International study finds online relationships less satisfying than traditional meetings
A recent international study reveals that people who met their romantic partners through traditional, offline means tend to report slightly higher satisfaction in their relationships compared to those who met online.
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Polish researchers find remains of British meteorologist missing in Antarctica since 1959
Polish scientists working at the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station have discovered the remains of British meteorologist Dennis “Tink” Bell, who disappeared during an expedition to Antarctica in 1959.
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Sociologist warns against ‘migrant panic’ and vigilante ‘militias’ amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment in Poland
The growing debate over illegal migration in Poland is becoming increasingly polarised, with sociologists warning against moral panic, vigilantism, and misinformation. According to Professor Krzysztof Podemski from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, while migration brings both opportunities and challenges, the scale of those challenges is being misrepresented in the public debate.
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Study challenges link between poverty and mental health in children
Financial hardship does not necessarily worsen the mental health of children and adolescents, according to a new international study involving researchers from the UK, Turkey, and Poland’s Professor Agata Dębowska from SWPS University in Warsaw.
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Warsaw Uni researchers help launch multilingual mental health platform for migrants and refugees
Migrants and refugees face serious mental health challenges, often compounded by language barriers and lack of information on how to access care.
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Polish scholar awarded prestigious grant to study LGBTIQ+ families
Dr. Joanna Mizielińska, professor at Civitas University and a leading expert in gender and queer studies, has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant for a pioneering project on queer families in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Consumers reluctant give up free e-commerce returns despite environmental concerns, study finds
Despite growing public awareness of climate change, Polish online shoppers remain unwilling to sacrifice the convenience of free returns and fast shipping, according to a new study.
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Historical traumas may increase polarisation in Poland
War trauma has shaped a type of political culture in which - having learned from tragic history - we are unable to trust others. Additionally, the tendency to think conspiratorially causes us to see others as a threat, which increases social polarisation, says Michał Bilewicz, PhD, a professor at the University of Warsaw.
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Physicist: In divided societies, polls make election results random
In a society divided into two camps, public opinion polls and the media influence voting behaviour. In this a situation, the competition between the candidates becomes equal, and their support may approach 50 percent, assesses Professor Piotr Szymczak, a physicist from the University of Warsaw, who studied the mechanisms behind voter behaviour.
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Scientists from University of Silesia to examine the scope and dimension of sharenting in Europe and East Africa
Examining the scope and dimensions of sharenting in Europe and East Africa, as well as promoting children's rights and raising public awareness of the threats and challenges children face in the digital world are the main goals of the project by researchers from the University of Silesia under the EU Horizon programme.
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