BIRMINGHAM, England, June 26 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Aston University and the Manufacturing Technology Centre forge strategic partnership to drive innovation and industrial impact * Aston University and the Manufacturing Technology Centre's partnership will accelerate innovation and have a transformative impact on manufacturing * It will support businesses in key areas and nurture talent * Central to the collaboration is the Knowledge Transfer Partnerships progr more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 26 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Aston University joins Environmental Sustainability Concordat for UK university sector * The Environmental Sustainability Concordat sets out guidelines on embedding sustainability across university operations * Signing the concordat underscores Aston's commitment to aligning with national and international climate targets * The Concordat has been developed by the UK's research and innovation community * Asto more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 26 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Affordable, highly efficient cold boxes poised to help tackle food waste for small farmers in East Africa * The cold boxes, developed by a team from Aston University and RAD Global, keep food fresh for longer without access to grid electricity * RAD Global is an agricultural development firm and its founder Tim Messeder wanted to develop something to help small-scale fishers in Uganda * The RADiCool system is more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Researchers decypher structure of a human protease implicated in various diseases A research led by the IBB-UAB has managed to decypher the structure of the human protease SENP5, implicated in neurodegenerative disorders, cardiovascular diseases and the development of cancer. The research, published in Nature Communications, paves the way for therapeutic opportunities with minimal sid more PR

SINGAPORE, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * Boosting solar efficiency: NUS researchers achieve record-setting perovskite tandem solar cell with novel NIR-harvesting molecule New tandem solar cell design hits 26.4 per cent efficiency, outperforming the previous benchmark of 24.4 per cent for similar devices * Scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have demonstrated a perovskite-organic tandem solar cell with a more PR

CRANFIELD, England, June 26 (TNSrpt) -- Cranfield University issued the following news release: * * * Bringing value to the region, bringing value to the nation New research shows that in the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency, home to Cranfield University, international students raise living standards for domestic residents, with every resident in the constituency pound sterling592 a year better off, and every working adult seeing an estimated increase in wages of over pound sterlin more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 26 -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: * * * Refugees and migrants struggle to access appropriate mental health care in Belgium VUB researchers contribute to European information platform aiming to lower barriers to mental health care * Refugees and migrants are at an increased risk of mental health disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and psychosis due to the often traumatic experiences they endure before, during, more PR

HONG KONG, June 26 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU MiCLab Hosts International Conference on Modular Integrated Construction Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) is an innovative approach revolutionising the construction industry. To advance the sustainable development of MiC and align with the government's strategic vision for high-quality development and the creation of "better houses", MiC Laboratory (MiCLab) of The University of Hong Kong (HKU)  more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, June 26 -- Macquarie University issued the following news release: * * * Australian data experts to support world's largest sky survey A team of data experts from Australian Astronomical Optics at Macquarie have joined a global effort to process a cosmic data deluge as a new Chilean observatory project comes online. * The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture the entire available night sky every few nights in its Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). Macquarie Univers more PR

MANCHESTER, England, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Manchester chemists create molecular magnet that could boost data storage by 100 times Scientists at The University of Manchester have designed a molecule that can remember magnetic information at the highest temperature ever recorded for this kind of material. In a boon for the future of data storage technologies, the researchers have made a new single-molecule magnet that retains  more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, June 26 (TNSrpt) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * How tapping into nurses' full potential could ease health system strain McGill research informs global nursing strategy aimed at improving patient care * As health care systems across Canada and beyond struggle with staff shortages, international experts are backing a promising strategy: expanding the role of advanced practice nurses. The State of the World's Nursing 2025 report from the World  more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, June 26 (TNSrpt) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * New research highlights link between trading practices and food waste in Australia A new national report has found that trading practices across Australia's food supply chain may be contributing to food loss and waste (FLW). * The project, Understanding trading practices contributing to food loss and waste in Australia, is the first of its kind to examine how supply chain dynami more PR

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, June 26 (TNSjou) -- Radboud University issued the following news: * * * Flexible babies: eight-month-old babies can adapt their learning style to change Babies as young as eight months old can adapt their learning style to changing situations, according to research by Francesco Poli of the Donders Institute at Radboud University. This is the first time that babies have been shown to learn in such a flexible way. "The conventional wisdom is that eight-month-old babi more PR

LONDON, England, June 26 -- The Royal Holloway-University of London issued the following news: * * * New collaborative partnership launched to give leading research universities a voice and boost UK research and innovation Royal Holloway, University of London is one of 10 leading research-focused universities forming a new strategic partnership. 'ResearchPlus' will give a collective voice to universities that constitute a critical element of the UK's research and innovation system, and that  more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, June 26 -- The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University issued the following news release: * * * Futureproofing Victorian roads requires governments to think out of the box The Victorian premier recently acknowledged that more could be done to construct and repair roads across the state. As an RMIT engineering expert explains, longer term solutions could be delivered by exploring innovative technologies and advanced construction techniques. Dr Jaspreet Pooni,  more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, June 26 -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Seven Swansea University researchers selected for prestigious Welsh Crucible programme Seven outstanding researchers from Swansea University have been selected for the 2025 Welsh Crucible, an award-winning programme for developing the future research leaders of Wales. Each year, 30 researchers across the country are invited to a series of residential skills labs, workshops designed to enhance research impact, fost more PR

LONDON, England, June 26 -- SOAS, University of London issued the following news: * * * SOAS joins new collaboration to give research universities a collective voice SOAS University of London is among ten leading research-focused universities forming a new strategic partnership. ResearchPlus will give a collective voice to universities that constitute a critical element of the UK's research and innovation system, and that deliver vital research-informed education and advanced skills. Researc more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, June 26 (TNSjou) -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Scientists detect deep Earth pulses beneath Africa Earth scientists, including a researcher now based at Swansea University, have uncovered evidence of rhythmic surges of molten mantle rock rising from deep within the Earth beneath Africa. The research, led by the University of Southampton and published in Nature Geoscience, reveals that the Afar region in Ethiopia is underlain by a plume of hot mantle th more PR

MUNICH, Germany, June 26 (TNSrpt) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * Study on Germany, Austria and Switzerland TUM produces the most start-up founders Where did most start-up founders study and research? A study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), ETH Zurich and the University of Innsbruck shows a complete picture for Germany, Austria and Switzerland for the first time. In the past decade, most start-ups were founded by students, employees and alu more PR

STAFFORDSHIRE, England, June 26 -- Keele University issued the following news: * * * New university collaborative ResearchPlus announced to give leading research universities a voice and help boost UK research and innovation Keele University is one of 10 leading research-focused universities forming a new strategic partnership. 'ResearchPlus' will give a collective voice to universities that constitute a critical element of the UK's research and innovation system, and that deliver vital res more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 26 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * New study calls for improved safeguarding for adoptive and special guardianship families New paper outlines 15 key recommendations for more robust support systems to be implemented to better meet the needs of families. * Critical gaps in safeguarding and support for children placed under Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs) or through adoption, particularly those with complex needs and traum more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * Screen time: Passive and solitary use makes us most dissatisfied What lies behind our dissatisfaction with our screen use - and why does the dissatisfaction rarely lead to action? A new Danish study sheds light on this. * We all know the feeling: having spent a little too much time on our phones, scrolling aimlessly and without purpose. But what exactly are we dissatisfied with when we ta more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * From brewery by-products into healthy foods Researchers at the University of Helsinki have discovered an innovative and sustainable way to utilise by-products from the brewing industry, such as brewers' spent grain, and turn them into valuable food items. * The novel fermentation approach offers a sustainable solution for utilising brewing industry by-products and transforming them int more PR

HONG KONG, June 26 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * Launch Ceremony of the First-ever Children's Activity Book Featuring Stories of Ethnically Diverse Women of Hong Kong * The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Belonging Laboratory (DEIJB Lab) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) hosted the book launch ceremony today (26th June 2025) for its landmark publication, Journey With Me Through Hong Kong, My Home--the first-ever children's activity book more PR

MANCHESTER, England, June 26 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Neglecting hearing loss is costing lives: new white paper demands change Care England, the leading representative body for independent adult social care providers, in collaboration with Engage and Nightingale Hammerson, has today launched a new white paper calling for urgent and coordinated action to improve support for care home residents living with hearing loss. The White Paper takes reco more PR

MANCHESTER, England, June 26 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Partnership to assess impact of light therapy on photoaged skin The Beauty Tech Group ("TBTG") is to partner with The University of Manchester's Centre for Dermatology Research to examine the impact of the CurrentBody Skin LED Light Therapy Face Mask on photoaged or chronically sun-exposed skin. CurrentBody Skin, one of the three innovative beauty technology brands owned by TBTG, has been at more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 26 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * University of Nottingham scientists honoured with prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry prizes Two scientists from the University of Nottingham have been recognised for their research achievements with a Royal Society Award. Professor Cameron Alexander from the School of Pharmacy has been named winner of the 2025 Royal Society of Chemistry's Interdisciplinary Prize and Dr Mattia Silvi from  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 26 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * New research highlights the human rights risks in the TV industry A new report from University of Nottingham experts, which presents new in-depth research on working conditions for ancillary workers in the UK television industry, has identified a range of human rights risks related to their conditions and experience. The Every Role Matters project, is the first collaboration between more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, June 26 -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Almost nothing known about endangered Queensland seahorse University of Queensland researchers have begun the state's first study of White's Seahorses to save them from extinction. Associate Professor Karen Cheney from the School of the Environment said there were critical information gaps about the seahorse species, which was 1 of only 2 in the world classified as endangered. "The species was lis more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, June 26 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Safety check for Brisbane e-scooter riders A University of Queensland study has examined the behaviour of e-scooter riders in Brisbane before and after the introduction of tighter regulations. A team led by Dr Richard Buning from the UQ Business School's Micromobility Research Cluster was commissioned by the Queensland Government's Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) to look at spe more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, June 26 -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * Move to improve: Exercise eases depression and anxiety in kids With more than three-quarters of children and teens experiencing depression or anxiety, parents are desperate for effective solutions. Now, new research from the University of South Australia shows that something as simple as regular exercise could be a powerful intervention to support young people's mental health. In the la more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * One-size-fits-all approach does not work for autistic adults In a world that is often overwhelming for people with autism, a new study by Australian and US researchers is calling for a rethink in how calming spaces and sensory rooms are designed. Feedback from an online survey of 96 autistic adults around the world reveals some common themes, including the importance of music,  more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, June 26 -- The University of Southampton issued the following news: * * * Electronic knee sleeve transforms osteoarthritis pain relief An electronic knee sleeve providing relief from osteoarthritis pain has been developed by a team from the University of Southampton. The wearable device has been designed in collaboration with people with knee osteoarthritis, and with input from physiotherapists and surgeons. It uses TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) to more PR

COVENTRY, England, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * Womb lining problem identified as hidden cause of miscarriage in major UK study Findings from the largest study of its kind, led by University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust with funding from pregnancy charity Tommy's, have revealed an abnormal process in the womb lining as the explanation behind some preventable pregnancy loss that paves th more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news: * * * New global index proposed to manage natural resources more sustainably The Nature Relationship Index offers a new way of of measuring how countries use and protect natural resources. * The global decline of nature is increasingly being felt all around the world. Conventional efforts to address this decline are not only failing to turn the tide, but are also contributing to po more PR

WOLLONGONG, Australia, June 26 -- The University of Wollongong issued the following news release: * * * Young minds, big impact: children help shape the future of the digital world Researchers invite local children to explore online challenges, digital wellbeing in two-day workshops * This school holidays, children are invited to become digital explorers in a groundbreaking series of interactive workshops designed to uncover how young minds engage with the challenges and opportunities of th more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * UNSW engineers help crack key challenge in scaling quantum computers Quantum computing engineers have brought the world a step closer to building practical, large-scale quantum computers. UNSW Sydney quantum engineers, in collaboration with University of Sydney scientists, have developed new technology that effectively reduces the size of the circuits required to run a silicon-based quan more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, June 26 (TNSjou) -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * Meteorite-common amino acid induces formation of nanocavities in clay mineral Researchers at the universities of Amsterdam and Utrecht have observed the formation of nanocavities in montmorillonite clay under exposure to gamma-aminobutyric acid, a molecule commonly found on meteorites. This hitherto unrecognised phenomenon could be relevant to the origin of life on Earth, by introducing 3D confin more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, June 26 (TNSrep) -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * Overall wellbeing slightly up in the Netherlands; regional differences remain significant Research on Comprehensive Wellbeing by Utrecht University and RaboResearch * Broad prosperity in the Netherlands has increased slightly by 2024. This increase is mainly due to higher incomes, more job security and the further recovery of subjective well-being - or how happy and satisfied people are. At the more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, June 26 (TNSrpt) -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * UU Annual Report 2024 published: 'Open and connected in a changing world' Utrecht University has published its annual report for 2024. Despite social tensions, budget cuts and geopolitical unrest, students and staff remained committed to high-quality research and education, and to making a positive impact on society. The report highlights, among other things, the renewal of the educational model, more PR