Retail survey confirms consumers are changing spending habits and can justify deviant behaviours
The latest Cost of Living and Consumer Deviance Spotlight report, from Monash Business School’s Australian Consumer and Retail Studies (ACRC) group, provides shocking context to the cost-of-living crisis experienced by consumers.
Separating primary school children in preparation for SATs could be ‘damaging’
A fear of poor SATs results is driving headteachers to separate pupils by ability despite the impact on children’s self-esteem and confidence, according to a study by UCL researchers.
New findings put 1918 flu pandemic in a different light
New analysis of the remains of victims of the 1918 influenza pandemic, which killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide, contradicts the widespread belief the flu disproportionately impacted healthy young adults.
Intelligence Augmentation: AI Empowering People to Solve Global Challenges
AI Empowering People to Solve Global Challenges on March 25, 2021 from 9:00am-3:00pm PT.
Scientists uncover new way viruses fight back against bacteria
A microscopic discovery will not only enable scientists to understand the microbial world around us but could also provide a new way to control CRISPR-Cas biotechnologies.
U.S. News places UW–Madison graduate schools high in 2022 rankings
UW–Madison graduate programs are once again ranked among the nation’s best in the 2022 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”
New hope to treat and reverse osteoarthritis
Current osteoarthritis treatment manages symptoms rather than addressing the underlying disease, but a new University of Adelaide study has shown the condition may be treatable and reversible.
Cold hard facts: Award-winning film highlights plight of world’s glaciers
Highlighting the diminishing state of the world’s glaciers to younger generations is critical in the fight against climate change, a University of Dundee expert has said.
European Materials Research Society award for Lancaster PhD student
Lancaster Physics PhD student Sergio Gonzalez-Munoz has won a prestigious award at the 2023 Fall Meeting of the European Materials Research Society.
Producing efficient LEDs based on 2D perovskite material breakthrough
The use of a simple organic molecule during the fabrication of a two-dimensional (2D) perovskite results in one of the highest recorded efficiencies for perovskite-based devices.
