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A new global dataset shows there is no clear global increase of infectious disease outbreaks over time. And it can suggest which countries would most likely be affected by an outbreak.
Many view ChatGPT as a death sentence for homework. But beyond all the alarm, could it be the software offers students unprecedented chances to hone their language awareness skills?
116 country assessment shows huge direct and indirect impacts of expensive energy.
Les activités minières destructrices dans les zones protégées du RD Congo sont monnaie courante car elles génèrent de l'argent pour les citoyens, les fonctionnaires et les groupes armés.
Destructive mining in Congo’s protected areas is rampant because it generates money for citizens, officials and armed groups.
Language-learning research in the Netherlands has determined that using a foreign language rather than just memorizing its grammar can transform how students progress.
Mettre l’accent sur l’usage d’une langue étrangère plutôt que sa grammaire : c’est l’objectif de méthodes fondées sur les apports de la recherche et expérimentées aux Pays-Bas.
If you found the COVID pandemic affected you differently to your friends, it could be down to your DNA.
The risk of dying changes over the course of a lifetime. Very high at birth, it falls and then gradually rises again… except for a peak after adolescence. Why such a statistical anomaly?
Le recours à des cabinets de conseil privés par les gouvernements publics pose de nombreuses questions.
Noticias falsas, propaganda, llamadas de auxilio, imágenes de muertos, de ataques a infraestructuras críticas… Aunque la ciberguerra ayude en ocasiones, también hace mucho daño y luchar contra un ciberejército como el ruso no es sencillo. Es necesaria la creación de una legislación internacional que la regule.
Vladimir Putin ha enviado tropas a las regiones del este de Ucrania conocidas como el Donbás. Así es la vida de los habitantes de los territorios separatistas.
Vladimir Putin has sent troops into the eastern Ukraine regions known as the Donbas. Here’s what life has been like for people living in the separatist territories.
Le risque de mourir évolue au fil de la vie. Très élevé à la naissance, il chute pour ensuite remonter graduellement… hormis un pic après l’adolescence. Pourquoi une telle anomalie statistique ?
14% of the UK population often make up a much smaller proportion of people of people polled.
Formation of the African Union shows how social context is important in international negotiations.
The mix-up might be explained by the rush to remove sacred remains to Rome some 1,700 years ago.
Industrialisation was key to long-term economic growth in the west and Asia. After years of going in the wrong direction, new research suggests that many African countries have seen a turnaround.
Dans le cadre de la lutte contre le terrorisme, la recherche doit-elle uniquement porter sur les politiques publiques ou doit-elle aussi informer les citoyens ?
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Docteur, spécialiste des migrations et en démographie historique, University of Groningen
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Assistant Professor of language learning at the program European Languages and Cultures, University of Groningen
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Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Groningen
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University of Groningen
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PhD Candidate, Integrated Research on Energy, Environment and Society (IREES), University of Groningen
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Assistant professor, University of Groningen
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Professor of Science, Technology and Society , University of Groningen
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Assistant professor of economics, University of Groningen
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University of Groningen
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Profesor, Nuevos Medios de Comunicación y Periodismo, University of Groningen
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Groningen
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PhD-candidate, University of Groningen
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Research Associate, University of Groningen
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Senior lecturer, University of Groningen
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PhD Candidate, Integrated Research on Energy, Environment and Society (IREES), University of Groningen
