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ETH Zurich is preparing young researchers for an international career in science and industry. In March 2016, it will launch a career-focused funding mechanism that will allow young researchers to conduct their own research project early on and improve their competitiveness.

Lonnie Golden introduced himself to the District of Columbia Council "as a long-ago supermarket utility clerk as my first job, where I experienced scheduling instability in my formative years.

Münster University sees itself not only as being rooted in the local region, but also as having an international orientation - in teaching, in research, among students and among its administrative staff.

The SNSF introduces measures to encourage researchers in the humanities and social sciences to participate in ERC calls.

In the past 20 years, whenever federal, state or local laws have modestly raised minimum wages, the U.S. restaurant industry has opposed them. Restaurateurs say higher wages force them to cut staff and jack up prices to offset reduced revenue, which in turn makes their customers unhappy, slashes profits and even puts their restaurants' survival in jeopardy.

ANN ARBOR-Gender bias in venture capital, particularly in Silicon Valley, has grabbed a number of headlines with stories of challenges that women-led startups face.

NHS reorganisation, coupled with increased GP workload and reduced time for patient care, are combining to force many doctors to leave general practice early, according to a significant new study published today (Thursday 7 January 2016). The findings, published in the British Journal of General Practice by researchers from the Universities of Bristol, Bath and Staffordshire, also highlight how nearly half (45.5 per cent) of all GPs leaving the profession in England between 2009-14 were under 50.

NHS reorganisation, coupled with increased GP workload and reduced time for patient care, are combining to force many doctors to leave general practice early, according to a significant new study published today (Thursday 7 January 2016). The findings, out in the British Journal of General Practice from researchers in our Department for Health with colleagues at the Universities of Bristol and Staffordshire, also highlight how nearly half (45.5 per cent) of all GPs leaving the profession in England between 2009-14 were under 50.

Independence Day celebrates the day our forefathers put pen to paper and outlined the rights and beliefs that would form our values as a new nation.

Münster University sees itself not only as being rooted in the local region, but also as having an international orientation - in teaching, in research, among students and among its administrative staff.

Senior medical staff can help develop allied health professionals by supervising their research, explained academics at an Imperial event.

Pupils record album with University students Pupils from Oakdale and Pontllanfraith Comprehensive Schools visited Cardiff University this week to record their very own album with students from the University's School of Music.

Employers should embrace anger among employees for the vital role it plays in sustaining a just and fair workplace, according to a University of Liverpool academic.

With education, employment and income levels all rising for women in sub-Saharan Africa, many observers have speculated that divorce rates would follow suit - as they have in much of the developed world. But a new study by McGill University researchers finds that divorce rates across 20 African countries over the past 20 years have remained stable or declined.

The Brisbane Broncos are known to have big appetites, but they'll be paying special attention to what they eat after announcing a scholarship for their own nutritional advisor.

If Congress authorized mandatory paid sick leave, flu rates would decline by at least 5 percent, according to a Cornell economist. His paper is one of the first to offer a glimpse into the rarely studied area of paid sick leave in the United States. The United States is the only industrialized country in the world without universal access to paid sick leave, and the flu is estimated to cost $87 billion annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

ANN ARBOR-One out of every four dollars employers pay for health care is tied to unhealthy lifestyle choices or conditions like smoking, stress and obesity, despite the fact that most large employers have workplace wellness programs. In the largest study of its kind, researchers from the University of Michigan looked at 10 modifiable health risks in roughly 223,500 people across seven industries, said Michael O'Donnell, first author on the study and director of the U-M Health Management Research Center at the School of Kinesiology.

As often happens in science, what started as a research project to make one thing turned into something completely different.

A report released today by MIT underscores the substantial economic impact of the Institute's alumni entrepreneurs, whose companies have created millions of jobs and generate annual revenues of nearl

Research indicates low wages are to blame for the STEM skills gap - Wages must reflect the supply and demand for skills across occupations - Reform of schools and universities isn't the answer Low

A sports psychology and coaching expert credited with playing a role in the North Queensland Cowboys' maiden NRL premiership is expected to become one of Australia's first professors of sports coaching.

New research reveals the huge physical and mental health toll suffered by migrant women from poorer Asian countries like Sri Lanka who go to the Gulf countries to work as cleaners and maids. Those ed said their employers had denied them proper food and rest breaks and they were forced to continue working when they were ill.

We are all Johnny Football. I could hear your indignation as you read that, but let me explain. First, I am a former professional football coach who has seen the game at three levels - high school, college and the National Football League.

Elliott Erwitt (American, b. France 1928), Midleton, Ireland, 1970. Gelatin silver print, 30.5 x 20.4 cm.

Datasets for everything from gene expression to employment demographics are growing so large and complex that automated methods sometimes seem the only way to glean knowledge from them.

Comment: Albert Pierrepoint: a 'haunted hangman' and the death penalty today By Dr Lizzie Seal , Senior Lecturer in Sociology/Criminology at the University of Sussex Fifty years ago this Sunday, Brit

New report offers insight into Living Wage in Wales A new report from Cardiff Business School offers a progress check on the Living Wage in Wales campaign, highlighting the need to develop greater geographic and sector representation for continued success.

University of Glasgow Principal and Vice-Chancellor Anton Muscatelli announced today (Monday 2 November) that the University is an accredited Living Wage employer and has signed up to the Scottish Business Pledge.

Wonder turned into horror on Jan. 28, 1986, when flaming debris rained from the skies above Cape Canaveral into the Atlantic Ocean.

30. What drives people to spend hours commuting to and from work? A book written by EPFL sociologists analyzes this phenomenon - its structure, its social consequences and how it has changed over time.

Rebecca Melzer, a 21-year-old student at the University of Münster, has been internationally-minded almost all her life: from holidays in the Netherlands as a child to work placements in France during her school and university years.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Communities with more self-employed workers can better withstand economic shifts caused by imports than communities that have fewer self-employed people, according to Penn State economists.

The Heidelberg based expert on information technologies, Andreas Reuter, has been appointed senior professor of Heidelberg University.

Imperial held its annual conference to showcase the research opportunities available to staff working in allied health professions and nursing.