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Devon County Council has this week published a 4-week statutory consultation on measures to support the reopening of Dryden Road to two-way traffic, including proposals for traffic calming and safe walking and cycling provision.
Devon County Council
Cash transfers might offer immediate support, but lasting economic empowerment depends on women’s access to jobs, assets and productive resources.
360info
Geothermal energy and nickel-supported electric vehicles are often cited as energy transition efforts in Indonesia. Ironically, these practices have caused environmental and socio-economic crises.
360info
A four-week public consultation on proposals to allow traffic to travel in both directions along Dryden Road in Exeter has launched today (Thursday 5 November).
Devon County Council
Ahead of the Bank of England’s latest Monetary Policy Report Costas Milas shows why UK interest rates peaking at 4.25 per cent in mid-2027 looks like a reasonable bet. But economic shocks, which now come more frequently and bigger in size than before, could derail even the best economic predictions. And some of those shocks might come courtesy of President Donald Trump.
LSE Business Review
Birmingham will set out its ambition to use digital innovation to unlock investment, improve decision-making and ensure economic growth delivers opportunities for communities across the city.
Birmingham City Council
Despite record clean-energy generation and strong public support, political resistance, divisive media narratives and community mistrust threaten progress.
360info
Research traces how partisan outlets link climate-delay narratives, fossil-fuel interests and audiences, reshaping regional energy debates and public trust.
360info
India’s claims of a dramatic decline in poverty rest on questionable comparisons, methodological gaps and an economic record that tells a rather different story.
360info
Heartless vandals have been slammed by City of Wolverhampton Council after causing extensive damage to the historic bandstand at East Park.
Wolverhampton City Council
Australia’s renewable energy transition will succeed only if it delivers lasting benefits to the regional communities that host it.
360info
The harder a company pushes to measure individual AI productivity, the stronger the reason it gives each employee using it to keep that productivity out of view. So the gains leaders most need to see become the ones employees have the least reason to reveal. Ricardo Viana Vargas , Joao Henrique Jacinto and Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez call this the “AI disclosure paradox”.
LSE Business Review
Emotional ambivalence – the simultaneous experience of positive and negative feelings at work – may undermine employees navigating complex work situations. Dave Arena Jr. , Phoenix Chen , Allie Gabriel and Kristen Jones find that among pregnant women this leads to lower confidence and higher turnover. But it can be prevented by different forms of interpersonal support.
LSE Business Review
Edentulism may contribute to functional disability in older adults, yet cross-national evidence combining multiple analytic strategies and mechanistic assessment remains limited. This study examined the association between edentulism and disability in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) across England, the United States, and India. We analyzed harmonized data from the English Longitudinal…
PLOS One
Singapore’s economic clout belies its tiny size. Boya Yang shows how its development raises questions about the practice of entrepreneurship, and government’s role in creating the opportunities, support mechanisms and skills that entrepreneurs require. And argues that the city-state’s modern entrepreneurial and technological ecosystem provides interesting lessons for countries facing economic stagnation.
LSE Business Review
Upgrades include the construction of a new central overbridge, 3 new entrances, nearly 40% more rail ticket barriers and increased lift capacity to make journeys quicker and easier.
Department for Transport
Since January 2025, many US federal actions affecting research have looked like isolated administrative decisions. A new report by #DefendResearch and Research Consulting, drawing on 244 academic and news sources, shows that together they form a consistent pattern. Rob Johnson outlines what the report found and what it means for research systems beyond the US.
LSE Impact
Organisations budget for the redesign but not for the work of making the new design liveable. Alice Stephenson argues that this uncosted repair labour is both essential to whether a restructure succeeds and likely to fall disproportionately to women — and that the current fashion for flattening is removing the people who perform it.
LSE Business Review
Twenty years ago the term “bamboo ceiling” was first used to describe the barriers to Asian Americans leading multinational firms. And the numbers have barely moved since. But Eugene Cha-Navarro argues that the traits blamed for holding Asian professionals back are building blocks of organisational capability, well suited to top-tier executive leadership if organisations know how to deploy them. Here she introduces her concept of “bamboo resilience”.
LSE Business Review
Wolverhampton’s food waste collection service starts today (26 October) and residents are being encouraged to join in and discover the benefits of recycling their leftovers.
Wolverhampton City Council
Academic journals comprise communities of scholars working on related subjects. This presents a range of potential conflicts of interest. Commenting on two recent studies on editorial impartiality and citation concentrations, Adam Arian and John Sands consider the downstream effects of conflicts of interest and make the case for greater editorial accountability.
LSE Impact
A new signal-controlled crossing will improve safety and accessibility for pupils, families and local residents outside Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School.
Devon County Council
Many workers choose to work as freelancers to avoid intense and long work hours. But that is not always what they get. See Pok Loa finds that many freelance workers feel intense pressure to be busy both at work and at leisure. He describes how our perceptions of time are shaped by our emotions and looks at the arguments for a shorter working week instead.
LSE Business Review
Road users are urged to take extra care following Storm Austen, with further heavy rain expected tomorrow (Saturday 24 October) as Storm Boelo arrives.
Devon County Council