Since 2018, the University of Bern has been home to IPDET, the world’s leading International Program For Development Evaluation Training which was founded by the World Bank in 2001. Now, this program can be further expanded for an initial 2 years, thanks to a USD 1.5 million competitive grant from […]
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With the App sciencely, users can discover our geological age, immerse themselves in the (surrounding) worlds of the Anthropocene and explore scientific relationships. sciencely transforms the Bahnhof der Wissenschaften, Unter den Linden in Berlin-Mitte into a space of discovery. Users can playfully explore the exhibition of the Humboldt-Universität in the […]
An unmanned aerial vehicle developed at RWTH is capable of supporting rescue and medical personnel in mass-casualty incidents. In Germany, at the scene of an accident, injured people are grouped into triage categories to determine their priority of treatment. Important indicators in this process are the patients’ vital signs. In a […]
Diversity and inclusion initiatives (D&I) are generating apathy and cynicism in financial services, according to a new report from The Inclusion Initiative at LSE. The study involved interviews with 35 senior leaders in Singapore, most of whom have senior management oversight of international operations. They included, amongst others, representatives from […]
Electric vehicles (EVs) offer many advantages, including less CO2, less noise and above all zero fine particles. The European Commission anticipates an end to the sale of combustion engines by 2035. However, the ability of the electricity grid to support the charging of a large number of vehicles is open […]
Between the 1st and 3rd of September 2021, CHARM-EU is going to be hosting a series of events as part of their orientation week for the ‘Global Challenges for Sustainability’ master’s programme. During these events students, teachers, and external stakeholders will be engaged in numerous ways. To commence the series of […]
Experts are developing an archive to capture, preserve and make online information on health and the Covid-19 pandemic more accessible. The project will preserve 10,000 official and unofficial websites relating to health to create available to researchers and the public. The initiative called ‘The Archive of Tomorrow: Health Information and […]
The University of Stirling is launching a new research project to investigate the impact of support services on the recovery of children and young people trafficked in to the UK. The study is the first of its kind to specifically look at the long-term needs and choices of children with […]
The number of 18- to 34-year-olds who smoke increased by 25% in England during the first lockdown, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. This means that over 652,000 more young adults smoke, compared to before the pandemic*. The study, published today in the journal Addiction and funded by Cancer Research UK, found that over 4.5 million more adults would be classed as high-risk drinkers during […]
Researchers at Aberystwyth University hope to be able to predict when sheep give birth after successfully proving a way of measuring for how long the animals lie down. In a new research paper in the journal Applied Animal Behavior Science, Dr Manod Williams of the University demonstrates that small measuring devices […]
