Senior urban development decision-makers have revealed there is currently little incentive to consider public health impacts when shaping towns and cities, according to a new study that highlights the potential of an innovative economic valuation tool to address the problem.

Inequality in earnings attracts attention across the globe. A UZH-study has now examined when people consider this fair (and when not). It revealed striking differences between Western and non-Western societies. In Switzerland, achievement through personal effort is particularly valued.

Companies under fire from stakeholders deploy a systematic playbook -- anticipate, disrupt, escalate -- to thwart dissent, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin. While past research has assumed companies take a more respectful stance on activism, McCombs School of Business professor Timothy Werner finds they more often engage in "organizational repression," similar to how governments respond to push-back. 

The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), an agency affiliated with the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, has awarded its Extraordinary Medal for Scientific Merit to economist Daron Acemoglu, in recognition of his outstanding scientific achievements and his exceptional contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of economics, political economy, and the study of institutions and development. The presentation ceremony of the distinction will be held next December.

The HKU Academy for the Talented (the HKU Academy), a global talent platform for secondary school students worldwide managed by the Admissions Office of The University of Hong Kong (HKU), announced the successful completion of its inaugural “Business and Innovation with Digitalisation” summer programme in Singapore. Held in collaboration with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Tencent WeTech Academy, the 5-day programme marked the first partnership among the three parties. 

Teenagers who come from households with a lower income and lower level of education are more likely to have an eating disorder, finds a new study co-led by UCL researchers.