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End the Two Culture Divide, Says British Academy and Royal Society
President of the British Academy Lord Runciman and Royal Society President Lord May will call for an end to the divide between the arts and sciences in speeches to be given at a dinner to celebrate the Centenary of the British Academy. It is 43 years since C P Snow delivered the Rede Lecture on 'The Two Cultures' in Cambridge that famously... view more... (2002-07-03)
Perceived discrimination affects screening rates
Minority men and women who perceived discrimination from their health care providers were less likely to be screened for colorectal or breast cancer, according to a report in the August issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. view more (2008-08-06)
Weight discrimination could contribute to the glass ceiling effect for women, study finds
Weight discrimination appears to add to the glass ceiling effect for women, finds a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University scholar. view more (2009-04-08)
The culture of medicine
Everybody is familiar with the stereotypes of medical education from the student perspective: grueling hours, little recognition, and even less glory. view more (2009-01-05)
Police with higher multitasking abilities less likely to shoot unarmed persons
In the midst of life-threatening situations requiring split-second decisions, police officers with a higher ability to multitask are less likely to shoot unarmed persons when feeling threatened during video simulations, a new Georgia State University study suggests. view more (2009-03-31)
New research reveals men estimate men's risks of common disorders higher than women do, and vice versa
New research from University of Glasgow on lay perceptions about gender differences in health reveals that both men and women believe health risks are higher for their own sex than for the opposite sex. But, it also shows that males think that men are fitter and females think women are more athletic. view more (2005-04-20)
Report highlights surprising resilience of Britain's seaside towns
Research published today (Thursday 19 June) challenges accepted stereotypes of seaside town economies. A common assumption has been that the rising popularity of foreign holidays has led to economic decline in Britain's seaside towns. A new report, released today (Thursday) at the British Resorts Association annual conference, paints a more... view more... (2003-06-16)
US asthma researchers more open than UK scientists to the inclusion of ethnic minorities
New findings reveal a large gap between US and UK researchers in terms of policy, attitudes, practices and experiences in relation to including ethnic minorities in asthma research. view more (2009-10-13)
First CREST Master Class to be offered at the University of Surrey
The University of Surrey has joined the four other universities in the Crest Master Class scheme, which originated in 1996, with the aim of identifying and encouraging the brightest young brains among the next generation of university students. The pupils, whose A level predictions are mostly AAA/AAB, are divided into teams which are each set a... view more... (1999-07-08)
What's eating the breadwinners?
New study gives snapshot of female breadwinners' thoughts, feelings and experiences. view more (2009-11-19)
New Academic Research Reveals the Soaring Teenage Fascination with Witchcraft is Rooted in Glamour and Girl Power
The first issue of Sabrina's Secrets, a magazine spin-off from popular TV programme Sabrina the Teenage Witch has just hit the UK high street, confirming after 2,000 years of bad publicity, witches have been transformed into alluring symbols of female power. A recent study by Rachel Moseley, researcher at the University of Warwick, reveals that... view more... (2003-02-24)
Video game minority report: Lots of players, few characters
If the future of entertainment is interactive media, some minorities are still headed back to the past. view more (2009-07-30)
Weight does not affect women's sexual behavior
Oregon and Hawaiian researchers have found that a woman's weight does not seem to affect sexual behavior. In fact, overweight women are more likely to report having sex with men than women considered to be of "normal weight." view more (2008-10-31)
When texting, eligible women express themselves better
The book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus and its gender stereotypes on how the sexes communicate remains fodder for debate, but two Indiana University researchers have confirmed one thing: When men and women talk through technology, it's the women who are more expressive. view more (2009-02-11)
Teenage girls still experience harassment
Girls and women have made dramatic strides toward gender equality in the United States. Role models and opportunities for girls in science, technology, and sports exist today that were not available 50 years ago. view more (2008-05-15)
Rethinking what men and women want in a partner
When it comes to romantic attraction men primarily are motivated by good looks and women by earning power. At least that's what men and women have been saying for a long time. Based on research that dates back several decades, the widely accepted notion permeates popular culture today. view more (2008-02-14)
High self-esteem may be culturally universal, international study shows
The notion that East Asians, Japanese in particular, are self-effacing and have low self-esteem compared to Americans may well describe the surface view of East Asian personality, but misses the picture revealed by recently developed measures of self-esteem. view more (2007-06-08)
Study supports validity of test that indicates widespread unconscious bias
In the decade since the Implicit Association Test was introduced, its most surprising and controversial finding is its indication that about 70 percent of those who took a version of the test that measures racial attitudes have an unconscious, or implicit, preference for white people compared to blacks. view more (2009-06-18)
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