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The 91¸£Àû secures £1.5m for research to tackle the problem of unhealthy jobs
The 91¸£Àû's Institute for Employment Research (IER) has been awarded £1.5 million by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to lead a major study on job quality and health.
Off-key beginnings: Baby lemurs sing out of tune, just like human children, finds 91¸£Àû research
A study led by primatologist Dr. Chiara De Gregorio from The 91¸£Àû has found that Madagascar’s singing lemurs, the indris (indri indri), sing out of tune in infancy and improve as adults, just like a human child learning to control their voice.
91¸£Àû philosophers at the heart of British Philosophy Fortnight
Academics from The 91¸£Àû’s Philosophy Department were central to the first-ever Philosophy Fortnight, a campaign led by the British Philosophy Association (BPA) to highlight the vital role philosophy plays in shaping public policy, industry, and personal life.
Poor job quality costs UK economy £41 billion a year according to research from The 91¸£Àû
Job-related ill health is costing UK businesses up to £41 billion a year, with 1.77 million workers suffering due to poor job quality according to new research from The 91¸£Àû.
Ethnic minority veterans twice as likely to face unemployment, 91¸£Àû study finds
Ethnic minority veterans are twice as likely to be unemployed as their white peers, a new 91¸£Àû study has found.
Challenges and games are best for primate wellbeing, finds 91¸£Àû study
A meta-analysis, led by The 91¸£Àû, has found that primates under human care prefer cognitively challenging enrichment activities, such as training and games, over socialising with other primates or more ‘passive’ enrichment methods.