rowers, business leaders, academics and students gathered […]
DNA shape explains crucial gene-therapy challenges
Researchers at Imperial College London, the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS), and the University of Sheffield have shown that the physical twisting of DNA plays an important role in correcting for […]
DNA research to shed light on the alleged remains of the Dukes of Brabant
Does St Peter’s Church in Leuven really contain the remains of the Dukes of Brabant from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries? DNA research led by KU Leuven aims to provide a definitive […]
