Cities should feature compact development alongside large, contiguous green spaces to maximise benefits of urban ecosystems to humans, research led by the University of Exeter has concluded. More than half the world’s […]
Large Parks Key To City Success
9 Billion Mouths To Feed: The Future Of Our Food
One in five human beings is overweight. One in seven is hungry. By 2050, we will have another two billion mouths to feed. How can agriculture meet this challenge? Should we take […]
Who Would Want To Be CEO?
Why grappling with new technology gives chief executives an unenviable task. The rise of technology is both a blessing and a curse for today’s CEOs. Most appreciate being able to monitor markets, […]
How Knowledge Leaders Turn Academic Research Into Organisational Impact
Knowledge leaders need better institutional support to effectively apply management research and successfully drive innovation and change within organisations, a new study has found. Published today in Human Relations, it identifies how […]
National Security Implications Of Virtual Currency
Examining the Potential for Non-state Actor Deployment by Joshua Baron, Angela O’Mahony, David Manheim, Cynthia Dion-Schwarz This report examines the feasibility for non-state actors, including terrorist and insurgent groups, to increase their […]
Seth Rogin: ‘If You’re Reading This Now, It’s Too Late’
Knowing ‘what everyone’s talking about’ has always been the mark of the fashionable and connected. It’s very much easier to do in the age of social media, when comments and pictures can […]
Join The Odysseus Space Science Challenge
Are you interested in space exploration? Are you aged between 7 and 22? Then you are just the person to enjoy taking part in an exciting competition known as Odysseus! The Odysseus […]
Be An Astronaut: NASA Accepting Applications For Future Explorers
Recently named the best place to work in the federal government for the fourth year in a row, NASA is looking for the best candidates to work in the best job on […]
Efforts To ‘Turbocharge’ Rice And Reduce World Hunger Enter Important New Phase
A long-term project aimed at improving photosynthesis in rice is entering its third stage, marking another step on the road to significantly increased crop yields that will help meet the food needs […]
Nepal Research Has Lessons For Global Vaccination Efforts
Oxford University researchers are making important progress evaluating the impact of an important new programme to save the lives of children in Nepal, which is being discussed in Geneva this week. Gavi […]
Two Thirds Of Senior Managers Can’t Name Their Firms’ Top Priorities
Only a third of senior managers can correctly identify their firms’ top three priorities, a survey has revealed. The survey of 11,000 senior executives, leaders and managers from more than 400 companies, […]
Among Xmas Lights And Garland … Bugs?
Give your Christmas tree a good shake before carrying it indoors. If not, you’ll probably transport holiday hitchhikers straight into your living room. It’s not usual for an assortment of bugs – ranging […]
Tuning Chocolate Flavor Through Yeast Research
Researchers of Leuven University and VIB in Belgium have shown that the yeasts used to ferment cocoa during chocolate production can modify the aroma of the resulting chocolate. “The set of new […]
Feb 8-9, 2016: Beyond Mediation – Building Blocks of Constructive Conflict Management: Conference
Topic? The conference is built around three plenary sessions and five rounds of parallel sessions on three tracks of private, institutional and collective/multi-party mediation. Academic and professional experts share the newest insights […]
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