A new study on physician misconduct using publicly available data on 208 physicians involved in cases of sex- or gender-based violence, harassment, or discrimination found gaps in how physicians were monitored and sanctioned. The research is published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.251179.

A new case report in ECNU Review of Education describes how Chongqing No. 8 Secondary School, a high-performing public secondary school in China, pursued educational transformation from within an already successful system. Rather than replacing established structures, the school began with a small pilot program built around personalised learning, student agency, and real-world problem-finding and problem-solving. The study suggests that sustainable school change depends on protected experimentation, structural alignment, and leadership that safeguards reform during its early stages.

Systematic review applies Activity Theory to map how generative AI tools shape second language writing development

A recent study finds that literature review skills are a key predictor of academic writing quality among postgraduate students. The ability to synthesize, evaluate, and organize existing research is closely linked to stronger argumentation, coherence and more effective scholarly writing.

New research by Brookings has found that giving people clear information about the public assistance application process and helping them apply can significantly increase the number who apply, as well as the number who ultimately enroll. These findings highlight an important solution to under-enrollment in these programs.

Big data, artificial intelligence and advanced pricing algorithms make it easier than ever for companies to fine-tune prices for individual products to closely reflect their unique value and cost. The conventional wisdom is straightforward: better data, better algorithms and sharper segmentation should produce better profits. But new research suggests that the most profitable answer isn’t always more fine-grained pricing across a product line. In fact, it is fewer, better-chosen price points.

In a new study exploring stigma associated with the use of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, women who lost weight using GLP-1 medications were judged more harshly than those who lost weight through diet and exercise, with negative reactions driven largely by beliefs that medication-assisted weight loss is a “shortcut.” The study also found higher levels of stigma when the women in sample scenarios were portrayed as white rather than Black.