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5-Mar-2026

New research warns charities against ‘AI shortcut’ to empathy

University of East Anglia
Reports and Proceedings

A new report from the University of East Anglia (UEA) warns that the potential reputational damage of charities using AI-generated images in their campaigns is more complex than many organisations realise.

5-Mar-2026

Carbon markets risk penalizing First Nations stewardship

RMIT University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Experts say climate finance systems built on good intentions are backfiring because they fail to recognise the value of First Nations stewardship.

Journal: Nature Climate Change

5-Mar-2026

Study confirms food fortification is highly cost-effective in fighting hidden hunger across 63 countries

Cochrane
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A comprehensive new systematic review published in The Journal of Nutrition provides the latest evidence that large-scale food fortification is a highly cost-effective intervention for reducing global malnutrition.

Journal: Journal of Nutrition
Funder: United States Agency for International Development

5-Mar-2026

Zara, Balay, and Idealista are the most innovative Spanish companies

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Business Announcement

The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), in collaboration with Neovantas, has presented the results of the 4th edition of the Spanish Innovation Index (ÍEI, for its Spanish initials), which highlights the most innovative brands in the Spanish market in 2025, according to consumers. This year, Ikea, Toyota, Apple, Zara, Balay, and Idealista were recognized for leading the ranking.

5-Mar-2026

Most workers embrace AI, but 84% worry about the risks, study says

Taylor & Francis Group
Book Announcement

Workers think that Artificial Intelligence (AI) makes them more efficient, but many don’t trust it.

5-Mar-2026

Drug-related homicides increased in Mexico after NAFTA

University of Cologne
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Following the implementation of the NAFTA free trade agreement, more people lost their lives in violence along key drug trafficking routes to the USA than in previous years / publication in the ‘Journal of Development Economics’

Journal: Journal of Development Economics

5-Mar-2026

When populist rhetoric is high, entrepreneurs are more likely to dodge taxes

North Carolina State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study finds that the greater the amount of populist rhetoric in a nation, the less likely entrepreneurs are to register their businesses – dodging both taxes and government regulations.

Journal: Journal of Business Venturing

5-Mar-2026

Bureaucracy Index 2026: Business sector hit hardest

ESMT Berlin
Reports and Proceedings

The Bureaucracy Index, which tracks the growth in the volume of applicable German federal laws, has once again reached a record high. Since 2010, the volume of legislation has risen steadily, with no structural reversal in sight. The scope of legislation continued to rise in 2025. Despite commitments to reducing bureaucracy, regulation has not eased.

5-Mar-2026

Better understanding of the unknown leads to more accurate collision simulations

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Estimating things that exist is generally easy, but when it comes to estimating things that do not exist, it’s more difficult. This is something physicists from Poland and the UK are well aware of. To improve current simulations of high-energy particle collisions, they have developed a more accurate method for estimating the impact of calculations that are... not performed.

Journal: Physical Review D
Funder: National Science Foundation, Simons Foundation, Marie Skłodowska- Curie postdoctoral fellowship