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Memory is damaged by air pollution, researchers find
New research from the University of Warwick shows that human memory is significantly worse in parts of England with high levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and air particulates (PM10). The difference in memory quality between England’s cleanest and most-polluted areas is equivalent to the loss of memory from 10 extra years of ageing.
Researchers look for better ways to help young people in care become independent adults
Better ways to support young people as they leave the care system and become independent adults are at the heart of a major new research project led by the Monash Warwick Alliance and supported by £2m grant from the Economic and Social Research Council.
Flickr photos can be used to calculate tourist flows finds study
A team of scientists at the Data Science Lab at Warwick Business School and The Alan Turing Institute analysed data from 69 million publicly shared photos uploaded to the platform Flickr to estimate global tourism statistics for the G7 countries Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US.
Promoting low sugar drinks on touch screen menus encourages customers to make healthier choices
Fast food diners can be encouraged to make healthier choices by changing the position of items on the menu, a Warwick Business School study has found.
‘Remainers’ suffered mental distress equivalent to migraine after Brexit vote
Warwick Business School research has found evidence that ‘Remainers’ suffered “mental distress” in the aftermath of the UK’s vote to leave the European Union – equivalent to a chronic migrane.
Do leveraged buyouts lead to more jobs being lost? - new research from WBS
Leveraged buyouts do not increase redundancies or lead to the introduction of more insecure forms of work, according to new research by Warwick Business School, Cass Business School, and Imperial College. The findings contradict the widely held view that leveraged buyouts regularly lead to rapid job cuts and greater use of agency staff, fixed-term contracts and external contractors.