Tag: behaviour

Good student-teacher relationships reduce crime rates

News

Wendy Brooking - September 15, 2021

Good relationships between teachers and students can reduce future anti-social behaviour and crime rates, a study has revealed. Experts at Edinburgh University have concluded that...

Smart birds are copycats

Animal News

Joe Hutchison - February 10, 2021

New research shows that birds learn faster and copy their neighbours' decision in order to make crucial decisions. Researchers studied collared flycatchers (Ficedla albicollis) and were able to...

Older people switch off from machine learning, research suggests

Business

Joe Hutchison - February 5, 2020

Older people pick up new skills better when they believe they are learning from another person, rather than from a computer, a study suggests. People...

Funding boost for mental health programme

In Brief

Deadline News Journalist - March 6, 2015

SCOTS experiencing mental health problems have had a funding boost to protect their human rights. See Me, a national programme to end mental health discrimination,...