Dancing Zumba for five weeks improves the emotional health of inactive...
Scientists from the University of Granada have proven that a five-week exercise program based on the famous Zumba Fitness® discipline improves the quality of life of inactive university workers
View ArticleDe Gruyter Oldenbourg veröffentlicht neues Werk zu aktuellen politischen...
""Die Politikwissenschaftlerin Kathrin Warweg analysiert in der De Gruyter Oldenbourg Neuerscheinung Gelingende Konflikttransformation in der arabischen Welt. Die Mediationserfolge der Könige die...
View ArticleScepticism takes many forms
Not every kind of science scepticism is the same. For example, scepticism about climate change is linked to political ideology, whereas scepticism about vaccinations consistently correlates with...
View ArticleValencia region universities develop free online programme to improve the...
Valencia's Universitat de València and Castellón's Universitat Jaume I are working alongside other European centres to demonstrate the effectiveness of the CORE programme, which aims to teach people in...
View ArticleWhen it comes to men having children, money matters more than education
Study field and income are important factors for understanding childlessness among college educated Swedish men. These are the results of a new thesis in sociological demography, which shows that...
View ArticleThe new Lighthouse Project MAtchUP kicks-off in Valencia
Twenty-eight partners from eight different countries gathered together in Valencia to kick-off MAtchUP, a smart city project that aims at boosting the European urban transformation process via...
View ArticleEveline van Leeuwen keynote speaker at the third international meeting of the...
The Polish Section of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA) will hold its 3rd international conference and workshop on December 8 and 9, 2017 at the University of Lodz in Poland. Keynote...
View ArticleRisky investments could be safer than you think - study
Investors are routinely being influenced by their biases when analysing the risk involved with putting money into a business, according to a new study by Aston Business School.
View ArticleExpert develops ground-breaking solution for problems at business schools
“Strategic choices rarely show any evidence of wisdom: for the very first time, I demonstrate how it should be done.” On 22 December 2017, Roeland van Straten (45) will be defending an unconventional...
View ArticleLa classe moyenne suisse est en forte croissance, pas en déclin
La classe moyenne n’est pas en érosion en Suisse. Contrairement aux pays anglo-saxons, la structure des professions ne s’y est pas polarisée dans les années 1990 et 2000. Le 12ème numéro de la revue...
View ArticleKein Niedergang, sondern Wachstum der Mittelklasse in der Schweiz
Die Mittelklasse ist nicht am Schrumpfen. Im Gegensatz zu den angelsächsischen Ländern hat sich die Berufsstruktur in der Schweiz in den 1990er und 2000er Jahren nicht polarisiert. Die zwölfte Ausgabe...
View ArticleThe Swiss middle class is not in decline, it is growing fast
The middle class in Switzerland is not shrinking. Unlike in Anglo-Saxon countries, the labour market did not become polarised in Switzerland during the 1990s and 2000s. The 12th issue of the Social...
View ArticleConflicting views on social media balanced by an algorithm
Researchers from Aalto University and University of Rome Tor Vergata have designed an algorithm that is able to balance the information exposure so that social media users can be exposed to information...
View ArticleDublin City University leads European project to tackle bullying of those...
International studies related to bullying of those with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and disabilities (SEND), more commonly known as disablist bullying, have consistently revealed higher rates of...
View ArticleHow Can Colleges Better Predict When a Person’s Radical Beliefs Will Turn to...
In a new study researchers reviewed numerous cases of extremist violence or terrorism and the published literature to develop a set of tools for colleges to use to assess the risk and reduce the...
View ArticleSocial impact of green crowdfunding
Researchers have measured the effectiveness of crowdfunding for renewable energy projects in terms of human and environmental wellbeing
View ArticleEntre bulles de filtres, différence de visibilité et transnationalité
Internet ne serait rien sans les hyperliens. Ce sont eux qui font de la Toile un réseau. Ils définissent le chemin emprunté par les utilisateurs pour accéder aux contenus. Ils ont aussi une influence...
View ArticleZwischen Filterblasen, ungleicher Sichtbarkeit und Transnationalität
Das Internet wäre nichts ohne Hyperlinks. Sie machen das Netz erst zu einem Netz. Sie definieren die Wege, über die sich die Nutzer Inhalte erschliessen. Zudem bestimmen sie mit, welche Ergebnisse...
View ArticleBetween filter bubbles, uneven visibility and transnationality
The Internet would be nothing without hyperlinks. They are what makes the Net a network. They define the paths that give users access to content. And they also help to determine which results search...
View ArticleESF-Science Connect publishes outcomes of its career tracking survey of...
ESF-Science Connect has just published the report with the findings of its 2017 Career Tracking Survey of doctorate holders. The survey, focusing on doctoral graduates of the years 2010 to 2016, was...
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