CARDIFF, Wales, July 18 -- Cardiff University issued the following news: * * * 4M pounds to attract "world's best" to support Cardiff research Cardiff University secures UKRI Global Talent Funds to attract the world's best researchers. Cardiff University has secured over pound sterling4M to attract the world's best research minds to Wales. The funding, part of UKRI's pound sterling54M Global Talent Fund, is designed to support the UK's leading research-intensive universities to attract outs more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, July 18 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * CVC celebrates 30 years of research and innovation in computer vision and artificial intelligence The Computer Vision Centre (CVC), a CERCA centre founded by the Government of Catalonia and the UAB, celebrated its 30th anniversary as a leading international research centre in the area of computer vision and artificial intelligence. The ceremony was held on 17 July at Casa Convalescencia. To c more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, July 18 (TNSjou) -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * More reliable bioinformatics tools for the study of proteins IBB researchers have generated a high-quality dataset to help better understand the proteins involved in a key biological process through which they form condensates, and the role they play in functional, ageing and disease conditions. The resources generated, available on an open and online platform, will improve current pr more PR

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, July 18 (TNSjou) -- Brock University issued the following news: * * * Brock biologist explores impact of war on wildlife By Cathy Majtenyi Twisted and tangled buildings, charred landscapes and desperate people fleeing with only the clothes on their backs are typical scenes in a war zone. But these images don't tell the full story, says Kiyoko Gotanda. "When we think about the devastation of war, we don't very often think about the ecological fallouts and the conse more PR

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, July 18 -- Brock University issued the following news: * * * Government boost sees students make community impact through field research By Sarah Ackles When it comes to tackling the instability that climate change causes to communities, Brock University's next generation of scientists is gaining the first-hand experience needed to make a tangible impact. As farmers move away from conventional fertilizers and toward more sustainable agricultural practices, for exam more PR

WOLLONGONG, Australia, July 18 -- The University of Wollongong issued the following news release: * * * Four UOW researchers named among Australia's 100 Future Fellows Projects secure $5 million in funding to support cutting-edge research in ocean governance, clean energy, geometry, and resilient communities * Four University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers have secured prestigious fellowships from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to support their ongoing research in fields critical to more PR

LONDON, England, July 18 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Imperial to be part of search for world's best scientific talent By Joanna Wilson Imperial is one of twelve research organisations selected to deliver the Government's pound sterling54 million fund to recruit the world's top researchers. The new Global Talent Fund is designed to attract leading researchers and their teams to the UK, working in the eight high priority sectors critical to the UK's modern Ind more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, July 18 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * Common hereditary cancer mutation in Quebec traced to single ancestor Findings could lead to low-cost genetic screening for people in Quebec at risk for certain inherited cancers * Researchers have shed new light on the most common genetic variant linked to hereditary cancer in Quebec's French-Canadian population. Their findings could result in cheaper and more effective screening methods. The  more PR

LONDON, England, July 18 (TNSjou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Short-term digital mental health interventions reduces depression and anxiety in Ukrainian children and adolescents displaced by war In a first of its kind randomised controlled trial, researchers found delivering a problem solving digital mental health intervention to young Ukrainian refugees significantly reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety. The findings show that a small, low-cost,  more PR

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, July 18 -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * A Record Ten TU/e researchers awarded Veni grants Non-invasive monitoring of fetal brain health, using mathematics to design transport systems that serve broader society, and dynamic home energy management systems are among the projects to receive NWO funding. * A record ten early-stage TU/e researchers have been awarded a Veni grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The NWO Veni  more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, July 18 -- The University of Southampton issued the following news: * * * Southampton secures 4.35M pounds to attract world-leading research talent The University of Southampton has secured pound sterling4.35m to bring in top researchers from around the world to help support the UK government's industrial strategy. It is part of a pound sterling54m initiative by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) called the Global Talent Fund which aims to bols more PR

MUNICH, Germany, July 18 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * Else Kroner Fresenius Center for Nutritional Medicine celebrates anniversary Nutrition plays a crucial role for human health. Yet, there still is a lack of fundamental knowledge why people develop metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cancer. The Else Kroner Fresenius Center (EKFZ) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) bridges the gap between nutritional science and clinica more PR

BRISTOL, England, July 18 -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * UK's most powerful supercomputer launches in Bristol Faster, more accurate cancer diagnoses and new clean-energy innovations are some of the key breakthroughs now closer to reality as the UK's most powerful AI supercomputer launches in Bristol today [Thursday 17 July]. The pound sterling225m new Isambard-AI facility, developed by the University of Bristol in close partnership with HPE and NVIDIA,  more PR

BOCHUM, Germany, July 18 (TNSjou) -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: * * * Tumor Cells Target Metastases as They Die A new drug can eliminate cancer cells while training the immune system to destroy such cells throughout the body. * Two junior research groups at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have developed a drug complex that kills cancer cells in such a clever manner that they raise a red flag as they die. They signal to the immune system that something is se more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 18 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * University of Birmingham chosen among elite UK research funding recipients Birmingham is one of 12 UK research institutions to share pound sterling54 million of funding from the Global Talent Fund. * The University of Birmingham is one of 12 leading British universities and research organisations selected to deliver the UK Government's pound sterling54 million fund to recruit the world's top resear more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Comprehensive tutorial introduces engineers to a new simulation method for flexible structures University of Birmingham researcher helps to introduce a powerful approach for accurately simulating the behaviour of flexible structures in co-written tutorial * A new tutorial co-authored by University of Birmingham researcher, Dr Mingchao Liu, Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering, int more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Multinational enterprises can help bridge China's carbon inequality gap Multinational enterprises (MNEs) can offer new pathways for sustainable development and climate action. * Multinational enterprises (MNEs) can play a pivotal role in reducing regional carbon inequality across China - offering new pathways for sustainable development and climate action, a new study reveals. While MNEs  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 18 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * QuRIOUS: a new doctoral programme on optical quantum clocks School of Physics and Astronomy researchers awarded funding for new doctoral network to help train and develop students on optical clocks and their applications * University of Birmingham researcher Professor Yeshpal Singh and his team in the School of Physics and Astronomy have been awarded funding on their part in a new doctoral network  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 18 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Transforming heritage: how new research is making our cultural visitor attractions more inclusive Across the College of Arts and Law, academics are leading research projects contending with the legacies of imperialism in cultural heritage sites. * Reimagining Victorian art Dr Kate Nichols, Associate Professor in Art History, is trying to reimagine how Victorian art is interpreted and displayed, in more PR

BRISTOL, England, July 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * University experts team up with Team GB hockey Olympian to make school PE kits fitter for purpose and put ball in pupils' court Top researchers have united with Team GB hockey player and sports inclusivity trailblazer Tess Howard MBE on a mission to help teenage girls feel more comfortable in their school PE uniforms - and own bodies - in a bid to boost self-confidence and sports participa more PR

BRISTOL, England, July 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Rainforest researchers find tropical butterflies that look alike, see alike Butterflies that independently evolved the same wing patterns have also evolved similar eyes and brains which are fine-tuned for vision in the shifting light of tropical rainforests, according to new research led by the University of Bristol published in PNAS this week. Researchers spent two-and-a-half months in t more PR

KOLN, Germany, July 18 -- The University of Cologne issued the following news release: * * * What humans have learned from other animals: grant for research on interspecies exchange The Volkswagen Foundation is funding ZOOGESTURES, a new project which investigates learning and technical inventions across species in early human history / 1.3 million euros over four years * An international collaborative research project of the universities of Cologne, Siegen and St Andrews has been successfu more PR

BAVARIA, Germany, July 18 -- The Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat issued the following news: * * * Climate change meets healthcare How FAU is making doctors' offices fit for the future with AdaptNet * Heat is considered the largest health risk posed by climate change for people in Germany. However, at the current time, the healthcare system is only poorly prepared for the challenges it is set to face. This was the starting point for the research project on adapting healthcare provision in li more PR

EXETER, England, July 18 -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * Taliban "maintaining a balancing act" in relationships with other local jihadi groups, study shows By Kerra Maddern Taliban leaders have chosen to maintain a delicate balancing act in their relationships with other local violent jihadi groups since taking power in Afghanistan, new research shows. Relationships are now often based on economic links as well as old ties. Other groups are now more reliant on  more PR

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, July 18 -- The University of Groningen issued the following news: * * * Funding for research into staff and students lost during the Second World War The Board of the University is allocating funds for research into members of staff and students of the University of Groningen who fell victim to the Nazi regime during the Second World War. The aim is for this research to inform the placement of Stolpersteine -- commemorative 'stumbling stones' -- in their memory. Th more PR

MANCHESTER, England, July 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * New study reveals the hidden forces behind Alpine debris flows, boosting future protection New research provides unprecedented insights into the hidden forces behind devastating Alpine debris flows, offering hope for better protection against future disasters. The study, led by ETH Zurich and supported by The University of Manchester, sheds new light on how fast-moving mixtures of w more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 18 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * How would you feel about giving a robot a cuddle? - 'Embrace Angels' aims to find out A new science and art collaboration will explore people's responses to cuddling a robot. 'Embrace Angels' is unique live experience at Nottingham Contemporary that will explore how people and robots can interact. The interactive performance-installation taking place next week is a collaboration between comp more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Mathematics programme developed by Nottingham experts strengthens evidence on effective early years practice An early mathematics approach developed by experts at the University of Nottingham, has been included in published findings from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), marking a significant contribution to the evidence base for early years education. The findings, publishe more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Plant scientist receives SEB President Medal for pioneering research into root biology A plant scientist from the University of Nottingham has been recognised for his pioneering research into root biology that is helping to understand how plants react in soil to challenging climate conditions. Bipin Pandey has been awarded the prestigious President's Medal 2025 (Plant Section) by th more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, July 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * New tool can determine risk of chronic diseases Dunedin Study researchers have developed a new tool that can tell how fast someone is aging by looking at a snapshot of their brain. Called DunedinPACNI, the tool was created by scientists from Otago, Duke and Harvard universities. From a single MRI brain scan, it can estimate your risk in midlife for chronic diseases that typically emerg more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, July 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Decades of surveys show whale migration shift University of Queensland surveys reveal the peak of the southern migration of humpback whales down the east Australian coast is now weeks earlier than it was 21 years ago, and a warming Southern Ocean may be the reason. Associate Professor Rebecca Dunlop from UQ's School of the Environment found the return migration from northern breeding groun more PR

REGINA, Saskatchewan, July 18 -- The University of Regina issued the following news release: * * * University of Regina selected to participate in the Dimensions Canada recognition program The University of Regina is proud to have been selected as one of only 18 postsecondary institutions across Canada to participate in the second cohort of the Dimensions Canada recognition program. "This is more than an institutional achievement. It is a national recognition of our deep and long-standing co more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, July 18 -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * Sunny side up for eggs and cholesterol From poached to panfried, when it comes to eggs, it's all sunny side up, as new research from the University of South Australia confirms that this breakfast favourite won't crack your cholesterol. Long blamed for high cholesterol, eggs have been beaten up for their assumed role in cardiovascular disease (CVD). Now, UniSA researchers have shown defi more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, July 18 -- The University of Southampton issued the following news: * * * Exposing the cultural institutions complicit in the Nazi regime The extent of German musicians' and actors' complicity in the Nazi persecution of Jewish people is exposed in new research by the University of Southampton. From 1933 - when Hitler and the Nazi party came to power - onwards, Jewish orchestral musicians were dismissed, and Jewish concertgoers were gradually banned from attending perfor more PR

GUILFORD, England, July 18 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * University of Surrey chosen to lead pound sterling3.9m national training hub for UK's new Compute Strategy The UK's new Compute Roadmap, announced by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, aims to strengthen the nation's high-performance computing capabilities and workforce, with the University of Surrey chosen to host one of two national training hubs in a bid to close the gap in c more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, July 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * Surgeon-anesthesiologist teams with prior experience working together linked to fewer patient complications: Study Research from ICES, Sunnybrook Research Institute and U of T's Temerty Faculty of Medicine highlights the potential of using team design to improve patient outcomes By Betty Zou The odds of patient complications following high-risk surgeries is lower when the surgeon and anesthesi more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, July 18 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * UNSW hosts landmark energy conference to fast-track Australia's net zero future UNSW Sydney hosted the 2025 State of Energy Research Conference, with leading researchers, policymakers and industry mapping the path to net zero emissions. By Ashleigh Steele Australia's energy sector is at a crossroads, facing the competing demands of reducing emissions, lowering prices and maintaining reliability. more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, July 18 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * UNSW leads global effort to protect iconic African river basin From Botswana, UNSW researchers have collaborated with international partners to protect the future of the Cubango-Okavango River Basin. By Yolande Hutchinson UNSW Sydney researchers, as part of a PLuS Alliance, opens in a new window initiative, recently joined 60 international delegates at a workshop in Botswana focused on protectin more PR

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, July 18 -- The University of Saskatchewan issued the following news release: * * * USask researcher uses honey bees to study fetal alcohol spectrum disorder Bees share a surprising number of similarities to humans, in both their biology and their social structure. One University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher believes that because of these similarities, honey bees can be used as a model to study the effects of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). "Honey bees  more PR