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Environment - Apr 13
How do Mediterranean and Atlantic seabirds interact with the fishing fleet and fish farms?
How do Mediterranean and Atlantic seabirds interact with the fishing fleet and fish farms?
Health - Apr 13
Newly launched British biotech company pioneers ground-breaking potential treatments for COVID-19
Newly launched British biotech company pioneers ground-breaking potential treatments for COVID-19
Social Sciences - Apr 13
Authoritarianism and Patriarchy, or why Belarusian #Evalution has a Female Face
Authoritarianism and Patriarchy, or why Belarusian #Evalution has a Female Face
Social Sciences - Apr 13
Analysis: How to understand the influence of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland
Analysis: How to understand the influence of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland
Social Sciences - Apr 12
Debate as a cultural technique: From disputations to conflicts on social media
Debate as a cultural technique: From disputations to conflicts on social media
Health - Apr 12
Asthma drug budesonide shortens recovery time in non-hospitalised patients with COVID-19
Asthma drug budesonide shortens recovery time in non-hospitalised patients with COVID-19
Campus - Apr 12
IDEAL Staff Advisory Committee seeks to enhance staff experience related to diversity, equity and inclusion
IDEAL Staff Advisory Committee seeks to enhance staff experience related to diversity, equity and inclusion
Health - Apr 12
Conservationists may be unintentionally spreading pathogens between threatened animal populations
Conservationists may be unintentionally spreading pathogens between threatened animal populations
Environment - Apr 12
"Sustainable Construction": Austrian Association for Building Materials & Ceramic Industries endows TU Graz professorship
"Sustainable Construction": Austrian Association for Building Materials & Ceramic Industries endows TU Graz professorship
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Debate as a cultural technique: From disputations to conflicts on social media
Are we living in a world of lies, as the Süddeutsche Zeitung recently complained in a commentary on Donald Trump's political communication?
Campus - Social Sciences - 12.04.2021
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Young women ’most resistant’ group to vaccinate
Young women are the most reluctant group in Australia to get vaccinated against COVID-19 but their attitudes could change depending on their confidence in government, new findings from The Australian National University (ANU) show.
Campus - Social Sciences - 08.04.2021
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Mobiliscope: hour-by-hour population and social mixing in 55 French and Canadian city regions
Mobiliscope uses travel survey data to visually present how the social composition of a city or neighbourhood evolves over the course of 24 hours.
Social Sciences - Campus - 07.04.2021
Environment - Social Sciences - 06.04.2021 
Opinion: Why scientists need to work more closely with faith communities on climate change
To make sufficient progress in the fight against climate change, scientists need to start taking religious groups more seriously as allies, writes Cambridge political scientist, Dr Tobias Müller, in Nature .
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Launch of Europe’s largest astronomy network
A + A Two astronomy networks are coming together to form Europe's largest ground-based astronomy collaborative network: the ORP.
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Authoritarianism and Patriarchy, or why Belarusian #Evalution has a Female Face
18:00 - 20:00 VeranstalterIn Gesellschaft für Soziologie an der Universität Graz (GSU) Veranstaltungshomepage: https://soziologie.uni-graz.at/de/institut/gesellschaft-fuer-soziologie-gs
18:00 - 20:00 VeranstalterIn Gesellschaft für Soziologie an der Universität Graz (GSU) Veranstaltungshomepage: https://soziologie.uni-graz.at/de/institut/gesellschaft-fuer-soziologie-gs
Analysis: How to understand the influence of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland
Paramilitary groups continue to have an influence in Northern Ireland, and questions should focus on why this is the case, instead of denying that they do, say Professor Kristin Bakke and PhD Candidate Kit Rickard (both UCL Political Science).
Paramilitary groups continue to have an influence in Northern Ireland, and questions should focus on why this is the case, instead of denying that they do, say Professor Kristin Bakke and PhD Candidate Kit Rickard (both UCL Political Science).
Are we living in a world of lies, as the Süddeutsche Zeitung recently complained in a commentary on Donald Trump's political communication?
Young women are the most reluctant group in Australia to get vaccinated against COVID-19 but their attitudes could change depending on their confidence in government, new findings from The Australian National University (ANU) show.
Opinion: The Sewell report cited my work - just not the parts highlighting structural racism
There has been a great deal of interest in the report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (Cred), which reviewed pertinent evidence on discrimination in education, the labour market and elsewhere. My focus, unapologetically, is on the health chapter, which prominently cites my own work.
There has been a great deal of interest in the report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (Cred), which reviewed pertinent evidence on discrimination in education, the labour market and elsewhere. My focus, unapologetically, is on the health chapter, which prominently cites my own work.
Now rescinded, Trump-era ’public charge’ policy may still harm immigrants’ health
The Trump administration's expansion of the “public charge? rule — a move that sought to disqualify immigrants who used social programs like Medicaid from obtaining legal residency in the
The Trump administration's expansion of the “public charge? rule — a move that sought to disqualify immigrants who used social programs like Medicaid from obtaining legal residency in the
Mobiliscope uses travel survey data to visually present how the social composition of a city or neighbourhood evolves over the course of 24 hours.
To make sufficient progress in the fight against climate change, scientists need to start taking religious groups more seriously as allies, writes Cambridge political scientist, Dr Tobias Müller, in Nature .
Model reveals surprising disconnect between physical characteristics and genetic ancestry in certain populations
Stanford model reveals surprising disconnect between physical characteristics and genetic ancestry in certain populations Stanford biologists have built a model examining the relationship between physical traits and genetic ancestry in populations formed from the mixture of multiple founding groups. They found that the relationship dissipates over generations.
Stanford model reveals surprising disconnect between physical characteristics and genetic ancestry in certain populations Stanford biologists have built a model examining the relationship between physical traits and genetic ancestry in populations formed from the mixture of multiple founding groups. They found that the relationship dissipates over generations.
EU citizens ready to become energy producers
VUB project RENAISSANCE shows that energy transition can be done locally with good guidance Monday, April 5, 2021 — Researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in cooperation with research
VUB project RENAISSANCE shows that energy transition can be done locally with good guidance Monday, April 5, 2021 — Researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in cooperation with research
Despite New York City’s ambitious pre-K experiment, racial gaps grow
A racial gap in pre-K education could significantly impede efforts to recover from learning losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Berkeley researcher.
A racial gap in pre-K education could significantly impede efforts to recover from learning losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Berkeley researcher.
Teaching and classroom assistants key to keeping schools open in lockdown
Just over half of teaching assistants in schools stepped-up to manage classes on their own during the winter lockdown ensuring vulnerable and key worker children could attend lessons, according to a new study by UCL researchers.
Just over half of teaching assistants in schools stepped-up to manage classes on their own during the winter lockdown ensuring vulnerable and key worker children could attend lessons, according to a new study by UCL researchers.
Mask use low when people visit with friends
While nearly all Americans use a mask at some point each week, very few consistently wear their mask during many common potentially risky activities.
While nearly all Americans use a mask at some point each week, very few consistently wear their mask during many common potentially risky activities.
Ana-Christina Ramón: Opening doors for equity and access
Ana Christina Ramón, director of research and civic engagement of the division of social sciences in the UCLA College, became interested in social and racial justice issues around the dinner table with her family, growing up in a multigenerational household in Los Angeles.
Ana Christina Ramón, director of research and civic engagement of the division of social sciences in the UCLA College, became interested in social and racial justice issues around the dinner table with her family, growing up in a multigenerational household in Los Angeles.
More Detroiters ’very likely’ to get COVID-19 vaccine than 4 months ago, U-M survey finds
Thirty-eight percent of Detroiters now say they are "very likely” to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, up from 14% who gave that response in fall 2020, according to a new survey (PDF) from the University of Michigan.
Thirty-eight percent of Detroiters now say they are "very likely” to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, up from 14% who gave that response in fall 2020, according to a new survey (PDF) from the University of Michigan.
Pediatrician provides a voice for youth traumatized by family separation
Dr. Elizabeth Barnert's research into El Salvador's -disappeared- children proposes a role for genetics in reunification Growing up in Brentwood, Dr. Elizabeth Barnert was raised to be acutely aware of two versions of Los Angeles — one of privilege and one of social injustice.
Dr. Elizabeth Barnert's research into El Salvador's -disappeared- children proposes a role for genetics in reunification Growing up in Brentwood, Dr. Elizabeth Barnert was raised to be acutely aware of two versions of Los Angeles — one of privilege and one of social injustice.
Autism in the Somali community - myth-busting short films offer advice and top tips for parents
A series of five evidence-based short films and factsheets about autism for the Somali community have been launched by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded researchers at the University of Bristol and community organisation Autism Independence.
A series of five evidence-based short films and factsheets about autism for the Somali community have been launched by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded researchers at the University of Bristol and community organisation Autism Independence.
Global art and science exhibition highlights critical first 1000 days of children’s lives
UCL and the charity India Alliance have launched an online global art and science exhibition to raise awareness of the impact on children's health of the first 1000 days of their lives.
UCL and the charity India Alliance have launched an online global art and science exhibition to raise awareness of the impact on children's health of the first 1000 days of their lives.
Fewer than 1 in 10 adults sleeping well during lockdown
Fewer than 1 in 10 (7.7%) people say they are currently getting 'very good' quality sleep during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Fewer than 1 in 10 (7.7%) people say they are currently getting 'very good' quality sleep during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Q&A: Environmental policies for all Americans?
Stanford researchers weigh in on how the Biden administration can address environmental justice and social issues that have been generations in the making.
Stanford researchers weigh in on how the Biden administration can address environmental justice and social issues that have been generations in the making.
Social, not just biological factors, key in increased knee injuries among girls and women
A new BJSM paper argues that the reason women are more prone to sports injuries has more to do with gendered environments than female biology.
A new BJSM paper argues that the reason women are more prone to sports injuries has more to do with gendered environments than female biology.
Urban ’escalator effect’ means disadvantaged rural students risk missing top university places
Disadvantaged students from urban areas are more likely to enter elite UK universities than similar peers from rural communities.
Disadvantaged students from urban areas are more likely to enter elite UK universities than similar peers from rural communities.
Researchers digitize massive collection of folk medicine
A project more than 40 years in the making, the Archive of Healing is one of the largest databases of medicinal folklore from around the world.
A project more than 40 years in the making, the Archive of Healing is one of the largest databases of medicinal folklore from around the world.
A + A Two astronomy networks are coming together to form Europe's largest ground-based astronomy collaborative network: the ORP.
News in Brief
Environment - Apr 13
How do Mediterranean and Atlantic seabirds interact with the fishing fleet and fish farms?
How do Mediterranean and Atlantic seabirds interact with the fishing fleet and fish farms?
Health - Apr 13
Newly launched British biotech company pioneers ground-breaking potential treatments for COVID-19
Newly launched British biotech company pioneers ground-breaking potential treatments for COVID-19
Social Sciences - Apr 13
Authoritarianism and Patriarchy, or why Belarusian #Evalution has a Female Face
Authoritarianism and Patriarchy, or why Belarusian #Evalution has a Female Face
Social Sciences - Apr 13
Analysis: How to understand the influence of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland
Analysis: How to understand the influence of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland
Social Sciences - Apr 12
Debate as a cultural technique: From disputations to conflicts on social media
Debate as a cultural technique: From disputations to conflicts on social media
Health - Apr 12
Asthma drug budesonide shortens recovery time in non-hospitalised patients with COVID-19
Asthma drug budesonide shortens recovery time in non-hospitalised patients with COVID-19
Campus - Apr 12
IDEAL Staff Advisory Committee seeks to enhance staff experience related to diversity, equity and inclusion
IDEAL Staff Advisory Committee seeks to enhance staff experience related to diversity, equity and inclusion
Health - Apr 12
Conservationists may be unintentionally spreading pathogens between threatened animal populations
Conservationists may be unintentionally spreading pathogens between threatened animal populations
Environment - Apr 12
"Sustainable Construction": Austrian Association for Building Materials & Ceramic Industries endows TU Graz professorship
"Sustainable Construction": Austrian Association for Building Materials & Ceramic Industries endows TU Graz professorship