January 16, 2025

Poverty in Britain is firmly linked to the country’s mountain of private wealth – Labour must address this growing inequality

Stewart Lansley, University of Bristol - Labour’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said that a Labour government would not raises taxes on wealth, capital gains or higher incomes. She does not, she says,...

The Body Shop was the scent of my youth – and it’s young people who could resurrect the brand

Caroline Spence, De Montfort University - I’m exactly the right age (46) to look back with nostalgia on the significant part that The Body Shop played in my teen years. I can clearly...

Traineeships and other opportunities for young people in the EU

Young people eager to work with EU institutions, bodies or agencies have numerous options to gain valuable experience. Traineeships offer young professionals practical work experience and skill acquisition before transitioning to regular employment, while volunteering allows for practical skill development and is ideal for those looking to make a positive impact. The European Commission offers the Blue Book programme, a 5-month paid traineeship open to all EU citizens with a limited number of places also allocated to non-EU nationals. Trainees gain hands-on experience in various areas of EU policy-making, human resources, translation, and other fields, contributing to projects that shape the future of Europe. Applications for traineeships starting in March 2025 are open until 31...

Remote workers are more aware of cybersecurity risks than in-office employees: new study

Joseph K. Nwankpa, Miami University and Pratim Milton Datta, Kent State University - Workers who telecommute tend to be more aware of cybersecurity threats...

How to go carbon neutral: Lessons from a Danish island

When fish stocks crashed in the Baltic in the late 1990s, the islanders of Bornholm, Denmark, realised they had to reinvent themselves. Their rocky outcrop, some 200km east of...

What this year’s El Niño means for wheat and global food supply

David Ubilava, University of Sydney - The World Meteorological Organization has declared the onset of the first El Niño event in seven years. It estimates 90% probability the climatic phenomenon, involving an unusual warming of the Pacific Ocean, will develop through 2023, and be of moderate strength. El Niño events bring hotter, drier weather to places such as Brazil, Australia...

French tech start-up wins EU’s new Industry of the Future Award with raw-materials prowess

Recycling silicon from solar panels advances Europe’s green goals as well as creating jobs and harnessing scarce resources. By Horizon Staff. For Yohan Parsa, research director at tech start-up ROSI SAS in France, a relatively...

Severe Vulnerabilities Discovered in Software to Protect Internet Routing

Frankfurt and Darmstadt (ots) - A research team from the National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE led by Prof....