The first study to look at the impact of the relationship with teachers on adolescent behaviour finds that a positive teacher-student relationship can be as effective as anti-bullying programmes at improving wellbeing […]
Positive Teacher-Student Relationships Boost Good Behaviour In Teenagers For Up To Four Years
Elders Use Brain Networks Differently For Short-Term Recall
Older people’s short-term memory is generally slower and less accurate compared to younger people. But a new UC Berkeley study suggests that brains that continue to perform well in old age do […]
The London Olympics Made Us Happy, But Was It Worth It?
The 2012 Olympic Games caused a marked increase in happiness among Londoners, according to new LSE research which shows for the first time that there are significant intangible effects to hosting the […]
Carbon Dioxide Can Be Stored Underground For Ten Times The Length Needed To Avoid Climatic Impact
Study of natural-occurring 100,000 year-old CO2 reservoirs shows no significant corroding of ‘cap rock’, suggesting the greenhouse gas hasn’t leaked back out – one of the main concerns with greenhouse gas reduction proposal […]
Sexual Rivalry May Drive Frog Reproductive Behaviors
It may be hard to imagine competing over who gets to kiss a frog, but when it comes to mating, a new study concludes that some frogs have moved out of the […]
Class-Origin Pay Gap In Elite Professions
People from working class families are not only less likely to secure jobs in high-status occupations, but will earn thousands of pounds a year less when they get there, according to new […]
New Study Sheds Light On State Of LGBT Entrepreneurs In The U.S.
More than one in three LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) entrepreneurs funded or seeking funding are not “out” to investors Startups founded by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) entrepreneurship […]
Financial Cycles Of Acquisitions And ‘Buybacks’ Threaten Public Access To Breakthrough Drugs
An analysis of a new drug’s journey to market, published this week in the BMJ, shines a light on financial practices that see some major pharmaceutical companies relying on a cycle of acquisitions, […]
Countries With The World’s Richest One Per Cent (Oxford University Study)
A new study has examined the varying fortunes of the world’s richest people between 1988 and 2012 to identify which parts of the world the top 1% come from. It finds that […]
Blood Of Belgian King Albert I Identified After 80 Years
The death of King Albert I of Belgium in 1934 – officially a climbing accident – still fuels speculation. Forensic geneticist Maarten Larmuseau and his colleagues at KU Leuven have now compared […]
September 15, 2016: Education Conference (“Ons Onderwijs”)
Save the date: 15/9/2016 Education Conference with Professor Wouter Duyck Venue: Antwerp, Wijnhandel Despert, Zagerijstraat 25, 2960 Sint Job in ‘t Goor Timing: 19.30h Public: The conference is for everybody interested in education in […]
Biologists Home In On Paleo Gut For Clues To Our Evolutionary History
For all the anxiety today about the bacteria in our gut being under constant assault by antibiotics, stress and bad diets, it turns out that a lot of the bacteria in our […]
September 7, 2016: Cecil Summit + FLI Lunch
The Future Leadership Institute Seminar Program Oxford: Lunch program: Table discussion “Global Legalization Trial Escalates Elephant Poaching” Date: 7 Sep 2016 Lunch: 13 – 16 h Party: 3 Venue: The Oxford Kitchen (TBC) * […]
The Performance Of Large EU Banks In The Wake Of The Financial Crisis
A Vlerick Business School policy paper attempts to provide an overview of the performance of 50 large EU banks in the wake of the financial crisis. Several questions are addressed for this purpose: […]
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