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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 29-Oct-2025 00:11 ET (29-Oct-2025 04:11 GMT/UTC)

22-May-2025

Major achievement for LMU Munich: seven Clusters of Excellence approved

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Grant and Award Announcement

LMU Munich has reached a hugely significant milestone in the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments: All seven proposed Clusters of Excellence have successfully passed the review process and will be funded for seven years as of 2026.

22-May-2025

Great success: The University of Cologne is granted five Clusters of Excellence

University of Cologne
Grant and Award Announcement

Five proposals for Clusters of Excellence win funding in the German federal competition / Clusters in the fields of aging research, astrophysics, plant sciences, quantum research and economics will receive funding

22-May-2025

Researchers show social connection is still underappreciated as a medically relevant health factor

Brigham Young University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New BYU studies reveal that both the public and healthcare providers often overlook social connection as a key factor in physical health, even though loneliness rivals smoking and obesity in health risks.

Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

22-May-2025

Seven more years of funding for Konstanz Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality"

University of Konstanz
Grant and Award Announcement

The University of Konstanz's Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" will continue to receive funding in the context of the German Excellence Strategy. The focus of the second funding phase will be on the question of how it can be prevented that inequality in society develops into a self-reinforcing process.

22-May-2025

Study finds unfair expectations place extra pressure on new teachers

Taylor & Francis Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Experts say standardised tests do not guarantee new teachers can handle classroom complexities and may increase the risk of burnout.

Journal: Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education

22-May-2025

Aston University researchers to take the first steps to find out if AI can help policymakers make urban mobility more sustainable

Aston University
Grant and Award Announcement

A European group of researchers led by Aston University is taking the first steps to explore how AI can help urban mobility planners.

22-May-2025

Could AI understand emotions better than we do?

Université de Genève
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Is artificial intelligence (AI) capable of suggesting appropriate behaviour in emotionally charged situations? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the University of Bern (UniBE) put six generative AIs — including ChatGPT — to the test using emotional intelligence (EI) assessments typically designed for humans. The outcome: these AIs outperformed average human performance and were even able to generate new tests in record time. These findings open up new possibilities for AI in education, coaching, and conflict management. The study is published in Communications Psychology.

Journal: Communications Psychology