Artificial intelligence skills may increase workers’ salaries by up to 40%, Oxford study finds
Workers with artificial intelligence skills may be able to increase their salaries by up to 40%. A recent investigation into the economic value of...
Making Out in Mesopotamia: kissing older than previously thought
Kissing may be a thousand years older than was believed, a new study conducted by the universities of Oxford and Copenhagen suggests.
The study dates...
New study links US Stand Your Ground laws to 700 additional homicides every year
A new study has revealed that Stand Your Ground (SYG) laws, which allow protection for individuals who use deadly violence in self-defence, have resulted in an additional 700 homicides in the US each year since their introduction.
Ethiopia sees ‘staggering increase in food insecurity,’ Oxford study warns
Ethiopia’s food insecurity crisis is rapidly worsening to alarming extents under severe drought and civil conflict, shows Oxford’s Young Lives study, which has tracked the effects of poverty on 12,000 young people in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam over 20 years.
Oxford study reveals COVID-19 can cause memory loss
Researchers from Oxford University’s Department of Experimental Psychology and Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences have revealed that people who have had mild symptoms of COVID-19 can show ‘degraded attention and memory for up to 6-9 months’.
Oxford University to carry out treatment testing for long COVID
"Common long COVID symptoms include extreme tiredness, shortness of breath, 'brain fog' and muscle weakness. Research suggests that these symptoms could be caused by dysfunctional mitochondria."
Monkey business: new research into novel decision making
"The capacity for making novel decisions is present in both humans and primates, so how important is it to our day to day lives? We’ve all been spending a lot more time at home recently, and it often feels as though our daily routines are leading to stagnation, rather than to novelty."
Current UK lockdown has ⅓ less impact on population movement than March lockdown, Oxford study finds
"The University’s Covid-19 impact monitor shows that the January lockdown has so far had “one third less impact on movement” than the initial national lockdown last March, and that some areas are still moving at above 50% of pre-pandemic levels."
Supporting right-wing populists linked with climate scepticism, says Oxford study
The study combined the internet browsing history of over 9,000 participants in six countries including the USA and UK with survey data to establish whether there was a link between support for populist parties and climate scepticism.
Oxford study finds belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories leads to reduced compliance with lockdown measures
CW: Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, racism
Oxford study finds belief in COVID-19 Conspiracy theories leads to reduced compliance with lockdown measures
A study from the University of Oxford...
Oxford researchers expose ‘data thirst’ of big tech companies
The figures further reveal how vast numbers of apps are set up to convey data to big tech companies, with Google topping the list of potential recipients.
Rich countries are underperforming on conservation, Oxford study finds
Research shows that LEDCs outperform their richer counterparts on a range of conservation factors
