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A major survey of tens of thousands of school pupils has revealed a welcome boost in wellbeing among young people across Greater Manchester.

New South Wales (NSW) has the highest number of pokies out of all'Australian states and territories, and NSW residents gamble the most money on the pokies compared to anywhere else in Australia.

Research from The Australian National University (ANU) and The University of Sydney (USYD) reveals cervical cancer among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will not be eliminated without urgent and targeted action until 2047 - 12 years later than the federal government's target of 2035.

A new ANU survey shows 64 per cent of Australians are concerned about national security.

A study co-authored by Joseph Mumbanza, Laurent Licata and Claudia Toma shows that the perception of gender discrimination does not always lead to greater support for equality policies - particularly among women.

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Irini Mavrou (UCL Ioe) details her research on why both native speakers and second language speakers can come across as rude when speaking to one another.

Dice, cards and tokens usually belong on the kitchen table on game night. But what if they could also be used to help improve collaboration in the workplace?

UCalgary researchers co-lead study with the community to find out what adolescents and young adults want scientists working on Researchers at the University of Calgary have developed 10 priorities for working with young people facing cancer.

Classroom incentives can reduce socioeconomic inequalities Which children work harder at school, and what does their effort have to do with their social background? Until now, educational research has been unable to provide empirically based answers to this question.

What happens when academics leave their comfortable armchairs and genuinely engage with the people they write about? According to David Ludwig, that is precisely what is needed.

To address persistent concerns about harassment, boundary violation and user safety in digital dating spaces, a research team led by the University of Waterloo has launched an  interactive Safety Map  to coincide with International Women's Day.

Women philanthropists in Ireland are values driven, deeply engaged and seeking to deliver inclusive, long-term social change as well as support for front-line services, according to new research from Trinity College Dublin.

Nightlife Young people - especially women - increasingly fear being drugged, and the phenomenon is more widespread and complex than previously assumed.

A new study has revealed a critical gap between global promises to restore forests and what is happening on the ground for the communities who depend on, manage and care for them. The research, led by researchers from The University of Manchester and published in the journal Restoration Ecology , is based on a detailed assessment of national policies in Mexico.

Famine is still being measured as if the world has not changed. By relying on fixed mortality thresholds, today's classification systems risk recognising mass starvation only when it is already too late.

Adolescents are chronically sleep deprived on school days, which negatively impacts their well-being and ability to learn. A new study conducted by the University of Zurich and the University Children's Hospital Zurich reveals that a flexible start to the school day can improve adolescents' sleep, health and academic performance.

A new study from The University of Manchester has shed light on an unexpected consequence of plastic bag bans in East Africa, and why well-intentioned environmental laws may actually be making life harder for the people they aim to protect.

New project 'Iakumama 2050' at the Center for Development Research at Uni Bonn combines digital technology with Indigenous knowledge Investigating and combining new and existing technologies with Indigenous knowledge systems - that is the aim of 'Iakumama 2050.

New analysis from UCalgary researchers shows that investing in prevention could save taxpayers more than $93 million At a time when Albertans are facing rising costs of living, new research shows that failing to prevent male perpetration of domestic violence comes with a steep public price tag - and that investing earlier can save both money and lives.

A decade-long effort builds country's most comprehensive refugee-health dataset After more than a decade of work, researchers at the University of Calgary's O'Brien Institute for Public Health have built the largest and most detailed refugee-health dataset in Canada, creating new opportunities to improve care for some of the country's most vulnerable populations at a time of increasing global displacement and health-system strain.

Crisis volunteering A portion of the population is ready to take action when crisis hits and others need help. According to researchers from the Department of Sociology at the University of Copenhagen, these individuals make up a civilian emergency corps of volunteers. But they are not necessarily the same volunteers you know from traditional associations such as your local sports club.

Economic, educational and gender inequities can contribute to problematic social media use among teens, findings suggest A new McGill study suggests that problematic social media use among teens is in part related to broader social inequalities. Zékai Lu, a PhD candidate in McGill's Department of Sociology and author of the study, had set out to determine whether problematic social media use is driven mainly by individual traits or whether the social environment of the country a teen lives in also plays a significant role.

A UK Government-commissioned review's recommendations on research ethics and recording sex and gender data could undermine the quality of public institutions' research, erode academic freedom, and threaten the rights of trans and gender diverse people if widely adopted, researchers have warned.

Physical aggression by adolescents against their parents is more common than many might believe, according to a long-term longitudinal study from Zurich.