MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 19 -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: * * * $2.5m gift aims to tackle crisis in maths teaching * The gift will go towards the University's Science of Mathematics Education (SOME) Lab, which was launched in 2025 to train teachers how to break down mathematical concepts into clear, logical steps to replace other methods that have left many students struggling with basic maths. Professor Joanna Barbousas, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Education, Impa more PR

KUOPIO, Finland, Feb. 18 -- The University of Eastern Finland posted the following news: * * * A new approach to explain cancer survivors' risk of cardiovascular disease * While modern cancer treatments have reduced cancer deaths, they often have adverse effects on the cardiovascular system. "Among breast cancer survivors, cardiovascular disease is actually the number one cause of death now," says Professor Andreas Beyer. Professor of Medicine and Physiology at the Medical College of Wisco more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, Feb. 18 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * A ring to transcribe them: The unique path of poxviruses * Compared to other organisms, viruses have very small genomes. Their genetic material is not sufficient to maintain their own metabolism, produce proteins or reproduce independently. Therefore, they hijack the biological processes of their host cell. A central step in viral replication is transcription - the precise 'overwriting' of vir more PR

AALTO, Finland, Feb. 18 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Doc+ connects research impact with career direction During February wide audiences from all Aalto schools and alumni communities have joined Doc+ panels to reflect on a timely question: what does a meaningful doctoral career look like today? The diversity of participants reflects a shared recognition that there is no longer a single default research career. For some doctoral researchers and postdocs research  more PR

HAIFA, Israel, Feb. 18 -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * At the Forefront of AI * The Technion continues to demonstrate global leadership in computer science research, ranking first in Israel and Europe and 21st worldwide in the international CSRankings index. Based on the number of peer-reviewed conference papers published by Technion researchers between 2005 and 2025 at the world's leading conferences in the field, the ranking underscores the more PR

BRISTOL, England, Feb. 18 -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Bristol scientist invents super chipped shoe to help his 89-year-old mentor avoid falling * The special shoe features an ingenious insole embedded with hundreds of tiny sensors offering lab-quality, real-time data about the wearer's gait which can be displayed on a tablet or mobile phone. The concept is so clever that University of Bristol inventor Dr Jiayang Li's prototype will be demonstrated  more PR

BURNABY, British Columbia, Feb. 18 -- Simon Fraser University posted the following news: * * * Climate change and persistent contaminants deliver one-two punch to Arctic seals, SFU study finds * by Robyn Stubbs New research shows a single year of warmer-than-average Arctic temperatures can cause malnutrition in Arctic seals, intensifying risks to Inuit food security and northern ecosystems already under pressure from environmental toxins, warn Simon Fraser University researchers. The SFU more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Feb. 17 -- McGill University posted the following news release: * * * Cognitive biases of talent scouts can undermine sports teams' success * Sports talent scouts' decisions are influenced by various common cognitive biases that can affect their work and undermine team success, a paper published in the International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology has suggested. The research team reviewed the scientific and popular literature in the field covering close to 200 cog more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 19 -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: * * * Data measures farms' true sustainability * Published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, the measurement, developed across 50 mixed grazing and cropping farms in south-eastern Australia, addresses one of the biggest challenges facing agriculture: the rising demand for accurate, farm-level data on biodiversity, ecosystem services and environmental sustainability. Lead author Dr Jim Radford, Direct more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb. 18 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Debilitating virus can spread in cool weather, increasing health risk in Europe * Chikungunya virus, a debilitating tropical disease caused by infected mosquito bites, poses a greater health threat in Europe than previously thought because it can be spread when air temperatures are as low as 13 degrees Celsius. That is the finding of researchers at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the Universit more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 18 -- The Australian Catholic University issued the following news: * * * Global list of academics and students at ACU for world-leading exercise and nutrition research ACU's prestigious Centre for Human Metabolism and Performance has attracted an impressive influx of international visiting professors and students this year. Centre director Professor John Hawley said the centre was currently hosting visiting professors from South Korea, Canada, and Belgium alongside more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 19 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Hope for global banana farming in genetic discovery * Key points * Also known as Panama disease, Fusarium wilt threatens farmed Cavendish bananas worldwide. * Researchers mapped resistance to Fusarium wilt Sub Tropical Race 4 to chromosome 5 in the Calcutta 4 wild banana. * Identifying the source of natural resistance can help speed up banana breeding programs. Scientists have pinpointed  more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Copenhagen Niels Bohr Institute issued the following news: * * * How to improve the performance of qubits: super-fast fluctuation detection achieved at NBI Using commercially available technology and innovative methods, researchers at NBI have pushed the limits of how fast you can detect changes in the sensitive quantum states in the qubit. Their work allows researchers to follow rapid changes in qubit performance that were previously more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 18 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * 3m pounds new funding for breakthrough research to transform antibiotic discovery By Ryan O'Hare Researchers in Imperial's Fleming Initiative have been awarded new funding through a global programme to help transform the discovery of new antibiotics and tackle the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Bringing together expertise in infectious disease, microbiology, chemistry and machine learning more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 18 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Indigenous Peoples and local communities in three continents report a drastic decline in bird body mass over the past eight decades * Birds currently inhabiting many territories across Africa, Latin America and Asia are, on average, considerably smaller than those that predominated in 1940. This is the conclusion of an international study led by the ICTA-UAB, which documents-drawing on the co more PR

BATHURST, Australia, Feb. 18 -- The Charles Sturt University posted the following news: * * * Innovative collaboration to fast-track the next generation of Australian digital agriculture experts * Approximately 15 Charles Sturt students will gain hands-on experience working on MLA's priority data use cases and business projects. * Charles Sturt and MLA invest in red meat industry through the $2.4 million NextGen Data capability Program * The program will combine MLA's data with Charles more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Feb. 18 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * Most children in the UK now growing up without a socially acceptable standard of living, new figures show * New figures for 2023/24 show that 52.6% of children are living in households with incomes below the Minimum Income Standard (MIS). This is a rise from 48.6% in 2022/23. For the first time since at least 2008/09, the majority of children are now below MIS. This means children are now mor more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, Feb. 18 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * Most roadless areas in Great Britain are smaller than 1km2 * Britain's landscape is highly fragmented by roads, with researchers from Cardiff University finding that more than 70% of the UK's roadless areas are smaller than 1 km 2. The researchers say that more than 60% of roadless patches in the UK are smaller than the typical area many common UK mammals needs to survive, meaning species such as badgers and red more PR

GUILFORD, England, Feb. 18 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * National survey finds microplastic pollution around Britain's coastline could be double than previously recorded * Data collected during a rowing challenge around the seas of Great Britain has found significantly higher concentrations of microplastic pollution than previously recorded a new report finds. Credit: Credit: University of Portsmouth The team, which included University of Surrey aca more PR

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, Feb. 18 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * New research building and significant investments in space technology * DTU is strengthening Danish research in space, defence, and climate with a new research building and increased investments of around DKK 2 billion. The investments are driven by growing demand for space technology, consulting, and satellite data-particularly in climate, security, and Arctic monitoring, where Denmark  more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb. 18 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * New review points to faster, safer vaccine development * Viral mimic systems and other tech platforms could enable local testing of vaccine candidates and antiviral therapies. This is important in the context of low resourced health settings, Africa's focus on increasing its vaccine manufacturing, and pandemic preparedness. A review by the Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit ( AGT more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Feb. 18 -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Covid inquiry hears evidence from public health expert A world-leading expert on health inequalities at Newcastle University will be presenting further evidence to the independent public inquiry into the Covid pandemic today. In her second appearance at the Covid inquiry which is looking at the impact on society, Professor Clare Bambra from the Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle Univer more PR

GUILFORD, England, Feb. 18 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Power generation increased by up to 70 per cent when wind turbines were combined with tidal/wave installations * Combining wind turbines with wave, solar and tidal devices on shared platforms reduces construction costs, improves stability and generates more reliable power, according to researchers from the University of Surrey. The comprehensive review, published in Energy Conversion and Managem more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 19 -- The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University issued the following news release: * * * Recognition of mental health nurses key to reform * Mental health nurses make up nearly half of the global mental health workforce, yet they remain overlooked as central leaders in mental health reform. An RMIT expert argues the need to recognise and uplift mental health nurses and systems under growing global pressure. Mental health nurses make up nearly half o more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb. 18 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Research project launches free tool to make AI safer and more trustworthy * A University of Glasgow-led research project is releasing a free tool to help organisations, policymakers, and the public maximise the benefits of AI applications while identifying their potential harms. The tool, developed as part of the Participatory Harm Auditing Workbenches and Methodologies (PHAWM) project, aims to help ad more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Feb. 18 -- Utrecht University posted the following news: * * * Researchers wanted: Collecting data at the anniversary edition of the Betweter Festival * On Friday evening, 25 September 2026, TivoliVredenburg will host the festive tenth (!) edition of the Betweter Festival. This art and science festival immerses visitors in a unique mix of talks, music, film, interactive installations and live research. With nearly 3,000 know-it-alls under one roof, the festival of more PR

PERTH, Australia, Feb. 18 -- Murdoch University posted the following news: * * * Restored woodlands show only partial ability to bounce back after fire * A new study from Murdoch University reveals that components of restored Banksia woodlands may struggle to cope with fire as effectively as natural bushland. Fire is a natural and essential part of the Australian ecological landscape, with many native plant species regenerating after fire that occurs under the right conditions. However,  more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, Feb. 18 -- The University of Plymouth posted the following news: * * * Storms and shifting sands - assessing the ocean's impact on Start Bay * Experts have warned that extensive storm damage caused to one of South Devon's most iconic routes is likely to become more frequent as global sea levels rise and the impacts of extreme wave events increases. Members of the University of Plymouth's Coastal Processes Research Group have been conducting detailed measurements and visu more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 18 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Supporting Indigenous land justice: UQ granted Centre for Native Title Anthropology * University of Queensland anthropologists Dr Richard Martin and Dr Kim de Rijke have received funding from the Commonwealth Government's Attorney-General's Department to establish the Centre for Native Title Anthropology (CNTA) at UQ. Previously based at the ANU, the Centre aims to support the identification and p more PR

HOBART, Australia, Feb. 18 -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news: * * * Tasmanian scientist in NASA mission to track ice with space lasers A sea-ice scientist at the University of Tasmania (UTAS) is part of a new NASA satellite mission designed to deliver greater global coverage of land, sea and ice than all prior missions combined. NASA announced on 5 February that the Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) satellite proposal has been selected for continued development.  more PR

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Feb. 18 -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Three TU/e professors join the Netherlands' oldest scientific society Tom de Greef, Mark van den Brand, and Nirvana Meratnia have been appointed as members of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW), the oldest scholarly society in the Netherlands. The appointment of the three TU/e professors is recognition of their contributions to their respective fields and their  more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 19 -- The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University issued the following news release: * * * Truth-telling must underpin Victoria's landmark anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes inquiry * Victoria has established a landmark parliamentary inquiry into anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes, extremist recruitment and online harms. An RMIT expert says the inquiry presents a rare opportunity not only to respond to rising hate, but to confront the institutional histories that shape i more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 18 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * New study aims to improve recovery after cancer treatment in older people The REBOUND Study aims to understand how "hallmarks of ageing" are affected following bowel cancer treatment in older people. * Researchers at University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB), in collaboration with Kings College London (KCL), are leading a new study to understand the factors that influence h more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb. 18 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * University of Glasgow celebrates graduation of deep tech ventures from Infinity G programme * Fourteen startups with potential to change lives and create economic impact have benefitted from a venture-building programme in Glasgow. A raft of young companies developing technology from wearable diagnostic brain sensors to medtech implants completed the University of Glasgow's 13-week Infinity G accelerat more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, Feb. 18 -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * University of Portsmouth appoints two leading plastics experts as Visiting Research Fellows Revolution Plastics Institute (RPI) strengthens the relationship between academia, industry and policymakers in the fight against plastic pollution * The University of Portsmouth's Revolution Plastics Institute (RPI) has appointed two of the UK's most experienced plastics experts as Visiting Research Fellows more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, Feb. 18 -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Feeling worse about money? Climate change may be part of the reason Researchers find abnormal temperatures are linked to pessimism about finances and life satisfaction * Climate change is not just reshaping the planet, it's already affecting how people feel about their lives, their health and their financial security, according to a new study from the Universities of Portsmouth and Dundee. The re more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 18 -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: * * * AI leader a role model for women on the move Artificial intelligence luminary, Distinguished Professor Fang Chen, is the winner of a major national award championing women in engineering. Distinguished Professor Fang Chen is a globally recognised leader in artificial intelligence and expert who uses data science to build Australian industries. The Executive Director of the UTS Data Science In more PR

COVENTRY, England, Feb. 18 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * University of Warwick joins the QS Responsible AI Consortium * The University of Warwick has joined the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Responsible AI Consortium - a partnership of 11 world-leading higher education institutions - to reimagine how AI can support responsible learning, research, and practice. The Responsible AI Consortium provides a shared platform to advance AI capability and explore r more PR

WOLLONGONG, Australia, Feb. 18 -- The University of Wollongong issued the following news release: * * * Researchers achieve world-first in underwater 3D concrete printing LUYTEN 3D collaboration produces Australia's first submerged 3D printing system, world-first accelerator-free concrete mix for use underwater University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers have partnered with construction technology company LUYTEN 3D to achieve Australia's first underwater 3D concrete printing system, and the w more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, Feb. 18 -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * Wood relaxes even in virtual form - A combination of scent and visual stimuli boosts recovery * A study carried out by the University of Helsinki and Natural Resources Institute Finland investigated how the scent of wood and walls that mimic wood affect people's recovery and mood indoors. The focus was on the effects of a scent representing Scots pine, virtual wooden walls and their combination. more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 18 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Wysa and Imperial to test AI mental health tool for girls in rural India By Ryan O'Hare Researchers at Imperial College London are collaborating on a new pound sterling5.3m project to adapt and scale an AI enabled digital mental health programme for adolescent girls living in rural India. Funded by Wellcome, the international project will see researchers help to develop and test the use of an AI chat bot fo more PR