The history of the “insane” – Voices of Madness – attracts speakers and...
The two-day event welcomed speakers and delegates from five continents Worldwide delegates came to Huddersfield for a major conference that The two-day event welcomed speakers and delegates from five...
View ArticleSir Alistair Graham delivers the annual J.H. Whitley Lecture
Former civil servant and union man Sir Alistair Graham questions the ‘Future of Trade Unions’ in the University’s annual J.H. Whitley Lecture Prominent 20th Century politician John Henry Whitley is...
View ArticleBrexit exposes divide between Britain and its Overseas Territories
The decision to leave the EU will create years of uncertainty for Britain’s overseas territories, new research suggests. Dr Matt Benwell from Newcastle University and Dr Alasdair Pinkerton from Royal...
View ArticleUse of body-worn cameras sees complaints against police ‘virtually vanish’,...
Year-long study of almost 2,000 officers across UK and US forces shows introduction of wearable cameras led to a 93% drop in complaints made against police by the public – suggesting the cameras result...
View ArticleWhy aren’t some dogs walked regularly?
A new study from the University of Liverpool in collaboration with the University of Western Australia has examined why some people feel motivated to walk their dogs regularly and others don’t.
View ArticleDas Geheimnis weiser Menschen
Was bedeutet Weisheit eigentlich genau? Fällt sie einem Menschen zu wie eine Gabe, oder beruht sie auf Fähigkeiten, die sich unter Umständen sogar erlernen lassen? Die Weisheitsforscherin Judith Glück...
View ArticleHybrid war and the conflict between Russia and the Ukraine
The concept of hybrid war has emerged since the end of the Cold War and describes the idea that conflicts are multi-faceted, consisting of strategies that blend conventional warfare tactics,...
View ArticleSerious Liver-Related Condition on the Rise in the U.S.
A new analysis reveals that cirrhosis and acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF, a deterioration of liver function in patients with cirrhosis that results in the failure of one or more organs) represent...
View ArticleLes inégalités menacent le bien-être
La pauvreté, le chômage et d’autres formes d’exclusion entravent le bien-être personnel. C’est ce que montre le Rapport social 2016 publié par le Centre de compétences suisse en sciences sociales FORS...
View ArticleThe psychology behind climate change denial
In a new thesis in psychology, Kirsti Jylhä at Uppsala University has studied the psychology behind climate change denial. The results show that individuals who accept hierarchical power structures...
View ArticleCannabis makes you less alert
Regular users of cannabis are less aware of their own mistakes, and they are not good at creative thinking. This is the conclusion drawn by psychologist Mikael Kowal from his research on the effects of...
View ArticleLife after Brexit – what lies ahead?
13/10/2016, For the first time, Brunel University London’s Britain in Europe think tank will be asking a panel of experts from education and business what exactly a post-Brexit United Kingdom will look...
View ArticleInternational Symposium 2016, Accra: Approaches to Capacity Building for...
05/10/2016 — 06/10/2016, 35 researchers, practitioners and policy makers from 12 countries will meet in Accra, Ghana on 5-6 October 2016 to discuss approaches to capacity building for evidence-informed...
View ArticleInvasion des insectes : l’économie mondiale affectée
69 milliards d’euros, c’est le coût minimal annuel des dégâts provoqués par les insectes envahissants dans le monde, estime une équipe internationale de chercheurs menée par Franck Courchamp, directeur...
View ArticleFamily Drug and Alcohol Court’s ‘humane’ approach keeps more families together
New research has found that mothers reunited with their children after care proceedings in the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) are more likely to stay off drugs and alcohol for longer and their...
View ArticleA new type of psychotherapy may help psoriasis
A randomized controlled trial published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics outlines new prospects for the treatment of psoriasis.
View ArticleA new psychotherapy for substanceabuse
In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics a report by German investigators headed by professor Brakemeier introduces a new form of psychotherapeutic treatment for substance abuse with...
View Article“The Nobel Prize in Economics” and society
""In 1968, the scientific status of economics was strengthened by the creation of the “Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences”. After financial crises, low economic growth and increasing social tension, many...
View ArticleHow the brain consolidates memories during sleep
Researchers in the group of Prof Dr Nikolai Axmacher at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have studied which brain processes consolidate memories during sleep. They found clear parallels to findings...
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