Financial management is the heartbeat of every business. However, a start-up or scale-up will focus completely different aspects to an established company. Additionally, many starters and growing businesses tend to underestimate the […]
New Marker In Blood Could Detect Fatal Breast Cancer Up To One Year Earlier
A new marker that could be used to diagnose fatal breast cancer up to one year ahead of current methods has been identified in a study led by UCL. The study, published […]
Reducing Food Waste
Better collaboration with farmers, processors and consumers could help retailers reduce the huge amount of wasted food, says Harvard Business Review article by three Cambridge Judge academics. A four-pronged strategy could help […]
The Downside To Downtime At Work: There Are Significant Costs, Study Shows
Companies in the United States pay more than $100 billion in wages every year for time that employees spend idle, according to new research from the McCombs School of Business at The […]
Mars: Not As Dry As It Seems
Two new Oxford University papers have shed light on why there is no life on Mars. When searching for life, scientists first look for an element key to sustaining it: fresh water. […]
Children And Chimpanzees Pay To Punish Antisocial Behaviour
Six-year-old children and chimpanzees derive pleasure from watching others being punished for antisocial behaviour and are prepared to pay to see it, according to new UCL research. Until now, it has been […]
Politicians More Polarized Than Voters, Stanford Political Scientist Finds
The US is no more politically divided than it was in the 1970s, despite how things might appear in the news. Instead, the political parties have sorted into narrow groups that don’t […]
The Evolution Of The Modern Christmas
Christmas is a chameleon; over the centuries it has evolved and absorbed a myriad influences to become the festival we know today, according to the University’s Professor Mark Connelly. He says: ‘In […]
Discovery Of New Planet Reveals Distant Solar System To Rival Our Own
The discovery of an eighth planet circling the distant star Kepler-90 by University of Texas at Austin astronomer Andrew Vanderburg and Google’s Christopher Shallue overturns our solar system’s status as having the […]
Future Leaders Motivated By A Sense Of Purpose According To New Oxford Saïd Survey
The next generation of business leaders puts purpose at the centre of their career, a new international survey amongst 19- to 26-year-olds shows. The Future Skills Survey, conducted by Saïd Business School, […]
Gene Mutation Causes Low Sensitivity To Pain
A UCL-led research team has identified a rare mutation that causes one family to have unusually low sensitivity to pain. The researchers hope the findings, published today in Brain, could be used […]
Openness To Experience Trumps Intellectual Curiosity For Learning
People who are open to new experiences are better at learning than those who are intellectually curious reveals new research from LSE. The research, published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology […]
Expert Comment: Chris Froome And High Salbutamol Urine Concentration
Dr John Dickinson, the UK’s foremost expert in asthma in elite athletes, comments on the news that champion cyclist Chris Froome returned an ‘adverse’ drugs test at the Vuelta a Espana (Tour […]
Over 50s With Fewer Teeth At Risk Of Frailty
New research by scientists at King’s College London has found that tooth loss may contribute to musculoskeletal frailty in the over 50s, with those with fewer than 20 teeth being at greatest […]