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The EU ban on menthol cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco introduced in May 2020 led menthol smokers to be more likely to try to quit smoking and to be successful in quitting compared to non-menthol smokers.

Consumers spent €9.5 billion on sustainable food in 2021. We are spending more and more on products with sustainability labels like Beter Leven, Organic and Rainforest Alliance.

Many fans of online video games make their own content, inspired by their favourite game: from self-invented storylines to new characters.

Cancelled trains, massive queues at Schiphol Airport, nursery closures and long waiting times for health care.

Smallholder farmers are the backbone of Agriculture in Africa, and prospects of African transformation are tied to their performance.

When Gulnaz Sibgatullina started her research into European converts to Islam, she expected a niche group.

When we think of the athletes who appear in the next Olympic Games, we like to believe that talent and effort are the only factors that are going to determine their sports performance.

Can law help make the market for medicines, vaccines and other health products more transparent? Recently, Katrina Perehudoff led the Medicines Law & Policy team to publish a report, commissioned by WHO, on this issue.

Is it possible to identify accounting fraud from the published financial statements of quoted companies? Indranil Bhattacharya, a PhD candidate at the Amsterdam Business School (ABS) thinks it is.

Citizens who earn money through online platforms, such as Airbnb and Uber, often do not pay taxes on this income by themselves.

National and international climate policies are surrounded by huge uncertainties and numerous obstacles.

Dr Ilker Birbil is taking up a position as Professor of Artificial Intelligence & Optimisation Techniques for Business and Society at UvA's Amsterdam Business School starting 1 May.

What makes artists and their paintings successful? That is what Anastasios Efthymiou, PhD candidate at Amsterdam Business School (ABS) wants to find out with his research.

For millions of people, small fish such as mackerel, sardines and anchovies are a crucial source of food.