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Education and Skills
4 trends that will shape the future of higher education
Higher education needs to reform by moving towards active learning, teaching skills that will endure in a changing world, and adopting formative assessment. Here are 4 higher education tr...
Health and Healthcare Systems
Why is trust key to managing crises?
Trust is a critical factor in addressing the global challenges, write three economists. It needs to be embraced by all facets of the private and public sectors.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 7 February
Top COVID-19 news stories: Confirmed COVID-19 deaths pass 900,000 in the United States; South Korea passes 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases; Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine given full approv...
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19 school closures have hit a whole generation of children, so how can learning recover?
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen schools closed and learning disrupted across the globe, so how can we keep schools open and encourage learning to recover?
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 4 February
Top news stories: South African lab makes continent's first COVID-19 vaccine; Australia considers deploying military to assist in care homes; rush to get vaccines into Pacific Islands aft...
Jobs and the Future of Work
4 key ways to build on trust at work
Communication, output over input, and streamlined thought leadership are ways in which businesses can build on trust with their workers, writes Kevin J. Delaney, CEO and editor-in-chief o...
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: Which face mask is best? An expert explains
With the guidelines on masks constantly changing, a mechanical engineer explains what makes a good one - and why woven cloth masks should be a last resort.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID and cancer: how the pandemic created another health time bomb - this week's Radio Davos podcast
COVID meant delays for diagnosing and treating cancer. Radio Davos explores the problem and asks if the pandemic has lessons for fighting the disease.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 3 February
Top COVID-19 news stories: Omicron infections slowing in the Americas where variant first hit; New Zealand announces plan to reopen borders; COVID-19 restrictions eased across Europe.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19 may have ushered in a remote work revolution in maternal and child health
The world has made remarkable progress in reducing maternal mortality rates — but that progress has not always been shared equally. Remote working could change that.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: This is how your gut bacteria could protect you
The low COVID-19 death rate in Japan could be a result of gut microbes, new research reveals - and the discovery could pave the way for a new treatment.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 2 February
Top COVID-19 news stories: Omicron subvariant BA.2 likely to have same severity as 'original', says WHO; record cases in Czech Republic and Turkey.