The purpose of going to school is to learn, but students may find certain topics difficult to understand if they don’t have the necessary background […]
System to image the human eye corrects for chromatic aberrations: Personalized method could help diagnose individual vision problems and enhance studies of color perception
Researchers report a new imaging system that cancels the chromatic optical aberrations present in a specific person’s eye, allowing for a more accurate assessment of […]
Music develops the spoken language of the hearing-impaired
Finnish researchers have compiled guidelines for international use for utilising music to support the development of spoken language. The guidelines are suitable for the parents […]
Good leadership and values key to staff satisfaction
Tourism and hospitality firms that score highly for leadership and cultural values see higher staff satisfaction, according to a new study by the University of […]
Teachers predict pupil success just as well as exam scores
New research from King’s College London finds that teacher assessments are equally as reliable as standardised exams at predicting educational success. The researchers say their […]
Can recreational sports really make you a better student?
A new Michigan State University study adds to growing evidence that participating in recreational sports not only can help improve grades while attending college, but […]
Want to increase staff loyalty? You’ll need to be seen as important, new research suggests
Offering praise and having a good working relationship isn’t always enough to engender loyalty from staff — employees also need to feel that the relationship […]
How listening to music ‘significantly impairs’ creativity
The popular view that music enhances creativity has been challenged by researchers who say it has the opposite effect. Psychologists from the University of Central […]
Positive thinking during pregnancy may help children’s ability in math and science
Using data from Bristol’s Children of the 90s study the research is one of a series from the University of Bristol, that examines a parental […]
Sociologists study the impact religion has on child development
Do children raised by religious parents have better social and psychological development than those raised in non-religious homes? In a new study, researchers found that […]
Lack of fair access to urban green spaces
People with higher incomes and more education tend to have greater access to urban green spaces than their less privileged neighbours, a new University of […]
Assessing the performance of multiple influenza forecasting models: UMass Amherst biostatistician, national team assess flu forecast models
In what the authors believe is the first documented comparison of several real-time infectious disease forecasting models by different teams across many seasons, five research […]
Immigrant kids in U.S. deliberately build STEM skills
U.S. immigrant children study more math and science in high school and college, which leads to their greater presence in STEM careers, according to new […]
Touch can produce detailed, lasting memories
Exploring objects through touch can generate detailed, durable memories for those objects, even when we don’t intend to memorize the object’s details, according to findings […]