Why The Best Sports Tournaments Mix Surprise With Star Power
Sport loves an underdog. From horse racing and basketball to tennis and football, the unexpected winner capture the public imagination. But audiences show up for the star power of Victor Wembanyama and Lionel Messi. Should we create tournaments that engineer unexpected outcomes, reward the talent on stage, or capture both?
Know How To Read The Room at Commencement And They’ll Always Love You
The commencement address on graduation day is, at its best, the speech a generation remembers: generous, not too long, and pitched precisely at people about to walk into the world. The commencement season of May 2026 has produced something different. The boos came when the speakers mentioned a single subject. By the next morning, the videos were everywhere.
How to Manage Your Mental Health When Working From Home
Remote work promised better wellbeing, but new research from Durham, Cambridge and beyond reveals a more complicated reality. From the dishwasher trap to digital isolation, academics are mapping exactly what working from home does to our minds, and how to push back.
Will Reporting The Gender Pay Gap Help To Create Equality In The Workplace?
Enforcing pay transparency may help to narrow the gender gap, but will it improve equality in the workplace? Research suggests we need to rethink the approach...
Which Countries Lead the World in Academic Research? The Data Has a Few Surprises
Dreaming spires and ivy-clad walls say little about the quality of academic research being produced across an entire national system The measuresHE Country 100 ranking 2026 measure which countries have built the deepest, most rigorous, most open and most consistently excellent research ecosystems, from top to bottom. The results may surprise you.
Is Foreign Money Worth Less When it Comes to Start-Ups Investment?
Start-ups which rely exclusively on foreign venture capital might end up with lower valuations, according to research.
Top Professors To Follow If You’re Interested In Healthcare
We continue our series of sharing the business school academics, breaking the boundaries between theory and practice by sharing their expertise across social media.
How To Bounce Back After Not Winning An Oscar
Timothée Chalamet's latest film, Marty Supreme, didn't win any of the nine Oscars it was nominated for. But what can this teach us about navigating failure?