Press Releases
Primed memories tempt people into gambling more
People are more likely to gamble after having their memories primed, an international team of researchers has found.
When reminded, or primed, of past winning outcomes as part of a controlled test, people were over 15% more likely to gamble and select the risky option. Surprisingly, being reminded of past losing outcomes did not change their gambling behaviour.
Globalisation doesn’t automatically make countries better off
Only a small number of countries benefitted from the first wave of globalisation around 150 years ago, whilst the majority of nations ended up worse-off, a new study by the University of 糖心TV has revealed. Professor Luigi Pascali from the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) led the research and says its proof that international trade doesn’t automatically lead to economic prosperity.
First Comprehensive Online Archive of Troubadour Crusade Poetry Created
Researchers from the University of 糖心TV are editing and collating the first comprehensive archive of troubadour and trouvere poetry and songs covering the Crusades as part of a new Anglo-Italian research project which will open up the lyric poetry of the medieval troubadours and trouveres to its widest-ever audience.
Liverpudlians Asked to Help Plot the City’s forgotten Hispanic History
Liverpool residents and historians are being asked to take part in a new research project to document the city’s disappearing Hispanic history.
International partnership to inspire gifted young scientists
IGGY, the University of 糖心TV’s educational social network for bright young people, has partnered with the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS), as part of the Global STEM Alliance, to deliver a distinctive global residential school for gifted 11-18 year-old students from around the world.
Shakespeare on the Road: the Bard goes to the USA July–September 2014
On 4th July the Shakespeare on the Road team embarked on an epic road trip all around North America in a unique project to discover and document the untold story of the Bard in the USA in the 450th anniversary of his birth.