Failures in mental health system flagged in new report
Significant numbers of people with learning disabilities, particularly very young adults, remain inappropriately incarcerated in English hospitals, says new research released today That is despite...
View ArticleÖkologisches Unternehmertum: Mehr wert als Geld?
Ecopreneurinnen und Ecopreneure orientieren sich konsequent an ökologischen Zielen. Malgorzata Wdowiak und Robert Breitenecker wollen nun in einem vom Jubiläumsfonds der Oesterreichischen Nationalbank...
View ArticleBioeconomy: the ideal mix to pave the way for investments
Venture capitalists of course seek smart inventors and breakthrough products. But candidates with intellectual property and business skills are music to investors' ears. Investors look for a number of...
View ArticleThe EU should meet the needs of future families
Families in Europe are becoming increasingly varied and complex. At the same time the population is ageing. These trends put pressure on the welfare state. Therefore, the EU needs to increase the...
View ArticleThe Meat Paradox
We like eating meat more than the thought of eating animals. Scientists conclude that we choose not to really think about what we eat, because if we do we lose the appetite.
View ArticleHow the News Media Helped Nominate Trump
Donald Trump’s rise to Republican Presidential Nominee has raised important questions regarding the media’s relationship with political institutions and candidates. In “How the News Media Helped to...
View ArticleHonorary doctorates for refugee law expert, cultural sociologist and Aids...
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) will award honorary doctorates to refugee law expert James Hathaway, cultural sociologist Michèle Lamont and Aids advocate Peter van Rooijen. Hathaway will receive a...
View ArticleCrowdfunding a renewable future
Crowdfunding is a popular way for people to invest. In 2015, an estimated EUR 4.2 billion was raised through crowdfunding platforms in Europe. And, increasingly it is being used to finance the growth...
View ArticleNew platform for better management of knowledge and data for territorial...
On 11 October 2016, the European Commission's science and knowledge service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) launched a new online in-house Knowledge Centre for Territorial Policies. This platform...
View ArticleTroisième conférence des Nations unies sur le logement et le développement...
17/10/2016 — 20/10/2016, La Troisième conférence des Nations unies sur le logement et le développement urbain durable (Habitat III) se tiendra à Quito (Equateur) du 17 au 20 octobre 2016. Première...
View ArticleSchweizer Arbeitnehmer sparen nicht mit zynischem Verhalten
Jeder vierte Beschäftigte betrachtet Versprechen von Seiten des Unternehmens als gebrochen und für jeden Dritten ist die Beziehung zum Vorgesetzten und zu den Arbeitskollegen nicht zufriedenstellend....
View ArticleSwiss employees do not hold back on cynical behaviour
Every fourth employee regards promises made by the company they work for as having been broken and every third is not satisfied with their relationship to their superior and with their co-workers. This...
View ArticleGender awareness event at the University of Lausanne: focus on early academic...
24/11/2016 — 25/11/2016, On 24-25 November 2016, a conference entitled “Early academic careers in times of uncertainty: Challenges for gender equality policies and practices” will be held at the...
View ArticlePromotion de l’égalité de genre à l’Université de Lausanne : les débuts de...
24/11/2016 — 25/11/2016, Les 24 et 25 novembre 2016 aura lieu à l’Université de Lausanne une conférence intitulée « Débuts de carrières académiques en période d’incertitude : défis pour les politiques...
View ArticleInternational R&D units improve the performance of firms
People and policymakers in many developed countries are concerned that domestic firms appear to be increasingly locating their research and development activities abroad and may at the same time erode...
View ArticleUnzureichender Schutz vor Armut und finanzieller Abhängigkeit trotz Elterngeld
Alleinstehende Mütter leben immer noch mit einem hohen Armutsrisiko, besonders während ihrer Elternzeit. Dies gilt verstärkt für Alleinerziehende, die vor der Geburt ihrer Kinder nicht einer...
View ArticlePeople with bipolar disorder more than twice as likely to have suffered...
A University of Manchester study which looked at more than thirty years of research into bipolar, found that people with the disorder are 2.63 times more likely to have suffered emotional, physical or...
View ArticleMaintaining a healthy body – Advice from an Olympic champion
Experts in how drugs work from the British Pharmacological Society have teamed up with Olympic Gold Medallist Tim Foster on a new animation about maintaining a healthy body without the use of illicit...
View ArticleWhat’s in store? - Copernicus Climate Change Service meets industry partners...
The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) convenes the first meeting of its Sectoral Information System (SIS) network of partners on 17-19 October, officially sharing the progress to...
View ArticleWarm relationship between students and teachers can be linked to decreased...
Warm and caring student-teacher relationships can be linked to students’ motivation to intervene in cases of bullying. Behind those who remain passive bystanders or accomplices to bullying there is...
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