Approaching energy crowdfunding with eyes wide open
Crowdfunding for renewable energy can be enticing to citizens who want to invest in and make money from a collective purpose at the same time. Expert Sissy Windisch gives her advice to beginners
View ArticleLife satisfaction of homosexual and bisexual men is highest in Denmark,...
Online survey with over 85,000 participants examines the connection between victimization experiences and life satisfaction in 44 European countries Homosexual and bisexual men’s satisfaction with life...
View ArticleLebenszufriedenheit homo- und bisexueller Männer in Dänemark, Island und...
Online-Befragung mit über 85.000 Teilnehmern untersucht Zusammenhang zwischen Opfererfahrung und Lebenszufriedenheit in 44 europäischen Ländern Die Lebenszufriedenheit von homo- und bisexuellen Männern...
View ArticleReview Examines the Pros and Cons of Surgery to Reduce the Risk of Cancer
Genetic testing is commonplace for many inheritable cancer syndromes, and with that comes the knowledge of being a gene carrier for some patients. Many guidelines recommend that gene carriers take...
View ArticleCaffeine’s sport performance advantage for infrequent tea and coffee drinkers
A study led by sports scientists at Dublin City University has found that the performance enhancing benefits of caffeine are more apparent in athletes who do not drink caffeine-rich drinks such as tea,...
View ArticleTeaming up to prepare for emergencies: JRC data helps international community
The Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission's science and knowledge service, joins forces with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to assess similarities in...
View ArticleFirst Regional Science Winter School in Lille
22/01/2018 — 26/01/2018, Between January 22nd and 26th the first Winter School of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA) is held at the University of Lille 1, in Lille, France. The event...
View ArticleArtificial intelligence predicts corruption
Researchers from the University of Valladolid (Spain) have created a computer model based on neural networks which provides in which Spanish provinces cases of corruption can appear with greater...
View ArticleSmart Rollator Motivates Elderly to Exercise more
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Orton are exploring the benefits and impacts of technology in motivating seniors to increase physical activity. This is being done in the new MoveRoll...
View ArticleWho can put a price on nature?
- Economic calculations are not indisputable, says Head of Research Desmond McNeill. Very few politicians understand the methods economics use to calculate the price on nature, and the many valuations...
View ArticleLithuanian Student Among 20 Best Sumo Robot Builders in the World
Taking the 16th place in the international robot-sumo competition, Giedrius Liaučys, a master’s student at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Panevėžys Faculty of Technologies and Business is one of...
View ArticleHow very low birth weight affects the brain
Children born with very low birth weights are at an increased risk of cognitive, emotional and behavioral problems throughout their lives. But what exactly happens in the brain to cause these problems?
View ArticleNew data yields deeper understanding of poverty in India
A new international study led by UvA researchers Peter Sloot and Michael Lees has yielded extensive data on slums in Bangalore and provides a detailed insight into the problem of poverty in India. The...
View ArticleVisit Greenland with a young Polish scientist
Dr. Krzysztof Zawierucha from AMU Faculty of Biology has published an article about his recent trip to Greenland in the National Geographic Poland, relating to many interesting facts about the world’s...
View ArticleTomorrow’s World presenter and Leicester Tigers chairman among outstanding...
Graduation ceremonies on 25 and 26 January recognise five prominent Leicester and Leicestershire personalities
View ArticleParental sensitivity strong predictor of healthy infant-parent attachment
Researchers at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) are one step closer to understanding how infants become securely attached to their parents. In a new study published last month, the researchers show...
View ArticleNine Colombian women to process memories through intense listening
“Sounds evoke strong memories and emotions in people”, says researcher Ximena Alarcón Díaz. Soon, nine Colombian women will visit UiO to participate in her research experiment.
View ArticleThe road to civilization goes through threat and punishment
Norms about violence and hygiene have become increasingly strict, a development that has been going on for hundreds of years. Until now explanations have been sought in societal changes, but new...
View ArticleFeelings determine from which side we embrace each other
In emotionally charged situations, we tend to hug each other from the left side more often than in neutral contexts. Biopsychologists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), headed by Julian Packheiser,...
View ArticleShy parent, shy child?
Previous research has shown that extreme shyness is hereditary, but because shyness is such a broad concept it is difficult to identify specific genes. Anita Harrewijn has discovered particular brain...
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