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Politics - Environment - 17.08.2022
Confederation preparing to issue first green Confederation bond
The Federal Council intends to strengthen the Swiss financial centre's position as a leading location for sustainable financial services.

Environment - Politics - 17.08.2022
A tool for assessing the flood-resilience of development projects
A tool for assessing the flood-resilience of development projects

Environment - Politics - 12.08.2022
Landmark US climate bill: U-M experts available
EXPERTS ADVISORY The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass the Inflation Reduction Act today, which includes nearly $400 billion for clean energy initiatives.

Politics - 04.08.2022
Study examines voters' threshold for transgressions by political candidates
Study examines voters’ threshold for transgressions by political candidates
During a 2016 campaign stop in Iowa, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pronounced, "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?” Was he right? Or do some transgressions cross a line in the sand - points that, if crossed, cause voters to abandon their support? And if there are lines in the sand, do conservatives and liberals draw them in the same place? Does the stren

Politics - 04.08.2022
What is Turkey's long game?
What is Turkey’s long game?
Turkey continues to hint at blocking NATO expansion and walks a middle ground on the war in Ukraine.

History & Archeology - Politics - 01.08.2022
Analysis: James Hutton Brew - Gold Coast abolitionist who exposed Britain's anti-slavery hypocrisy
Analysis: James Hutton Brew - Gold Coast abolitionist who exposed Britain’s anti-slavery hypocrisy

Environment - Politics - 27.07.2022
Driving the energy transition: Iron as a potential key material in facilitating the large-scale storage and transport of carbon-free energy
Driving the energy transition: Iron as a potential key material in facilitating the large-scale storage and transport of carbon-free energy
TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and the Institute of Low-Carbon Industrial Processes of the German

Politics - 25.07.2022
Political panel survey: Germans feel strongly threatened by current crises
Respondents see a clear division in society, especially when it comes to income and the topic of gender sensitive language The majority of Germans feel that their security is threatened by the curren

Politics - Research Management - 22.07.2022
State Secretary Hirayama attends informal EU ministerial meeting on competition in research and innovation

Innovation - Politics - 21.07.2022
Monash Commission recommends global pursuit of deliberate strategies to grow and enhance intermediary cities
The Monash Commission has released its perspective on future-oriented features of Intermediary Cities that aims to improve liveability and resilience for large cities of the future.

History & Archeology - Politics - 19.07.2022
Official visit to Greece by State Secretary Martina Hirayama to focus on education, research, innovation and archaeology

Politics - Social Sciences - 15.07.2022
U-M’s American National Election Studies awarded $14M to study 2024 elections

Politics - 14.07.2022
Sarah de Lange appointed professor of Political Pluralism
Sarah de Lange appointed professor of Political Pluralism

Politics - 14.07.2022
New book from Dr Ana Catalano Weeks focuses on policy impact of gender quota laws in politics
New book from Dr Ana Catalano Weeks focuses on policy impact of gender quota laws in politics
Dr Weeks- book -Making Gender Salient- was launched at an Institute for Policy Research event that took place on 14 July 2022.

Politics - 13.07.2022
Partnership to improve outcomes for First Nations people
Partnership to improve outcomes for First Nations people

Politics - Economics - 11.07.2022
University of Bonn Experts on the War in Ukraine for the Media
List of contacts for the media The war in Ukraine has raised numerous pressing questions that need to be answered.

Politics - 06.07.2022
Local leaders’ pessimism about Michigan’s direction continues, eases slightly from last year
More than 60% of Michigan's local government leaders say the state has gotten off on the wrong track-down slightly from last year yet still among the most pessimistic responses since tracking began in 2011.

Politics - 05.07.2022
British people feel very differently about some refugees than others
British people feel very differently about some refugees than others
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Paolo Morini (UCL Political Science) and Professor David Hudson of the University of Birmingham delve into survey results finding significant differences in public opinion about refugees coming from Afghanistan versus Ukraine.

Politics - Social Sciences - 29.06.2022
Project continues Münster's legacy as a city of peace
Project continues Münster’s legacy as a city of peace

Politics - Social Sciences - 29.06.2022
Guest articles on peace and conflict research
Guest articles on peace and conflict research
The "Münster International Peace Research Initiative" (mipri) strengthens the University and the city of Münster as a location for peace and conflict research.

Politics - 29.06.2022
When do people see political violence as justified?
When do people see political violence as justified?

Politics - History & Archeology - 28.06.2022
Sheila Kuehl on the legacy - and digital future - of 'Get Used to It'
Sheila Kuehl on the legacy - and digital future - of ’Get Used to It’

Research Management - Politics - 28.06.2022
State Secretary Martina Hirayama in Brussels

Politics - 28.06.2022
University of Toronto Chancellor Emeritus Michael Wilson’s memoirs released posthumously: The Hill Times

Research Management - Politics - 27.06.2022
Confederation’s research and development spending to decline in 2021

Politics - 24.06.2022
Staying positive in challenging times
Staying positive in challenging times
Linda Maduz has great faith in people's - and society's - resilience and in their capacity for positive development, even in politically turbulent times.

Politics - Research Management - 23.06.2022
State Secretary Martina Hirayama attends Eureka Ministerial Conference

Politics - 22.06.2022
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses Canadian students

Environment - Politics - 22.06.2022
Opinion: Borgen is back - what the series gets right (and wrong) about Danish politics
Opinion: Borgen is back - what the series gets right (and wrong) about Danish politics

Economics - Politics - 21.06.2022
Opinion: Australia's opportunity to break the stranglehold fossil fuels have on our politics
Opinion: Australia’s opportunity to break the stranglehold fossil fuels have on our politics

Politics - 20.06.2022
Open registration for the CHARM-EU master’s degree in Global Challenges for Sustainability

Politics - Campus - 17.06.2022
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy to address students at University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy to address students at University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

Politics - 16.06.2022
U-M economist on what to know about the Federal Reserve’s rate hike

Politics - Social Sciences - 15.06.2022
Gender und Politik in Südosteuropa

Administration - Politics - 14.06.2022
UK Government supports top Scottish global affairs experts at London networking event
UK Government supports top Scottish global affairs experts at London networking event

Politics - 14.06.2022
New project open to citizens to raise awareness on the use of containers

Environment - Politics - 13.06.2022
A convention to decarbonise International Geneva
A convention to decarbonise International Geneva

Politics - 13.06.2022
University of Toronto's Janice Stein selected as co-chair of Canada's Indo-Pacific Advisory Committee: Hindustan Times
University of Toronto’s Janice Stein selected as co-chair of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Advisory Committee: Hindustan Times

Politics - 13.06.2022
A trial by fire for democracy
A trial by fire for democracy
Karsten Fischer, a political scientist at LMU, discusses the extent to which liberal democracies still stand for social progress at a time when populism is prevalent on all sides.

Politics - Environment - 10.06.2022
Symposium ’Mehr Mut!’ (’More Courage!’) at FRIAS

Event - Politics - 10.06.2022
University of Glasgow Honorary Degrees 2022

Social Sciences - Politics - 09.06.2022
Cardiff University academic leads on plan to make Wales an anti-racist nation

Politics - 09.06.2022
Welsh national identity central to outcome of 2021 Senedd elections, research concludes
Voters' views on national identity limited the gains that Labour's opponents could expect to achieve at last year's Senedd elections, new research from Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre says.

Campus - Politics - 06.06.2022
From student to policy professional

Politics - Environment - 03.06.2022
Educating global citizens
The pandemic and current global events have heightened awareness of existing global challenges, and highlighted the important role universities play in uncovering solutions and developing talent By V

Politics - 03.06.2022
Opinion: Why there ultimately has to be a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia
Opinion: Why there ultimately has to be a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia

Social Sciences - Politics - 02.06.2022
Political Scientist LaGina Gause Probes the Power of Protest
Gause's new book makes a novel argument: Protests by marginalized groups are more likely to spur change, despite the obstacles and backlash they often face when voicing grievances.

Politics - 01.06.2022
Opinion: Guns in the US - why the NRA is so successful at preventing reform
Opinion: Guns in the US - why the NRA is so successful at preventing reform

Linguistics & Literature - Politics - 31.05.2022
Importance of Modern Languages highlighted by major symposium in Glasgow
Importance of Modern Languages highlighted by major symposium in Glasgow

Economics - Politics - 31.05.2022
UCL launches new Policy Lab
UCL launches new Policy Lab