BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 18 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Dr Maddie Hewitson awarded Sir William Dobell Visiting Fellowship at Australian National University Dr Maddie Hewitson has been named one of the 2026 Sir William Dobell Visiting Fellows at the Australian National University. * Dr Maddie Hewitson, Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow in the Department of Art History, Curating and Visual Studies, has been named one of the 2026 Sir William Dobell Visiting Fellows at the Australian National Univers more PR

HATFIELD, England, Oct. 18 -- The University of Hertfordshire issued the following news: * * * Herts Professor's groundbreaking project shortlisted for prestigious criminal justice research award A University of Hertfordshire academic has been shortlisted for a major national award recognising outstanding research in the criminal justice field. Laura Abbott, Professor of Maternal Health and Criminal Justice at Herts, is a finalist for the Research Excellence Award at this year's Criminal Justice Alliance (CJA) Awards, thanks to her groundbr more PR

KAMPALA, Uganda, Oct. 18 -- Makerere University issued the following news: * * * Mak and University of the West of England Sign MoU to Advance Research, Innovation and Skills Development By Eve Nakyanzi Makerere University and the University of the West of England (UWE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening collaboration in research, innovation, and enterprise development. The signing ceremony took place on Friday, 17th October 2025, in the Vice Chancellor's Boardroom, Main Administration Building, Makerere more PR

OSHAWA, Ontario, Oct. 18 -- The Ontario Tech University issued the following news release: * * * New research institute asserts Ontario Tech's international leadership in responsible AI innovation The Mindful Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (MAIRI) powers innovation with conscience, driving AI solutions that serve people, the planet and progress * Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way people live, work and learn, from reshaping health care and classrooms to redefining digital security, careers and creativity. As A more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, Oct. 18 (TNSrep) -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Learners with additional needs left out of Wales's climate education, new report reveals Children with additional learning needs (ALN) are being left behind in Wales's climate and sustainability education--despite national promises to make environmental learning part of every child's experience--according to a new report from Swansea University and Keep Wales Tidy. The research shows that pupils in special schools and alternative provision settings often more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 18 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * EXplained: MCQST with Barbara Kraus and Ignacio Cirac Quantum science as the basis for new technologies * In the "EXplained" series, we provide insights into our university's seven Clusters of Excellence. One of these is the Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST), represented by Barbara Kraus, Chair of Quantum Algorithms and Applications, and Ignacio Cirac, Professor at TUM and Director at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Op more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 18 -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Landmark gene therapy study shows safety for children Results from the largest cohort of children who received a gene therapy for a rare immunodeficiency condition have shown the long-term safety and efficacy of the curative treatment. An international team of researchers led by Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), University College London (UCL), and University of California, Los Angles (UCLA) developed a gene therapy for children with the rare immun more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 18 (TNSrep) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Report finds more effort needed for UK companies to meet sustainability goals Despite efforts, many UK businesses are not on track to meet the United Nation's Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) by their 2030 deadline, finds a new report involving researchers from UCL. The report, Trailblazers & Transformers: UK Business Sectors Redefining Sustainability, developed in collaboration with UN Global Compact UK, found that while UK businesses more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Researchers chart path for investors to build a cleaner aviation industry Cutting greenhouse gas emissions to near-zero needs new clean technologies and changes to how the world invests in them, especially industries like aviation where developing and adopting greener solutions is risky and expensive, finds a new study involving researchers from UCL. The policy paper, published in Science, highlights how smarter investments can help cut emiss more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Supercharging immune cells to fight drug resistant bowel cancer Scientists at UCL have engineered a rare type of immune cell to kill slow-growing bowel cancer cells that are resistant to current therapies, a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments in the future. Bowel cancer is one of the deadliest cancers in the world, causing over 900,000 deaths every year. While chemotherapy can help, it mostly works by killing fast-growing cancer c more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 18 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Adding MRI scanning to bladder cancer diagnostic pathway shown to save lives Presentation of data at ESMO Congress 2025 shows MRI scanning before usual diagnostic route sped up time to treatment * Patients with suspected bladder cancer could get treated quicker through the addition of MRI scanning into the usual diagnostic pathway, a new study presented at ESMO Congress 2025 suggests. Researchers from the University of Birmingham and The Institut more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 18 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Met Office Academic Partnership Seminar with Professor Stefan Smith The Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) hosted a talk by Stefan Smith, Professor of Energy Systems and the Built Environment at the University of Reading. * Professor Smith's research explores themes around energy system dynamics and energy demand, which compliments existing collaborative efforts here at the University of Birmingham MOAP (Energy-themed-discovery-day). The hybri more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 18 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Saplings and sculptures: the Birnam Oak project branches out Led by Dr Toria Johnson, saplings have been successfully cultivated from the iconic tree and a sculpture unveiled at the start of a planned new heritage trail. * Six saplings from acorns belonging to the renowned Birnam Oak in Scotland have survived their first year, with one recently on display at Perth Museum. Part of a multi-stranded project led by Dr Toria Johnson to protect the anci more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 18 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * New study calls for improved NHS head injury discharge advice Researchers are developing digital health technology which could enhance future patient access to up-to-date specialist advice to better support recovery. * A comprehensive national audit led by researchers from the University of Birmingham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham has revealed that the quality of head injury discharge advice provided by NHS England Trusts is not meeting  more PR

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Saskatchewan issued the following news release: * * * International research team proposes widespread reform in laboratory animal experiments A team of researchers from the University of Saskatchewan (USask), the University of Calgary and the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, is leading a call for major reform in the way laboratory animal experiments are designed, conducted, analyzed and published. The call follows their discovery of widespread failures in review proce more PR

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Oct. 18 -- The University of Victoria issued the following news release: * * * Nature of Things co-host challenges climate overwhelm for Lipson Lecture Conversations about climate change often lead to feelings of overwhelm and doom. In the face of biodiversity loss and species extinction, the planet's challenges can feel insurmountable. So where do we start? According to this year's Lipson Lecture "Where do we go from here? Oceans, climate and healing," starting where we began offers the most hope. The Natur more PR