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First comprehensive investigation shows large support for core ideas of ‘degrowth,’ but not the label

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The first major study into public attitudes toward degrowth – the notion that high-income economies should prioritise wellbeing over growing production – reveals significant public support for its key ideas across both the UK (74-84%) and US (67-73%).

Journal: The Lancet Planetary Health

Cause of partner’s death linked to widowhood mortality – differences more pronounced in cohabiting couples

University of Oulu, Finland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Oulu have identified significant differences in mortality among widows and widowers from cohabiting versus married relationships, depending on the deceased partner’s cause of death. Accidental death increases the surviving partner’s mortality risk more than death from illness. Mortality rises particularly sharply among those who had been living in cohabitation.

Journal: Journal of Gerontology

Mapping the cosmos of innovation: AI model charts the age and trajectory of 23,000 technologies

University of Technology Sydney
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of researchers has built one of the most detailed open maps of emerging technologies yet assembled, allowing governments, companies and investors in the United States and worldwide to see what sits inside big fields like artificial intelligence and quantum computing, how fast each technology is growing and how deeply it is rooted in science.

Journal: Scientific Data

UC3M researchers develop new algorithms for the efficient design of motorcycles in the digital environment

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a set of innovative methods and algorithms that improve the performance and precision of vehicle design through topological optimization, a mathematical technique that allows designs to be optimized by distributing materials efficiently. The results of the research, which these scientists have applied to the design of parts for a competition motorcycle to reduce its weight while maintaining performance, could have a major impact on sectors such as the automotive and aeronautics industries.

Journal: Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

New research finds banks’ algorithms are driving Americans deeper into debt

King's College London
Reports and Proceedings

New study from King’s Business School at King's College London and the Federal Reserve Board shows most credit-limit increases are automated, targeting borrowers already in debt.

Toward a holistic approach to design for additive manufacturing: Rethinking how we design for 3D printing

ELSP
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the University of West Attica have introduced a comprehensive framework that redefines how products are designed for additive manufacturing (3D printing). Published in Advanced Manufacturing, the study emphasizes a system-level, process-aware approach that integrates design intent, material behavior, and sustainability—moving beyond geometry-focused rules to unlock the full potential of additive manufacturing.

Journal: Advanced Manufacturing

The CNRS, Institut d’Optique Graduate School and the scaleup Pasqal join forces to build the computers of the future

CNRS
Business Announcement

The CNRS, Institut d’Optique Graduate School and the scaleup Pasqal inaugurated the AtomIQ-Lab associated research laboratory on 26 November 2025. This collaboration between academic research and business aims to push back the technical limits of laser-cooled atom manipulation. The goal is to considerably increase the performance of quantum processors based on this technology, which are marketed by Pasqal, as well as to extend the range of accessible phenomena in the fundamental physics experiments conducted by the team from the Charles Fabry Laboratory (CNRS/Institut d’Optique).

Indian IT professionals bear unseen costs of multinational companies’ shift to home-based working

University of Bath
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research from the University of Bath exposes the overlooked burdens of remote working in the Global South, revealing how it transfers economic, physiological and emotional strain to Indian IT workers supporting global firms.

Journal: Journal of Economic Geography
Funder: UK Research and Innovation

Canadian business innovator wins the 2025 Panmure House Prize

Heriot-Watt University
Business Announcement

Professor Pratima ‘Tima’ Bansal of the Ivey Business School, Western University in Canada has won the 2025 Panmure House Prize.

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