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Constatan la necesidad de formarse a partir de los 50 para la etapa de la...

La Universidad de Alicante ha participado en un proyecto europeo "BALL", en el cual han constatado la necesidad de prepararse para la jubilación. E instan a hacerlo a partir de los 50 años.

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#allmalepanels – how to break the cycle of discrimination

It might seem that equal rights have come a long way, but how far are we from true diversity and equality? New research by Cardiff University's Marysia Zalewski in the International Feminist Journal of...

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Psychiatrist to travel the globe to help child victims of conflict, violence...

University of Leicester academic to visit six continents throughout October and November to provide support for children worldwide

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EU in transition: fasten your seatbelts!

The European Union increasingly needs to respond to unforeseen events and developments. This is putting it to the test. What are the effects? Professor of Foundations and Practice of the European Union...

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The 'life-cycle' of riots

28/09/2016, Annual Scarman Lectures mark 30 years with talk from prestigious criminologist Professor Tim Newburn • Leading academic Professor Tim Newburn of the London School of Economics will deliver...

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Young cancer survivors in economic struggle

Young cancer survivors: • have a 40 per cent higher risk of becoming unemployed, than others. • have a 40 per cent higher risk of receiving governmental financial assistance • female survivors are more...

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Poverty and Perceived Hardship Affect Cognitive Function and May Contribute...

Poverty and perceived hardship over decades among relatively young people in the U.S. are strongly associated with worse cognitive function and may be important contributors to premature aging among...

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High incomes study shows women are less than a quarter of top one per cent

A new study by LSE’s International Inequalities Institute shows that women make up a smaller and smaller fraction of those with high incomes, the closer you get to the top. Women have been increasing...

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Health experts report US$246 billion cost of workplace depression across...

New data released today shows that workplace depression is a major issue across different cultures and economies, with “wide and devastating” consequences for thousands of organisations worldwide.

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The fall and rise of Native North America

""The story of Native North America – from its vast contribution to world culture, to the often taboo social problems of drinking, gambling and violence – is the subject of a sweeping new history by a...

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Young people need help in understanding a parent’s suicide

Talking about suicide is associated with such strong stigma that young people whose parents have taken their own life must turn to strangers, for example people they meet on the internet, to ventilate...

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Yoga für Mollige

Für Frauen mit zentraler Adipositas ist Yoga eine geeignete Methode zur Gewichtsreduktion. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommen Holger Cramer und Koautoren in der aktuellen Ausgabe des Deutschen Ärzteblattes.

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Religious education: Where the debate is taking place

12/10/2016 — 13/10/2016, At a conference at Goethe University Frankfurt renowned scientists from Germany and abroad discuss the location of religious topics in modern science.

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Religiöse Bildung: Wo die Debatte stattfindet

12/10/2016 — 13/10/2016, Namhafte Wissenschaftler aus dem In- und Ausland diskutieren auf einer Tagung des Fachbereichs Evangelische Theologie an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt über die Verortung des...

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‘Grant immigrants the right to vote’, say researchers

National election results in the UK could look vastly different if all immigrants had the right to vote, which they should, according to new research. The researchers, from the School of Geographical...

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Why We Prize Authenticity, but Buy Something Else

A paper by Ordanini, Nunes and Valsesia shows that being lauded is not the same as being liked. And marketers should take it into account

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Perché premiamo Fuocoammare, ma andiamo a vedere Quo Vado?

Una ricerca di Ordanini, Nunes e Valsesia dimostra che lodare non significa gradire. L’uomo solo al comando si fa premiare, lo sforzo collettivo si traduce in incasso

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The beauty of standing out in a crowd; research shows attractiveness judged...

Research published in the journal Psychological Science has shown that judgements of attractiveness vary depending on who is nearby, and how good-looking they are in comparison. A person will rank...

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Large immigration numbers don’t lead to high levels of crime, new research shows

“…strong clustering of immigrant populations consistently have much lower recorded crime rates – regardless of the crime type…” “…where cultures are forcibly mixed… then those areas are very high in...

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Trafficked people encounter significant health care barriers

Trafficked people in England are often denied healthcare and face significant barriers to access NHS services, reveals new independent research funded by Department of Health Policy Research Programme...

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