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Life Sciences - Business/Economics - 29.04
Research questions role of neuroscience in leadership studies
Research at the University of Liverpool questions the extent to which studies of the human brain are able to offer insights into what constitutes 'good leadership'. - Organisational neuroscience is an emerging area of study that explores the implications of brain science for workplace behaviour.
Research questions role of neuroscience in leadership studies
Business/Economics - Medicine/Pharmacology - 9.04
University launches new institute to address biggest issues facing society
250 years after the creation of the Lunar Society, which brought together leading industrialists, academics and philosophers to debate the biggest issues affecting society, the University of Birmingham is launching an Institute of Advanced Studies with a similar remit.
University launches new institute to address biggest issues facing society
250 years after the creation of the Lunar Society, which brought together leading industrialists, academics and philosophers to debate the biggest issues affecting society, the University of Birmingham is launching an Institute of Advanced Studies with a similar remit.
Social Sciences - Business/Economics - 21.03
New home
The Economic and Social Research Council have announced that the next British Election Study will be hosted by a consortium led by The University of Manchester in collaboration with the Universities of Oxford and Nottingham.
New home
Administration/Government - Business/Economics - 11.03
Digital records could expose intimate details and personality traits of millions
Research shows that intimate personal attributes can be predicted with high levels of accuracy from 'traces' left by seemingly innocuous digital behaviour, in this case Facebook Likes. Study raises important questions about personalised marketing and online privacy.
Digital records could expose intimate details and personality traits of millions
Research shows that intimate personal attributes can be predicted with high levels of accuracy from 'traces' left by seemingly innocuous digital behaviour, in this case Facebook Likes. Study raises important questions about personalised marketing and online privacy.
Business/Economics - Medicine/Pharmacology - 8.03
Celebrity endorsement encourages children to eat junk food
A study by the University of Liverpool has found that celebrity endorsement of a food product encourages children to eat more of the endorsed product. It also found that children were prompted to eat more of the endorsed product when they saw the celebrity on TV in a different context.
Celebrity endorsement encourages children to eat junk food
A study by the University of Liverpool has found that celebrity endorsement of a food product encourages children to eat more of the endorsed product. It also found that children were prompted to eat more of the endorsed product when they saw the celebrity on TV in a different context.
Business/Economics - 6.03
Findings published on the impact of a cap on the total cost of credit
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills have today published an independent research report from the University of Bristol on the impact of a cap on the total cost of credit. The publication coincides with the publication of the Office of Fair Trading's final report on payday sector compliance.
Findings published on the impact of a cap on the total cost of credit
Business/Economics - Careers/Employment - 25.02
Entrepreneurs really do matter as study shows 60% sales drop after founders die
The death of a founding entrepreneur wipes out on average 60 per cent of a firm's sales and cuts jobs by around 17 per cent, according to a new study. - The research, by Sascha O. Becker at the University of Warwick and Hans K. Hvide at the University of Bergen, sheds light on exactly how much a founder-entrepreneur ‘matters' in terms of influencing the performance of privately-owned businesses.
Entrepreneurs really do matter as study shows 60% sales drop after founders die
The death of a founding entrepreneur wipes out on average 60 per cent of a firm's sales and cuts jobs by around 17 per cent, according to a new study. - The research, by Sascha O. Becker at the University of Warwick and Hans K. Hvide at the University of Bergen, sheds light on exactly how much a founder-entrepreneur ‘matters' in terms of influencing the performance of privately-owned businesses.
Business/Economics - 21.02
Floral signs go electric
Flowers' methods of communicating are at least as sophisticated as any devised by an advertising agency, according to a new study, published today in Science Express by researchers from the University of Bristol. However, for any advert to be successful, it has to reach, and be perceived by, its target audience. The research shows for the first time that pollinators such as bumblebees are able to find and distinguish electric signals given out by flowers.
Floral signs go electric
Business/Economics - 19.02
Research to pinpoint power-hungry appliances that could help cut home energy bills
51/13 - New research by The University of Nottingham and energy company E.ON could help people to save money on their energy bills by identifying which of their household electrical appliances are using the most power.
Research to pinpoint power-hungry appliances that could help cut home energy bills
51/13 - New research by The University of Nottingham and energy company E.ON could help people to save money on their energy bills by identifying which of their household electrical appliances are using the most power.
Microtechnics/Electroengineering - Business/Economics - 11.02
Study highlights link between poor welfare and meat quality
A recent scientific study has shown that pre-stun shocks in commercial broiler processing significantly affect carcase and meat quality as well as bird welfare.
Study highlights link between poor welfare and meat quality
Business/Economics - 31.01
ANALYSIS: The census has got it wrong on languages
“Though yesterday's census data provides important confirmation of Manchester's enormous linguistic diversity, our research shows it has significantly under-represented both languages spoken and the numbers of people who speak them.
ANALYSIS: The census has got it wrong on languages
“Though yesterday's census data provides important confirmation of Manchester's enormous linguistic diversity, our research shows it has significantly under-represented both languages spoken and the numbers of people who speak them.
Event - Business/Economics - 22.01
Rumours abound: Scientists analyse global Twitter gossip around Higgs boson discovery
A model of the spread of gossip on Twitter prior to the Higgs boson discovery announcement has been developed by University of Birmingham computer scientists, according to research published on the online repository, ArXiv.
Rumours abound: Scientists analyse global Twitter gossip around Higgs boson discovery
A model of the spread of gossip on Twitter prior to the Higgs boson discovery announcement has been developed by University of Birmingham computer scientists, according to research published on the online repository, ArXiv.
Business/Economics - Life Sciences - 15.01
Born to lead? Leadership can be an inherited trait, study finds
Genetic differences are significantly associated with the likelihood that people take on managerial responsibilities, according to new research from UCL (University College London). - The study, published online in Leadership Quarterly , is the first to identify a specific DNA sequence associated with the tendency for individuals to occupy a leadership position.
Born to lead? Leadership can be an inherited trait, study finds
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 19.12.2012
The drugs don’t work
Health Technology Assessment is not 'pure science'. The drug industry is a key actor in the process of issuing recommendations" - —Professor Larry King - King and colleagues Piotr Ozieranski (University of Leicester) and Martin McKee (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) found that multinational drug companies are deploying their massive financial resources to capture stakeholders at every stage of the process for the scientific recommendation of drugs in Poland.
The drugs don’t work
Business/Economics - Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics - 5.12.2012
The detectives of corrosion
Corrosion costs the oil and gas industry billions of dollars every year, it can also have far reaching environmental consequences. But so far no one has managed to stop corrosion happening. - A detective style research team based at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus are working closely with industry to investigate real world problems and are taking a forensic look at the nature of corrosion — particularly in the oil and gas sector.
The detectives of corrosion
Corrosion costs the oil and gas industry billions of dollars every year, it can also have far reaching environmental consequences. But so far no one has managed to stop corrosion happening. - A detective style research team based at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus are working closely with industry to investigate real world problems and are taking a forensic look at the nature of corrosion — particularly in the oil and gas sector.
Business/Economics - 20.11.2012
Evidence of ’mid-life’ crisis in Great Apes
Chimpanzees and orangutans can experience a mid-life crisis just like humans, a study suggests. - This is the finding from a new study that set out to test the theory that the pattern of human well-being over a lifespan might have evolved in the common ancestors of humans and great apes.
Evidence of ’mid-life’ crisis in Great Apes
Chimpanzees and orangutans can experience a mid-life crisis just like humans, a study suggests. - This is the finding from a new study that set out to test the theory that the pattern of human well-being over a lifespan might have evolved in the common ancestors of humans and great apes.
Business/Economics - Education/Continuing Education - 14.11.2012
How honest are you at work?
A new study has revealed we are basically honest. The research by the University of Oxford and the University of Bonn suggests that it pains us to tell lies, particularly when we are in our own homes.
How honest are you at work?
A new study has revealed we are basically honest. The research by the University of Oxford and the University of Bonn suggests that it pains us to tell lies, particularly when we are in our own homes.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 8.11.2012
Financial incentives may improve hospital mortality rates, says study
A “significant” fall in mortality rates for certain conditions emerged in a study into the use of incentives at hospitals in the North West of England. - Economists and health experts from the Universities of Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham and Cambridge examined how the introduction of a scheme that paid bonuses to hospitals based on measures of quality affected the delivery of care.
Financial incentives may improve hospital mortality rates, says study
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 7.11.2012
Financial incentives may improve hospital mortality rates, says study
PA 309/12 - New research into controversial pay-for-performance schemes has suggested they may help to save the lives of NHS patients. - A ‘significant' fall in mortality rates for certain conditions emerged in a study by health experts and economists from the Universities of Nottingham, Manchester, Cambridge and Birmingham into the use of incentives at hospitals in the North West of England.
Financial incentives may improve hospital mortality rates, says study
PA 309/12 - New research into controversial pay-for-performance schemes has suggested they may help to save the lives of NHS patients. - A ‘significant' fall in mortality rates for certain conditions emerged in a study by health experts and economists from the Universities of Nottingham, Manchester, Cambridge and Birmingham into the use of incentives at hospitals in the North West of England.
Careers/Employment - Business/Economics - 5.11.2012
Hidden cyberbullying is as common as conventional counterpart in the workplace
Cyberbullying through e-mail, text and web posts is as common in the workplace as conventional bullying but even more difficult to uncover, research by experts from the University of Sheffield has revealed.
Hidden cyberbullying is as common as conventional counterpart in the workplace
Business/Economics - Careers/Employment - 3.11.2012
Punched from the Screen - workplace cyber bullying becoming more widespread
Cyber bullying – using modern such as e-mails, texts or web-postings - is as common in the workplace as ‘conventional' bullying. Yet, the way cyber bullying influences both the victim and witnesses is more hidden in the workplace.
Punched from the Screen - workplace cyber bullying becoming more widespread
Business/Economics - Computer Science/Telecom - 2.11.2012
World’s largest study to date into computer-based financial trading reveals beneficial effects but warns of systemic risks
A new Government research project , undertaken by an international team of researchers including experts from the University of Bristol, into the advantages and risks of computer-based trading in financial markets has shown it to have beneficial effects but warned of the risks of greater instability.
World’s largest study to date into computer-based financial trading reveals beneficial effects but warns of systemic risks
Education/Continuing Education - Business/Economics - 1.11.2012
Puberty classes drive up attendance in African schoolgirls
An Oxford University pilot study, published in the journal PLoS One , shows that providing free sanitary pads to teenage girls in Ghana markedly improved attendance levels at school over just three months.
Puberty classes drive up attendance in African schoolgirls
Business/Economics - 5.10.2012
UCL Discovery downloads surpass 2m
The total number of papers, reports and PhD dissertations downloaded from UCL Discovery , the university's Open Access repository, surpassed 2,000,000 during September 2012. - UCL Discovery, the UK repository with the largest number of records, contains nearly 14,274 records with access to full text; the 2,000,000th to be downloaded was by Professor Richard Blundell (UCL Economics): Labor Supply Models: Unobserved heterogeneity, nonparticipation and dynamics.
UCL Discovery downloads surpass 2m
The total number of papers, reports and PhD dissertations downloaded from UCL Discovery , the university's Open Access repository, surpassed 2,000,000 during September 2012. - UCL Discovery, the UK repository with the largest number of records, contains nearly 14,274 records with access to full text; the 2,000,000th to be downloaded was by Professor Richard Blundell (UCL Economics): Labor Supply Models: Unobserved heterogeneity, nonparticipation and dynamics.
Business/Economics - Medicine/Pharmacology - 2.10.2012
Regulation of junk food advertising has minimal impact
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have found that regulations introduced to reduce children's exposure to junk food advertising have not had a significant impact.
Regulation of junk food advertising has minimal impact
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 7.09.2012
Universal health coverage improves health for all
Evidence suggests that progress towards universal health coverage generally results in substantial improvements to population health, according to a new paper from researchers at Imperial College London.
Universal health coverage improves health for all
Social Sciences - Business/Economics - 21.08.2012
Are East Europeans victims of racism in the UK?
Since 2004, nearly 1.9 million East Europeans have come to the UK 1 . New research, led by academics at the University of Bristol, has examined how current East European migration to the UK has been racialised in immigration policy and tabloid journalism, providing the first insights into how racism is affecting migrants' experiences of work and life in the UK.
Are East Europeans victims of racism in the UK?
Business/Economics - Administration/Government - 21.08.2012
Flood risk ranking reveals vulnerable cities
A new study of nine coastal cities around the world suggests that Shanghai is most vulnerable to serious flooding. European cities top the leader board for their resilience. - These finding are based on a new method to calculate the flood vulnerability of cities, developed by a team of researchers from the Netherlands and the University of Leeds.
Flood risk ranking reveals vulnerable cities
A new study of nine coastal cities around the world suggests that Shanghai is most vulnerable to serious flooding. European cities top the leader board for their resilience. - These finding are based on a new method to calculate the flood vulnerability of cities, developed by a team of researchers from the Netherlands and the University of Leeds.
Business/Economics - 16.08.2012
Lost letter experiment suggests wealthy London neighbourhoods are ’more altruistic’
Neighbourhood income deprivation has a strong negative effect on altruistic behaviour when measured by a 'lost letter' experiment, according to new UCL research published today in PLoS One. - Researchers from UCL Anthropology used the lost letter technique to measure altruism across 20 London neighbourhoods by dropping 300 letters on the pavement and recording whether they arrived at their destination.
Lost letter experiment suggests wealthy London neighbourhoods are ’more altruistic’
Social Sciences - Business/Economics - 15.08.2012
UK recession may be to blame for 1,000 suicides in the UK
Research at the University of Liverpool has found that more than 1,000 people committed suicide due to the 2008-2010 economic recession in the UK. - Suicides began to rise in the UK in 2008 following 20 years of decline – figures rose 8% among men and 9% among women in 2008, compared to 2007.
UK recession may be to blame for 1,000 suicides in the UK
Research at the University of Liverpool has found that more than 1,000 people committed suicide due to the 2008-2010 economic recession in the UK. - Suicides began to rise in the UK in 2008 following 20 years of decline – figures rose 8% among men and 9% among women in 2008, compared to 2007.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 30.07.2012
Drug prescribing system could boost patient safety
Drug prescribing system could boost patient safety
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics - Business/Economics - 20.07.2012
Former drivers help F1 teams get podium positions
Former drivers help F1 teams get podium positions
Environmental Sciences - Business/Economics - 17.07.2012
SUPERGEN Hub to address burning bioenergy questions
SUPERGEN Hub to address burning bioenergy questions
Business/Economics - 16.05.2012
New findings show long-term effects of fathers’ job loss on children’s education
New findings show long-term effects of fathers’ job loss on children’s education
Business/Economics - Media Sciences/Political Sciences - 20.04.2012
Online-only news outlets 'struggle to find funding'
Online-only news outlets 'struggle to find funding'
Administration/Government - Business/Economics - 19.04.2012
New technique may help severely damaged nerves regrow and restore function
New technique may help severely damaged nerves regrow and restore function
Business/Economics - 17.04.2012
Streaming schoolchildren by ability is good news for girls but bad news for boys
Streaming schoolchildren by ability is good news for girls but bad news for boys
Environmental Sciences - Business/Economics - 5.03.2012
Shortcuts costly when buying conservation from farmers
Shortcuts costly when buying conservation from farmers
Agronomy/Food Science - Business/Economics - 29.02.2012
Scientific research to sports supplement in time to boost training
Scientific research to sports supplement in time to boost training
Business/Economics - 8.02.2012
Public opinion on immigration policy more related to cultural than economic concerns
Public opinion on immigration policy more related to cultural than economic concerns
Business/Economics - 7.02.2012
One in four UK children facing multiple risks to development, study finds
One in four UK children facing multiple risks to development, study finds
Business/Economics - Earth Sciences - 10.01.2012
Poorly targeted aid and lack of capital leaves small businesses struggling following natural disasters
Poorly targeted aid and lack of capital leaves small businesses struggling following natural disasters
Business/Economics - Administration/Government - 7.12.2011
Warwick economist to lead £15 million research initiative into private enterprise in developing countries
Warwick economist to lead £15 million research initiative into private enterprise in developing countries
Business/Economics - Agronomy/Food Science - 3.10.2011
Research uncovers what increases chicken wellbeing
Research uncovers what increases chicken wellbeing
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 20.09.2011
Smoking in films encourages teenagers to take a drag
Smoking in films encourages teenagers to take a drag
Business/Economics - Medicine/Pharmacology - 6.09.2011
New research sheds light on teenage friendship networks
New research sheds light on teenage friendship networks
Environmental Sciences - Business/Economics - 22.08.2011
Shell Shock! Damage to marine ecosystems revealed as CO2 emissions continue to rise
Shell Shock! Damage to marine ecosystems revealed as CO2 emissions continue to rise
Business/Economics - Computer Science/Telecom - 10.08.2011
Input/output: The Economics of Database Searching
Input/output: The Economics of Database Searching
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 28.07.2011
Laws that encourage healthier lifestyles protect lives and save the NHS money
Laws that encourage healthier lifestyles protect lives and save the NHS money
Business/Economics - Medicine/Pharmacology - 30.06.2011
TV food advertising increases children’s preference for unhealthy foods
TV food advertising increases children’s preference for unhealthy foods
Business/Economics - Physics/Material Science - 28.06.2011
Wars steadily increase for over a century, fed by more borders and cheaper conflict
Wars steadily increase for over a century, fed by more borders and cheaper conflict
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 21.06.2011
Older people less likely to fall if they pay attention to their feet
Older people less likely to fall if they pay attention to their feet
Administration/Government - Business/Economics - 16.06.2011
Extent of kinship revealed for first time: poverty and deprivation common amongst invisible group of children
Extent of kinship revealed for first time: poverty and deprivation common amongst invisible group of children
Business/Economics - Earth Sciences - 23.05.2011
New atlas shows austerity hitting the poor rather than the rich
New atlas shows austerity hitting the poor rather than the rich
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 10.05.2011
Prolonged breastfeeding may be linked to fewer behaviour problems
Prolonged breastfeeding may be linked to fewer behaviour problems
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 6.04.2011
Plain cigarette packets could help stop people taking up smoking
Plain cigarette packets could help stop people taking up smoking
Environmental Sciences - Business/Economics - 8.03.2011
Groundbreaking research finds small farms are sustainable
Groundbreaking research finds small farms are sustainable
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 16.02.2011
Water softeners not found to improve childhood eczema
Water softeners not found to improve childhood eczema
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 9.02.2011
Huge decline in HIV rates in Zimbabwe driven by fear of infection, says study
Huge decline in HIV rates in Zimbabwe driven by fear of infection, says study
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 31.01.2011
Morning after pill linked to increase in STIs, study shows
Morning after pill linked to increase in STIs, study shows
Business/Economics - Mathematics - 6.01.2011
New study evaluates different strategies for chlamydia screening
New study evaluates different strategies for chlamydia screening
Business/Economics - Environmental Sciences - 17.12.2010
You only live once: our flawed understanding of risk helps drive financial market instability
You only live once: our flawed understanding of risk helps drive financial market instability
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 13.12.2010
New research centre will bridge the gap between academia and health policy
New research centre will bridge the gap between academia and health policy
Environmental Sciences - Business/Economics - 1.12.2010
Developed world at risk of forgetting about AIDS pandemic
Developed world at risk of forgetting about AIDS pandemic
Chemistry - Business/Economics - 29.11.2010
Breakthrough in the search for high quality fuels from inexpensive biomass
Breakthrough in the search for high quality fuels from inexpensive biomass
Business/Economics - Medicine/Pharmacology - 27.10.2010
Scientists call for tighter regulations on food adverts during children’s TV viewing
Scientists call for tighter regulations on food adverts during children’s TV viewing
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 11.08.2010
Free statins with fast food could neutralise heart risk
Free statins with fast food could neutralise heart risk
Medicine/Pharmacology - Business/Economics - 12.07.2010
Could our minds be tricked into satisfying our stomachs?
Could our minds be tricked into satisfying our stomachs?
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