Exploring the world of the Madeleine McCann trolls
University of Huddersfield psychology researchers have entered the world of internet trolls and their abusive, aggressive language, directed towards those who disagree with them. Described in a new...
View ArticleNew study will assess whether high-rise accommodation could help ease UK...
A new academic project will explore whether post-war high-rise public housing in London and Birmingham still has a role to play in providing homes, amid a growing shortage of housing and a trend to...
View ArticleNew Study Examines Gender Differences in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among...
A study of U.S. Navy healthcare personnel has shown that when comparing the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among women and men who had similar deployment experiences, and...
View ArticleJeder Moment zählt beim Lernen
Jenaer Psychologin deckt starke Variabilität von Motivation in Lernsituationen auf: In der aktuellen Ausgabe des Fachmagazins „Learning & Instruction“ veröffentlicht Dr. Julia Dietrich von der...
View ArticleIn learning, every moment counts
Psychologist at University of Jena uncovers strong variability in motivation in learning situations: In the current issue of the journal ‘Learning & Instruction’ Dr Julia Dietrich of Friedrich...
View ArticleKeele University joins forces with police on new research centre
Keele University has officially launched its new interdisciplinary research centre designed to promote research collaboration between academics and policing and community safety partners to help tackle...
View ArticleNegative coverage of the EU in UK newspapers nearly doubled over the last 40...
A study co-authored by researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has revealed that negative coverage of the European Union in UK newspapers increased from 24 per cent to 45 per cent between...
View ArticleFrom teenager to pensioner: the green energy crowdfunders
Boosting the use of renewable energy has long been an ambition in Europe, but some efforts have powered down amid an ever-changing political landscape and dwindling finances. Now crowdfunding is...
View ArticleFour Women, Five Stories film screening and Q&A with visual artist Kajal...
07/03/2017, Kajal Nisha Patel, Leverhulme Artist in Residence (2016), in question and answer session as part of International Women’s Day events at the University of Leicester
View ArticleNew study sheds light on the darker side of business travel
A new study finds that business travellers either flourish or flounder in their roles.
View ArticleLeave-voters will feel a greater economic brunt from Brexit
Regions that voted to leave the European Union (EU) are more likely to feel the detrimental impact on their economic development from Brexit as they have a stronger reliance on EU markets, a new study...
View ArticleSafer to ride in yellow taxis
A recent study led by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found an explicit link between the colour of a taxi and its accident rate. An analysis of 36 months of detailed...
View ArticleCall for papers CONCORDi 2017
Call for papers CONCORDi 2017: Innovation and industrial dynamics, challenges for the next decade CONCORDi 2017, the bi-annual European Conference on Corporate R&D and Innovation, is launching a...
View ArticleGreen energy: will French and German elections bring wind of change?
The future of energy production is set to be a crunch issue in this year’s big elections in France and Germany. The current leaders want to reduce nuclear and fossil-fuelled power. But could all that...
View ArticleCyberbullying rarely occurs in isolation, research finds
Cyberbullying is mostly an extension of playground bullying – and doesn’t create large numbers of new victims - according to research from the University of Warwick.
View ArticleCome ci (dis)informiamo su Facebook? Cerchiamo ‘eco’ delle nostre idee sulle...
Pubblicato su PNAS studio sul comportamento online di 376 milioni di utenti durante 5 anni. Fabiana Zollo (Università Ca' Foscari Venezia) “Problema disinformazione dovuto alla polarizzazione degli...
View ArticleLas empresas tecnológicas con mujeres en sus equipos de alta dirección son...
Así se desprende de una investigación realizada por dos profesoras de la Universidad de Granada, pertenecientes al departamento de Organización de Empresas, que han dado a conocer este trabajo con...
View ArticleThe placebo effect: first world congress in Leiden
02/04/2017 — 04/04/2017, Medicines can work even if they have no active ingredient. The first international scientific conference on placebos will take place in Leiden from 2 to 4 April. Placebo...
View ArticleAre Mind-Body Therapies Effective in Autism?
Researchers have shown that mindfulness therapy had significant positive effects on depression, anxiety, and rumination in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and Nei Yang Gong therapy had a...
View Article#WWYS15 campaign asks STEM women, ‘what would you say to your 15-year-old self?’
If today you could send a message to yourself at the age of 15, what would you say? Taking advantage of that imaginary opportunity is what lies at the center of a new STEM studies campaign aimed at...
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