BATH, England, Feb. 26 -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * 60th Anniversary: Update and invitation from the Vice-Chancellor * Dear colleagues, A flying start Our 60th anniversary year has certainly started at full tilt. Thank you to everyone involved in the smooth running of the assessment period at the start of the year, including exams and the marking that follows, and with the start of Semester Two. The brighter days have been welcome and, with The SU election more PR

CAMBRIDGE, England, Feb. 26 (TNSjou) -- Anglia Ruskin University issued the following news: * * * The wild can be 'death trap' for rescued animals * Nishat, one of the two Bengal slow lorises to survive being released - photo by Marcel Stawinoga An important new study has found that the wild can be a "death trap" for animals that are released from captivity after previously being rescued. The research, published in the journal Global Ecology and Conservation, involved Anglia Ruskin Unive more PR

BATH, England, Feb. 25 -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * Bath tobacco researchers present work at global public health conference * Researchers from the Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG), part of the University of Bath's Centre for 21st Century Public Health, will present their research at a prestigious global public health conference. Five members of TCRG will attend the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT), held in Baltimore,  more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 27 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Blood lactate levels can predict physical outcomes for ALS patients * Higher levels of blood lactate may be the key to a longer life for people with the neurodegenerative condition ALS, new research suggests. Key points * Lactate is an essential metabolic fuel and has long been known to influence motor neuron survival * Researchers have now confirmed revealed blood lactate is a key biomarker more PR

BATHURST, Australia, Feb. 26 -- The Charles Sturt University posted the following news: * * * Climate change: Australians divided over who should pay for insurance - new report * Half the population supports a levy on carbon polluting industries to fund rising home insurance premiums in disaster-prone areas, according to the results of a Charles Sturt University nationwide survey about attitudes to climate change. * The latest report from a Charles Sturt University survey shows divided vi more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 27 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Delicate membranes given super strength to transform green energy tech * Researchers have found a way to fabricate film-thin membranes imbued with super strength that could extend the durability of decarbonisation technologies. Key points * Membranes transport ions in fuel cells, batteries, and electrolysers but are often not strong enough to stand the harsh operating conditions * Strengthen more PR

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Feb. 26 -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * NWO Vici grants awarded to Danqing Liu and Richard Lopata Danqing Liu plans to develop new liquid crystal polymer materials for touch display technologies to enhance user interactivity, while Richard Lopata is aiming to revolutionize abdominal ultrasound imaging. Two TU/e researchers have been awarded NWO Vici grants, a prestigious grant aimed at advanced researchers that facilitates th more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 26 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Enhancing clinical trial conduct and reporting to improve the health of young patients and their families * An expert in Clinical Trials from the University of Nottingham is part of an international team of experts who have come together to enhance clinical trial conduct and reporting. Paediatric randomised controlled trials provide evidence for patients, families, researchers, clinicians, more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Feb. 26 -- Utrecht University posted the following news: * * * Four Utrecht-based researchers receive Vici-grant * The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vici grants to four Utrecht researchers. The researchers will each receive up to 1.5 million euros to (further) build up their own research group. This year, there are two Vici's at the Faculty of Science, one at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance and one at the UMC Utrecht. The research projects  more PR

MIDDLESBROUGH, England, Feb. 26 -- Teesside University issued the following news release: * * * Free research training delivered by Teesside University reaches milestone A team of academics from Teesside University is about to deliver its 100th free training session, supporting the professional development of local authority staff, healthcare professionals, educators and doctoral students. More than 8,500 people from across the world have registered for the free training sessions, which cove more PR

HONG KONG, Feb. 26 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Marine Scientists Reveal Giant Clam Feeding Strategy Could Determine Their Future Survival * Giant clams ( Tridacna gigas ), members of the family Tridacnidae and among the most striking inhabitants of tropical coral reefs, are being driven towards extinction. Over-harvesting for jewellery, the aquarium trade, and food, together with habitat loss and pollution, has severely reduced their population more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Feb. 26 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * How social media draws vulnerable users back to eating disorder content - new research * But recent research my colleagues and I have conducted suggests these platforms can also steer users back towards the very content they are trying to avoid. We carried out in-depth interviews with people who had experienced eating disorders. Participants described how diet, fitness and body-focused posts  more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Feb. 26 -- McGill University posted the following news release: * * * How stepping into nature affects the brain * Spending time in nature, even briefly, triggers changes in the brain that calm stress, restore attention and quiet mental clutter, a new study has found. Researchers at McGill University and colleagues at Adolfo Ibanez University in Chile have examined more than 100 brain-imaging studies from various disciplines. The result is one of the most comprehensive re more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, Feb. 26 -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * Four years of war in Ukraine: what Europe can learn from the battlefield Four years of war in Ukraine have transformed the nature of warfare, with drones, digital defence systems and improvised solutions shaping the battlefield. At a recent symposium, Dutch and Ukrainian experts discussed frontline conditions. What lessons do they see for Europe? Lesson 1: Invest now to saves lives 'The war no longer make more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, Feb. 26 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * Liverpool-India partnership strengthens research on military cultural heritage * Researchers from the University of Liverpool's Heritage Institute and ArCHIAM research centre have joined Indian academic and military historians to advance new research frameworks for the study and stewardship of India's military cultural heritage. Earlier this month, the Indian Institute of Heritage, Delhi hos more PR

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, Feb. 26 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * Lone Gram elected to the American Academy of Microbiology * Mette Haagen Marcussen Fellows are selected through a highly competitive, two round peer review process that evaluates excellence, originality, service, and leadership in the microbial sciences. The Academy is the honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology, one of the world's largest organizations more PR

LUND, Sweden, Feb. 26 (TNSjou) -- Lund University issued the following news release: * * * Lipid molecules reorganise at drying interfaces Minor changes in moisture level can promote lipid molecules to reorganise themselves in biomaterial or biomembranes. This can affect how the skin, lungs and tear film protect us from dehydration. A new discovery from Lund University in Sweden could be the inspiration for smart materials and new drug delivery techniques. Imagine a membrane that separates d more PR

LUND, Sweden, Feb. 26 (TNSjou) -- Lund University issued the following news release: * * * One eyed creature gave rise to our modern eyes There is a tiny cyclops among your oldest ancestors, and humans share these remarkable ancestral roots with all other vertebrates. This according to new, surprising research on the evolution of the eye. Researchers from Lund University and University of Sussex have found that all vertebrates evolved from a distant ancestor that had a single eye located at  more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Feb. 25 -- McGill University posted the following news release: * * * Making solar power's land use more efficient * As solar energy rapidly is becoming the world's largest renewable power source, new research from McGill University offers a clearer picture of how much land that growth could require and how smarter choices could mitigate solar energy's land footprint. "Solar photovoltaics are poised to become the largest renewable energy source globally by 2029, but both  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 26 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Minority groups felt fearful and unwelcome after 2024 summer riots, according to new research * New research has revealed the impact of the 2024 riots on minority groups in the UK, showing that it made people feel unwelcome and fearful in their own communities and that they modified their daily lives to feel safe. Experts from the University of Nottingham's School of Psychology undertook a more PR

BURNABY, British Columbia, Feb. 26 -- Simon Fraser University posted the following news: * * * More than eco-anxiety: SFU study exposes emotional fallout of climate crisis for youth * by Robyn Stubbs A few years ago, researcher Maya Gislason's young child came home from school with her crayon drawing of the Earth in 2020 and 2050. "The first was blue and green; the second was a planet on fire," she says. "Her question to me was: How old will I be when I die in 2050?" Now, new Simon Frase more PR

BATH, England, Feb. 26 -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * New technology could use sunlight to break down 'forever chemicals' * An international team of scientists led by the University of Bath has developed a new catalyst - a substance that speeds up chemical reactions - that uses sunlight to break down so-called 'forever chemicals' prevalent in the environment and known to accumulate in the human body with unknown long-term health effects. They hope this technolog more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Feb. 26 -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Newcastle University at the heart of Blyth Festival of Energy Newcastle University to showcase research and innovation at the inaugural Blyth Festival of Energy. Researchers from Newcastle University will take centre stage as Blyth hosts the town's first-ever Festival of Energy from 5-8 March 2026. The event is a celebration of the town's rich heritage, its people, and its growing reputation as a  more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Feb. 26 -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Creative Industries present huge investment opportunity New research shows 'high-growth potential firms' outnumber both Life Sciences and Advanced Manufacturing. High growth potential New research, published today by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC) which is led by Newcastle University, shows that the Creative Industries account for almost a tenth of UK firms class more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Copenhagen's Niels Bohr Institute issued the following news: * * * James Webb finds surprisingly mature galaxies in early cosmic megastructure New research shows that some of the most massive galaxy groups have evolved more rapidly than anticipated. The galaxy group known as "The Cosmic Vine" contains far more inactive galaxies than previously observed - a characteristic normally associated with much more mature galaxies. The research more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Feb. 26 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Northumbria Film graduates receive Royal Television Society honours * Trixie Parkin-Christie and Ben Pywell, who graduated from the BA (Hons) Film programme last summer, won recognition for their work in two separate categories. Their achievements mark the third consecutive year talent from Northumbria University has triumphed in the Best Student Drama category. The regional Royal Telev more PR

BRISTOL, England, Feb. 26 -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Parliamentarians and regional leaders learn about GW4 R&D strengths at Bristol and Bath Science Park event * The West of England Research, Development and Innovation Showcase on Friday 13 February was an opportunity to highlight emerging R&D opportunities and discuss ways of working together with a view to future investment in innovation. It was the final event of a series of regional engagement more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Feb. 26 -- Utrecht University posted the following news: * * * Past climate change: first indicators of resilience in tropical life, provided that global warming did not exceed 1.5 degrees * New geological data indicate that marine life is somewhat resilient to warming in the tropics. Chris Fokkema, earth scientist at Utrecht University, discovered that tropical algae were largely unaffected by a number of periods of global warming of up to 1.5 degrees Celsius in th more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Feb. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Practice manager partners could be key to future sustainability of GP practices * Smaller GP practices that appoint a manager partner are significantly less likely to close or merge, the first study of its kind has found. The University of Manchester and Calgary researchers publish their study today in the Journal of Health Economics amid a backdrop of dwindling numbers of GPs pra more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 26 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Professor Bronwyn Fredericks awarded Fulbright Scholarship * UQ Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) Professor Bronwyn Fredericks has been named a 2026 Fulbright Scholar, recognised for her leadership in social justice and improving Indigenous health and education outcomes. As part of the program, Professor Fredericks will travel to Harvard University to explore how coordinated research, more PR

BATH, England, Feb. 25 -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * Projects awarded Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) Open Call funding for 2025-26 * The University of Bath's Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAAs) administered awards ranging from PS10K to PS50K between the two IAAs in 2025-26. All projects are led by research staff from departments across the University wi more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 26 (TNSjou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * High-risk patients account for 80% of post-surgery deaths Large UK-wide study shows that high-risk patients account for nearly 80% of post-surgery deaths, highlighting the need for open conversations and more tailored care. * A major new study, led by Queen Mary University of London and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has been published in The Lancet Pub more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Feb. 26 -- Utrecht University posted the following news: * * * Register for the Higher Education Research Symposium on the Hidden Curriculum * Join us on Tuesday, 14 April 2026, from 12:00 to 17:00 for the HER Symposium on the Hidden Curriculum, explored from diverse theoretical and disciplinary research perspectives. The hidden curriculum refers to the full range of side effects and implicit lessons that accompany the formal educational curriculum. View the full pr more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb. 26 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * Science Innovation Day shows commercially viable novel ideas * From ground-breaking research to connecting researchers, exciting ideas are coming out of the Wits University Faculty of Science. Students and staff across fields are breaking the stereotype that scientists should focus on academic research and lab work rather than innovative ideas that could lead to profitable businesses more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 26 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Scientists identify key protein that stops malaria parasite growth * An international team of scientists has shed light on the development of the malaria parasite and have identified a unique protein essential for its survival and transmission, which offers a promising new target for antimalaria drugs. The discovery centres on a molecule named Aurora-related kinase 1 (ARK1 ). In a new stud more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 26 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Scientists' Antarctic mission to reveal ancient pathogens in penguin poo * A team of scientists have recently returned from a research trip to Antarctica where they were collecting penguin poo 'guano' from lake sediment cores. The ancient DNA from these samples will be analysed for pathogens and other microbes to better predict the likely ecological impact of changing climatic conditions and more PR

BURNABY, British Columbia, Feb. 26 -- Simon Fraser University posted the following news: * * * SFU partners with businesses to boost sustainability of Canada's fastest academic supercomputer * by Will Henderson SFU has signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with three strategic partners to build on the industry-leading efficiency and sustainability of the Cedar Supercomputing Centre at its Burnaby campus, which houses Fir, the fastest and most powerful academic supercomputer system in Ca more PR

KUOPIO, Finland, Feb. 26 -- The University of Eastern Finland posted the following news: * * * Speech deepfakes continue to challenge researchers * "Today, anyone can create a speech deepfake. In the past, it took greater technical dedication, but nowadays, numerous voice cloning services are available to virtually anyone," says Professor Tomi Kinnunen of the School of Computing at the University of Eastern Finland. Speech synthesis could, in principle, be used to deceive biometric authent more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb. 26 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Strategic partnership announced between UofG and SP Energy Networks * A new sector-leading partnership between SP Energy Networks and the University of Glasgow has been unveiled today. The multi-year partnership will create a sector-leading 'Cyber Defence Lab', fund PhD and graduate apprenticeship programmes, and develop Data, Cyber, Digital and AI skills needed to deliver a resilient, Net Zero electri more PR

MACAU, China, Feb. 26 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * Study tour groups from different places visit UM during winter break * During the winter break, students and parents from various places joined study tours to visit the University of Macau (UM). During their time at UM, they explored different parts of the campus, took photos, and learned about the university's education model, campus environment, and comprehensive facilities. The visits also gave them the oppo more PR

GUILFORD, England, Feb. 26 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Surrey ranked world's leading university for nuclear isomer discovery, with three physicists in global top ten * A global database of nuclear physics discoveries spanning more than a century has ranked three University of Surrey physicists among the world's top 10 for discovering and characterising nuclear isomers - rare, long-lived excited states of atomic nuclei that provide a unique window into more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Feb. 26 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * Teachers receive limited training to identify dyscalculia despite one child in every classroom having the condition, study finds * The research, led by Loughborough University, surveyed 1,323 education professionals across the UK, Italy, Vietnam and South Africa and found widespread gaps in training and understanding of dyscalculia - a neurodevelopmental condition that emerges in the early year more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * The UAB at APAIE 2026 in Hong Kong * The Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) is participating in the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) 2026 Higher Education Conference, held in Hong Kong from 23 to 28 February, in the 2026 edition. The delegation of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, led by the Vice-Rector for International Relations, Oscar Jane, and compo more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 26 -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * UCL astrophysicist and chemist honoured in Blavatnik Awards Dr Paola Pinilla (Mullard Space Science Laboratory at UCL) has been named as a laureate and Dr Michael Booth (UCL Chemistry) as a finalist in the 2026 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK. The awards recognise scientific advances by UK researchers across life sciences, chemical sciences, and physical sciences and engineering. Dr Pi more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 26 -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * UCL to host 19.5m pounds supercomputing facility A UCL-led team will receive pound sterling19.5 million over five years to provide a powerful, high-speed computing resource for researchers across the UK in areas ranging from medicine to engineering to history. The computing resource, called Charger, will consist of more than 37,000 central processing unit (CPU) cores - the versatile "brains" of a compu more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Feb. 26 -- Utrecht University posted the following news: * * * Ulrich Zierahn-Weilage appointed as professor Applied Economic Data Research Methods * As of 1 March 2026, Ulrich Zierahn-Weilage is appointed as Professor of Applied Economic Data Research Methods at the Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.). He wants to develop a research agenda that uses machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) to generate new data, connect previously separate  more PR

BATH, England, Feb. 26 -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * University celebrates full membership at world's largest particle physics lab * The University of Bath has been welcomed as a full member of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at CERN, making the University an official partner in one of the flagship experiments of the world's leading particle physics laboratory. Bath's application was anchored by the University's engineering expertise, which complemen more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 26 -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Gen Z more likely to live with parents in early 20s than previous generations More than two thirds of people in the UK are living with their parents at age 23, around three times higher than a generation of millennials when they were a similar age a decade ago. The new UCL study finds that around two fifths of gen Z, born at the turn of the century, are unable to move out because of financial reasons.  more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Obstructive sleep apnoea breathing disorder affects one in five Around one in five people in the UK and the US have the breathing disorder obstructive sleep apnoea, likely costing both economies billions in lost productivity every year, suggests a new paper led by a UCL researcher. The peer-reviewed study, published in BMJ Thorax and funded by the Isackson Family Foundation and Stanford Head & more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, Feb. 26 -- The University of Plymouth posted the following news: * * * University joins UK collaboration driving innovations in advanced neurotechnologies * The University of Plymouth is playing a key role in a first-of-its-kind facility dedicated to transforming the clinical applications of advanced neurotechnologies. The new National Centre for Neurotechnology and Neurorestoration will focus on implanted devices which require surgical procedures to place them in or nea more PR

BATH, England, Feb. 25 -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * University of Bath and BIM4Water celebrate national inclusion and diversity award win * A partnership between the University of Bath and BIM4Water has been recognised for Excellence in Inclusion and Diversity at the national Digital Construction Live Awards, held on 19 February 2026 in Belfast. The awards highlighted excellence in digital construction, where data and technologies are used to improve the plannin more PR

BATH, England, Feb. 26 -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * University of Bath research shows social media worsens plight of marginalised communities in India * Social media platforms, often praised for giving everyone a voice, can reinforce inequality and deepen the exclusion of marginalised communities, new research from the University of Bath School of Management shows. The study focused on Dalits in India, formerly referred to as "untouchables" and now legally kno more PR

BATH, England, Feb. 25 -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * University of Bath to host iWorkinSport Job Fair * After seven successful in-person editions in Switzerland (and two online editions), iWorkinSport is taking a major next step in its journey: expanding beyond Lausanne and bringing together the international sports industry in a new world-class setting. The iWorkinSport Convention & Job Fair is the first truly international career fair dedicated exclusively to more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Air-con heat relief significantly worsens climate change Researchers discover major global inequality with Global South left behind by wealthier countries - despite needing air conditioning more. * While air-conditioning protects people from dangerous heat, it also significantly worsens global warming - by 2050 potentially producing more carbon dioxide than the current annual emissions of  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Rise of the rice robots - creating active smart materials Rice exhibits rare behaviour - allowing scientists to create new materials designed to behave in ways impossible for natural materials. * Rice becomes weaker when compressed quickly, while staying stronger under slow pressure - a discovery enabling scientists to design a new material that could be used to build 'soft' robots that ch more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 26 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * New system tracks blockchain money laundering faster and more accurately New system provides a next-generation anti-money laundering framework for blockchain systems, with automatic adaptation to new criminal tactics. * An advanced detection system to identify and trace blockchain funds connected with criminal activity has been presented today at the Annual CyberASAP Demo Day in London. The system more PR

NORWICH, England, Feb. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Offended? Not me. How people use denial to appear rational on social media People often downplay being offended during online arguments to appear more rational, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). A new study reveals how social media users navigate, negotiate and often reject accusations of being offended during heated online exchanges, even when their language more PR

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, Feb. 26 -- The University of Groningen issued the following news: * * * Vici grant for Professor of Neurology Marieke Wermer The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Vici grant, worth up to Euros1.5 million, to Marieke Wermer, Professor of Neurology at the UMCG. This will enable her to develop an innovative line of research and set up her own research group for five years. Vici is one of the largest scientific grants for individuals in the Netherlands and ta more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Feb. 26 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Why community voices could make or break world's forest restoration plans Written by: Joe Stafford A new study has revealed a critical gap between global promises to restore forests and what is happening on the ground for the communities who depend on, manage and care for them. The research, led by researchers from The University of Manchester and published in the journal Restoration Ecol more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Feb. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Are the medical needs of transgender and non-binary people being met? A study finds barriers to gender-affirming care for transgender and non-binary people in Quebec. By Beatrice St-Cyr-Leroux When asked about their most important medical needs during transition, transgender and non-binary people regularly mention hormone therapy, a survey by researchers at Universite de Montreal has found. O more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 26 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * New Aboriginal community-led resource launched to help families navigate child protection One in seven Aboriginal children will have an out-of-home care placement by the time they're 13. The Know Your Rights website will empower their families to bring them home. Aboriginal families navigating the child protection system now have a powerful new resource with today's launch of the Know Your Rights more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 26 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * Meningococcal B vaccination does not reduce gonorrhoea, trial results show Results from a major randomised control trial provide strong evidence that the meningococcal B vaccine is not effective at preventing gonorrhoea among gay and bisexual men. Contrary to existing evidence from observational studies, the meningococcal B vaccine (4CMenB) has no effect on preventing the acquisition of gonorrhoe more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 26 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * New Resilient Democracy Lab to counter democratic decline UNSW experts will design evidence-based policies and safeguards to strengthen democratic resilience in Australia and worldwide as threats to democracy intensify. Democracy is under threat worldwide. Both new and long-standing democracies are decaying as free elections, civil liberties and other key checks and balances are weakened. Notabl more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 27 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following commentary on Feb. 25, 2026, by Derek Wilding, co-director of the Centre for Media Transition: * * * A step forward for news funding mechanisms Last week we published the fully-designed copy of our new report, Funding the Way Forward for Australian News: A Review of Local and International News Funding Distributions Mechanisms by Julie Eisenberg and Tamara Marcus. It's a companion piece to Julie's  more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 26 -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: * * * A Bigger Lens for Bigger Risks: Inside the Rise of Systems Stewardship IGCC and ISF uncover how Australian investors are working together to manage system wide climate risks. Understanding big risks requires a big picture view Complex issues like Climate change create system level risks - risks that flow across economies, markets and sectors. Because these risks are system-wide, tackling them  more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 26 -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: * * * Shaping the future of vehicle to grid in Australia More than 30 organisations from across Australia's vehicle to grid ecosystem came together in February for the first Vehicle Grid Network Roundtable, marking a major step toward coordinated, industry led action on EV to-grid integration. This February, the Vehicle-Grid Network (VGN) convened its first industry roundtable, bringing together 51 s more PR

TUBINGEN, Germany, Feb. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Tubingen issued the following news release: * * * How oxygen enriched the Earth's atmosphere 2.5 billion years ago University of Tubingen researchers investigate how O2-producing cyanobacteria survived toxic iron compounds to flourish and multiply * Cyanobacteria as they still exist today were the first organisms to carry out photosynthesis and release oxygen. Produced in primeval oceans around 2.5 billion years ago, this oxygen accum more PR

TUBINGEN, Germany, Feb. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Tubingen issued the following news release: * * * Human activity is influencing the behavior of Germany's wildcats Tubingen's Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment team used existing samples, analyzed isotopes preserved in hair to determine where animals hunt * A research team led by Dr. Chris Baumann and Dr. Dorothee Drucker from the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University more PR

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Feb. 26 -- The University of Victoria issued the following news release: * * * New Southern Ocean observatories advance frontier of remote ocean monitoring A Canada-Spain partnership to monitor the Southern (Antarctic) Ocean has doubled its data capture capacity with the deployment of two new Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) subsea observatories, helping to address a data shortage gap in a rapidly changing part of the planet. The two observatories were deployed this mo more PR

WOLLONGONG, Australia, Feb. 26 -- The University of Wollongong issued the following news release: * * * Pancreatic cancer treatment innovation wins national People's Choice award New implantable pancreatic cancer treatment honoured in the Problem Solver category at the Shaping Australia Awards * University of Wollongong (UOW) research tackling one of the deadliest forms of cancer has won the 2025 Shaping Australia Awards People's Choice Award in the Problem Solver category, following a nati more PR

NANAIMO, British Columbia, Feb. 26 -- Vancouver Island University issued the following news: * * * Monitoring toxic tire chemicals in salmon-bearing streams When rain hits the road, it carries a hidden threat downstream as a cocktail of contaminants are transported to streams through stormwater drains. Dr. Erik Krogh, a Vancouver Island University Chemistry Professor and Co-director of the Applied Environment Research Laboratories (AERL), is studying how this pollution affects local salmon st more PR

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, Feb. 26 -- Radboud University posted the following news: * * * Vici grants for research into obesity, gender-related violence, and digitisation * Three scientists from Radboud University have each received a Vici research grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). This will allow Esther Aarts, Marieke van den Brink and Tamar Sharon to do further research in their fields. With this Vici grant, researchers can conduct research and set up more PR

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, Feb. 26 -- Radboud University posted the following news: * * * VR game helps police officers manage stress better * Training police officers with a virtual-reality game can significantly improve their ability to regulate stress, even in realistic, high-pressure situations. The VR game, developed at the Donders Institute at Radboud University, has already been integrated into several police training programmes. For the study, Floris Klumpers - associate professor  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 26 -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: * * * VUB models teach Artificial Intelligence to read tables more correctly "We want our models to understand the underlying structure of tables, just like humans do" * The growing volume of reports, invoices, scientific publications and other business documents increasingly challenges companies and institutions to process information quickly and reliably. In his doctoral research at VUB entitl more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 27 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * What a map of Queensland reveals about health inequality * Researchers have used geospatial data to illustrate significant life expectancy differences across Queensland, including for areas only kilometres apart within cities. Health geographer Associate Professor Jonathan Olsen from The University of Queensland's Institute for Social Science Research led a team which used railway stations as geog more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 26 -- The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University issued the following news release: * * * Why art matters for a place most Australians will never see * As Antarctica undergoes rapid environmental change, artists are playing a critical role in how its impacts are understood beyond scientific data. RMIT experts highlight why funding for programs that support creative practice, such as the Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship, is essential to sustaining a more PR