Long-term remuneration of German board members could have a more lasting effect
In Dax and MDax-listed companies, long-term remuneration generally takes the shape of cash and not shares, reveals a study by PwC and Goethe University Frankfurt / Bonuses are decoupled from corporate...
View ArticleLangfristvergütung bei deutschen Vorständen könnte nachhaltiger sein
Im Dax und im MDax werden langfristige Vergütungen meist in bar und nicht in Aktien abgegolten, zeigt eine Studie von PwC und Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
View ArticleJNeurosci: Highlights From the November 23 Issue
""Check out these newsworthy studies from the November 23, 2016, issue of JNeurosci. Mental Time and Space Travel Activate Different Brain Networks Glucose Transport Pathway Impaired in Insulin...
View ArticleThere are historical reasons for the lack of women in leadership positions in...
Long excluded from political life in Switzerland, women have only recently gained positions of power in the economy and are still very much in the minority when it comes to boardrooms and executive...
View ArticleDer Mangel an Frauen an der Spitze der Schweizer Unternehmen hat historische...
Frauen waren in der Schweiz nicht nur lange von der Politik ausgeschlossen. Sie erlangten auch in der Wirtschaft nur verspätet Zugang zu Machtpositionen und bilden noch immer eine kleine Minderheit in...
View ArticleLa rareté des femmes à la tête des grandes entreprises suisses a des raisons...
Longtemps écartées de la politique en Suisse, les femmes ont accédé tardivement à des positions de pouvoir dans l’économie et restent aujourd’hui fortement minoritaires dans les conseils...
View ArticleSwedish universities need to improve their equity work
Swedish universities do not meet the requirements for equity and inclusion. This is the conclusion of a new study published in a special issue on higher education of the international research journal...
View ArticleNobel peace prize nominee held captive by IS to speak at University of Leicester
25/11/2016, UN Goodwill Ambassador Nadia Murad will be in Leicester from 11am-12noon on Friday 25 November. Nobel Peace Prize nominee and UN Goodwill Ambassador Nadia Murad, a Yazidi woman who was held...
View ArticleDigital opportunities for crisis work and international development
25/11/2016 — 26/11/2016, University of Leicester launches Newton Tech4Dev Network bridging academics, humanitarians, and developing country partners on 25 & 26 November
View Article“Transforming energy system and gender role and relations are interconnected”
The effects of the energy transition have been addressed in numerous ways. The political and economic effects are under a magnifying glass, as the impacts are considered to be huge for the coming...
View ArticleGraphene coated motorcycle helmet launched by Momodesign and Graphene...
The Graphene Flagship presents an early success story in translating graphene’s properties to marketable technologies. This autumn sees the commercial launch of a motorcycle helmet that benefits from...
View ArticleKTU Submitted the Most Horizon 2020 Project Applications in Lithuania
This week the Research Council of Lithuania (LMT) has announced the research and study institutions who were allocated funding from the Council for submitting the research projects for the EU Research...
View ArticleWhy Conservation Fails
To meet the Paris Agreement, northern leaders at COP22 should commit to paying for forest protection The only way for northern countries to halt deforestation in the South is to make sure land owners...
View ArticleOpinion: Latest Brexit legal challenge will not be ‘back door’ to Single Market
Failure to invoke Article 127 of the EEA Agreement will not keep the UK in a Single Market by the back door after Brexit. The UK is only a contracting party to that agreement for limited purposes, says...
View ArticleToddler robots help solve how children learn
Children learn new words using the same method as robots according to psychologists. This suggests that early learning is based not on conscious thought but on an automatic ability to associate objects...
View ArticlePremière journée romande de psychologie positive à Lausanne, ouverte aux...
17/02/2017, La 1ère Journée Romande de Psychologie Positive aura lieu le 17 février 2017 à l’Université de Lausanne sur le thème "Ressources personnelles et interventions positives pour l'éducation, le...
View ArticleIt’s all in the eyes: women and men really do see things differently
Women and men look at faces and absorb visual information in different ways, which suggests there is a gender difference in understanding visual cues, according to a team of scientists that included...
View ArticleHow to avoid feeling depressed on Facebook
Comparing yourself with others on Facebook is more likely to lead to feelings of depression than making social comparisons offline. That’s one of the findings from a review of all the research on the...
View ArticleSometimes just watching hurts—and the signs of pain are seen in the brain
Some people claim to experience pain just watching something painful to happen. In complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) patients, both own movements and just observing other persons’ movements may...
View ArticleJoskus jo kivun katsominen sattuu – ja kivun merkit näkyvät aivoissa
Jotkut ihmiset kertovat kokevansa kipua jo silloin, kun he katsovat kipua tuottavia tapahtumia. CRPS-kipuoireyhtymästä kärsivillä potilailla jo pelkästään toisen ihmisen liikkeiden katsominen voimistaa...
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