BRISBANE, Australia, July 11 -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * $1.15 million awarded to QUT research project turning biomass to batteries QUT Professor Zhanying Zhang has been awarded a $1.15 million Australian Research Council (ARC) Mid-Career Industry Fellowship to investigate biomass-derived materials for high performance lithium batteries. Agricultural biomass is an abundant, low-cost, renewable resource that can be harnessed for commercialisatio more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, July 11 -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * $1.23 million awarded to QUT research project enhancing quality of life for older Australians QUT Professor Bo Xia has been awarded a $1.23 million Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship to investigate how Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) can support independent living and improve the quality of life for older Australians. "More than 90 per cent of older Aus more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, July 11 -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * ARC Early Career Industry Fellowships awarded to two QUT projects Two QUT researchers working on projects that look to prioritise the transition to a net zero future have been awarded Australian Research Council (ARC) Early Career Industry Fellowships. Dr Tatheer Zahra, from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and industry partner Brickworks Building Products, will develop  more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, July 11 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Bishop of Newcastle visits Northumbria to tackle questions on the social economy Northumbria University's Newcastle Business School recently welcomed Bishop of Newcastle The Right Reverend Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, to an event focusing on driving inclusive growth in the North East social economy. Bishop Helen-Ann joined a roundtable discussion on the topic of the social economy - supporting o more PR

LONDON, England, July 11 -- City St George's, University of London issued the following news: * * * Mood - not specific rule changes - shapes M&A market, former regulator declares The ninth annual M&A Research Centre conference at Bayes Business School heard from former Takeover Panel director general Ian Hart. By Chris Mahony The UK Takeover Panel's flexibility and principles-based approach underpins its role in the mergers and acquisitions market, a former director general of the regulato more PR

HONG KONG, July 11 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Reports Preliminary Directions for Revising the Proposal on Global Innovation Centre to the Town Planning Board At the Town Planning Board (TPB) meeting today (July 11, 2025), the University of Hong Kong (HKU) reported the latest progress on the Global Innovation Centre (GIC) development, including an update on engagement with stakeholders, the outcome of its review on site selection with justificat more PR

HOKKAIDO, Japan, July 11 (TNSjou) -- Hokkaido University issued the following news release: * * * Muscle-like gel polymer gets stronger with a new recipe A new recipe, or design guidelines, for self-strengthening muscle-like hydrogel has been developed through strategic integration of computational, information, and experimental research. The resulting gel exhibits rapid reinforcement under mechanical stress with improved stability. Hydrogels are a permeable soft material consisting of polym more PR

LONDON, England, July 11 (TNSjou) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Ethnic minority and poorer children more likely to die in intensive care By Maxine Myers Children from ethnic minority backgrounds and those in more impoverished areas have a higher likelihood of dying in intensive care. Researchers analysed 14 years of UK-wide data on more than 160,000 critically ill children and found that children of Asian, Multiple and other ethnicities were more likely to die  more PR

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, July 11 -- James Cook University issued the following news release: * * * Climate shifts extending Sydney's bull shark season As warming seas cause bull sharks to spend more time off Sydney's coast, a James Cook University expert says that this may increase overlap between sharks and people along the coast of Australia's most populated city. The research reveals that migratory bull sharks, which spend their winters in Queensland are now on average staying 15 days longe more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, July 11 -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers awarded $4.5m ARC Future Fellowships Four researchers received an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship 2025. The prestigious Future Fellowships support high quality research in areas of national and international benefit, including in national research priorities. Dr Lisa Mielke, from the School of Cancer Medicine, the La Trobe Institute of Molecular Science (LIMS) and th more PR

LANCASTER, England, July 11 (TNSxrep) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: * * * Workers with second jobs at highest level since records began as one in six employees struggle to pay their bills * Workers have seen a sustained period of wage growth, but for many wages are still not keeping pace with the cost of living. A representative survey of 3,796 UK workers shows one in six (17%) struggle to pay or cannot pay their household bills each month and 43% indicate they have littl more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, July 11 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * Gender bias holds back female surgeons, study finds From ill-fitting instruments to assumptions about competence, surgical culture sidelines women, first Canadian study of its kind suggests * Women now make up over half of medical students in Canada, but only one-third of practising surgeons. A new study suggests part of the gap stems from gender norms embedded in workplace culture. The research more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, July 11 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals trained immunity may cause lung damage Discovery could help explain why some people are more vulnerable to lung damage during severe inflammation * Trained immunity - a process being explored in vaccine and therapy development to boost immune defences - appears be counterproductive in certain contexts, researchers at McGill University and the Research Institute of the McGill Univer more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, July 11 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Remains of ancient river landscapes control East Antarctica ice flow The remains of landscapes thought to have formed when ancient rivers flowed across East Antarctica have been discovered - and could help predictions of future loss from the ice sheet. Researchers led by Durham University, UK, examined radar measurements of ice thickness and found extensive, previously unmapped, flat surfa more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, July 11 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Pioneering collaboration will create new Green Corridors in the North East A researcher at Northumbria University is part of a collaboration to create three new 'Green Corridors' in the North East of England, transforming 35 miles of urban, suburban, and rural areas across the region. The pioneering pound sterling3 million project aims to connect city and town dwellers with nature, histor more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, July 11 (TNSrep) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Portsmouth expert helps shape UK Government report with critical evidence on social media's role in Southport riots A University of Portsmouth researcher has contributed vital evidence to a UK Government report underscoring the need to address the spread of online misinformation monetised by advertising * New report outlines flaws in the Online Safety Act (OSA), noting it fails to address m more PR

SINGAPORE, July 11 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety Initiative established as full-fledged research institute Purpose-built facility to support growth of nuclear safety and research institute; $66m investment for next bound of nuclear safety R&D * Singapore's nuclear safety research initiative has been established as a full-fledged institute, now known as the Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety Institute more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, July 11 (TNSjou) -- Toronto Metropolitan University issued the following news release: * * * Underserved youth less likely to visit emergency department for concussion in Ontario, study finds Toronto, ON, July 11, 2025 -- A new study finds socioeconomic disparities in rates of emergency department (ED) visits for concussion among children and youth. Researchers from ICES, York University, Toronto Metropolitan University, and the University of Calgary found an increase in ED more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Genomic study reveals deep roots of human survival and adaptation in Himalayas New whole-genome research uncovers ancient genetic structure, Denisovan legacies, and human resilience in Earth's harshest environments. * A new genomic study reveals how human populations adapted, survived, and diversified in the Himalayas, one of the most extreme and challenging environments on Earth. The res more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 11 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Media coverage of Small Boat Crossings triggers immediate shift in UK immigration views, study finds New research reveals how highly visible episodes of small boat crossings can influence public opinion about immigration in real time. * Irregular migration, and particularly small boat crossings across the English Channel, has become an incredibly polarising topic in public discourse, and a priority more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 11 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Recommendations for improving discharge of pancreatitis patients Researchers win funding to develop recommendations to save acute pancreatitis patients returning to hospital. * Acute pancreatitis is a common condition leading to approximately 40,000 people being admitted to hospitals each year in the UK. This inflammation of the pancreas causes symptoms including pain, nausea, vomiting and severe c more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Scientific breakthrough uses cold atoms to unlock cosmic mysteries Scientists have observed the mechanism responsible for generating cosmic rays in a laboratory for the first time - a significant milestone in astrophysics. Scientists have used ultracold atoms to successfully demonstrate a groundbreaking method of particle acceleration that could unlock new understanding of how cosmic rays b more PR

BAVARIA, Germany, July 11 -- The Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat issued the following news: * * * T cells: Our immune system's special forces unit FAU medical researcher who investigates T cells as the key to improved immunizations and cancer therapy has been nominated for a Heisenberg professorship in recognition of his work. T cells resemble a special forces unit in the police. They are specialists when it comes to fighting certain diseases such as infections or cancer. Prof. Dr. Kilian Sc more PR

EXETER, England, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * Researchers discover new way cells protect themselves from damage By Louise Vennells An international team led by researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dalhousie University, the University of Exeter and the Medical University of Vienna has uncovered a surprising way compartments within cells work together to defend themselves against oxidative s more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 11 -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: * * * Cosmic ceilidh dance set to celebrate historic science discovery Researchers from the University of Glasgow teamed up with the culture and research organisation Science Ceilidh to develop a dance to mark the 10th anniversary of the historic first detection of gravitational waves. Hundreds of scientists are set to take part in the first performance of a new Scottish country dance inspired by the ripples i more PR

LETHBRIDGE, Alberta, July 11 -- The University of Lethbridge issued the following news: * * * High school students don lab coats in pursuit of research Some of southern Alberta's top high school science students will get the opportunity to work with leading University of Lethbridge researchers this summer as ULethbridge hosts the annual High School Youth Research Summer (HYRS) program. One of the most influential summer development programs for high school students, HYRS has proven to be a l more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, July 11 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * Before the lump: a simple blood test to detect cancer early A UNSW scientist is working to bring AI-powered blood tests for cancer detection to market - offering earlier diagnoses, reducing the need for invasive procedures and paving the way for more personalised treatments for all. UNSW Sydney scientists are working to develop Australia's first commercialised lipid-based blood test for breast ca more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Capturing anaesthetic gases could prevent global warming, new study shows A new study from the University of Nottingham has looked at how the anaesthetic gases breathed out by animal patients are released into the atmosphere and contribute to global warming. The study, an industry first, published in British Journal of Anaesthesia evaluated the capture of gases from anaesthetised d more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 11 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * New research exposes persistent barriers for Black professionals in the UK TV industry Black television professionals in the UK's television industry continue to face persistent barriers to career progression, with progress towards equity and inclusion very slow, according to new research from academics at the University of Nottingham and Aston University. The report, Black in Focus more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Staying physically active cuts risk of early death by 40 per cent Adults who stay consistently active throughout their life can lower their risk of early death by up to 40 per cent, a global study led by The University of Queensland has found. Researchers summarised data of 85 studies from more than 8 million people, finding lifelong physical activity reduced the risk of premature death, wh more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * New ultrasound imaging to map drug delivery into the brain A new device combining ultrasound and advanced imaging to provide crucial information for the safe delivery of drugs into the brain has been developed by University of Queensland researchers. Dr Pranesh Padmanabhan from UQ's School of Biomedical Sciences and Queensland Brain Institute said the device allows real-time observation of  more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * Intermittent fasting as effective for weight loss as traditional dieting: Study The researchers hope the findings will provide evidence-based options for people who want to manage their weight without medications By Betty Zou Intermittent fasting is as effective as traditional calorie-restriction diets for weight loss, according to a new review of evidence led by University of Toronto researche more PR

COVENTRY, England, July 11 -- The University of Warwick Business School issued the following news: * * * The key leadership skills for small business growth By Mark Hart and Vicki Belt Small business growth has been a subject of significant interest to researchers and policymakers alike in recent years. Given that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for 99 per cent of UK firms and 48 per cent of all jobs, helping these companies to grow has the potential to drive the economy a more PR

COVENTRY, England, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * New AI Tool to support high-stakes decisions around patient intubation University of Warwick researchers have led the development of a new AI tool that can help doctors make the difficult and high-stakes decision of whether to intubate a patient in acute respiratory failure. Acute respiratory failure occurs when the respiratory system cannot provide oxygen to, and/or remove carbon dioxid more PR