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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 28-Oct-2025 05:11 ET (28-Oct-2025 09:11 GMT/UTC)

20-May-2025

Landmark report reveals key challenges facing adolescents

Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Poor mental health, rising obesity rates, exposure to violence and climate change are among the key challenges facing our adolescents today, according to a global report.

Journal: The Lancet
Funder: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Human Sciences Research Council, Exemplars in Global Health

20-May-2025

Thinking peers drink more drives risky behavior

University of Texas at Arlington
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The study explores how social influences, particularly peer pressure, impact substance use—and misuse—among young adults. A confidential online survey on alcohol use was given to 524 students at a large public university (not UTA).

Journal: Substance Use & Misuse

20-May-2025

Differentiate on social media and win: Why brands must have unique content strategies on platforms like X

American Marketing Association

Firms that diverge from their competitors’ social media strategies benefit from higher engagement and attract new followers more quickly.

Journal: Journal of Marketing

20-May-2025

Registrations open for São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Ocean Literacy

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Meeting Announcement

This School is aimed at students and researchers with an interest in ocean science, sustainability, education and science-policy interface. Applicants may submit until May 24.

Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

20-May-2025

Agrivoltaics enjoys comparatively high acceptance

University of Bonn
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Photovoltaic systems are increasingly being installed not only on roofs but also on open land. This does not always meet with citizens’ approval. What is known as agrivoltaics (Agri-PV), however, is viewed more favorably, as researchers at the University of Bonn have now been able to show. In this case, the solar cells are installed in spaces used for agriculture – such as on pastures or as a canopy over grapevines. According to a survey of almost 2,000 people, this form enjoys much higher acceptance than normal solar parks. The study has been published in the journal Land Use Policy.

Journal: Land Use Policy

20-May-2025

Efforts to reduce TikTok screen time often increase usage

University of Mississippi
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Messages intended to stop users from endless scrolling on social media may have the opposite effect, according to a new study.

Journal: Journal of Public Policy & Marketing

20-May-2025

Starmer: Year One conference to take place in Cambridge

Anglia Ruskin University
Meeting Announcement

The Labour History Research Unit at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in England is hosting the first ever conference to focus on the record to date of Sir Keir Starmer’s government. The public event, called Starmer: Year One, is taking place at Anglia Ruskin’s Cambridge campus on Saturday, 14 June.