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Research from International Colleges Newsletter for 2026-01-09 ( 22 items )  
Anglia Ruskin University: Health Issues Linked to Cosmetic Jab Complications (10)
CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 9 (TNSjou) -- Anglia Ruskin University issued the following news: * * * Health issues linked to cosmetic jab complications Conditions such as type 1 diabetes associated with increased risk of side effects * Patients with chronic illnesses face a significantly higher risk of complications from cosmetic botulinum toxin injections, commonly known as Botox, according to a major UK study. Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) surveyed 919 adults who had receiv more PR

Anglia Ruskin University: UK Ex-servicewomen at Higher Risk of COPD (10)
CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 9 (TNSrep) -- Anglia Ruskin University issued the following news: * * * UK ex-servicewomen at higher risk of COPD New report highlights unique health challenges facing female veterans * UK ex-servicewomen are significantly more likely to experience health conditions such as COPD, osteoarthritis and obesity than civilian women, according to a comprehensive new research report published today. Led by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and funded by the Office of Veteran  more PR

Australia's red and yellow beach flags can be dangerously confusing. Is it time to change them? (10)
SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 8 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * Australia's red and yellow beach flags can be dangerously confusing. Is it time to change them? * Samuel Cornell, Masaki Shibata, To international visitors, red and yellow beach flags may look like a warning. Every summer in Australia, millions of people head to the beach, and every year, thousands are rescued by lifeguards or Surf Life Savers and even surfers or other bystanders. Tragically,  more PR

Beyond gene scissors: New CRISPR mechanism discovered (10)
WURZBURG, Germany, Jan. 8 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Beyond gene scissors: New CRISPR mechanism discovered * The CRISPR "gene scissors" have become an important basis for genome-editing technologies in many fields, ranging from biology and medicine to agriculture and industry. A team from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Wurzburg has now demonstrated that these CRISPR-Cas systems are even more versatile than previo more PR

Cyclones get names but deadly heatwaves don't. Should Australia personalise severe weather? (10)
SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 8 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * Cyclones get names but deadly heatwaves don't. Should Australia personalise severe weather? * Samuel Cornell, Steve Turton, We name severe cyclones and storms, but not heatwaves or floods. Why? Are there benefits to giving Australia's climate-fuelled extreme weather a name? Australia's climate is changing rapidly due to rising global greenhouse gas emissions. Extreme weather events such as tro more PR

Did that lamp just fold the laundry? U of T alumni rethink home robotics (10)
TORONTO, Ontario, Jan. 7 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * Did that lamp just fold the laundry? U of T alumni rethink home robotics * When Aaron Tan began his PhD in mechanical and industrial engineering at the University of Toronto in 2019, leading a robotics startup in Silicon Valley was the furthest thing from his mind. Today, as CEO and co-founder of Syncere, Tan is working with fellow co-founder and Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering PhD alumnus Angus more PR

Global study reveals widespread burning of plastic for heating and cooking (10)
PERTH, Australia, Jan. 8 -- Curtin University issued the following news release: * * * Global study reveals widespread burning of plastic for heating and cooking * A new Curtin University-led study has shed new light on the widespread number of households in developing countries burning plastic as an everyday energy source, uncovering serious international health, social equality and environmental concerns. Published in Nature Communications, the research surveyed more than 1000 respondent more PR

HKU Engineering Researchers Discover Quantum Entanglement Accelerates Quantum Simulation (10)
HONG KONG, Jan. 8 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Engineering Researchers Discover Quantum Entanglement Accelerates Quantum Simulation * Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a significant discovery regarding quantum entanglement. This phenomenon, which has long been viewed as a significant obstacle in classical quantum simulations, actually enhances the speed of quantum simulations and acts as a more PR

Imperial's 2026 Alumni Awards Celebrate Success Around the World (10)
LONDON, England, Jan. 9 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Imperial's 2026 Alumni Awards celebrate success around the world By Sarah Webb Remarkable success stories from across the globe are highlighted in the 2026 Imperial Alumni Awards. This year's accolades recognise the incredible work of Imperial's former students, from mission-driven CEOs, to leading experts in vaccines, medicine and social enterprise, an eminent politician, and a beauty entrepreneur. A unique more PR

International project awarded PS215k to unlock the secrets of the universe's rarest elements (10)
GUILFORD, England, Jan. 8 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * International project awarded PS215k to unlock the secrets of the universe's rarest elements * The University of Surrey is working with researchers in Japan to develop state-of-the-art instruments capable of measuring previously inaccessible isotopes - forms of matter that exist only fleetingly at the edges of nuclear stability. The project has received PS215,100 from the Royal Society's Internat more PR

It's a pool party! How to stay safe around the pool with friends this summer (10)
SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 8 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * It's a pool party! How to stay safe around the pool with friends this summer * Amy Peden, Before you accept the pool party invitation or host your own, ask these questions first. It's summer so kids' playdates and birthday parties might start moving from the playground to the pool. I research how to prevent drowning. I'm also a mum of two kids living in a house with a pool. So water safety i more PR

Organoids: databases for cancer research (10)
WURZBURG, Germany, Jan. 8 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Organoids: databases for cancer research * Lighthouses provide orientation and security, they have radiance and stand for confidence. All of this also applies to the lighthouse projects of the Bavarian Centre for Cancer Research (BZKF): They provide visible impetus and show the way forward for innovative cancer research in Bavaria. Each of the six BZKF sites has such a lighthouse, focussing on  more PR

PolyU research finds frequent Arctic wildfires could cut snow cover by 18 days, impacting global climate and ecology (10)
HONG KONG, Jan. 8 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU research finds frequent Arctic wildfires could cut snow cover by 18 days, impacting global climate and ecology * The correlation between Arctic wildfires and abnormal snow cover under global warming is of growing concern. A comprehensive quantitative assessment by researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has shown that increasingly frequent seasonal wildland fires acros more PR

Researchers find promising new way to boost the immune response to cancer (10)
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Jan. 8 -- The University of Southampton issued the following news: * * * Researchers find promising new way to boost the immune response to cancer * Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a promising new way to bolster the body's immune system response to cancer. In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers used specially engineered multi-pronged antibodies to better activate cancer-killing T cells. The antibodies work by 'grabbing more PR

Teesside University and Saturn Turbo Services Partnership to Drive Industry 4.0 Innovation (10)
MIDDLESBROUGH, England, Jan. 9 -- Teesside University issued the following news release: * * * Teesside University and Saturn Turbo Services partnership to drive Industry 4.0 innovation Teesside University has joined forces with Saturn Turbo Services in a pioneering Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to transform the way rotating equipment is serviced and maintained. This collaboration is introducing Industry 4.0 technologies to streamline processes, boost efficiency, and reduce environmen more PR

Test shows when safe to stop antibiotics in sepsis patients (10)
MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 8 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Test shows when safe to stop antibiotics in sepsis patients * A simple blood test can tell doctors when it is safe to stop antibiotics in patients recovering from sepsis, a review led by University of Manchester researchers has found. The review including 21 studies involving more than 6,000 patients who underwent blood tests for procalcitonin, a biomarker that becomes elevated during bacte more PR

Third Eve fellowship to understand and prevent aggressive womb cancer announced (10)
MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 8 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Third Eve fellowship to understand and prevent aggressive womb cancer announced * The Eve appeal in partnership with North West Cancer Research, has awarded a third Fellowship to Dr Sarah Kitson, gynaecological cancer surgeon and researcher at the University of Manchester. Her three-year Fellowship will focus on understanding how the most aggressive type of womb cancer called p53-abnormal ( more PR

Transfer hub "6G-life2" enters the next funding phase (10)
MUNICH, Germany, Jan. 8 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * Transfer hub "6G-life2" enters the next funding phase The second funding phase focuses on communication for networked robotics * With the start of the second funding phase of the "6G-life(2)" project, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Dresden University of Technology (TUD) are strengthening their leading roles in the development of future communication technologies. Interdisciplina more PR

UM to establish five science and technology faculties through faculty restructuring (10)
MACAU, China, Jan. 9 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM to establish five science and technology faculties through faculty restructuring * The University of Macau (UM) will establish five science and technology faculties through the restructuring of part of its existing faculties. Student enrolment in science and technology disciplines is expected to reach 14,500 in the future. Yonghua Song, rector of UM, said that the initiative will significantly expand the scop more PR

University of Copenhagen: U.S. wants to take over Greenland: Why this is a diplomatic extreme (10)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Jan. 7 -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * US wants to take over Greenland: Why this is a diplomatic extreme * Imagine that an allied superpower publicly declares that your country should change ownership - and that military force cannot be ruled out. It sounds like a bad Hollywood film, but last winter it became reality for Greenland and Denmark. A reality that has been reignited in early 2026, when the US president once again stated that De more PR

University of East Anglia: Hobbies Don't Just Improve Personal Lives, They Can Boost Workplace Creativity Too (10)
NORWICH, England, Jan. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Hobbies don't just improve personal lives, they can boost workplace creativity too As millions of us embark on New Year pledges to eat better, exercise more and learn something new, research published today suggests hobbies could do more than improve your personal life, they could make you better at work. The study (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00187267251407641) by researchers fro more PR

University of Winchester: Adrian's Book Celebrates Work of Philosopher Who Drew Inspiration From Hollywood and Jazz (10)
WESTCHESTER, England, Jan. 9 -- The University of Winchester issued the following news release: * * * Adrian's book celebrates work of philosopher who drew inspiration from Hollywood and jazz A University of Winchester academic's new book champions the work of American philosopher Stanley Cavell who was just as happy discussing Fred Astaire as Friedrich Nietzsche. Dr Adrian Skilbeck, programme leader for the MA in Philosophy of Education, spoke about his recently published work Stanley Cave more PR