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Doing business in conflict zones: What companies can learn from Lafarge’s exit from Syria

The world experienced more than 60 armed conflicts in 2024, a “historically high” number according to scholars in the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. Consequently, the risks faced by multinational companies […]

AI is driving down the price of knowledge—universities have to rethink what they offer

For a long time, universities worked off a simple idea: knowledge was scarce. You paid for tuition, showed up to lectures, completed assignments and eventually earned a credential.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Young people growing up in England’s coastal communities face unique obstacles

A new report, from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project, highlights the challenges faced by young people growing up in coastal communities across England.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Are ‘ghost stores’ haunting your social media feed? How to spot and avoid them

The offer pops up in your social media feed. The website is professional and the imagery illustrates an Australian coastal region, or chic inner-CBD scene.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Auditors with uncommon names more likely to bend corporate auditing standards

Corporate auditing is not normally seen as a creative act. Yet in-house audit guidelines at the Big 4 firms grant individual auditors a significant degree of discretion. And it turns out that there is a […]

Upper-middle-class women with college degrees use ‘free tours’ the most, study finds

An umbrella held aloft guides a large group of tourists through the main squares of the historic center on a route lasting several hours that culminates in voluntary payment by the participants, depending on their […]

Renter protection policies may reduce rental housing discrimination, research suggests

Research in Contemporary Economic Policy indicates that well-intentioned renter protection policies may actually increase discrimination against certain minority races and ethnicities.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

People in Nordic region are more satisfied than other EU citizens with big city life

Are you young, female, well-educated, in a job, and live in a big city in a rich EU country? If you answer yes to all these questions, you’re probably among people who are most satisfied […]

Research reveals middle-class families hit hardest by South Korea’s cost-of-living crisis

As prices rose across the globe following the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, many expected the usual pattern, i.e., low-income households bearing the brunt of inflation. But in South Korea, they observed something exactly […]

Younger workers not adjusting to rising state pension age, study finds

New research from the University of Bath finds older Brits are delaying retirement due to rising State Pension age but many younger workers, especially women, risk being underprepared by holding onto unrealistic early retirement hopes.This […]