BIRMINGHAM, England, July 14 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Birmingham scientists' key role in breakthrough black hole discovery Merger creates black holes weighing 240 times the mass of our Sun -- the heaviest binary black hole system confirmed through gravitational-wave observations. * Astrophysicists at the University of Birmingham have played a key role in the discovery of the most massive black hole merger ever observed through gravitational waves. Th more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 14 -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: * * * Black holes discovery to be revealed at gravitational waves conference in Glasgow The most massive black holes ever observed with gravitational waves have been discovered by scientists, with some of the analyses carried out by an international team that was led by an astrophysicist at the University of Glasgow. The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration said the detection of the merger of the two black hol more PR

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, July 14 (TNSjou) -- Flinders University issued the following news: * * * 'Mighty' jaws of Gogo fossil fish Predatory fish that evolved into the first terrestrial animals on Earth are still revealing insights into the origins of mammals - including new research into the eating habits of lobe-finned fish which inhabited an ancient reef in northern Australia. In new research in iScience journal, an international study led by Flinders University reveals new insights into more PR

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, July 14 (TNSjou) -- Flinders University issued the following news: * * * Mapping killer whale 'hotspots' While well documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Australia. However, orcas are actually sighted year-round in all coastal states and territories and a new Flinders University study has now mapped this across three key regions. Research led by Flinders University's Cetacean Ecology, Behaviour  more PR

LONDON, England, July 14 -- The University of Greenwich issued the following news: * * * Greenwich led research informs latest NMC targets to drive fairness in its regulatory processes and for its staff The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has launched new equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) targets to drive fairness in its regulatory processes and for its staff. * The NMC's new EDI targets are informed by the Ambitious for Change research programme, including recent research led by  more PR

NEW DELHI, India, July 14 -- The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi issued the following news: * * * IIT Delhi Inaugurates State-of-the-Art MRI Research Facility New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) has inaugurated a cutting-edge Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) research facility, established under the Institute of Eminence (IoE) initiative. Prof. Rangan Banerjee, Director of IIT Delhi, formally inaugurated the facility. Equipped with a 1.5 Tesla clinical-grade M more PR

KARLSRUHE, Germany, July 14 -- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * KIT in the City Hall: From mathematical models to AI and flooding The KIT Center MathSEE Presents the Latest Research Projects in Mathematics * Flood forecasting using artificial intelligence (AI), the investigation of wave phenomena such as light and sound waves, and the predictive power of mathematical models -- researchers of the KIT Center MathSEE will present the latest research pr more PR

KAMPALA, Uganda, July 14 (TNSjou) -- Makerere University issued the following news: * * * Ugandan Study Flags Girls and Senior Students as a Mental Health High-Risk Group Based on research led by Max Bobholz and colleagues from Makerere University in Uganda, Essentia Institute of Rural Health, and the Medical College of Wisconsin in the United States. By Davidson Ndyabahika Adolescence is meant to be a time of holistic growth and self-discovery, but for many Ugandan teenagers, this period i more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, July 14 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Anti-stigma training programme supports public health professionals A new training course designed to support health and social professionals working with people with experience of substance use has been rolled out across Northern Ireland following a successful pilot in Newcastle. Addressing stigma - or anti-stigma practice - is a global and national public health priority, with organisat more PR

MUNICH, Germany, July 14 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * European Research Council funds Proofs of Concepts Six ERC Grants for TUM researchers The European Research Council (ERC) supports scientists, who want to develop marketable innovations based on their research results, with Proof of Concept Grants. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where technology transfer plays a particularly important role, have now been awarded six of th more PR

MUNICH, Germany, July 14 (TNSjou) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * Classification system for robot fitness TUM creates seal of approval for robotics When autonomous robots interact with humans and perform tasks independently, their sensitivity is crucial. This is what makes them safe and flexible. However, there is currently no standardized procedure for determining this sensitivity and thus individual robots' fitness for physical interactions. Researche more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, July 14 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * UAP Reporting: University and Federal Aviation Office Cooperate The University of Wurzburg and the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt are cooperating in researching unusual phenomena in airspace. Pilots can report relevant observations to the university. There are many reports from pilots who have sighted unknown flying objects or strange light or weather phenomena in the atmosphere while flying. Science uses more PR

KUOPIO, Finland, July 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * Emerging viral threats combatted by a potent new dual lipid kinase inhibitor Lipid kinases are enzymes that play a critical role in both cell signalling and membrane trafficking by phosphorylating lipid molecules in the body. The inhibition of two of these lipid kinases, PIKfyve and PIP4K2C, provides a potentially higher barrier to resistance than conventional therapies and could be benefic more PR

KUOPIO, Finland, July 14 -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * Professor Tarja Malm receives an ERC Proof of Concept Grant for research into Alzheimer's disease Professor Tarja Malm of A. I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences at the University of Eastern Finland has received an ERC Proof of Concept Grant, issued by the European Research Council, ERC, for the WAVEAD project focusing on the development of novel methods for measuring the electrical activity more PR

EXETER, England, July 14 -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * University to work with global partners on unique translation project By Andrew Merrington One of the world's most historically important texts is to be translated, analysed and made widely available thanks to a global collaboration involving language experts at the University of Exeter. At 6,000 pages in length, the Spanish-language General Estoria (GE) is the largest universal history ever written in Eu more PR

EXETER, England, July 14 -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * Major new archaeological excavations to trace early Islamic history in Saudi Arabia By Kerra Maddern Major new work by an international team of archaeologists will shed new light on early Islamic history in Saudi Arabia. Experts will investigate previously neglected sites along the Hejaz Hajj Route between Makkah and Madinah which are of significant importance for understanding the history of the region.  more PR

EXETER, England, July 14 -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * Pioneering facility allows researchers to replicate wind and rain to study climate impact on plants By Louise Vennells New advanced plant growth chambers at the University of Exeter will help scientists recreate climate conditions including wind and rain to advance research into global food security problems. The new facility aims to boost plant research to address an urgent global crisis. More than ten y more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: * * * New smart plastics could harness unusual properties of auxetic materials New advances in 3D printed 'smart' plastics with unusual deformation properties could lead to a new generation of materials designed to monitor their own condition in real time. An international team led by engineers from the University of Glasgow are behind the development, which could lead to applications in everything fr more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, July 14 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * New partnerships build on Liverpool-India research and education ties The University of Liverpool and Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking the beginning of a five-year strategic partnership in health and life sciences. The MoU establishes a formal framework for cooperation between the two universities, focusing o more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * A new study looks at the concerns and challenges around antipsychotics treatments of children and young people A new study has found clear evidence of inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotic treatments to children and young people (CYP) and low levels of aftercare monitoring by GPs but has also raised concerns about the clarity of best practice guidelines across different care set more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, July 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Health-impaired world leaders raise nuclear war fears Many former leaders of the world's nine nuclear-armed nations were impaired by health conditions while in office, raising concerns over their decision-making abilities while they had access to nuclear weapon launch codes, a study from the University of Otago, New Zealand, has found. The study analysed the health information of 51 dec more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, July 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: * * * So what do the world's coastlines look like in 2025? Scientists revisit turn-of-the-century forecasts about threats that would face the world's shorelines By Alan Williams At the dawn of the millennium, a group of eminent scientists began compiling a list of the threats they felt were most likely to impact the world's rocky shorelines over the coming quarter of a century. Published in 2002, i more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, July 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * "Too much going on": Autistic adults overwhelmed by non-verbal social cues Autistic adults have shared the challenges and misunderstandings they face when communicating with body language, facial expressions and tone of voice * Study finds autistic people describe nonverbal communication as "decoding a complex, unwritten language in real time" * Autistic adults take acting classes and stud more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, July 14 -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * Tackling a $1.2 billion problem for Australian farmers using dirt-cheap crushed volcanic rock Cheap volcanic rock that languishes in open cut mines and quarries could transform Australia's farming sector as a natural fertiliser, boosting crop yields and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It turns out that crushed basalt - a common rock used to make roads, houses, schools and h more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, July 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * Weekly injection could be life changing for Parkinson's patients A new weekly injectable drug could transform the lives of more than eight million people living with Parkinson's disease, potentially replacing the need for multiple daily tablets. Scientists from the University of South Australia (UniSA) have developed a long-acting injectable formulation that delivers a steady d more PR

HOBART, Australia, July 14 -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news: * * * Prestigious fellowship awarded to researcher exploring underwater motion tracking Understanding the motion of submerged structures is critical in many offshore engineering applications. * University of Tasmania PhD candidate Yi-Ting Tsou has been named the 2025 recipient of the Laurie Prandolini Research Fellowship (LPRF), awarded by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, July 14 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * With the Second Grant to Therapy A new strategy for treating a specific form of lung cancer: That is the goal of a research project led by Jose Pedro Friedmann Angeli. Financial support for the project is provided by the European Research Council. Tumor cells carry specific genetic mutations that actively drive the growth and spread of cancer. When mutations in particular genes are present, sta more PR

UPPSALA, Sweden, July 14 (TNSjou) -- Uppsala University issued the following news release: * * * Good prognosis for men with prostate cancer treated according to guidelines Most men who are treated for prostate cancer according to modern guidelines have good survival rates and the majority of these men will die of causes other than prostate cancer. This is revealed in a new study from Uppsala University published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. "We were surprised more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, July 14 -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * ERC 'Proof of Concept' grant for Riccardo Levato The European Research Council (ERC) has announced that Associate Professor Riccardo Levato will be awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant of 150.000 euro. With the grant Levato is going to advance HYBRIGEL, a chemically defined hydrogel for organoid culture and multi-technology bioprinting. There is a growing need for human-relevant in vitro models to advan more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, July 14 -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * ERC Proof of Concept Grants for Bas van Ravensteijn and Markus Weingarth Euros150,000 grants to accelerate antibiotic and nanomedicine development * Faculty of Science researchers Bas van Ravensteijn and Markus Weingarth have each been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant. Weingarth will use the grant to further combat bacterial resistance to antibiotics. Van Ravensteijn aims to enhance the precision a more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 14 -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: * * * VUB Professor Jan Steyaert receives ERC Proof of Concept Grant Jan Steyaert, from the VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology and Professor at VUB, has been awarded a prestigious ERC Proof of Concept Grant. These competitive grants by the European Research Council help scientists take their ERC-funded discoveries a step closer to real-world applications. Jan will use the grant to advance promi more PR