‘Muslim culture’ is routinely blamed for lower levels of employment – but my research shows this is not what is behind the problem | #Employment

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‘Muslim culture’ is routinely blamed for lower levels of employment – but my research shows this is not what is behind t

People who identify as minority ethnic are at a disadvantage in the labour market compared to the British white majority.

Microcredentials and mentoring: How universities can boost student employability | #Employment

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Microcredentials and mentoring: How universities can boost student employability

Microcredentials are short, modular programs or courses that focus on developing skills and competencies to help students enter the labour market quickly.

America is in the middle of a labor mobilization moment – with self-organizers at Starbucks, Amazon, Trader Joe’s and Chipotle behind the union drive | #Education

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America is in the middle of a labor mobilization moment – with self-organizers at Starbucks, Amazon, Trader Joe’s and Ch

A revised movement on the backs of young workers?

Is job insecurity really the great motivator some managers believe it is? We crunched the numbers to find out | #Employment

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Is job insecurity really the great motivator some managers believe it is? We crunched the numbers to find out

Former General Electric chief executive Jack Welch famously promoted the “20-70-10” system to increase labour productivity.

A huge LinkedIn study just showed which connections are better when searching for a job | #Employment

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A huge LinkedIn study just showed which connections are better when searching for a job

Say you are looking for a new job. You head to LinkedIn to spruce up your profile and look around your social network.

How we accidentally planned the desertion of our cities | #Employment

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How we accidentally planned the desertion of our cities

Shops, offices, gyms and apartments dominate Brisbane’s ‘mixed use’ zone.

The wage gap between men and women | #Gaps

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The wage gap between men and women

According to INSEE, 68% of the wage gap between men and women is due to the fact that they do not occupy the same positions, which is directly related to the field they choose.

Sludge, snags, and surreal animals: life aboard a voyage to study the abyss | #Research

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Sludge, snags, and surreal animals: life aboard a voyage to study the abyss

The famous “faceless fish”, which garnered worldwide headlines when it was collected by the expedition.

Here’s the three-pronged approach we’re using in our own research to tackle the reproducibility issue | #Research

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Here’s the three-pronged approach we’re using in our own research to tackle the reproducibility issue

Step one is not being afraid to reexamine a site that’s been previously excavated. Dominic O'Brien. Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, CC BY-ND

Scientists join forces to save Puerto Rico’s ‘Monkey Island’ | #Research

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Scientists join forces to save Puerto Rico’s ‘Monkey Island’

Each monkey on the island is assigned a unique three-character ID, which soon starts to feel like its name

Caught on camera: The fossa, Madagascar’s elusive top predator | #Research

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Caught on camera: The fossa, Madagascar’s elusive top predator

Mention wildlife on Madagascar and the first thing listeners probably picture is the island’s famed lemurs.

COVID-19 is eroding scientific field work – and our knowledge of how the world is changing | #Research

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COVID-19 is eroding scientific field work – and our knowledge of how the world is changing

Collecting data on invasive plants, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California

From permafrost microbes to survivor songbirds – research projects are also victims of COVID-19 pandemic | #Research

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From permafrost microbes to survivor songbirds – research projects are also victims of COVID-19 pandemic

Missing a field season can be devastating if your research subject is melting away.

Citizen scientists are filling research gaps created by the pandemic | #Research

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Citizen scientists are filling research gaps created by the pandemic

A volunteer looks for waterbirds at Point Reyes National Seashore in California during the National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count.

One sentence in a book leads researchers to a species not seen in over 100 years | #Research

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One sentence in a book leads researchers to a species not seen in over 100 years

One of four montane skinks collected by the researchers

Texting dsn’t make U a bad spellr | #Kids

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Texting dsn’t make U a bad spellr

Despite ideas to the contrary, the evidence shows that texting does not make us bad spellers.

Eating well before pregnancy linked to lower birth defect risk | #Kids

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Eating well before pregnancy linked to lower birth defect risk

Higher maternal diet quality in the year before pregnancy was associated with lower risk for neural tube defects, the study found.

Study links PCOS to parental heart disease, stroke | #Kids

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Study links PCOS to parental heart disease, stroke

Study links PCOS to parental heart disease, stroke

The hidden side of antidepressants: are they putting young lives at risk? | #Kids

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The hidden side of antidepressants: are they putting young lives at risk?

Antidepressants double the chance of a young person making a suicide attempt.

The legality of ‘The Slap’ | #Kids

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The legality of ‘The Slap’

ABC’s The Slap investigates the complex and very personal views of those at the heart of a smacking case.