Category: MIL OSI
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Parental leave in the UK isn’t working – here’s what needs to change
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi, Senior Lecturer at York Business School, York St John University pikselstock/Shutterstock The recent launch of a government review into parental leave and pay in the UK is a hugely welcome development. In order to bring about meaningful change, it must challenge the fundamental…
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The Story of a Heart by Rachel Clarke is a powerful account of one child’s gift to another
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Leah McLaughlin, Research Fellow in Health Services, Bangor University What does it mean to save a life – and what does it cost? In The Story of a Heart, Rachel Clarke answers this not with slogans or sentiment, but with quiet, searing honesty. This book, which…
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Gwada-negative: the rarest blood group on Earth
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Martin L. Olsson, Medical Director of the Nordic Reference Laboratory for Blood Group Genomics, Region Skåne & Professor of Transfusion Medicine, Head of the Division, Lund University Peter Porrini/Shutterstock.com In a routine blood test that turned extraordinary, French scientists have identified the world’s newest and rarest…
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Biblical Women Ageing Disgracefully: artist Sarah Lightman reimagines characters battling midlife, motherhood and menopause
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dawn Llewellyn, Associate professor of Religion and Gender, Theology and Religious Studies, University of Chester What happens when the women immortalised in old master paintings step out of their gilded frames and into the chaos of modern domestic life? That’s the question artist Sarah Lightman tackles,…
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How a lottery-style refund system could boost recycling
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jiaying Zhao, Associate Professor, Psychology, University of British Columbia Imagine you’re standing at a bottle depot with an empty pop can. You can get a dime back, or you can take a chance at winning $1,000. Which would you choose? Every year, the world produces two…
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The toxic management handbook: six guaranteed ways to make your best employees flee
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – France – By George Kassar, Full-time Faculty, Research Associate, Performance Analyst, Ascencia Business School If performance management is not implemented properly, it can demotivate and drive out employees. PeopleImages.comYuri A/Shutterstock Who said that an organization’s main resource and true competitive advantage lies in its employees, their talent or their…
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The Great Lakes are powerful. Learning about ‘rip currents’ can help prevent drowning
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Chris Houser, Professor in Department of Earth and Environmental Science, and Dean of Science, University of Waterloo Between 2010 and 2017, there were approximately 50 drowning fatalities each year associated with rough surf and strong currents in the Great Lakes. In addition to the personal loss…
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Antidepressant withdrawal: new review downplays symptoms but misses the mark for long-term use
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Mark Horowitz, Visiting Clinical Research Fellow in Psychiatry, UCL marevgenna/Shutterstock.com A new review of antidepressant withdrawal effects – written by academics, many of whom have close ties to drug manufacturers – risks underestimating the potential harms to long-term antidepressant users by focusing on short-term, industry-funded studies.…
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Sacred sites in South Africa can protect natural heritage and culture: here’s how
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Ndidzulafhi Innocent Sinthumule, Associate Professor, University of Johannesburg Lake Fundudzi By Iris Auda – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY Nature isn’t confined to officially protected areas. A lot can be done to conserve biodiversity in other places too. The United Nations Convention on Biological…
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Should the UK name heatwaves like storms? It won’t make people take them more seriously
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrea Taylor, Associate Professor in Risk Communication, University of Leeds The UK Met Office has given storms forenames for the past decade as part of an effort to raise public awareness of extreme weather before it strikes. Heatwaves are becoming increasingly frequent and severe due to…