STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Stockholm School of Economics issued the following news release: * * * Can a visit from a world-famous artist make a whole city happier - even those who didn't go to the concerts? Taylor Swift's Eras Tour didn't just draw record crowds - it also made Stockholmers happier both before and after the concerts. This according to a new study about "Happyflation" from the Stockholm School of Economics. * * * How can major events affect the well-being and beha more PR

AALTO, Finland, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * A person's intelligence limits their computer proficiency more than previously thought, to the point where practice alone is not enough to guarantee ease-of-use, say researchers. * * * A new study has found that intelligence, in the form of general cognitive abilities such as perception, thinking and remembering, is more important than hitherto thought at predicting a person's ability to complete c more PR

CEREDIGION, Wales, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Aberystwyth University issued the following news: Software experts from across the world gather at Aberystwyth University this week (2-5 September) to hear about the latest advancements in the field of iOS development. Now in its 13th year, the three-day annual iOSDEV conference features more than 30 speakers from a range of companies including Apple, Audible, Dyson, Spotify and others. Professor Chris Price from the University's Department of Computer  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * * Call led by members of Supergen Bioenergy Hub, based at Aston University * They highlight that carbon-based chemicals cannot be decarbonised but can be defossilised * They want a transition to renewable carbon sources such as biomass, recycled carbon, and carbon dioxide. * * * Industry experts and university researchers have joined together to ask the government to address the climate impact of o more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The Australian Catholic University issued the following news: An upgraded platform with specially curated music playlists, videos and podcasts is delivering significant benefits in supporting aged care staff to manage dementia behaviour, new ACU research has found. Resparke, formally known as Moove & Groove, uses the therapeutic power of music to enrich the lives and change behaviours of aged care residents living with dementia but new research shows ag more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The Australian National University issued the following news release: A doughnut-shaped region thousands of kilometres beneath our feet within Earth's liquid core has been discovered by scientists from The Australian National University (ANU), providing new clues about the dynamics of our planet's magnetic field. The structure within Earth's liquid core is found only at low latitudes and sits parallel to the equator. According to ANU seismologists, it h more PR

CANTERBURY, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Canterbury Christ Church University issued the following news: A study by academics at Canterbury Christ Church University has shown that the needs of athletes with intellectual impairments must be considered in relation to anti-doping policy. As elite athletes start to gather in Paris for the 2024 Paralympics Games, the study, funded by the World Anti-Doping Agency, examined the anti-doping experiences of athletes with intellectual impairments. It foun more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- City St George's, University of London issued the following news: * * * New interdisciplinary group forms to research and develop knowledge of co-creative AI technologies. * * * By Hamish Armstrong City St George's, University of London is set to bring together creative thinkers from research and practice with the launch of the Institute for Creativity and AI (ICAI), an outward facing space for collaboration and problem-solving at the intersection of cre more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The City University London's Bayes Business School issued the following news: * * * New interdisciplinary group forms to research and develop knowledge of co-creative AI technologies. * * * By Hamish Armstrong City St George's, University of London is set to bring together creative thinkers from research and practice with the launch of the Institute for Creativity and AI (ICAI), an outward facing space for collaboration and problem-solving at the interse more PR

KUOPIO, Finland, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * The doctoral dissertation in the field of Molecular Medicine will be examined at the Faculty of Health Sciences at Kuopio Campus. The public examination will be streamed online. * * * What is the topic of your doctoral research? Why is it important to study the topic? My dissertation aims to understand the mechanisms by which genetic variants in non-coding regulatory elements across diffe more PR

OLD ELVET, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Durham University issued the following news: * * * A project, led by Professor Hongjian Sun in our Department of Engineering, has secured funding from the first round of UK Research and Innovation's new cross research council responsive mode (CRCRM) scheme. * * * Durham's satellite-aided technologies research project has secured funding of approximately pound sterling1 million, and is among 36 recipients that will share pound sterling32 million from UK more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Griffith University issued the following news: New research led by Griffith University reveals how urban areas in Brisbane are losing bird species with characteristics that people find most "aesthetically pleasing". The study, led by Dr Andres Felipe Suarez Castro, found 82 different bird species across 42 different landscape types in Brisbane, but the variety of smaller, colourful, "melodious" bird species decreased in areas where there were not eno more PR

LANCASTER, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: Researchers from Lancaster and Bangor universities have been awarded pound sterling835,000 from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to examine how health services can better support people's decision making when considering radiotherapy for gynaecological cancer. Dr Lisa Ashmore, joint lead researcher from Lancaster Medical School, said: "We currently have a situation where people are more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: Scientists from Loughborough University have been able to investigate the phenomenal power of former World's Strongest Man winner and deadlift champion, Eddie Hall. Following a visit by Eddie to the University to undergo a series of strength tests and MRI scans, experts compared his muscle and tendon structure to that of various other athletic, trained and untrained populations. The research  more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: For the first time, the British public has deemed it necessary to set aside a budget for private health treatments - reflecting the challenges of accessing some NHS services. The findings, by Loughborough University's Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP), also highlight a critical shift in public expectations of the health care system. An annual budget of pound sterling200 to pay for p more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of London - London School of Economics and Political Science issued the following news release: The Care Policy and Evaluation Centre at LSE (CPEC) has announced a partnership with the new Alzheimer's Society Doctoral Training Centre for Integrated Care, led by Queen Mary University of London, to support and nurture dementia researchers at the start of their careers. As part of the partnership, CPEC will welcome five PhD students specialising more PR

LUND, Sweden, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Lund University issued the following news release: It takes a long time, up to several decades, before the benefits of organic farming take full effect on land that was previously cultivated conventionally, a new study from Lund University suggests. After thirty years, the plant species richness around the cultivated crop had doubled on organic farms compared to conventional farms. It is well known that organic farming benefits biodiversity and can mitigate so more PR

PRESTON, Australia, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Melbourne Polytechnic issued the following news on Sept. 2, 2024: Melbourne Polytechnic has been named Large Training Provider of the Year at the Victorian Training Awards (VTA) gala event on Friday 30 August. 2024 marks the 70th year the VTA have honoured excellence in the state's vocational education and training sector. The prestigious Large Training Provider of the Year award recognises large training organisations that demonstrate excellence and hi more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * A charity has announced a multi-million pound investment which will be led out of Newcastle to champion the next generation of dementia researchers. * * * Alzheimer's Society has announced it will be investing just under pound sterling3.2 million into funding a new Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) that will be led by Newcastle University to support and nurture dementia researchers at the sta more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Muscular Dystrophy UK is funding 12 new research projects worth pound sterling1.7 million across England and Scotland, with three of them based at Newcastle University. * * * The three new research projects worth pound sterling390,000 that will be created at Newcastle University seek to improve diagnosis, progression, and potential new treatments of muscular dystrophy (MD). The research w more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Scientists have developed new guidance and tools that could significantly improve the prediction of life-threatening flash flooding. * * * New research by an international team of climate experts shows intense, localised, heavy bursts of rainfall can be caused by a rapid rise of air through clouds and proves that these rises in air can be forecast. The team have developed a unique, cutting more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: Studies to improve the way we monitor and test for lead poisoning in children and communicate data through sound have been awarded more than pound sterling1.1 million through a new funding scheme announced today. Northumbria is the only university in the north of England to have had two projects selected in a new UKRI pilot scheme designed to stimulate exciting new interdisciplinary rese more PR

CLINTON, South Carolina, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Presbyterian College issued the following news: * * * Bryant will focus her research on how Moroccan civil institutions build capacity for youth civic engagement, social entrepreneurship and employability. * * * By Sarah Murphy The capital city of Rabat in northern Morocco will be home for Presbyterian College alumna Katherine Bryant '07 this fall. The PC history and biology double-major - who, since graduating from PC, has also received masters more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: A QUT-led project to establish the Centre of Research Excellence for Paediatric Palliative Care in Australia has been funded with a $3M grant from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Chief investigator Professor Natalie Bradford from the School of Nursing at QUT (Queensland University of Technology) and the Cancer and Palliative Care Outcomes Centre said  more PR

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Radboud University issued the following news: * * * Law is Forward-Looking * * * The computerisation of law has grown significantly in recent years. This has generated serious consequences. Take, for instance, the Dutch Tax Administration's benefits scandal and similar suffering in other countries (for instance, the Post Office scandal in the UK in which subpostmasters were wrongly convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting). Or consider so- more PR

KYOTO, Japan, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Ritsumeikan University issued the following news: * * * What Pathways Lead the Environment, Society, and Economy in a Positive Direction? * * * Katsuyuki Nakano researches on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), which quantifies the environmental impacts generated by products and services throughout their entire lifecycle. Additionally, Nakano is developing LCA techniques that incorporate social aspects alongside environmental impacts. Assessing Environmental Impac more PR

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * A Salford academic has just published a groundbreaking book that explores the rise of female comedy authors in UK television over the last decade. * * * Dr Laura Minor, a Lecturer in Television Studies at the University of Salford, details in her new book, Reclaiming Female Authorship in Contemporary UK Television Comedy, how the likes of comedy writers and performers Julia Davis, Phoe more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: Researchers from the University of Glasgow have showcased their development of cutting-edge space technology for visitors from the UK and Scottish Parliaments. Gordon McKee, MP for Glasgow South, and Paul Sweeney, MSP for the Glasgow region, visited the Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre (ARC) on Friday 30 August to learn more about the University's diverse range of space-related research. The main more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: The Moon is dusty and bare. Our beloved home planet Earth is around 360,000 km away, the gravitational force is only one-sixth of the Earth's gravity, and there is an absolute absence of air. How do you colonize and cultivate such an environment? 42 talented students and young professionals from 21 countries spent a week tackling this challenge at the Space Station Design Workshop (SSDW) at the Te more PR

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Tokyo Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * A recently developed block copolymer could help push the limits of integration and miniaturization in semiconductor manufacturing, report scientists in Tokyo Tech and TOK. Chemically tailored for reliable directed self-assembly, the proposed compound can arrange itself into perpendicular lamellar structures whose half-pitch width is less than 10 nanometers, outperforming conventional and wi more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: Nottingham researchers have been awarded over pound sterling3.5m to investigate new technologies for solving medical challenges in the treatment of cancer, diabetes and lung disease. Three projects from the University of Nottingham are among 36 projects sharing pound sterling32.4m from the first round of UKRI's new cross research council responsive mode pilot scheme, designed to stimulate e more PR

SCHENECTADY, New York, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Union College issued the following news on Sept. 2, 2024: One hundred and sixty years. Sixteen decades - from 1845 to 2005. That's how long the previous iteration of the Civil Engineering Department existed. (The decision to end the program was made in 2001 but did not go into effect until four years later.) What prompted the choice? According to a 2001 report, The Future of Engineering at Union, College leadership was striving to meet the "needs of more PR

SCHENECTADY, New York, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Union College issued the following news: John Rieffel's research focuses on a different flavor of AI -- robotics. The professor of computer science and department chair is using AI to optimize movements of tensegrities - "soft robots" composed of rigid struts and springs - that have potential applications in search-and-rescue, space exploration and surgery. A computer gives a random set of speeds to the robot's three vibrating motors and, through tri more PR

ABERDEEN, Scotland, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Aberdeen issued the following news: Companies operating in the energy sector are backing the University's research into the Energy Transition to the tune of pound sterling600,000 to support the creation of a new research initiative focused on decarbonising the oil and gas sector and advancing the shift to clean energy. Nine companies (BP, Chevron, CNOOC, ExxonMobil, Equinor, Harbour Energy, Shell, Spirit Energy and TotalEnergies and end more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Blood test could help clinicians identify patients at greater risk of cardiovascular disease * * * A test for three biomarkers found in blood could help clinicians predict the likelihood that patients who experience atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart arrhythmia, are likely to return to a usual heart unaided. The findings have been presented at the annual congress of the European Soci more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * World first breakthrough could lead to improved, personalised treatments for children with leukaemia and bone marrow failure disorders * * * Researchers have made a world first breakthrough into creating blood stem cells that closely resemble those in the human body, and the discovery could soon lead to personalised treatments for children with leukaemia and bone marrow failure disorders.  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * A new study shows a 51% improvement in guideline adherence for patients through targeted training for healthcare professionals * * * A new study led by Professor Dipak Kotecha from the University of Birmingham has shown that a targeted training programme for healthcare professionals can improve part of the care of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart rhythm disorder. The S more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Experts in infectious diseases, immune diagnostics and vaccines who have been working in Rwanda for years and will now engage on the needs of disease outbreak. * * * The Africa Center for Disease Control (Africa CDC) declared its first ever public-health emergency on 13 August, followed the next day with the WHO declaration that the Mpox outbreak is a 'public health emergency of internation more PR

ESSEX, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Essex Institute for Social and Economic Research issued the following news: A new study from the ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change (MiSoC) has found that mixed gender flat sharing leads to a significant decrease in competitiveness in male students. The researchers, from the University of Essex and the University of Technology Sydney, followed a cohort of students in a UK university living in campus halls of residence. Dr Angus Hol more PR

EXETER, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: Cities in the Global South are more exposed to extreme heat because they lack cooling green spaces, new research shows. The study found that Global South cities have just 70% of the "cooling capacity" provided by urban greenery in the Global North. With temperatures rising, combined with the "urban heat island" effects that make cities hotter than rural areas, heat-related illness and death in cities are  more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: Researchers from the University of Glasgow have received pound sterling1.1m to support the development of new technologies which could improve the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer. The two-year project, called 'High resolution molecular profiling platform to investigate the role of tumour microbiota in anti-tumour immunity', will be led by Professor Huabing Yin of the James Watt School of Engin more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) reduced the risk of cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalisation in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and also in those with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction (HFmrEF/HFpEF), according to new research. The latest study, presented by Professor Pardeep Jhund at the ESC (European Society of Cardiology) Congre more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: Researchers have proposed a new classification system for angina patients, co-authoring a scientific consensus statement introducing new terminology for ischaemic heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in men and women worldwide. The scientific statement - simultaneously published in both the U.S. journal Circulation and the European Heart Journal - was co-authored by Colin Berry, Professor  more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: Scientists have revealed new insights into the mechanisms behind cerebral small vessel disease, a condition that affects the smaller blood vessels in the brain and causes approximately half of all dementia cases. The latest study, which is led by the University of Glasgow and published in eBioMedicine, has unlocked insights into the mechanisms behind some of the causes of cerebral small vessel disease b more PR

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Groningen issued the following news: * * * How do you archive the internet? What are you going to keep and what are you not going to keep? And who decides this? These are questions that Susan Aasman thinks about on a daily basis. The media historian and Professor of Digital Humanities at the UG is a strong advocate of preserving the digital cultural heritage. 'Eighty percent of the history of the internet is already gone.' * *  more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: The University of Liverpool's School of Architecture has been awarded a pound sterling2.2m Leverhulme International Professorship grant from the Leverhulme Trust to establish a research centre which investigates the effects of climate change on the West African Coast. The pound sterling2.2m grant, awarded by over five years, will involve the establishment of an international heritage and coas more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Melbourne issued the following news: The University of Melbourne has launched a 'Disinformation in the City' response playbook to address the growing problem of disinformation both locally and across the globe. Disinformation, or false information, such as "fake news," is deliberately created to harm or mislead a target audience. Misinformation is false or misleading information that is shared without intent to harm. Produced by the  more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news release: * * * For the last decade, people who use drugs in Quebec have been partially sheltered from Canada's drug overdose epidemics. But since 2020, the picture has changed. * * * The contamination of the drug market is now present in Quebec, and what happened in British Columbia and Ontario is now happening here, says expert Sarah Larney. In a recent study published in Drug and Alcohol Review, the more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * Well-intentioned rules don't guarantee fairer pricing for loyal customers. * * * The loyalty penalty - when a company offers steep discounts and other benefits to sign up new customers while leaving existing ones on standard rates - is increasingly attracting the attention of regulators. However, new research shows attempts to ban these unfair practices without the proper competition set more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: The naming of a new species of paua further highlights the importance of biodiversity research in Aotearoa. Described in a study led by the University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the species, Haliotis pirimoana, is only found at Manawatawhi Three Kings Islands, off the northern North Island. Lead author Kerry Walton, an invertebrate curator  more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * New study calls for more tailored approach to dealing with different types of sex offenders. * * * Community attitudes to sex offenders who are in positions of trust - such as teachers, coaches, or clergy members - are significantly more negative than those towards general sex offenders (SOs) and could lead to reoffending, a new study finds. The research, led by the University of Portsmou more PR

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * Scientists have created at ice crystals at 235 c as part of an experiment using diamonds, to learn how liquids compress at extremely high pressures, with impacts for our understanding of earthquakes and carbon capture. * * * For the first-time scientists can now measure that compression under high pressure environments, like those deep underground, thanks to breakthroughs in two brand  more PR

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of St. Andrews issued the following news: Professor David Paterson from the School of Biology joins pioneering scientists to explore the impact of British wind farms on the seabed amid plans to build up to 25,000 more offshore turbines. The project saw researchers charter the first private survey vessel to examine one of the oldest active offshore wind farms in the UK, the 0rsted wind farm, off the coast of Cumbria. The team used new s more PR

PERTH, Australia, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: An international team of researchers delved into museum collections and discovered new species of sponge-associated zoantharian, a small colonial organism similar to anemones. Dr Javier Montenegro, from UWA's School of Biological Sciences and the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre, and Dr James Davis Reimer, from the University of the Ryukyus in Japan, were co-authors of the study published  more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Westmont College issued the following news: By Scott Craig Regular weekend attendance to a religious service creates an immediate increase in positive emotions as well as a decrease in negative ones, according to a new study of U.S. adults. Researchers found there was no change in the emotional well-being of non-regular attendees. The study, "'See You Sunday?' Effects of Attending a Specific Weekend Religious Service on Emotional Well-Being: A St more PR