Between laptops and ladles: Working from home as a test case for gender equality
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 27-Dec-2025 04:11 ET (27-Dec-2025 09:11 GMT/UTC)
A new study from the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" at the University of Konstanz and King’s College London shows that working from home can make the division of household and care work between men and women more balanced – but only in families with progressive gender role attitudes.
A computer that can calculate hundreds of scientific tasks simultaneously and thus helps provide a solution to key social challenges: this is the new IT heart of Paderborn University. The ‘Otus’ supercomputer was put into operation at the Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC2) on Monday 10 November. From now onwards, researchers all over Germany can use it to run challenging computer simulations and conduct scientific enquiry at the highest level.
An international study led by Dr. Agustín Ibáñez, Trinity College Dublin and his co-authors Lucia Amoruso, BrainLat and Hernán Hernández, BrainLat, reveals that speaking multiple languages may slow the biological processes of aging and protect against age-related decline.
A new study led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals what drives investors to put their money behind business start-ups.
Researchers analysed more than a thousand successful crowdfunding campaigns on the platform Seedrs. They found that setting a £90K “sweet spot” target, having around 19 team members, and using certain phrases including “health” and “organic” in campaign pitches all helped attract investors.
Offering a high equity percentage in return for investment was also found to be crucial – with low equity ratios putting investors off.
New research found a simple routine of 30 minutes sitting followed by 15 minutes of standing can improve lower back pain, improve focus, reduce stress and encourage regular movement patterns for employees in sedentary work environments.