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Well-known musician and activist undertakes PhD at the University

""MUSICIAN and activist CN Lester is completing a PhD project at the University of Huddersfield, investigating and appraising an important but neglected woman composer of the 1600s, but has also...

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Leif Melin receives lifetime achievement award

The Family Enterprise Research Conference starts today, and during the conference Leif Melin, Professor at Jönköping International Business School, will receive the FERC Lifetime Influence and Impact...

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On happiness in Switzerland?

Andrea Althaus has examined female work migration in the Swiss Confederacy based on recounted life stories

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Lost Your Appetite? Try Inviting Yourself to Dinner

Researchers at Nagoya University discovered that when study participants ate alone, the food tasted better and they ate more if they could see themselves reflected in a mirror. This was true of both...

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Two Shifts – Two Nationalities

Research project Double Shift of WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD): Jordan provides schooling for...

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Zwei Schichten – zwei Nationalitäten

Forschungsprojekt Double Shift von Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB), Universität der Künste (UdK) und Europäische Bank für Wiederaufbau und Entwicklung (EBRD): Jordanien ermöglicht...

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Sometimes Companies Hire Bribers and Forgers. Research Explains Why It...

By analyzing the illicit role of the enforcer in National Hockey League teams, Moore and Stuart find that including shady characters in a firm is a bad strategy for sustainable competitive advantage...

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Perché le aziende impiegano corruttori e falsari. E perché non funziona

Analizzando il ruolo illecito dell’intimidatore nelle squadre della National Hockey League, Moore e Stuart concludono che inserire personaggi loschi in un team è una cattiva strategia per il vantaggio...

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Study Examines Adolescents’ Responses to Racism in School

When adolescents read a hypothetical scenario about verbal racism in school, age, ethnicity, cross-group friendships, and ethnic socialisation predicted their bystander responses.

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Sami victims of violence do not seek help

People with Sami background who experience domestic violence seek help from the authorities less often than other Norwegians. A new report has looked at what may be done.

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Row, Row, Row Your Bots: But are they synchronized?

To get maximum propulsion, should a boat’s team of rowers set their strokes to the same rhythm? Or should the rowers stagger the dropping and pulling of the oars through the water? This month’s Physics...

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Experiences of African American Christian Counseling Students with LGB Clients

A new study looks at the experiences of African American Christian counseling students from the Black church as they seek to balance their faith and ethical responsibilities in working with lesbian,...

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NUS study: Older adults are good Samaritans to strangers

A study by researchers from the National University of Singapore showed that while the elderly treat their kin and friends the same as younger adults do, the elderly donate more to strangers than...

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More scientific productivity despite scarcity of resources in Spanish...

Spanish universities have increased their scientific productivity, visibility and the number of patents granted despite the loss of human and material resources in recent years. These are some of the...

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Más productividad científica pese a la escasez de recursos en la I+D+i...

La universidad española ha mejorado su productividad científica, su visibilidad y el número de patentes concedidas pese a la pérdida de recursos humanos y materiales en los últimos años. Ésas son...

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Robots across Europe help children with disabilities play

A network of 100 practitioners and researchers from 32 European countries is promoting the use of robots and other assistive technologies that help children with disabilities play on their own or with...

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General Election 2017: A presidential media campaign which gave men the...

The media offered ‘presidential’ coverage of the 2017 General Election, focussing their attention on May and Corbyn, analysis by Loughborough University has found.

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Parents, don’t give up! Here are three effective methods for encouraging your...

Parents should not give up on encouraging their children to eat their greens. This is the advice of researchers at Loughborough University who found that ‘repeated exposure’ to vegetables at snack and...

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The designation as a Biosphere Reserve improves the life quality of the citizens

A piece of research by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has concluded that designating Urdaibai as a protected area has improved the life quality of the citizens, despite placing certain...

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China’s mass collection of human DNA without informed consent is contrary to...

China holds the largest searchable DNA database in the world; genetic information from over 40 million individuals that is ostensibly to be used in the fight against crime. However, the way in which...

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