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The Labour History Research Unit at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in England is hosting the first ever conference to focus on the record to date of Sir Keir Starmer’s government. The public event, called Starmer: Year One, is taking place at Anglia Ruskin’s Cambridge campus on Saturday, 14 June.

20-May-2025

Asian elephants have larger brains than their African relatives

Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

African elephants are the largest land animals on earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian elephants have a 20 percent heavier brain, as scientists from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) were able to demonstrate together with international colleagues. They also showed that elephant brains triple in weight after birth. These results, published in the scientific journal “PNAS Nexus”, provide potential explanations for behavioural differences between African and Asian elephants as well as for the pachyderms' long youth, during which they gain enormous experience and learn social skills.

Journal: PNAS Nexus

20-May-2025

Public opinion on who should do content moderation

PNAS Nexus
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Americans perceive small juries of content experts as the most legitimate moderators of potentially misleading content on social media, according to a survey, but perceive large, nationally representative or politically balanced juries with minimum knowledge qualifications as comparably legitimate.

Journal: PNAS Nexus

20-May-2025

New study sheds light on Shanghai’s collaborative school reform

ECNU Review of Education
Peer-Reviewed Publication

School-to-school collaboration has the potential to improve student learning outcomes, especially in underperforming schools. A recent study explores the impact of Shanghai’s Strong School Project, which pairs high- and low-achieving schools to boost academic achievement. It examines how peer relationships and principal leadership contribute to significant gains in subjects like Math and Chinese. By fostering collaboration, this approach highlights the power of partnership in reshaping education and enhancing student performance across diverse schools.

Journal: ECNU Review of Education