Digital government – ending 20 years of putting ‘lipstick on a pig’
Professor Vishanth Weerkkody, Professor of Digital Governance, at the Brunel Business School, Brunel University London is inviting people to read and respond to a Working Paper on the current problems...
View ArticleModels Make Predictions on Olympic Medals
How many medals will each country win in Rio at this Summer's Olympic Games? Researchers who derived predictions from two different models anticipate that the USA, China, Russia, and the UK will retain...
View ArticleNo better moment for a goal than before half-time? A football myth debunked
Scientists of Ghent University contradict what is generally assumed: if a home team scores just before half-time, then it often scores less after half-time and ends up, averagely speaking, with a lower...
View ArticleThe real-life inspiration for the Mad Hatter and his Tea Party
With Johnny Depp’s ‘Mad Hatter’ returning to cinemas in ‘Through the Looking Glass’, an Oxford academic reveals the real-life influences on Lewis Carroll’s portrayal of insanity and the insane in his...
View ArticleEuro 2016: Computer Predicts Football Results
A computer simulation created at TU Wien (Vienna) predicts the results of the group stage of the Euro 2016: France, Slovakia, Poland, Belgium and Austria are predicted to win all three group stage...
View ArticleMarket openness drives company location
According to a new study, multinational companies choose to locate to countries with greater market potential, head-start opportunities, and openness to trade, but are not too worried about taxes or...
View Article‘Generation rent’ - Unable to afford a home? It could hinder your transition...
The term ‘Generation Rent’ denotes young people who are increasingly living in the private rented sector for longer periods of their lives because they are unable to access homeownership or social...
View ArticleA conservative environment makes conservatives happier
Various psychological studies have suggested that conservatives are happier than liberals. However, these studies tend to focus exclusively on the United States. Does a correlation between conservatism...
View ArticleHippos in search of the last suitable water pools
Hippos in the Great Ruaha River in Tanzania face a profound loss of their habitat during the dry season. The river has much less water during this season than in previous decades because it is...
View ArticlePermaculture movement found lacking in diversity
Permaculture, a grassroots movement in which participants grow seasonal perennial foods and live sustainably, has not been extensively studied. In a large international survey, researchers found that...
View ArticleRequiring gender and sex reporting in mental health research
European Journal of Psychotraumatology now requiring sex and gender reporting in all research published in the journal
View ArticleUn proyecto de investigación para mejorar la normativa en discapacidad
Seis universidades madrileñas, lideradas por la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), están desarrollando el proyecto “Madrid Sin Barreras” para favorecer la inclusión social de las personas con...
View ArticleA research project to improve the laws regarding disability
Six Madrid universities, led by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), are carrying out the research project “Madrid Sin Barreras” (Barrier-free Madrid) to promote the social inclusion of persons...
View ArticleEuropean Championship Predictions: Outcome Very Uncertain, But German Team Is...
Scientists at the German Institute for Economic Research, Freie Universität Berlin, and the University of Giessen predict possible outcomes based on fair market value method
View ArticleExperts Address How to Affirm Both Religious and Sexual Identities in...
In a recent scholarly exchange of ideas, experts address how the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) honors both religious diversity and sexual orientation...
View ArticleRape trials – low conviction rates are the result of bias among jurors,...
- Researcher to mount the most detailed rape trial simulations yet carried out in the UK – professional barristers will participate - “…15,000 alleged rapes reported to police, 3,000 proceeded to...
View ArticleIs Firearm Violence Greater Among the Mentally Ill?
A new study finds that the majority of mental health professionals believe firearm safety issues are greater among mentally ill people, yet they do not screen their clients for firearms or provide...
View ArticleSchule als gesellschaftlicher Mikrokosmos
In einer neuen Studie der Universität Jena wurde über ein Jahr verfolgt, wie sich die Bereitschaft von 1.000 Regelschülern und Gymnasiasten im Alter von 12 bis 18 Jahren aus ganz Thüringen entwickelt...
View ArticleKTH giving non-EU migrants foothold in Sweden's IT job market
The arrival of thousands of non-EU migrants to Sweden coincides with a labor shortage in the country’s expanding IT sector. So KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm is doing its part to fill...
View ArticleAttentats : « 13-Novembre », un programme de recherche inédit sur les...
Comment le souvenir traumatique des attentats du 13 novembre 2015 évolue-t-il dans les mémoires individuelles et la mémoire collective ? Comment ces mémoires individuelles se nourrissent-elles de la...
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