‘Commuting gap’ shows how gender norms reinforce inequality at work
Gender norms reinforce inequality in the workplace leading to a significant disparity in time spent commuting between men and women....
Month: October 2023
Multimillion pound investment to develop hydrogen supercluster in South West England and South Wales
Academic, civic and industry partners will work together to unlock the huge potential of our region’s hydrogen ecosystem providing solutions...
Amazonian rainforest hides thousands of records of ancient indigenous communities under its forest canopy
The world’s most diverse forest, the Amazon, may host more than 10,000 records of pre-Columbian earthworks (constructed prior to the...
New research sheds light on genetics of placenta growth and link to preeclampsia in mother
New research has shed light on how genetics influences the growth of the placenta, revealing a link to risk of...
The Princess Royal launches new Degree Apprenticeship programme during special visit to Camborne School of Mines
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has been welcomed to the Camborne School of Mines (CSM) by students, staff and...
Conflict in swimming pools is ‘good for business’, study shows
Economists have gone to great lengths to show how conflict is not always driven by self-interest – by hiring actors...
Bumblebees drop to shake off Asian hornets
Bumblebees have a remarkably successful method for fighting off Asian hornets, new research shows. When attacked, buff-tailed bumblebees drop to...
Age of insecurity means Labour must continue to go “bolder and deeper” in how it thinks and talks about the politics of work, new study says in run-up to party’s conference
A more dangerous world represented in the Russian invasion of Ukraine means the Labour Party must go “bolder and deeper”...
Peninsula’s first Biomedical Research Centre celebrates year’s progress at official launch
The South West peninsula’s first National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is celebrating a...