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Older women in paid employment are less likely to take part in leisure-time physical activity, according to research by the University of Birmingham. Researchers from Birmingham Business School found that time constraints imposed by paid work have a negative effect on exercise levels for women in their 50s, 60s and 70s.

ANN ARBOR-Michigan's economy is stronger than we think, says a University of Michigan economist.

Switzerland is the most innovative country in the world. However the conditions for start-ups are far from being perfect.

John Abowd, the Edmund Ezra Day Professor of Economics, director of graduate studies for the Department of Economics and a professor of information science and statistics, will be recognized in Augus

A boost in Oakland's minimum wage to $12.25 an hour that voters will decide on in November would mean a pay raise for 25 to 30 percent of workers in the city and would boost their yearly earni

A University of Birmingham undergraduate will be part of the team building facilities for future generations when he starts his summer placement with Galliford Try, who are building the new Birmingham Dental Hospital & School of Dentistry.

If you're trying to outwit the competition, it might be better to have been born a chimpanzee, according to a study by researchers at Caltech, which found that chimps at the Kyoto University Primate Research Institute consistently outperform humans in simple contests drawn from game theory.

If you're trying to outwit the competition, it might be better to have been born a chimpanzee, according to a study by researchers at Caltech, which found that chimps at the Kyoto University Primate Research Institute consistently outperform humans in simple contests drawn from game theory.

Developing proactive ways of managing conflict between staff should become a central part of organisational strategy, according to research led by Plymouth University. The study, funded by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas), argues that the capacity of organisations to respond to workplace conflict has been severely eroded, with line managers often lacking the confidence and skill to deal with these issues.

University of Washington Posted under: For UW Employees , Health and Medicine , Research , Science , Social Science , UW and the Community Here's some of the latest news from the UW Health Sciences and UW Medicine: Turn your head and cough..into the phone?

Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) is bringing its expertise in business education to London, with the delivery of some of its full time MBA modules at the Work Foundation.

University of Washington Most discrimination in the U.S. is not caused by intention to harm people different from us, but by ordinary favoritism directed at helping people similar to us, according to a theoretical review published online in American Psychologist.

Researchers from Oxford's Department of Education have contributed to a major report that examines the professional development of teachers in UK classrooms.

The following is a response from the University of Minnesota to the Institute for Policy Studies' (IPS) The One Percent at State U report, issued May 18, 2014.

A bold bid to uncover an alternative to the current failed model of economic growth is being launched via the establishment of a new UCL Institute for Global Prosperity, led by the renowned anthropologist Professor Henrietta L. Moore.

AUSTIN, Texas - The archive of award-winning author Michael Ondaatje has been acquired by the Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin.

Risky business From the Cornell-Penn State study, a couple things to consider before answering that help wanted ad: "Occupations with the highest levels of exposure to toxic materials include mine shuttle car operators, tool and die makers, mining machine operators and metal pourer and casters.

People who have limited mental capacity need better help with making decisions according to a clinical psychologist at Lancaster University.

The annual showcase will include games for phones and tablets, like "Bunny-in-Box," where you arrange platforms to help a jack-in-the-box get back to his box.

Sandberg named Class Day speaker Facebook COO, author, LeanIn.Org founder to address seniors on May 28 S uccessful businesswoman, best-selling author, and Harvard alumna Sheryl Sandberg '91, M.B.A.

Dr Adam Scholefield, a postdoctoral researcher and Olympic water polo player talks about life post-London 2012 and future plans.

450,000 technicians needed across all sectors by 2020 to plug a national skills gap 1.5 million new Science, Engineering and Technology jobs will be created across the country in the same peri

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Female and minority junior partners in professional service firms may benefit from using different clientele-building strategies than their white male counterparts according to recent research co-authored by Forrest Briscoe of the Penn State Smeal College of Business. By encouraging and supporting these varying strategies, firms could increase both revenue and diversity among senior partners.

New report shows that zero hour contracts are only one of a wide number of flexible employment practices that are abused by managers - leading to financial insecurity, anxiety and stress in the workforce.

New report shows that zero-hours contracts are only one of a wide number of flexible employment practices that are abused by managers - leading to financial insecurity, anxiety and stress in the workforce.

On April 1, the College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS) at the University of Pennsylvania officially opened applications for its newest master degree: the Master of Chemical Sciences.

The UK's youth unemployment crisis continues to leave almost one in five young people unable to find a job according to a report from Lancaster University's The Work Foundation.

In a paper prepared for the workshop "Gender, Equality and Intimacy: (Un)comfortable Bedfellows?"  at the Institute of Education today -  Cambridge scholar Monica Wirz explores how couples, whose gend

Nine out of ten Sussex 2013 graduates in work or further study Nine of every ten students who graduated from Sussex in 2013 are in work or further study, the University's latest survey of leavers has found, with 75% of those in work in 'graduate level' jobs.

New report shows that zero hour contracts are only one of a wide number of flexible employment practices that are abused by managers - leading to financial insecurity, anxiety and stress in the workforce.

Professor David Bogle, Head of the UCL Graduate School and Chair of the League of European Research Universities Doctoral Studies Community, welcomes the support for more Centres for Doctoral Training announced in the UK Budget.

Regional analysis of budget announcement shows increase in income tax personal allowance will benefit London and the South East more than the North.