HONG KONG, Oct. 4 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * 428 PolyU scholars ranked among World's Top 2% Most-cited Scientists 2025 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved outstanding results in the latest list of the World's Top 2% Most-cited Scientists 2025, compiled by Stanford University. Notably, 259 scholars were included based on their career-long citation impact. Together with the scholars named for their single-year citation  more PR

AALTO, Finland, Oct. 4 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Ships must adapt to a warming Arctic - Finnish research is at the forefront of better design Aalto University expertise is in high demand as changing sea ice conditions open up new maritime routes. * A new research consortium of universities and national labs from Finland, the U.S. and Canada is accelerating the development of Arctic-faring ships - positioning the three nations as global leaders in next-gene more PR

HONG KONG, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * Breakthrough in coronavirus fight: HKUMed develops powerful bispecific inhibitor to combat a wide range of coronaviruses Researchers from the Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and the InnoHK Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics (CVVT), in collaboration with Sichuan University, have discovered a po more PR

HONG KONG, Oct. 4 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Scholars Achieve Distinguished Recognition in Stanford's 2025 Top 2% Scientists List The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has once again demonstrated its research excellence by securing a remarkable position in Stanford University's latest 2025 Top 2% Scientists ranking. The "Single recent year" and "Career Long" categories include 434 and 376 HKU scholars respectively, the highest among all local unive more PR

LANCASTER, England, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: * * * Lancaster researchers play key role in new landmark EAT-Lancet Commission into food systems Lancaster University researchers have contributed to the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission Report released today on Healthy, Sustainable, and Just Food Systems. The report presents the most comprehensive global scientific evaluation of food systems to date. Key findings: * Shifting global diets could prevent up to 1 more PR

LANCASTER, England, Oct. 4 -- Lancaster University issued the following news: * * * Audio play tunes in to capture the 'Ebbs and Flows' of Morecambe Bay From the sense of light and the curve of shore to the challenges and the joy of living where land and water meet - a sea of local voices tells the story of Morecambe...almost like putting a shell to the ear. A fascinating set of conversations, creatively crafted into an audio play, capture the pure essence of life in beautiful Morecambe Bay  more PR

KAMPALA, Uganda, Oct. 4 -- Makerere University issued the following news: * * * Makerere University and Goucher College Explore Strategic Collaboration Makerere University has reaffirmed its commitment to building strong global partnerships through a high-level engagement with Goucher College (USA), represented by Ms. Nenelwa Tomi. The meeting, chaired by Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Prof. Sarah Ssali, also brought together academic leaders from the College of Humanities and S more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Oct. 4 -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * McGill collaborates with Concordia, Ecole Polytechnique and Aero Montreal to establish new aerospace innovation centre McGill will play a major role in the new aerospace innovation zone, Espace Aero, which is set to receive an additional $2 million investment from the Government of Quebec * The Ministere de l'Economie, de l'Innovation et de l'Energie du Quebec today announced an investment of $2 million t more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * McGill physicists manoeuvre DNA molecules using electrical fields Tool offers real-time control over genetic materials, with potential to accelerate disease diagnostics and genome mapping * Researchers in McGill's Department of Physics have developed a new device that can trap and study DNA molecules without touching or damaging them. The device, which uses carefully tuned electric fields, offers more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Oct. 4 (TNSrpt) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * McGill researchers launch intersex health communication guide The new resource sets a national standard for inclusive, patient-centred care * Researchers at McGill's Centre of Genomics and Policy (CGP) have launched a first-of-its-kind guide to help Canadian health-care providers offer more inclusive, respectful and affirming care to intersex adults. Co-written with Intersex Canada and developed more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Oct. 1 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * New AI tool detects hidden warning signs of disease Researchers say a closer look inside cells could be used by physicians to detect diseases earlier and better match patients to therapies * McGill University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can detect previously invisible disease markers inside single cells. In a study published in Nature Communications, the resea more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- McMaster University issued the following news: * * * Researchers discover new antibiotic for IBD -- and AI correctly predicts how it works McMaster researchers have discovered an antibiotic that targets inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn's. Then, in a first, they used cutting-edge AI to determine how it would work. By Blake Dillon Researchers at McMaster University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made two scientific breakthr more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * Millions of buildings at risk from sea level rise, McGill-led study finds Analysis focused on Global South considers multiple scenarios, underscores urgent need for planning * Sea level rise could put more than 100 million buildings across the Global South at risk of regular flooding if fossil fuel emissions are not curbed quickly, according to a new McGill-led study published in npj Urban Sustai more PR

SINGAPORE, Oct. 4 -- Nanyang Technological University issued the following news: * * * Four new Master's programmes leveraging advancements in AI launched NTU is launching four new master's degree programmes in 2026 to prepare professionals for the opportunities and challenges of an AI-driven future. The programmes are: * Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIMed), * Master of Arts in Digital Humanities (MADH), * Master of Science in Enterprise Artificial Intelligenc more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 4 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * The UAB's Innovation Week 2025 to connect research, talent and businesses in an activity packed programme From 21 to 24 October, the UAB will host a new edition of its Innovation Week, an initiative that brings together researcher, knowledge transfer and entrepreneurshop in the business ecosystem and society. With different activities open to a variety of publics, the Innovation Week consolidat more PR

MACAU, China, Oct. 4 -- The University of Macau issued the following news: * * * UM showcases 17 research projects and products at Macau Industrial Products Show The University of Macau (UM) is showcasing 17 research projects and products at the 11th Macau Industrial Products Show. The projects and products cover a range of fields, including innovative technologies, health, and materials science, highlighting UM's fruitful outcomes in industry-academia collaboration. The research projects on more PR

MACAU, China, Oct. 4 -- The University of Macau issued the following news: * * * UM Vice Rector Rui Martins receives Chinese Government's Friendship Award The Ceremony of the 2025 Chinese Government Friendship Award was held on 30 September at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Rui Martins, vice rector of the University of Macau (UM) and director of the Institute of Microelectronics, was one of the award recipients. He attended the ceremony to accept the honour. The Friendship Award is  more PR

KOLN, Germany, Oct. 4 -- The University of Cologne issued the following news release: * * * A quiet ally: a ubiquitin precursor promotes stress resistance and longevity In response to cellular stress, the protein CxUb is activated to identify damaged proteins, thereby maintaining cellular health. The discovery could lead to ways to improve the treatment of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases * Researchers from the University of Cologne and Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf have identif more PR

NORWICH, England, Oct. 4 (TNSxrep) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Landmark report warns food systems breach planetary limits A major report published today finds that shifting global diets could prevent approximately 15 million premature deaths per year. At the same time, concerted global efforts to transform food systems could bring us back within planetary boundaries and cut annual greenhouse gas emissions from food systems by more than half compared with more PR

NORWICH, England, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * MPs and public overestimate time left for climate action, study finds A new study has found that UK Members of Parliament (MPs) and the public overestimated the time left to meet a critical deadline for limiting global warming. Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) surveyed a representative sample of the previous House of Commons and the public in Britain and three other countrie more PR

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, Oct. 4 -- The University of Groningen issued the following news: * * * New Scientist Science Talent of the Year 2025: Aranka Ballering Aranka Ballering has been named New Scientist Science Talent of the Year 2025. The annual award is organised by science magazine New Scientist. Ballering conducts research at the UG and the University Medical Centre Groningen into gender and sex differences in the care of people with (persistent) physical complaints. She is committe more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, Oct. 4 -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * Racism is common in schools, but intervening against racism is perceived as difficult A new study shows that racism is evident in Finnish schools. It is embedded in the school structures and school staff frequently lack resources and practical knowledge on how to take action against it. * Racism is prevalent and present in multiple dimensions of everyday life in schools. This became evident when more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Oct. 4 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * The University of Manchester signs Memorandum of Understanding with University of Washington The University of Manchester has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Washington in the US. The strategic partnership will help to foster interdisciplinary research collaborations in areas such as demography, smart cities planning, business, quantum science, biotechnology, more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * AI-powered automated hearing test okayed by scientists An AI-powered hearing test is reliably able to check your hearing on a computer or smart phone without clinical supervision according to a study by University of Manchester researchers. The high-tech hearing tests, they say, can efficiently understand human speech from the comfort of your own home, rather than at a hospital clini more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Learning a foreign language--before you're born! A study shows that newborn babies respond differently to a language if they were exposed to it briefly in the womb. By Virginie Soffer Can your brain attune itself to a foreign language before you're born? A UdeM-led team of neuropsychology researchers has found that it can. A few weeks of prenatal exposure to a new language is enough to rewire th more PR

WESTCHESTER, England, Oct. 4 -- The University of Winchester issued the following news release: * * * Healthcare is a widening field for research thanks to government's 10-year plan Academics at the University of Winchester learned about the huge breadth of research opportunities in the field of healthcare at special event run with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Amanda Pattie, Study Support Manager for Wider Settings, NIHR Research Delivery Network South Central more PR

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Oct. 4 -- The University of Saskatchewan issued the following news release: * * * USask researchers receive $1.5 million for rapid response wildfire research Each year, wildfires present significant challenges for Canadian communities, forcing individuals from their homes, impacting their livelihoods and posing a risk to their health. For First Nations and Metis communities the damage from wildfires has been experienced year after year and has left lasting impacts. R more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Oct. 4 -- York University issued the following news release: * * * York profs lead $5.5 million HEATSCAPE-Africa project Benedict Weobong and Godfred Boateng head international team exploring climate-related heat, sleep and mental-health issues with funding from leading global charity Wellcome By Emina Gamulin HEATSCAPE-Africa, a new international collaboration led by researchers in the Faculty of Health at York University, will look at the relationship between climate-rel more PR