AALTO, Finland, Feb. 5 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Ceramics 3D printing skills developed through an international workshop The international two-day workshop organised at Aalto ARTS on 4-5 February 2019 created a great space for learning and sharing information on the ceramics 3D printing technique. The workshop gathered together different stakeholders interested in the subject from inside Aalto, as well as from international universities and interest groups.  more PR

AALTO, Finland, Feb. 5 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Empirica Workshop: Introduction to glassblowing In Empirica, practices of art, design, and craft are used as vehicles of inquiry. To enhance understanding of research conducted by the fellow Empiricans, we have started hands-on workshops in the practice-led research methods currently employed in our research group. In Empirica, practices of art, design, and craft are used as vehicles of inquiry. To enhance un more PR

AALTO, Finland, Feb. 5 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Shaping the Future Exhibition: Touring Around Europe for Two Years During the two years, the Ceramics and its Dimensions: Shaping the Future exhibition has toured around Europe, it has offered a great opportunity for visitors to vision the future of ceramics together with the works of the exhibition artists. During the two years, the Ceramics and its Dimensions: Shaping the Future exhibition has toured around more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Feb. 5 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * The Cambridge x Manchester Innovation Partnership gathers pace following inaugural board meetings Momentum is building behind The University of Manchester's groundbreaking partnership with The University of Cambridge, the first cross-UK innovation partnership, with its inaugural board meetings hosted across Manchester this week. The agenda included a stakeholder meeting at Christie's Bistro o more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Feb. 5 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * City skylines need an upgrade in the face of climate stress * When structural engineers design a building, they aren't just stacking floors; they are calculating how to win a complex battle against nature. Every building is built to withstand a specific "budget" of environmental stress - the weight of record snowfalls, the push of powerful winds and the expansion caused by summer heat. To do t more PR

WOLLONGONG, Australia, Feb. 5 -- The University of Wollongong issued the following news release: * * * Community invited to UOW for MND lab tour and book launch fundraiser Book launch and lab tours bring community on campus to support MND research Story By Yogesh Bhatia The University of Wollongong (UOW) will welcome community members to campus on Friday 6 February to tour the medical research laboratories and for the launch of an autobiography by former Edmund Rice College principal, Mr Pe more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, Feb. 5 -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Could finger length provide vital clue to understanding human brain evolution? * Professor John Manning, of Swansea's Applied Sports, Technology, Exercise and Med-icine (A-STEM) research team, is an expert in the field of digit ratio. His work examines the relationship between the length of index and ring fingers, known as the 2D:4D ratio, which is directly linked to the relative concentrations of oestrogen and tes more PR

HONG KONG, Feb. 5 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * Eight PolyU research projects receive support from Environment and Conservation Fund, driving sustainable development through interdisciplinary collaboration * The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is committed to advancing interdisciplinary research and translating research outcomes into innovative, impactful solutions that foster sustainable development. Eight PolyU projects have recei more PR

CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, Feb. 4 -- The University of Prince Edward Island issued the following news release: * * * From the Desk of the Vice-President, Academic and Research: Advancing Research, Enrolment and Academic Units * In this month's newsletter, I am pleased to share encouraging signs of research growth over the past few years, early enrolment trends for the Fall 2026 semester, and updates on strategic enrolment initiatives and the Senate Committee for a Policy on Academi more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 5 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Funding for research into sustainable replacements for nitrogen fertiliser * Scientists will be testing whether dairy farms can replace synthetic nitrogen fertiliser with biological alternatives to reduce harmful emissions as part of Defra's Farming Innovation Programme. The University of Nottingham is a research partner in Bio-Phage UK, a Defra-funded Low Emissions Farming project led by T more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, Feb. 5 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Genetic study shows: Anxiety disorders have many causes * Around one in four people suffer from an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. These include * panic disorder with sudden, severe anxiety attacks, * generalised anxiety disorder, in which sufferers worry about everyday things over a longer period of time that is difficult to control, and * phobias of specific objects or s more PR

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, Feb. 4 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * Gentle implant can illuminate, listen, and deliver medication to the brain * Peter Aagaard Brixen Researchers from DTU, the University of Copenhagen, University College London, and other institutions have developed a long, needle-thin brain electrode with channels - a so-called microfluidic Axialtrode (mAxialtrode), named for its ability to distribute functional interfaces along the leng more PR

NEWPORT, England, Feb. 5 -- Harper Adams University issued the following news: * * * International research collaboration set to examine farm labour digitalisation effects "Although there are always regional differences, the barriers and solutions to more sustainable agriculture are often common across borders - and this is particularly true of the UK and France as close neighbours." International research into the effects of digitalisation on farm labour will be carried out thanks to a link more PR

HONG KONG, Feb. 5 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKUMed reveals end-of-life communication gaps, urges enhanced communication training alongside Hong Kong's new 'Advance Medical Directives' legislation * As Hong Kong moves towards implementing landmark legislation to protect people's end-of-life care wishes, a research team at the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has developed and tested a pioneering tool to improve cruci more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, Feb. 5 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * How superconductivity arises: New insights from moire materials * How exactly unconventional superconductivity arises is one of the central questions of modern solid-state physics. A new study published in the scientific journal Nature provides crucial insights into this question. For the first time, an international research team was able to demonstrate a direct microscopic connection between  more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Exposure to burn injuries played key role in shaping human evolution, study suggests By Conrad Duncan Humans' exposure to high temperature burn injuries may have played an important role in our evolutionary development, shaping how our bodies heal, fight infection, and sometimes fail under extreme injury, according to new research. For more than one million years, the control of fire has powered hum more PR

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, Feb. 5 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * Major biotechnology investment to prepare Europe for a greener future * Simon Koefoed Toft The goal of the Novo Nordisk Foundation and DTU's major new research initiative is ambitious: to strengthen Denmark and Europe's bioeconomy and develop scalable biosolutions that can free us from fossil resources. The Novo Nordisk Foundation Biotechnology Research Institute for the Green Transiti more PR

KAMPALA, Uganda, Feb. 5 -- Makerere University issued the following news: * * * EU Earmarks Shs19.8bn for 15 Joint PhD Scholarships in Health, Environment Research By Violet Nabatanzi and Zaam Ssali The European Union has earmarked Euros 4,658,684 approximately (Shs19.8 billion) to fully fund 15 PhD scholarships under a new international collaborative research programme that brings together seven universities across Africa and Europe, including Makerere University. The project, dubbed HEALE more PR

PERTH, Australia, Feb. 5 -- Murdoch University posted the following news: * * * Marine scientist combines disability support with ocean conservation * A marine scientist from Murdoch University is using his unique expertise to ensure people with disabilities have access to the ocean and its wellbeing benefits. Through partnering with Fishability - Fishers with Disabilities - and raising money towards starting an additional program in the Pilbara, PhD candidate Kurt Krispyn said increasing  more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Feb. 4 -- McGill University posted the following news release: * * * McGill researchers develop quick test that stands to curb antimicrobial resistance * McGill researchers have developed a diagnostic system capable of identifying bacteria -and determining which antibiotics can stop them - in just 36 minutes, a major advance in the global effort to curb antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Current clinical testing methods typically take 48 to 72 hours, leaving physicians without more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 4 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * Mobility research in the spotlight for children * Media tip: "Checker Tobi" and "1, 2 oder 3" Two well-known children's TV Shows have brought mobility research at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) closer to a young audience - "Checker Tobi" and "1, 2 oder 3". In the Bavarian Broadcasting show "Checker Tobi," host Tobi Krell visited the team of the TUM mobility cluster MCube. Together wit more PR

CALLAGHAN, Australia, Feb. 5 -- The University of Newcastle posted the following news: * * * New equipment brings cancer's complexity into focus Researchers are preparing for the arrival of a new state-of-the-art instrument that will accelerate studies into some of the most aggressive cancers. University of Newcastle Professor Nikki Verrills from HMRI's Precision Medicine Research Program secured a $600,000 Cancer Institute NSW Research Equipment Grant to purchase the CellenONE instrument.  more PR

PERTH, Australia, Feb. 5 -- Curtin University issued the following news release: * * * New study warns huge areas of Australia are vulnerable to tree-killing beetle * A new Curtin University study warns that large parts of Australia, including major cities and farming regions, could be highly vulnerable to a fast-spreading invasive beetle, already causing severe damage across the Perth metropolitan area. The study looked at the full life cycle of the polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB), a t more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, Feb. 5 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * New University of Liverpool-US collaboration to accelerate drug discovery using AI * Artificial Intelligence will be used to accelerate new medicine discovery in a University of Liverpool partnership secured following Mayor Steve Rotheram's US trade mission. The University of Liverpool will work with Boston-based BPGbio, Inc. to harness large-scale healthcare data to accelerate the developmen more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Feb. 5 (TNSrpt) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * University welcomes new UK report on strengthening spin-outs Newcastle University welcomes the publication of a new UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) report examining how the UK can better support university spin-out and start-up businesses to thrive and grow. * This independent review by Tony Hickson (Chief Business Officer at Cancer Research UK) on deepening university-investor links in  more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Bonding smart, releasing smarter - development of a reversible glue Newcastle University engineers are at the forefront of adhesive technology that promises to change how we recycle. * They have developed a reversible glue that sticks things together like any other glue but can debond on demand. The glue's reversible nature means it can be used in a multitude of applications, from laminat more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Feb. 4 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * Patients from low-income Ontario neighbourhoods face higher risk of death after surgery: Study * Ontarians from low-income neighbourhoods face a substantially higher risk of death after surgery than people from the highest-income areas in the province, according to research from St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and the University of Toronto. The study, which was published in JAMA Network Open more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb. 5 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * Peco Power wins prestigious Empower a Billion Lives competition * The Wits spin-out company has been named the Energy Supply Track Winner in this competition from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) The IEEE Empower a Billion Lives competition is a global initiative recognising scalable solutions that expand access to electricity for underserved communities wo more PR

HONG KONG, Feb. 5 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU collaborates with University of Toronto to explore establishment of joint research centre, driving gerontechnology innovation in response to ageing population * The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the University of Toronto signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday to explore the establishment of a Joint Research Centre on Healthy Ageing and AgeTech. In response to  more PR

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, Feb. 5 -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * Salford lecturer unveils fresh research into acclaimed filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos New research from a University of Salford lecturer into acclaimed filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos argues that the Greek director demonstrates a 'Brechtian uncanny' throughout his feature films. Eleftheria 'Rania' Kosmidou, a Lecturer in Film, coined the term for her new book, 'Framing the Films by Yorgos Lanthimos: The more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb. 5 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * Shaping the future of finance * Captains of industry convene to hear fintech 'big bets' from Wits researchers and to 'open lines of enquiry for intellectual partnerships'. Captains of industry gathered at the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome on Tuesday, 3 February, for an invitation-only fintech research showcase that brought together CEOs and senior leadership from banking, fintech,  more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 5 -- SOAS, University of London issued the following "In the Media" news: * * * SOAS in the Media: February 2026 A roundup of SOAS experts and research featured in the media this week. * * * What the UK's China diplomacy signals next * Professor Steve Tsang was interviewed and featured across BBC Radio 5 Live, Al Jazeera, DW China and Channel 4 News on the UK Prime Minister's recent visit to China, alongside wider coverage including BBC News, Channel News Asia and MSN more PR

MACAU, China, Feb. 5 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM research reveals new mechanism of immune evasion in triple-negative breast cancer * A research team led by Kathy Qian Luo, professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Macau (UM), has uncovered a new mechanism that enables triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) to evade attacks from the immune system. The study shows that TNBC cells resist natural killer (NK) cell-mediated killing thro more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 5 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Partnership across continents - how global universities can transform transnational education Transnational education is a key part of how higher education institutions advance knowledge, broaden opportunity, and contribute to shared global futures. * At a time when global challenges -- from climate change to public health, digital inequality to political instability -- are increasingly complex, the more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Saving sunny days for a rainy day: a new molecule for storing green energy An UdeM-led research team has developed an organic molecule that stores renewable energy with record stability, paving the way for more sustainable flow batteries. By Martin LaSalle What if the energy produced by wind turbines on a beautiful summer day could be stored until January to heat homes in the dead of winter? It  more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * Simple patch can make medications safer and more effective Tom Melville UNSW researchers have helped design a simple, wearable patch to give clinicians up-to-the-minute readouts of a medication's levels in the body, offering a new era of precision dosing. Vancomycin is the antibiotic doctors reach for when almost nothing else will work. It's used in hospitals for serious drug-resistant  more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, Feb. 5 -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * University of Portsmouth hosts major Government announcement to boost student skills for defence careers Minister launches pound sterling80 million investment in defence education at Portsmouth in recognition of University's engineering excellence and strong defence sector links * The University hosted Defence Minister Luke Pollard MP yesterday (4 February), as he announced a pound sterling80 millio more PR

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * Tracker to help manage Long COVID energy levels created by researchers The first study to test a digital tool designed to help people with Long COVID manage their energy levels has been developed by a team of researchers. Long COVID, sometimes called post-COVID syndrome, happens when the symptoms of COVID-19 last longer than 12 weeks. It's a new condition that's still being studied, an more PR

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Feb. 5 -- The University of Victoria issued the following news release: * * * New resource supports trauma survivors, health professionals A new digital resource co-created by University of Victoria (UVic) researchers and trauma survivors will streamline access to resources and tools for clinicians who support people with complex post-traumatic stress at Island Health and in other jurisdictions. To enhance trauma-informed health care for people experiencing compl more PR

COVENTRY, England, Feb. 5 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * University of Warwick mathematician secures Leverhulme Research Leadership Award * Dr. Bryn Davies from the Warwick Mathematics Institute has been awarded PS1 million by the Leverhulme Trust to develop new mathematical tools to help account for manufacturing imperfections when designing complex materials. Dr. Bryn Davies, Assistant Professor, Mathematics Institute, University of Warwick said: "R more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Feb. 5 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * Weakness in Sri Lanka's planning led to increased damage after Cyclone Ditwah, research finds * A new study led by Loughborough University experts found that over 600 people died and about 2.3 million people were affected by the event. More than 200,000 people were displaced, and many are still in temporary shelters following the cyclone. The disaster caused around US $4.1 billion in damage, whi more PR

PERTH, Australia, Feb. 5 -- Murdoch University posted the following news: * * * World Renewable Energy Congress 2026 to position WA at the forefront of the global energy transition * Global leaders in industry, government academia, and civil society will gather at Murdoch University in the coming days, to accelerate solutions for a just, inclusive and net-zero energy future. From February 8 to 13, Murdoch University will host the World Renewable Energy Congress 2026 (WREC 2026), one of the more PR

YORK, England, Feb. 2 -- York St John University issued the following news: * * * Charities and social enterprise groups offered funding and academic expertise to support community projects in Yorkshire Community Research Grants 2026 offer expanded opportunities from York St John University research institutes. Now into its fifth year, York St John University's impactful Community Research Grant (CRG) programme is now open for 2026. Led by the University's Institute for Social Justice, the  more PR