2025’s International Day of Older Persons: Advocating for Healthy and Inclusive Aging
Celebrated on October 1 every year, the International Day of Older Persons is a significant global event dedicated to raising awareness about the challenges and opportunities of aging. This day serves to honor the contributions older persons make to society and highlights the importance of creating a world where they can live with dignity, independence, and inclusion.
Global Recognition and the United Nations Involvement
2026’s International Day of Rural Women: A Global Call to Support Women in Rural Areas
Celebrated every year on October 15, International Day of Rural Women is a global event that recognizes the vital role of women in rural areas and brings awareness to the unique challenges they face. From farmers and entrepreneurs to community leaders, rural women play an essential part in sustaining communities and advancing economic development. This day highlights their contributions while advocating for greater equality and support.
The 11th annual HPCC Systems Community Summit will kick off the week of October 7 with an exciting line up of speakers, sessions and engaging workshops. This year’s theme is Igniting Innovation and is free to attend for academia, industry and technologists. The purpose of the Summit is to gather engineers, data scientists and technology professionals to share knowledge and future roadmap plans for the open source HPCC Systems platform.
The Leaders Summit is the UN Global Compact’s dynamic day-long conference dedicated to providing the tools, network, knowledge, and inspiration needed to scale the impact of private sector contributions to the 2030 Agenda. With inspiring keynotes, interactive breakouts, along with networking experiences, it’s a can’t miss event for anyone committed to raising the bar on sustainability and shaping the future of responsible business.
Social Science & Medicine, 2024, 117182
This paper analyzes Danish population data to identify and compare three distinct transgender subpopulations: those who changed their legal sex, those with trans-related medical diagnoses, and those who self-identify as transgender in surveys, revealing significant differences in socioeconomic and health outcomes among them. It highlights that transgender individuals seeking medical or legal transition face greater disadvantages, and that survey-based estimates do not fully capture the diversity or needs of the transgender population.
Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, 2024, 100854
This study examines the social adaptation of Ukrainian refugee students in Czech schools through interviews with students, parents, teachers, and headteachers. Using Berry's acculturation model, it identifies three adaptation types�openness to friendship, utilitarian friendships, and (self-)isolation�shaped by ethnicity, language acquisition, and peer interactions.
More than 1100 people came together virtually on 18 June 2024 for the tenth edition of the RELX SDG Inspiration Day: "In the Age of AI: Information to Advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)." The annual online event brings together thought leaders, corporate representatives, students, investors, governments, and NGOs to explore pressing issues, gain practical insight, and inspire action on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2024, 101392
This study explores the role of data coaches in supporting data-based decision-making in education through interviews and focus groups with academics and practitioners. It emphasizes the collaborative nature of data coaching, involving multiple coaches from both inside and outside schools, and highlights differences between primary and secondary education contexts.
