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Tipoffs: Research from International Colleges Newsletter for 2025-06-23 ( 13 items )  
Aston University Optometrist Develops App With the Best Easy Blinking Exercises to Improve Dry Eye Symptoms (10)
BIRMINGHAM, England, June 22 (TNSjou) -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Aston University optometrist develops app with the best easy blinking exercises to improve dry eye symptoms * Dry eye disease is a common condition affecting one-third of the adult population and one-in-five children * Professor James Wolffsohn researched the most effective blinking exercises to reduce discomfort, involving a close-squeeze-blink cycle * He developed the MyDryEye app in collaboration w more PR

Aston University Researchers Develop New Class of Ultralow Loss Tuneable Optical Microresonators (10)
BIRMINGHAM, England, June 22 (TNSjou) -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Aston University researchers develop new class of ultralow loss tuneable optical microresonators * Optical microresonators strongly confine and enhance light at microscopic level * Researchers discovered they could finely tuned them by rotating two intersecting optical fibres * The devices have potential applications within communication, computing, sensing and more. * Aston University researchers h more PR

Australian National University: Australia's Oldest Occupied Ice Age Cave Found at High Elevation in Blue Mountains (10)
CANBERRA, Australia, June 22 (TNSjou) -- The Australian National University issued the following news release: * * * Australia's oldest occupied ice age cave found at high elevation in Blue Mountains Archaeologists from the Australian Museum, the University of Sydney and The Australian National University (ANU), in collaboration with First Nations community members who hold cultural connections with the Blue Mountains, have unearthed 693 stone artefacts dating from the last ice age to the rec more PR

Australian National University: World-first Clinical Trial to Drug the 'Undruggable' Cancers (10)
CANBERRA, Australia, June 22 -- The Australian National University issued the following news release: * * * World-first clinical trial to drug the 'undruggable' cancers A world-first clinical trial targeting cancers that are currently undruggable will begin later this year, led by a research team from The Australian National University (ANU) and Canberra Health Services. The trial, funded by the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), targets MYC-driven cancers - a group that includes multiple  more PR

City St George's: Department of Computer Science Hosts AI Security at the Edge Symposium (10)
LONDON, England, June 22 -- City St George's, University of London issued the following news: * * * The Department of Computer Science hosts AI Security at the Edge Symposium Experts gathered at City, St George's to examine how AI can remain efficient, safe and ethical to secure edge computing. * On Wednesday 11 June, City, St George's School of Science & Technology hosted a symposium on AI Security at the Edge. The event was coordinated by Dr. Ferheen Ayaz and Dr. Ilir Gashi from City, St  more PR

City St George's: Vaping Exposes Pregnant Women to Fewer Toxins Than Smoking (10)
LONDON, England, June 22 (TNSjou) -- City St George's, University of London issued the following news: * * * Vaping Exposes Pregnant Women to Fewer Toxins than Smoking Pregnant women are exposed to lower levels of toxic chemicals if they vape during pregnancy compared with if they smoke cigarettes, according to new research led by scientists at City St George's, University of London and published today in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. * Stopping smoking during pregnancy is a key health pri more PR

Queen Mary University of London: UK and Indonesia Advance Partnership in International Higher Education (10)
LONDON, England, June 22 -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * UK and Indonesia advance partnership in international higher education Queen Mary University of London, the University of Liverpool, King's College London, and the British Council met with His Excellency Prabowo Subianto, President of the Republic of Indonesia, to discuss deepening collaboration between the UK and Indonesia in higher education teaching, research, and innovation. * The meeting,  more PR

Queen Mary University Set to Develop Significant Life Sciences Capacity in East London (10)
LONDON, England, June 22 -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Queen Mary University set to develop significant life sciences capacity in East London Queen Mary University of London has today, 20 June 2025, signed an agreement with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to acquire significant land in Whitechapel adjacent to its existing campus. This will enable the University, working with partners from all sectors, to develop significant life sciences c more PR

University of New South Wales: Scientists Use AI to Make Green Ammonia Even Greener (10)
SYDNEY, Australia, June 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * Scientists use AI to make green ammonia even greener By Lachlan Gilbert To find the best catalyst for green ammonia, researchers were staring down 8000 lab experiments. With AI, they only needed 28. Scientists and engineers at UNSW Sydney, who previously developed a method for making green ammonia, have now turned to artificial intelligence and machine learning to make the process even  more PR

University of Nottingham: Funding Supports the Next Generation of MND Researchers (10)
BIRMINGHAM, England, June 22 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Funding supports the next generation of MND researchers Research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND) at the University of Nottingham has been given a boost with funding from East Midlands charity Stand Against MND to support undergraduate and postgraduate research projects. The funding has been announced today (21 June) on this year's global MND Awareness Day, and will extend a research partner more PR

University of Queensland: Holiday Rental Caps Not the Solution to Housing Crisis (10)
BRISBANE, Australia, June 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Holiday rental caps not the solution to housing crisis A cap on short-term holiday rentals in regional New South Wales tourist hot spots has had no impact on the housing crisis, a University of Queensland study has found. Researchers from UQ's School of the Environment and School of Economics analysed the NSW Government-imposed 180-day cap on short-stay providers in Byron Bay, Ballina, the  more PR

UNSW Sydney and The George Institute for Global Health Renew Commitment to Advance Health (10)
SYDNEY, Australia, June 22 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * UNSW Sydney and The George Institute for Global Health renew commitment to advance health The expanded partnership will help boost high-impact medical research and innovation to improve lives worldwide. * UNSW Sydney and The George Institute for Global Health have signed a new 10-year affiliation agreement, renewing their commitment to transformative health innovation and impactful medical resea more PR

UQ Tech Bringing Regenerative Medicines Closer Than Ever (10)
BRISBANE, Australia, June 22 -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * UQ tech bringing regenerative medicines closer than ever Tiny gel droplets enhanced with University of Queensland technology could open new pathways to repairing and replacing damaged organs. Dr Ruirui Qiao and her team at UQ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) have patented a new microfluidics tool that produces 'smart' microgel droplets for exploring regenerative me more PR