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DRAFT REPORT on the implementation of the Council Recommendation of 30 October 2020 on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee – PE785.214v01-00
DRAFT REPORT on the implementation of the Council Recommendation of 30 October 2020 on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth GuaranteeCommittee on Employment and Social AffairsHristo Petrov Source : © Euro... Link: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-PR-785214_EN.pdf :Cat-N
Why young people in Sweden are increasingly turning to manual jobs
Security and development. That is what is on 15 to 24-year-olds’ wish list when asked about their future job plans. They want permanent jobs, preferably collective agreements and real opportunities for development. Manual occupations are becoming more popular, and the number of applicants to vocatio... Link: https://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/why-young-people-in-sweden-are-increasingly-turning-to-manual-jobs/ :Cat-N
From winter cold to sudden heat: protecting workers with OiRA
As weather patterns grow more unpredictable, workplaces need to be ready for temperature extremes in every season. The Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tool on Heat and Cold helps businesses assess thermal risks and take practical steps to protect workers, from recognising signs of heat or ... Link: https://osha.europa.eu/en/oshnews/winter-cold-sudden-heat-protecting-workers-oira :Cat-N
Fiscal Consolidation Costs Europe Jobs and Deepens Inequality
New research reveals that EU fiscal tightening reduces output, raises unemployment, and widens income gaps — especially during recessions. Link: https://www.socialeurope.eu/fiscal-consolidation-costs-europe-jobs-and-deepens-inequality :Cat-N
EGF: Council and Parliament agree to support workers at imminent risk of job loss
The Council and the Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on a proposed regulation that broadens the scope of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to include support for workers at imminent risk of displacement. Link: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/02/25/egf-council-and-parliament-agree-to-support-workers-at-imminent-risk-of-job-loss/ :Cat-N
Who gets hired in the digital economy? Hiring from the margins to bridge Europe’s skill shortage
Europe’s digital transition is creating both opportunity and imbalance. Link: https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/news/who-gets-hired-digital-economy-hiring-margins-bridge-europes-skill-shortage :Cat-N
If AI makes human labor obsolete, who decides who gets to eat?
Amid talk of artificial intelligence taking our jobs, the big unasked question is: how will we be fed?How will we be fed? That’s the biggest question not seriously being addressed amid all this talk about whether or not artificial intelligence will end up taking over all of our jobs.Formidable thoug... Link: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/23/ai-how-will-we-be-fed :Cat-N
ERA measures risk being a ‘further handbrake on hiring’
CIPD research suggests Employment Rights Act likely to weaken permanent job creation and increase employment costs. The post ERA measures risk being a ‘further handbrake on hiring’ appeared first on Personnel Today. Link: https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/employment-rights-act-measures-risk-being-a-further-handbrake-on-hiring/ :Cat-N
January 2026 Jobs Report: Revisions to 2025 Data Made an Already Bad Year Worse
Revisions to 2025 data overshadowed an otherwise decent gain of 130,000 jobs in January 2026. The post January 2026 Jobs Report: Revisions to 2025 Data Made an Already Bad Year Worse appeared first on Indeed Hiring Lab. Link: https://www.hiringlab.org/2026/02/11/january-2026-jobs-report/ :Cat-N
Learning Agility in the AI Era: How Skills-Based Hiring Identifies Future-Ready Talent
Artificial intelligence is reshaping roles, redefining skill sets, and accelerating the rate at which entire industries evolve. The question is no longer if your workforce can adapt, but how quickly. Learning agility—the ability to learn, unlearn, and relearn as conditions change—has become the ski... Link: https://harver.com/blog/learning-agility-roti-ai-era/ :Cat-N
How human skills give PwC the advantage in the AI world of work
In an exclusive UNLEASH interview, Yolanda Seals-Coffield, PwC US Chief People & Inclusion Officer, shared why human skills are a focus for the consulting giant as it seeks to get value from AI. Read on to be inspired into how to practically re-envision skills and learning for this AI moment. Link: https://www.unleash.ai/learning-and-development/how-human-skills-give-pwc-the-advantage-in-the-ai-world-of-work/ :Cat-N
The Anthropic Economic Index report: Economic Primitives – what HR leaders need to know
Want to understand more about how AI is shaping the workforce? UNLEASH takes a deep dive into the latest report from Anthropic to discover what HR leaders need to know. Link: https://www.unleash.ai/artificial-intelligence/the-anthropic-economic-index-report-economic-primitives-what-hr-leaders-need-to-know/ :Cat-N
Foreign language learning holds strong against the AI wave
Artificial intelligence now translates both spoken and written language with ease and at lightning speed. Yet, it still lacks 'culture' and the human touch needed to free employees from mastering English – or any other foreign language – in the workplace. Link: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/employment/article/2026/02/05/foreign-language-learning-holds-strong-against-the-ai-wave_6750168_103.html :Cat-N
Fair Hiring in 2026: How Skills-Based Hiring and Ethical AI Create a More Equitable Path Forward
Fair hiring has always been a business and moral imperative. But expectations around what fair actually means have changed. New regulations, increased transparency requirements, and a surge of AI-driven tools mean organizations must go beyond good intentions and build hiring systems that are demonst... Link: https://harver.com/blog/fair-hiring-in-2026-how-skills-based-hiring-and-ethical-ai-create-a-more-equitable-path-forward/ :Cat-N
100,000 outsiders – this is how businesses succeed through inclusion
Diversity and inclusion is about more than values. It is also good business, according to Oskar Eikeseth. He is a social economist working for EY, one of the world’s biggest consultancy firms. Eikeseth has cerebral palsy. The post 100,000 outsiders – this is how businesses succeed through inclusion ... Link: https://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/100000-outsiders-this-is-how-businesses-succeed-through-inclusion/ :Cat-N
Sweden’s new SAO-jobs: Two hours a week that can change young people’s future
Giving eight-graders in disadvantaged areas SAO-jobs while they still attend school, helps fight marginalisation and builds their belief in the future. The youths work two hours a week for a year and are paid around 1,000 Swedish kronor before tax. From 2026, they are also covered by a collective ag... Link: https://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/swedens-new-sao-jobs-two-hours-a-week-that-can-change-young-peoples-future/ :Cat-N #talent #recruitment #sourcing# headhunting #outplacement
Games giant Ubisoft seeks up to 200 French job cuts
The planned job cuts announcement follows Ubisoft's commitment to reorganize many of its dozens of development studios around the world into "creative houses" focused on different game genres. Link: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/01/26/games-giant-ubisoft-seeks-up-to-200-french-job-cuts_6749839_19.html :Cat-N #talent #recruitment #sourcing# headhunting #outplacement
Call for papers – harnessing artificial intelligence and digital technologies for inclusive and resilient vocational education and training (VET)
Building on Cedefop’s work on inclusion within the VET for youth teachers and trainers team, Cedefo Link: https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/news/call-papers-harnessing-artificial-intelligence-and-digital-technologies-inclusive-and-resilient :Cat-N
5 Critical Components of a Talent Acquisition Roadmap
From rising cost-per-hire to the compliance minefield surrounding AI tools, talent teams are navigating an increasingly complex environment. Degree inflation is reversing, traditional credentials are losing their signal value, and new threats like candidate fraud and generative AI cheating are erodi... Link: https://harver.com/blog/5-critical-components-of-your-talent-acquisition-roadmap/ :Cat-N
What Workers Expect When They’re Expecting Better Work: Findings From the 2025 Indeed Workforce Insights Survey
The 2025 Indeed Workforce Insights Survey asked 80,000 workers from 8 countries to share their opinions on AI, their outlook for the future of their industries and national economies, how they do and would like to build skills – and more. The post What Workers Expect When They’re Expecting Better Wo... Link: https://www.hiringlab.org/2026/01/19/2025-indeed-workforce-insights-survey/ :Cat-N
In Focus – Psychology
Brain-controlled assistive robots work best when they share the workload with users
Researchers have developed a collaborative brain-robot interface for people with severe motor impairments. Their findings suggest that a "shared autonomy" approach provides the best balance of task success, ease of use, and personal independence. Link: https://www.psypost.org/brain-controlled-assistive-robots-work-best-when-they-share-the-workload-with-users/ :Cat-PS
Cognitive deficits underlying ADHD do not explain the link with problematic social media use
Young adults with ADHD symptoms often struggle with social media and gaming addiction. However, a new study reveals that core ADHD cognitive deficits—like poor impulse control and time blindness—don't actually explain this link. Link: https://www.psypost.org/cognitive-deficits-underlying-adhd-do-not-explain-the-link-with-problematic-social-media-use/ :Cat-PS
Scientists identify brain regions associated with auditory hallucinations in borderline personality disorder
A recent study in Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging suggests that hearing voices in borderline personality disorder is tied to reduced gray matter in specific brain regions. This provides evidence for shared physical mechanisms of hallucinations across mental health conditions. Link: https://www.psypost.org/scientists-identify-brain-regions-associated-with-auditory-hallucinations-in-borderline-personality-disorder/ :Cat-PS
How the wording of a trigger warning changes our psychological response
A recent psychology study found that while trigger warnings don't reduce emotional distress, their wording drastically changes our cognitive response. Vague warnings leave the brain guessing, inadvertently causing a spike in intrusive memories days later. Link: https://www.psypost.org/how-the-wording-of-a-trigger-warning-changes-our-psychological-response/ :Cat-PS
Fascinating new research reveals your heart rate drops when your brain misperceives the world
A new study reveals that your heart rate slows down more when you make a visual mistake than when you see things correctly. This suggests our bodies physically react to perceptual errors in real-time. Link: https://www.psypost.org/fascinating-new-research-reveals-your-heart-rate-drops-when-your-brain-misperceives-the-world/ :Cat-PS
New research on acquired aphantasia pinpoints specific brain network responsible for visual imagination
People who lose their visual imagination after a stroke share damage to a single neural circuit. A new analysis maps these rare injuries to pinpoint the exact brain network that generates our internal visual world. Link: https://www.psypost.org/new-research-on-acquired-aphantasia-pinpoints-specific-brain-network-responsible-for-visual-imagination/ :Cat-PS
Self-interest, not spontaneous generosity, drives equality among Hadza hunter-gatherers
A new study published in PNAS Nexus suggests that the famous equality seen in some hunter-gatherer societies might be driven more by self-interest and demanding a fair share than by a natural desire to be generous. Link: https://www.psypost.org/self-interest-not-spontaneous-generosity-drives-equality-among-hadza-hunter-gatherers/ :Cat-PS
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Automation and Robotics in Reducing Delays in On-Site Construction Activities
Construction delays cause substantial cost overruns and in most cases strained stakeholder relationships in the industry. This study acknowledges the problem that while automation and robotics are touted as solutions, their quantifiable effectiveness in reducing onsite delays remains unclear. The pu... Link: https://digitalcommons.harrisburgu.edu/dandt/94 :Cat-PS
Designing Inclusive Planning, Collaboration, and Communication Practices for Neurodivergent Individuals in Project-Based Environments
In a knowledge-driven economy where project-based work structures dominate, project management methodologies have become central to how organizations plan, collaborate, and communicate. However, these frameworks are often built around neurotypical assumptions of communication fluency, executive func... Link: https://digitalcommons.harrisburgu.edu/dandt/92 :Cat-PS
Project Risk Management in AI-Enabled Systems: Managing Ethical, Privacy, and Governance Risks
This research examined how Artificial intelligence (AI) has been embedded in project-based work, particularly in finance and software industries, where it enables efficiency and assists in complex decision-making. However, these innovations introduce significant ethical, privacy, and governance risk... Link: https://digitalcommons.harrisburgu.edu/dandt/90 :Cat-PS
Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning and Statistical Models for Railroad–Highway Grade Crossing Safety
Railroad-highway grade crossings (RHGCs) are critical points of conflict between roadway and rail systems, contributing to over 2000 crashes and 250 fatalities annually in the United States. This study applied machine learning methods (ML) techniques to model and predict crash frequency at RHGCs, us... Link: https://digitalscholarship.tnstate.edu/cae-faculty/18 :Cat-PS
Performance Reviews in Project-Based Engineering Firms: Toward a More Holistic and Development-Oriented Approach
Performance reviews are widely used in engineering consulting firms to evaluate employee contributions and determine compensation and promotion decisions. However, research has shown that traditional review systems may overemphasize measurable technical results while overlooking collaboration, leade... Link: https://digitalcommons.harrisburgu.edu/dandt/86 :Cat-PS
The Role of Stakeholder Management in the Adaptive Reuse of Historic Buildings: Balancing Social, Economic, and Community Interests
The adaptive reuse of historic buildings has emerged as a vital strategy for sustainable urban development. While such projects can preserve cultural heritage, revitalize communities, and stimulate economic growth, they often face significant challenges due to competing stakeholder priorities. The c... Link: https://digitalcommons.harrisburgu.edu/dandt/85 :Cat-PS
Exploring the Impact of Team Culture in High-Pressure Jobs, such as Investment Banking and Consulting, and How Project Management Can Be Applied
Toxic team cultures remain a pressing issue in high-pressure environments such as investment banking and consulting, where long hours, and hierarchical norms often undermine employee well-being and compromise project delivery. Previous studies have documented how workplace stress, exclusionary leade... Link: https://digitalcommons.harrisburgu.edu/dandt/84 :Cat-PS
The Improvement of Instruction in the Social Studies in Wilson County, Tennessee through the Use of Audio Visual Aids and Community Resources
Link: https://digitalscholarship.tnstate.edu/alumni-etd/221 :Cat-PS
Environmental Risk Assessment of Textile Waste from Bio-Engineered Fibers in the Fashion Industry
The global fashion industry generates over 92 million tons of textile waste annually, a figure projected to increase significantly by 2030. Bio-engineered fibers, including bacterial cellulose, mycelium-based leather, and recombinant protein textiles emerge as sustainable alternatives to conventiona... Link: https://digitalcommons.harrisburgu.edu/dandt/83 :Cat-PS
Association of Hair Shedding Level with Cow–Calf Performance in Summer-Bred Dexter Cattle
Reduced winter hair shedding in beef cows through the spring and summer months may contribute to heat stress and reduced performance in spring-calving herds. This study evaluated the relationship of hair shedding with the fertility and maternal performance of 72 Dexter cows. Hair shedding data for 2... Link: https://digitalscholarship.tnstate.edu/food-animal-sci-faculty/13 :Cat-PS
In Focus – Knowledge
Youth, Digital Access and Urban Participation in the Global South
09.03.26 - Digital technologies, particularly smartphones and mobile internet, are transforming the way young people learn, interact, organise themselves and participate in social, economic and cultural life around the world. However, access to and effective use of these tools remain unevenly distri... Link: https://actu.epfl.ch/news/youth-digital-access-and-urban-participation-in--3 :Cat-K
AI helps marine scientists track floating debris from space
09.03.26 - Under the EPFL-led ADOPT project, researchers are combining AI satellite-image recognition with drift prediction models to improve the collection of plastic debris in the ocean. The technology has passed the proof-of-concept stage and is ready for field testing. Being able to identify an... Link: https://actu.epfl.ch/news/ai-helps-marine-scientists-track-floating-debris-f :Cat-K
Taster courses at ETH: No applications, no tests – and open to all
ETH Zurich offers vocational training in 15 different professions. Whether apprentices complete their programmes successfully is already determined to some extent when they choose a profession. ETH offers low-threshold taster courses to encourage young people to cultivate professional prospects suit... Link: https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2026/02/taster-courses-at-eth-no-applications-no-tests-and-open-to-all.html :Cat-K
Podcast: Ageism in the Age of AI
When we think of ageism, we often think of discrimination against older adults. However, ageism occurs across the entire lifespan; in the tech world, for example, being "old" can start as early as 35. In this episode, Dr. Ittay Mannheim joins us to discuss the intersection of ageism, digital technol... Link: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2026/01/leiden-psychology-podcast---ageism-in-the-age-of-ai :Cat-K
New article in the Journal of Composites Science
25.02.26 - Combined Computational-Experimental Investigation of Crack Kinking Under Mode I Loading in Thick Adhesively Bonded GFRP Composite Joints This study developed a combined computational-experimental approach to investigate crack kinking in thick adhesively bonded Glass Fibre Reinforced Polym... Link: https://actu.epfl.ch/news/new-article-in-the-journal-of-composites-science :Cat-K
Space and quantum join forces at EPFL in new ESDI project
25.02.26 - A call for proposals at the European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI) awarded five projects for their first Quantum x Space call. One of the selected projects, LINQS, is from EPFL researcher Christophe Galland and the Swiss company CCRAFT. What if every satellite could carry a qua... Link: https://actu.epfl.ch/news/space-and-quantum-join-forces-at-epfl-in-new-esdi :Cat-K
More companies founded, new regulations, new accelerator
ETH Zurich registered the foundation of more new companies than ever before in 2025. For the first time, founders could choose between setting up a spin-off or a start-up, the latter of which could benefit from a new business accelerator. Link: https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2026/02/mm-more-new-companies-founded-new-regulations-new-accelerator.html :Cat-K
Why human expertise still matters in the age of AI certainty
Artificial certainty versus inherent uncertainty: research by Dr Virginia Leavell of Cambridge Judge Business School shows how experts who strategically modulate AI outputs preserve their authority, while those who over-amplify AI risk creating dangerous illusions of certainty. The post Why human ex... Link: https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/2026/why-human-expertise-still-matters-in-the-age-of-ai-certainty/ :Cat-K
Self-Learning Part Feeder Wins “AI-Powered Innovation” Prize
23.02.26 - Since 2019, every year the graduate course “Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Engineering” (MGT-555) brings together students from across EPFL to develop product-innovation projects with industry partners. Led by Prof. Véronique Michaud and Prof. Thomas A. Weber, the Autumn 2025 edition ... Link: https://actu.epfl.ch/news/self-learning-part-feeder-wins-ai-powered-innovati :Cat-K
New AI algorithm is designed to obey the laws of physics
20.02.26 - A team of EPFL researchers has developed an AI algorithm that can model complex dynamical processes while taking into account the laws of physics – using with Newton’s third law. Artificial intelligence has enabled major breakthroughs in several fields, but the models still struggle to ob... Link: https://actu.epfl.ch/news/new-ai-algorithm-is-designed-to-obey-the-laws-of-p :Cat-K
Harnessing AI to push the boundaries of social science
AI is transforming social science but scholars need to ask AI to solve important puzzles rather than just identify gaps in knowledge, says Professor Matthew Grimes of Cambridge Judge Business School, who has developed 2 new AI tools for academics. The post Harnessing AI to push the boundaries of soc... Link: https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/2026/harnessing-ai-to-push-the-boundaries-of-social-science/ :Cat-K
Quantum engineering makes you happy
Ananya Amitabh is 21 and studying for a Master’s degree in quantum engineering at ETH Zurich. She is impressed by the diversity and top level of quantum research conducted here. In the video, she explains why she chose this path, how she strikes a balance between her studies, karate and music, and w... Link: https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2026/02/quantum-engineering-makes-you-happy.html :Cat-K
Record-breaking sediment core may help predict Antarctic ice loss
An international research team has recovered the longest sediment core ever drilled from beneath an ice sheet. The core preserves evidence of climate changes spanning millions of years and will help improve predictions of how the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may respond to ongoing global warming. Link: https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2026/02/record-breaking-sediment-core-may-help-predict-antarctic-ice-loss.html :Cat-K
When Crisis Strikes, Denmark’s Volunteers Step Forward
A portion of the population is ready to take action when crisis hits and others need help. According... Link: https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/02/when-crisis-strikes-denmarks-volunteers-step-forward/ :Cat-K
Prof. M. Hairer on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical Research
11.02.26 - Prof. Martin Hairer shares his insights on mathematics and artificial intelligence in a recent interview with The New York Times. We are pleased to share a recent interview with our Director, Prof. Martin Hairer, published in The New York Times on February 7, 2026. In this wide-ranging co... Link: https://actu.epfl.ch/news/prof-m-hairer-on-artificial-intelligence-and-mathe :Cat-K
Why everything you thought you knew on local markets is wrong
In many markets, particularly retail ones, competition among firms happens locally. But what is the right way to define the so-called local geographic market? Research on the retail gasoline market in Greece shows that methodologies commonly used by competition authorities and academics to define lo... Link: https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/2026/why-everything-you-thought-you-knew-on-local-markets-is-wrong/ :Cat-K
“AI, good servant, bad master”
10.02.26 - AI is making its way into every aspect of our lives, but how ready are we to adopt it, and under what conditions? A report published in French by the EPFL AI Center, in collaboration with the University of Geneva, presents both the perceptions of a sample of French-speaking population of ... Link: https://actu.epfl.ch/news/ai-good-servant-bad-master :Cat-K
Unprecedented interest in Lund University’s international recruitment
The original total of 25 positions has been increased to 45 – researchers from some of the world’s leading universities who are now heading to Lund. Link: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unprecedented-interest-lund-universitys-international-recruitment :Cat-K
Health benefits if cities are densified in the right way
It is not easy to be an urban planner. Cities must be built more densely because surrounding agricultural land and nature must be protected – while at the same time health… Link: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/health-benefits-if-cities-are-densified-right-way :Cat-K
When people actively engage in shaping where they live
The spin-off Resilientsy helps municipalities and cantons strategically manage and sustainably implement their spatial development plans. It also shows politicians and landowners how to ask the right questions. Link: https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2026/01/when-people-actively-engage-in-shaping-where-they-live.html :Cat-K
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