BRISTOL, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: Brachiopods were evolving in new directions but this did not turn into evolutionary success in terms of the numbers of species, researchers at the University of Bristol, the Open University, and the China University of Geosciences have found. The findings, published today in Nature Ecology & Evolution, sheds light on some core principles of the evolution of modern biodiversity. In current oceans more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * * Ministers, diplomats, senior policy makers and representatives from across the higher education sector gathered in London for the event * Bridget Phillipson MP recognised the importance of international students to the UK higher education sector * She also highlighted the value of international partnerships to the Government's aims to create opportunity for all. * * * Aston University has welcomed  more PR

BRISTOL, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: A University of Bristol spinout company developing fast and accurate point-of-care testing for Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) has taken a significant step forward after having a key patent granted. Bristol-based FluoretiQ is developing fast and accurate point-of-care tests to enable more targeted antibiotic use and mitigate the impending crisis being caus more PR

CEREDIGION, Wales, July 28 (TNSres) -- Aberystwyth University issued the following news: Researchers at Aberystwyth University are looking for contributors for a new study into the effects of poor internet connections on rural communities. Building on a major study into the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on households and businesses in Ceredigion published last year, the team from Aberystwyth Business School are seeking contributors for focus groups that will be held at the University in Sep more PR

PERTH, Australia, July 28 (TNSres) -- Murdoch University issued the following news: If you have ever wondered how you manage to keep track of the immense amount of information coming to you each day, you might want to thank the positional tagging system in your mind. A recent study from Murdoch University investigated the Spatial Positional Association of Response Codes (SPoARC) effect to determine just how organisation in our cognitive systems is impacted by the way we receive our information more PR

EXETER, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: A prominent University of Exeter Medical School professor has been named as one of eight Thematic Research Leads, who will act as a bridge between the new Parliament and the research community on health issues. The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) announced the second-ever cohort of Thematic Research Leads today. Professor David Strain, Associate P more PR

LONDON, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: Baroness Gillian Merron, the Health Minister responsible for life sciences and innovation toured some of UCL's life sciences facilities to see first-hand how research is helping to tackle some of the world's biggest health challenges. Baroness Merron was joined by Professor Lucy Chappell, Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), and was welcomed to UCL by Professo more PR

LANCASTER, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: The system that is supposed to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is 'broken', says a new report edited by Lancaster University researchers. Ministers are being urged to put early identification and support of children with SEND at the heart of a new strategy to boost school attendance and end families' 'traumatic' battle for support. The report published today by the N more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: The UK Hub for Quantum Enabled Position, Navigation and Timing (QEPNT) is one of five hubs that have been launched today (Friday 26 July) in a bid to ensure the UK fully benefits from the potential of quantum technologies. Quantum technologies harness quantum physics to gain a functionality or performance which is otherwise unattainable, deriving from science which cannot be explained by class more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 26 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * United Kingdom Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence Centre (UK SCALE) joins prestigious international network to advance global supply chain and logistics innovation. * * * By Benjy Kantor, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics The MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (MIT CTL) and Loughborough University have announced the addition of the United Kingdom Su more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 26 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Ultrathin material whose properties "already meet or exceed industry standards" enables superfast switching, extreme durability. * * * By Elizabeth A. Thomson, Materials Research Laboratory In 2021, a team led by MIT physicists reported creating a new ultrathin ferroelectric material, or one where positive and negative charges separate into different layers. At the time more PR

TUBINGEN, Germany, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Tubingen issued the following news release: * * * Herbicide use in agriculture and urban areas may not be the dominant source of glyphosate in European waters, says University of Tubingen study - Far-reaching implications for industry and politics * * * A research team at the University of Tubingen has found that most glyphosate that ends up in European rivers likely does not come from herbicides, as previously assumed; instead, it may more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, July 28 (TNSres) -- Griffith University issued the following news: Should the family members of deceased organ donors and transplant recipients be supported to share their identities or meet face-to-face if both parties agree? A Griffith University-led study aims to discover how the broader community feel about identity disclosure with the launch of a nationwide e-survey during Donate Life Week, 28 July to 4 August 2024. Australian law does not currently permit healthc more PR

SINGAPORE, July 28 (TNSres) -- Nanyang Technological University issued the following news: What are some external challenges and uncertainties Singapore faces today, such as the power dynamics between the United States and China, and how can the nation not just survive but thrive under these fluctuating conditions? Understanding these uncertainties and the paradigms through which they are analysed is crucial for policymakers and the people of the 21st century, says NTU Singapore's Professor Jo more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Thanks to a new funding injection, Birmingham researchers will investigate how the gut microbiota can help infants that have iron deficiency anaemia. * * * New research funded to understand how gut microbiota can help infants that have iron deficiency anaemia. Findings could lead to probiotic treatments that help to lessen the side effects of iron supplements. Professor Lindsay Hall, from  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * QuSIT, led by the University of Birmingham, has been selected as one of five Hubs to be delivered by EPSRC as part of a pound sterling160 million investment. * * * The UK Quantum Technology Research Hub in Sensing, Imaging and Timing (QuSIT), led by the University of Birmingham, has been selected as one of five Hubs to be delivered by UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council  more PR

EXETER, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: There needs to be "significant improvements" to the way data is collected across Government to prove if major changes to legal aid have delivered value for money to the taxpayer, a new report says. The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act of 2012 was intended to make significant savings to the cost of the civil legal aid budget. The previous government was unable to provide evidence for th more PR

HEIDELBERG, Germany, July 28 (TNSres) -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release: * * * New edition of Heidelberg University's research magazine dedicated to the paired concepts FORGETTING & REMEMBERING * * * The paired concepts underlying the recent edition of the research magazine RUPERTO CAROLA stand for research areas that academics at Heidelberg University have helped to shape with elementary findings - for example, when discovering the key gene at the root of Alzheimer' more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, July 28 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: Six QUT research projects as diverse as healthier food for senior Australians and hydrogen fuel-cell, electric-powered aircraft have been successful in round three of the National Industry PhD Program. The program supports PhD candidates to undertake industry-focused research projects and be equipped with the knowledge and skills to better translate university research into commercial pr more PR

HOBART, Australia, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news release: Tasmanian scientists are a step closer to developing a computer test that can detect dementia, decades before any memory symptoms emerge, new research has found. In 2020, researchers from the University of Tasmania's Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre developed TAS Test - a new computer screening test that picks up changes in hand movements that could indicate increased risk of deme more PR

EXETER, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: A rising star at the University of Exeter has received a significant funding boost for her research into single celled organisms, it has been announced. Professor Kirsty Wan, of the Living Systems Institute, has received a pound sterling500,000 grant from the Advanced Research and |Invention Agency (ARIA) - one of the first University of Exeter researchers to receive such an award. The grant is part of th more PR

LONDON, England, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: A major new research hub led by UCL and the University of Cambridge aims to harness quantum technology to improve early diagnosis and treatment of disease. The hub, called Q-BIOMED, is one of five quantum research hubs announced today by Peter Kyle MP, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, supported by pound sterling160 million in funding. The hub aims to exploit advances in  more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, July 28 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: Seven lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about ventilation's crucial role in preventing the spread of airborne pathogens has been set out in the journal Science by world-leading air quality scientist Professor Lidia Morawska, Professor Yuguo Li from The University of Hong Kong and Professor Tunga Salthammer from the University of Surrey, UK. * Ventilation, filtration, face-masking and de more PR

BRAMPTON, Ontario, July 28 (TNSres) -- Sheridan College issued the following news release: Sheridan's capacity to conduct cutting-edge applied research in support of industry and community needs in artificial intelligence (AI) and manufacturing has been bolstered by two $200,000 Applied Research Tools and Instruments (ARTI) grants awarded from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The NSERC grants will fund the acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment and te more PR

NEW YORK, July 26 (TNSres) -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: * * * New research evaluated the feasibility and benefits of transitioning from gas to induction stoves in affordable housing. * * * Switching from a gas stove to an electric induction stove can reduce indoor nitrogen dioxide air pollution, a known health hazard, by more than 50 percent according to new research led by scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Heal more PR

MUNICH, Germany, July 28 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: Supported by artificial intelligence (AI), a research consortium has elucidated the genetic backgrounds of numerous rare diseases. The genetic causes of these diseases were successfully identified in nearly 500 patients. Remarkably, 34 previously unknown diseases were discovered. Rare diseases require multidisciplinary clinical expertise and comprehensive genetic diagnostics for optimal care. The more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, July 28 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: Data science will be increasingly relevant to the world of elite sport says a QUT researcher who today joined an event highlighting the links between art, sport and science to mark the opening of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics. Associate Professor Paul Wu, from the QUT School of Mathematical Sciences, was on a panel discussion during celebrations that also commemorated the one-y more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: University of Glasgow researchers are playing leading roles in two of five new quantum technology hubs announced today. The hubs will ensure that the UK fully benefits from the potential of quantum technologies in areas ranging from healthcare and computing to national security and critical infrastructure. Science Secretary Peter Kyle announced the new hubs, which are being supported by a pound sterlin more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: By Melissa Lyne UNSW researchers are the first in the world to use magnetic fields to reveal the mystery of how light particles split - which could transform the future of renewable energy. Scientists are closer to giving the next generation of solar cells a powerful boost by integrating a process that could make the technology more efficient by breaking particles of light - photons - into smal more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: Clinical trials to accelerate research into treating chronic kidney disease will be strengthened as a result of a new partnership between the Scottish Government, academia and industry. NHS Scotland, AstraZeneca and the Universities of Glasgow and Dundee will work together on new medicines to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease, reducing the risk that patients might need dialysis or kidney tr more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: Experts at the University of Glasgow have contributed to a new survey that for the first time in fourteen years, provides detailed insight into gambling behaviours - illuminating participation rates, gambling activities participated in, experiences and reasons for gambling, and the consequences that gambling can have on individuals and those close to them. The first annual report of the Gambling Survey  more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: A University of Hawaii at Manoa-led project using artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize farming irrigation practices has received a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This initiative represents a significant step toward sustainable water use in Hawaii's agricultural sector. "This technology has the potential to transform irrigation practices across Hawaii more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 28 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Toby Bryce, new managing director at the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture, says the center is already having an impact with field-leading research. * * * By Jim Shelton The Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture (YCNCC), created in 2021 to study the fundamental applied science of natural carbon capture, is taking the next step in its evolution with a new managing director and promising researc more PR