More needs to be done to address the gender gap in academia, researchers say
Being a woman has a negative association with academic rank, a study led by Cardiff University researchers has shown.
Social Sciences
Jun 6, 2019
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Fighting academic failures
Children from undereducated, low-income families face a greater risk of poor academic performance. But schools are capable of decreasing these risks. Experts from the Higher School of Economics have studied international ...
Social Sciences
May 28, 2019
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UK probes Equifax hacking
Britain's financial watchdog on Tuesday said it was investigating a massive hack of the US consumer credit rating service Equifax that affected potentially almost 700,000 British customers.
Security
Oct 24, 2017
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The inequality you can't change that lasts a lifetime
If you're a healthy white man, live in the city and come from a wealthy family chances are you'll be better off than someone with a different ethnicity, gender, or location. We found it's factors like these that explain at ...
Social Sciences
Aug 15, 2017
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Study shows strong school identity can help NAPLAN scores
Ahead of National Assessment Program, Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) results due to be released on Tuesday, new psychology research has found a surprising new factor that can lift student NAPLAN scores by as many as 10 points.
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2016
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Facebook tweaks race-based ad targeting policy
Facebook says it will no longer allow advertisers to use ethnicity as a filter when it comes to targeting or hiding ads offering housing, employment or credit.
Internet
Nov 11, 2016
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Image: Gap Fire in California continues to burn
The Gap Fire continues to burning on the Klamath National Forest after starting on August 27, 2016 under circumstances that are still being investigated. Currently the fire is 26,213 acres in size and is 30% contained.
Earth Sciences
Sep 7, 2016
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New report reveals nearly one million over-75s are living in poverty
Pensioners aged 75 or over are thousands of pounds a year worse off than both younger "baby boomer" pensioners and working-age adults.
Social Sciences
May 17, 2016
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Society continues to value mothers over women who do not have children, but at what cost?
How are women with no children faring in a society where being a mother, or not, continues to be used as a measure of a woman's worth?
Social Sciences
Aug 27, 2015
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Murderers who killed during robberies more likely to return to crime when paroled
Murderers who committed homicide during robberies are more likely to commit crimes again when they are paroled, compared to murderers who committed homicide under other circumstances, according to research from North Carolina ...
Social Sciences
Feb 3, 2014
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