NASA is preparing for a future that could include soft robotic spacecraft with flexible surfaces that can anchor to an asteroid, and an artificial gravity device for long-duration, deep space missions, along […]
NASA is preparing for a future that could include soft robotic spacecraft with flexible surfaces that can anchor to an asteroid, and an artificial gravity device for long-duration, deep space missions, along […]
Investors want companies to report on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors, but relay that a lack of standardised, high quality data is a significant barrier to integrating them into investment practices. […]
The unique mechanisms involved in mosquito flight have been shared for the first time in a new Oxford University collaboration, which could inform future aerodynamic innovations, including tiny scale flying tech. Much […]
‘Big data’ study finds that children from families with limited education have strongest long-term response to teacher encouragement, and are more likely to progress to university as a result. The relationships teachers […]
The most common reasons given for the breakdown of marriages or live-in partnerships in Britain are communication problems and growing apart, according to analysis by UCL researchers of the latest National Survey […]
A toxic environment is known to create health problems for people, but sick people can also create health problems for the environment. Around Kenya’s Lake Victoria, a fishing community where locals battle […]
Professors Luc Sels and Rik Torfs have officially declared their candidacies for the office of Rector of KU Leuven. Between 18 April and 4 May they can present their programme during a […]
Oxford’s men cruised to victory after the University’s women succumbed to an early mistake in the 2017 Cancer Research UK Boat Races. On a glorious day in London, the men’s crew took […]
Some of the negative consequences on the wellbeing of a child born to a single mother can be reduced if their biological father joins and stays with the family according to new […]
NASA has selected a science mission that will measure emissions from the interstellar medium, which is the cosmic material found between stars. This data will help scientists determine the life cycle of […]
Date: 2 April 2017 Topic: The Oxford Cambridge Boat Race Lunch / The Business of Rowing Venue: Private Public: By invitation only
Offers by retailers to ‘beat the price’ of rivals, while costly, are no more effective than ‘price-matching’ offers, says new academic study. Costly offers by retailers to “beat the price” of competitors […]
A digital humanities team sifts through two centuries of British novels and geography to see how London’s readers felt about different parts of their city. Maps help us locate landmarks and can […]
Long gone are the days when a life of material excess and endless leisure time signified prestige. According to a new study from Professor Silvia Bellezza of Columbia Business School, Americans increasingly […]