LONDON, Canada, July 22 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * 'Who gets to feel at home?' Sport as tool for inclusion drives Western prof Adam Ali studies anti-Islamic racism, radicalization and sport * Sport is often celebrated as a unifying force that brings people together around shared goals. Yet it also reflects - and at times reinforces - the deeper divisions and tensions present in society, challenging and perpetuating ideas about race, belonging and identity. Adam more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, July 22 -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Billion-dollar deal takes UQ vaccine tech to the world Acquisition of a biopharmaceutical company commercialising The University of Queensland's Molecular Clamp technology has been agreed by one of the world's leading healthcare companies in a landmark up to US$1.6 billion deal. Key points * Sanofi has agreed to acquire a company utilising The University of Queensland's Molecular Clamp technology i more PR

PERTH, Australia, July 22 (TNSjou) -- Curtin University issued the following news release: * * * Research reveals STIs during pregnancy linked to adverse birth complications Common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during pregnancy have been linked to a higher risk of significant birth complications including preterm birth, stillbirth and babies born smaller than expected, according to a new, large-scale Curtin University study. Published in The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The Australian National University issued the following news release: * * * Electrified cities could become giant batteries: ANU study Our electric vehicles (EVs) and hot water systems could become powerful assets for the electricity grid and help turn Australian cities into giant batteries, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found. According to lead author Dr Bin Lu, when used smartly, these technologies can help reduce s more PR

PETERBOROUGH, Ontario, July 22 -- Fleming College issued the following news release: * * * Fleming College and Mueller Canada Advance Smart Water Infrastructure Management Lindsay, ON - (July 22, 2025) - Fleming College's Centre for Advancement of Water and Wastewater Technologies (CAWT) has been awarded $450,000 through an Applied Research and Development (ARD) grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The funding will support a three-year research p more PR

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, July 22 (TNSjou) -- Flinders University issued the following news: * * * New-age and old school shark bite prevention strategies put to the test Amid growing concerns about shark bites on Australian beaches, researchers have developed a new framework to compare and assess the broad range of prevention measures available to help identify which are most suitable to dynamic conditions. Flinders University researchers, in collaboration with The University of Queensland a more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, July 22 -- Griffith University issued the following news: * * * N81 throws open the door to next level of environment research and teaching Griffith University is enhancing its teaching and research capability with the launch of a new innovative facility that underlines the university's strong foundation in science and technology. The new Environmental Laboratories Building (N81), located on the Brisbane South campus, is a multifunctional space that will support Griff more PR

STAFFORDSHIRE, England, July 22 (TNSjou) -- Keele University issued the following news: * * * Researchers study chemical make-up of calcifications to improve cancer detection strategies Researchers at Keele University have published the first investigation into the variation in the chemical make-up of calcifications caused by prostate cancer, in the hope of identifying new markers to improve early diagnosis. Calcification refers to a build-up of calcium deposits in the body's soft tissues w more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, July 22 -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * Astronomers and surgeons join forces in the operating theatre Astronomers and surgeons from Leiden are collaborating with industry to develop an optical instrument that delivers faster, more accurate imaging of tumour tissue and abnormal blood flow during surgery. The underlying technology comes from research into detecting exoplanets. It was during a Dutch Research Council (NWO) introduction and matchmaki more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, July 22 (TNSrep) -- Macquarie University issued the following news release: * * * Major recognition for landmark Macquarie research and childhood anxiety treatment The global impact of the Macquarie University-based Cool Kids program for managing anxiety in children has been recognised by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australia's leading expert body in health and medical research. * In a newly published Impact Case Study (https://www.nhmrc.gov. more PR

MANCHESTER, England, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Manchester scientists discover new light behaviour in common mineral gypsum A new study published in Science Advances by researchers from the National Graphene Institute at University of Manchester and the University of Oviedo, has revealed a previously unseen behaviour of light in gypsum, a mineral better known for its use in building plaster and chalk. The team uncovered a rare ty more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, July 22 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * Ancient viruses in our DNA may hold clues to what makes us human New method for tracing viral DNA through evolution uncovers hidden sequences with gene-regulating potential, prompting a closer look at the human genome 25 years after it was first mapped * Fragments of ancient viral DNA once dismissed as "junk" may play a role in controlling our genes, according to a new international study. Usin more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, July 22 -- McMaster University issued the following news: * * * A student's unforgettable final research expedition before graduation By Zara Zaman Emma Bennett found herself in a completely different world the first time she headed into the backcountry as an undergraduate student researcher. She was in the Northwest Territories with professor Janok Bhattacharya and his research group. "There was no internet, no deadlines, no buildings - just us and the wilderness," said more PR

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, July 22 -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: * * * More companies are based on inventions from DTU Inventions and patents from DTU form the basis for a growing number of spinout companies in Denmark. By Peter Aagaard Brixen Research and innovation from DTU are being converted into an increasing number of new companies. Figures from the Ministry of Higher Education and Science's commercialisation statistics show that, with 14 registered s more PR

SACKVILLE, New Brunswick, July 22 -- Mount Allison University issued the following news: * * * Student Research: Action beyond sport -- athlete activism and social justice in the digital age Fourth-year sociology student Victoria Jones explores how professional athletes use social media to advocate for social justice, with a focus on the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, through Mount Allison's Independent Student Research Grant program Varsity women's soccer student-athlete Victoria Jones more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, July 22 -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * QUT celebrates $6,026,395 funding for two AEA Innovate grants QUT researchers have received $6,026,395 in funding from the Federal Department of Education's Australia's Economic Accelerator (AEA) Innovate grants program for two projects. Professor Sara Couperthwaite, from QUT's School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, will lead the $4,874,473 project, High value-added manufa more PR

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, July 22 -- Radboud University issued the following news: * * * Radboud University awarded funding for inclusive citizen science hub 'De BRUG' Radboud University and its partners are set to strengthen inclusive citizen science efforts in the southern region of the Netherlands. Under the banner De BRUG - Diversity in Citizen Science: Regional Exchange, the university and its collaborators have received a Euros400,000 grant from Open Science NL to establish and further more PR

ANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia, July 22 -- St. Francis Xavier University issued the following news: * * * StFX faculty awarded over $500,000 in SSHRC Insight Development Grants Twelve faculty researchers at St. Francis Xavier University have been awarded over $550,000 in federal funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) through its Insight Development Grants program. The funding supports research projects that range from how racial prejudice develops in childhood and h more PR

GUILFORD, England, July 22 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Surrey language expert elected to British Academy Fellowship Professor Matthew Baerman has been elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy for his contribution to the humanities and social sciences. * Professor Baerman's research focuses on inflectional morphology - the study of how words change form to express grammatical features such as number, tense, or case, with an eye towards unusua more PR

MUNICH, Germany, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * Considerable biomass loss 320 million trees are killed by lightning each year Lightning has a greater impact on forests than previously thought. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed new model calculations that, for the first time, estimate the global influence of lightning on forest ecosystems. According to their findings, an estimated 320 million trees d more PR

HAIFA, Israel, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Painless Breakthrough in Diabetes Care: Smarter Monitoring and Drug Delivery A wearable technology developed by Technion Professor Hossam Haick and colleagues in China enables real-time, non-invasive tracking and optimized treatment for diabetic patients * The researchers recently published their findings in Nature Communications, detailing a wearable platform that enables preci more PR

MIDDLESBROUGH, England, July 22 (TNSrpt) -- Teesside University issued the following news release: * * * Research paints stark picture of the state of nutrition in the North of England Teesside University academics have contributed to a major report which highlights how Northern regions have some of the poorest diets in England, putting them at risk of conditions such as obesity, hypertension and other preventable diseases. The report published by the Northern Health Science Alliance's Nutri more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, July 22 -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * U of T upgrades plant research facilities with energy-efficient LEDs The retrofit of growth chambers and greenhouses is part of an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 50 per cent across the St. George campus by 2027 By Amy Noise From rooftop greenhouses to subterranean growth chambers, plant research facilities on the University of Toronto's historic St. George campus are quietly under more PR

AL AIN, United Arab Emirates, July 22 -- The United Arab Emirates University issued the following news: * * * UAEU Researchers Awarded US Patent for Transformable Swarm Robots for Pipeline Maintenance The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) proudly announces that a team of its researchers has been granted a United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for their invention of an innovative system of intelligent, transformable swarm robots designed for underground pipeline inspection and more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news release: * * * A UdeM team confirms a fifth potentially habitable planet around L 98-59, a red dwarf 35 l A team led by UdeM researchers confirms a fifth potentially habitable planet around L 98-59, a red dwarf 35 light-years away. * A team led by the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (IREx) at the Universite de Montreal has achieved the most precise study to date of the L 98-59 planetary  more PR

KOLN, Germany, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cologne issued the following news release: * * * Predicting kidney disease trajectories with a simple blood test A University of Cologne research team has developed a novel approach to predict how fast kidney disease is likely to progress, using just blood samples. They discovered 29 proteins that are linked to how quickly kidney function declines each year. Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is the most common inherited  more PR

EXETER, England, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * New subtype of diabetes identified in Africa in first largescale study By Louise Vennells A new subtype of diabetes has been identified in children and young people in sub-Saharan Africa and could mean many patients are not on the best treatment for them. The new finding, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and funded by the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR more PR

MANCHESTER, England, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * New insights into the immune system's crucial role in wound healing revealed An enzyme expressed by skin cells could be helpful in the management of non-healing skin wounds and ulcers, according to research by University of Manchester and Singapore's A*STAR Skin Research Lab scientists. Approximately one in 50 people will develop wounds that fail to heal with the issue a particular more PR

MANCHESTER, England, July 22 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Professor Timothy Devinney elected as a Fellow of the British Academy Chair of International Business at Alliance Manchester Business School Professor Timothy Michael Devinney has been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy, the UK's leading national body for the humanities and social sciences. Professor Devinney is an internationally recognised scholar in the fields of business strategy more PR

PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia, July 22 -- The University of Northern British Columbia issued the following news release: * * * Exploring Disability Pride through research and resilience As part of Disability Pride Month, UNBC student Kaho Michihara shares how research, lived experience and community support are helping her challenge ableism and foster belonging. * As Disability Pride Month highlights the voices and experiences of people with disabilities, UNBC Master of Social Work studen more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 22 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Global food security research partnership given funding boost Researchers from the University of Nottingham have been awarded funding to further explore heat tolerance and resilience in rice, helping towards the development of drought/heat resistant crops. The Academy of Medical Sciences Networking Grants and Network Strengthening Grants are designed to accelerate research networks across bo more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, July 22 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Dunedin Study data to help form international social policies A landmark collaboration between the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study (Dunedin Study) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will help policymakers around the world understand how life's early experiences shape our futures - and what we can do about it. The report demonstrates  more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, July 22 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Recycled glass helps build sustainability into construction University of Portsmouth scientists identify optimum ratio for incorporating glass waste in compressed earth block * Recycled glass could become a staple ingredient in building, paving the way for greener construction materials and more sustainable development. In a study, published in 'Discover Civil Engineering', scientists te more PR

GUILFORD, England, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * The maths behind early morning awakenings, the effects of evening light and the naps of babies Wonder why babies nap on some days but not on others? Or why older people wake up earlier? Mathematical modelling of sleep regulation provides some surprising answers to these and other questions, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. In a paper published in Biological Timing  more PR

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, July 22 -- The University of Saskatchewan issued the following news release: * * * USask researcher explores AI attitudes and digital evolution Digital spaces are growing and evolving faster than ever--with artificial intelligence (AI) flourishing across platforms, and e-commerce sites and social media instantly connecting us with people, goods and services. A University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher is tackling the complexity of technological advancements like  more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, July 22 -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * Over 45 million euros for sustainable chemical industry with green hydrogen Transition to renewable feedstock and energy * The Dutch Research Council (NWO) and National Growth Fund (NGF) programme GroenvermogenNL are awarding this substantial amount to the HyCARB project. This large research programme, which brings together Dutch universities, research institutes and industrial companies, aims to make f more PR