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Managing absenteeism in public hospitals: the deleterious effects of overly fragile solutions
Published on: February 08, 2021
In 2020, the absenteeism rate in French hospitals averaged between 9.5% and...
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Covid-19: "We must absolutely avoid the English variant becoming the majority variant".
Published on: January 15, 2021
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, previously designated VUI202012/01 (for...
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The four ecologies of the Anthropocene
Published on: January 14, 2021
As we enter the Anthropocene - the period when human activities are...
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Price transparency could improve the effectiveness of the vaccination campaign
Published on: January 07, 2021
In mid-December, shortly before the start of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Europe, Eva...
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What health measures are the French prepared to accept?
Published on: January 06, 2021
New Year's Eve parties with small groups or cancelled, families scattered and isolated,...
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Price is not necessarily a sign of product quality
Published on: January 06, 2021
Do prices tell us enough about the quality of goods or services...
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The body at school: a forgotten dimension
Published on: January 06, 2021
At the end of November 2020, the French Ministry of Education launched the 30 minutes of...
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What the Le Teil earthquake teaches us about seismic risk in mainland France
Published on: December 17, 2020
One year ago, on November 11, 2019 at 11:52 a.m., the Montélimar region was strongly shaken by...
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Career transition: the other obstacle course for military personnel
Published on: December 15, 2020
Our research into military retraining (64 interviews) reveals...
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Consumption: in the Grand-Est region, the crisis has changed the habits of cross-border commuters
Published on: November 27, 2020
An area of cross-border cooperation at the heart of Europe, the Grande Région is made up of...
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Species hopping: when an animal virus leads to the emergence of a human disease
Published on: November 05, 2020
As we all know at the moment, the world's population is being shaken by a new virus...
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Understanding the mechanisms of adaptation to climate change: a real challenge
Published on: November 05, 2020
Growing urbanization, intensive agriculture, overexploitation of resources, introduction of...
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What can investors expect from "socially responsible" investment?
Published on: October 19, 2020
Awareness of the damage caused to the environment and the scandals linked to...
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Responsible? Did you say responsible?
Published on: October 16, 2020
Parodying Jacques Prévert's famous line from the film "Drôle de drame" (1937),...
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Sciences en bulles" comic strip: beware of the gorilla's memory
Published on: October 08, 2020
This extract from the "Sciences en bulles" comic strip is published as part of the Fête de la science...
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Home schooling: what are we talking about?
Published on: October 06, 2020
On October 2, during his speech detailing the measures of the action plan to combat...