ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, Oct. 11 -- Brock University issued the following news: * * * Cybersecurity, extreme heat research given federal funding boost By Cathy Majtenyi Brock University researchers are accelerating their efforts to address pressing social challenges thanks to a federal funding boost. Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Glaucio Haroldo Silva de Carvalho and Professor of Kinesiology Toby Mundel have received more than $120,000 from the Canada Foundation f more PR

DARWIN, Australia, Oct. 10 (TNSjou) -- Charles Darwin University issued the following news: * * * Pointless work tasks driving employees to switch off and burn out, new research finds Unfair or pointless work tasks are driving more employees to mentally check out, turning to the internet to cope with stress, sleepless nights, and next-day burnout, new research shows. The study, led by Hainan University in collaboration with Charles Darwin University (CDU), explored how so-called "illegitimat more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 11 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * New 4.5m pounds initiative to strengthen research culture and careers Imperial partners in a pound sterling4.5m national initiative to strengthen research culture and enhance career pathways for research professionals. By Caitlin O'Shea Imperial College London is co-leading a pound sterling4.5 million programme funded by the Research England Development (RED) Fund to transform how research is delivered and  more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 11 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * M-Spin takes next step in powering the hydrogen transition M-Spin is developing high-surface area materials with properties that could improve vital technologies for the energy transition. By Sylvia Garvin Imperial spin-out M-Spin has reached a new stage in scaling its advanced materials, following the opening of its pilot laboratory and growing industry interest in its technology for more efficient electro more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 11 (TNSjou) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Rapid diagnostics test can detect asymptomatic malaria cases Researchers have adapted a rapid diagnostic technology that is able to identify undetected cases of malaria, helping tackle the spread of disease. By Meesha Patel and Conrad Duncan A team of scientists from Imperial College London, the MRC Unit The Gambia, the Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro in Burkina Faso, ProtonDx Ltd, and the NIHR Gl more PR

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, Oct. 11 -- James Cook University issued the following news release: * * * JCU researchers battle to save arts in the North James Cook University (JCU) has launched a new initiative aimed at ensuring arts and culture in the North no longer take a back seat in government funding and policies. The recently initiated LabNorth project is building networks across Darwin, Townsville and Cairns and using policy research plus townhall focus groups to establish the true value of more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of London - London School of Economics and Political Science issued the following news release: * * * New study challenges claim polygyny drives men to civil war A new study on polygyny, published in the journal PNAS (3 October 2025), challenges a long-held assumption across both academia and the popular press that when some men can marry multiple wives, large numbers of other men are excluded from the marriage market. The assumption is that more PR

KAMPALA, Uganda, Oct. 11 -- Makerere University issued the following news: * * * PIM Centre Holds 9th Steering Committee Meeting, Set to Benefit from World Bank Support By Betty Kyakuwa The Public Investment Management (PIM) Centre of Excellence at Makerere University today, October 10th, 2025, held its 9th Steering Committee Meeting to review progress made in the first quarter of the financial year and plan for the months ahead. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Getrude Basiima, who represen more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Oct. 11 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * New injectable gel shows promise as voice loss treatment McGill team develops hydrogel that outlasted current treatments in a preclinical study, a step toward reducing the need for repeat procedures * McGill University researchers have engineered a new hydrogel that shows early promise as a treatment for people with vocal cord injuries. Voice loss is often permanent when scarring forms on the v more PR

SACKVILLE, New Brunswick, Oct. 11 -- Mount Allison University issued the following news: * * * Student Research: The Impact of Policy and Information Gaps on Reproductive Healthcare Decisions Fourth-year Health Studies student Emily Brown explores systems integration of midwifery in the Atlantic Provinces compared to Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta through Mount Allison's Student Research Grant program. Health Studies student Emily Brown, from St. Stephen, NB, spent her summer examini more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Oct. 10 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * New model helps supermarkets keep shelves stocked during crises - and go greener Supermarket shoppers across the UK are all too familiar with empty shelves when disruption strikes. Whether it was the panic buying of COVID-19, floods affecting deliveries or strikes in distribution centres, the fragility of supply chains has affected most of us in recent years. In response to this, a team of  more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Oct. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Rare Jurassic 'Sword Dragon' prehistoric reptile discovered in the UK A near-complete skeleton found on UK's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new and rare species of ichthyosaur - a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the ancient oceans. The dolphin-sized ichthyosaur called Xiphodracon goldencapensis, or the "Sword Dragon of Dorset" is the only known example of more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 10 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * The US-China 'tech war' - new research highlights tensions between the two superpowers A new study from history and political academics, examining the ongoing technology rivalry between the United States and China, tells the story of the 'tech war' so far, how and why it developed, and the impact and consequences to date. The findings of the project by Dr Maria Ryan, Associate Professor in A more PR