MELBOURNE, Australia, March 19 -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: * * * $1m boost to progress fungal disease treatment * Deftbiotech, a La Trobe University-based spin-out company, has been established to progress the development of a new anti-fungal drug called Pezadeftide, which showed promise as a topical treatment for fungal nail disease during Phase 1 trials. The investment from Eagle Fund, to which La Trobe and Breakthrough Victoria have each contributed $500,00 more PR

MUNICH, Germany, March 18 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news wrap up: * * * 150 Years of Electrical and Computer Engineering at TUM In 1876, Wilhelm von Bezold delivered the first lecture on electrical telegraphy at the Technische Hochschule Munchen - now known as TUM. This laid the foundation for a discipline that continues to shape our daily lives to this day: electrical and computer engineering. Since then, electrical and computer engineering at TUM has evolve more PR

BATHURST, Australia, March 18 -- The Charles Sturt University posted the following news: * * * Ancient 'syphilis-like' disease in Vietnam challenges long-held assumptions on congenital infection * The findings of a new study by a Charles Sturt University researcher and colleagues challenges a long-standing assumption used by scientists studying ancient disease. * A discovery by a Charles Sturt University researcher and colleagues has implications for one of the most enduring debates in me more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, March 18 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * Playing with dolls improves understanding of others * Playing with dolls helps in the development of social skills and the understanding of others in children, according to new research. Research by Cardiff University has found that playing with Barbie dolls can help reach key milestones in developing empathy and social understanding during childhood. Doll play was found to be beneficial for both boys and girls more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, March 19 -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: * * * Cell-inspired sensor paves way to real-time health * The discovery overcomes one of the biggest barriers in blood testing: that blood quickly clogs most sensors, making accurate instant readings almost impossible over long periods of time. Working in collaboration with CSIRO, the team combined a natural protective coating called lubricin, fast-responding receptors and an ultra-sensitive, light-ba more PR

BATH, England, March 18 -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * Centre Directors deliver learning sessions for UK government department * Co-Director of the Centre for 21st Century Public Health, Professor Harry Rutter, and the Centre's Director of Research, Professor Eleonora Fichera, were invited to deliver a specialist session on systems thinking and policy modelling to staff at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Around 50 colleagues from HMRC attended the session, aimed at more PR

CALLAGHAN, Australia, March 18 -- The University of Newcastle posted the following news: * * * Collaborative research for a safe and healthy coastal environment * The University of Newcastle and Central Coast Council have partnered to undertake a comprehensive scientific study of ocean outfalls and surrounding marine environments, strengthening their ongoing commitment to protecting public health and coastal ecosystems. The Ocean Outfall Water Quality and Benthic Process Monitoring Program more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, March 18 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Entourage AI comes of age with $5m pre-seed launch investment * Entourage AI, a longevity and healthspan focused data company, is the latest spin-out to be launched with investment from the University of Glasgow. Announcing a pre-seed raise of $5 million (PS3.75M) alongside the opening of its new Research and Operations Centre in Glasgow, the company has also announced the preorder launch of its propr more PR

MUNICH, Germany, March 18 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * First world map shows impact of the tidal pulse in coastal rivers More than 3,000 rivers analyzed  Researchers led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have created the first global atlas of the influence of tides on coastal rivers. The regions surrounding these coastal rivers are particularly susceptible to flooding, especially with advancing climate change. The freely accessible world m more PR

ANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia, March 17 -- St. Francis Xavier University posted the following news: * * * Fostering Grade 9 school belonging: StFX education faculty looking at the role of play-based learning * Research X'cellence: Our StFX community leveraging expertise on today's most pressing challenges. At StFX, innovative research and creative activity are benefiting our communities, addressing some of today's most pressing challenges. Research X'cellence shines a spotlight on members of our i more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, March 18 -- Utrecht University posted the following news: * * * Franco-Dutch collaboration strengthened on sustainable food, nutrition and health * On 17 March 2026, an important step was taken in strengthening collaboration between France and the Netherlands in the fields of sustainable food, nutrition and health. During a visit by the French Ambassador to the Netherlands, Francois Alabrune, to the Global Research & Innovation Center of Danone in Utrecht, the Frenc more PR

HONG KONG, March 17 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Business School Celebrates 25 Years of Excellence with Grand Anniversary Gala Dinner * HKU Business School held its 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner at the JW Marriott Hotel on 15 March 2026, a landmark celebration honouring a quarter-century of academic excellence, transformative leadership, and groundbreaking contributions to the business world. The Gala Dinner brought together over 500 distinguishe more PR

HONG KONG, March 18 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Engineers Designed and Fabricated Inch-scale Ultrahard Diamond Wafers with 200 GPa Hardness * A research team co-led by Professor Yang Lu from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), and Professor Chengming Li from the Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology at University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), has successfully more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 18 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * Landmark South African study shows HPV vaccination protects girls living with HIV * New research shows first population-level evidence globally that a national HPV vaccination programme can be highly effective in a high HIV-prevalence setting. In South Africa, where the burden of HIV remains high, women living with HIV face a disproportionately increased risk of cervical cancer, aro more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, March 18 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Microplastics researcher named on Nat Geo global leaders list * A University of Queensland researcher whose team designed and implemented the world's first plastic-minimised lab has been named on the National Geographic 33 list of global leaders driving bold and innovative change. Dr Cassandra Rauert has gained international recognition for her research to better understand the impacts of micropl more PR

BOCHUM, Germany, March 18 -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: * * * More Anxiety When Religion is Lacking * The values of child-raising have changed over time. Religiosity in particular has decreased, taking from children a sense of community that can prevent anxiety disorders. Young people around the world are increasingly suffering from anxiety disorders. A team from the Mental Health Research and Treatment Center (FBZ) at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, has i more PR

SINGAPORE, March 19 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * What a flex: Swimming robot propelled by lab-grown muscle hits record speed NUS scientists have developed a self-training method that strengthens lab-grown muscle tissues around the clock, and used them to power a living-muscle robot that swims faster than any of its predecessors * NUS researchers have developed a platform that lets lab-grown muscle tissues train themselves to record-breakin more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, March 17 -- McGill University posted the following news release: * * * New injectable gel could help repair damaged swallowing muscles * A new injectable gel developed by researchers at McGill University and Kyoto University could enable stem cell-based treatments for swallowing disorders. While stem cells have the potential to repair damaged swallowing muscles, ensuring their survival after injection has been a major challenge. In a preclinical study published in Biomate more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, March 18 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * New online MSc in Maternal and Fetal Medicine launched * The University of Liverpool has launched a new MSc in Maternal and Fetal Medicine, offering practising doctors, advanced specialist midwives and sonographers the opportunity to deepen their expertise in the care of complex pregnancies. The programme is led by renowned academics from Liverpool's Institute of Life Course and Medical Sc more PR

GUILFORD, England, March 18 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * New single-cell technique reveals how tuberculosis-like bacteria alter human cells * Researchers from King's College London and the University of Surrey have developed a new technique to measure the content of individual human cells infected with bacteria that model tuberculosis - and it is already revealing biological changes that conventional analysis would miss. Human immune cells called mac more PR

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, March 19 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * The next leap for AI scribes provides eyes in the clinic * The introduction of vision-enabled artificial intelligence (AI) to medical scribes - the recording devices used by doctors to document meetings with patients in real-time - could increase the accuracy of patient notes and save valuable time for clinicians. A Flinders University study, published in npj Digital Medicine, has found that AI medica more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 18 -- The University of Copenhagen posted the following news: * * * Past intensive whaling threatens the future of bowhead whales * A unique collection of prehistoric bowhead whale bones, dating back 11,000 years, reveals a previously untold story of the relative impacts of humans on nature. The time series of ancient fossils show that commercial hunting of bowhead whales, which spanned 400 years and ceased less than a century ago in 1931, has left irreversible de more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, March 18 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Public event to shine light on innovative peacebuilding work in Colombia * A public knowledge exchange event, held at the University of Nottingham later this month, will bring together leading academics, policymakers, and peacebuilding practitioners to explore how relational restorative justice approaches are contributing to ongoing peace efforts in Colombia. The public event on 26 March, more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, March 18 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * Researchers and families join forces to ensure better mental health support for relatives * Academics at Cardiff University are part of an initiative to provide better support for relatives and carers of people undergoing psychiatric treatment. The toolkit of dedicated free online resources has been launched to help loved ones of people who have been detained in hospital for treatment under the Mental Health Ac more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, March 18 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * Self-cleaning period product roll out planned for Kenya * A project using sustainable processes to help tackle period poverty in low- and middle-income countries is being conducted across Kenya. The study aims to scale up production of SunPad, a low-cost, self-sanitising and reusable menstrual product, to industrial-level manufacturing. The technology, developed by researchers at Cardiff University with support more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, March 17 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * Sucrose is an effective way to help manage painful procedures in babies: Study * Giving sucrose, a sugary liquid, to infants is an effective way to manage pain in babies in the neonatal intensive care unit when drawing blood from a vein, a University of Toronto researcher has found. The Cochrane review, which included studies worldwide, found that sucrose is an effective and safe option to manage pain  more PR

MUNICH, Germany, March 18 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following Q&A involving Frank Pollmann, professor of theoretical solid state physics: * * * The order of the quantum world * Interview with Leibniz Prize winner Frank Pollmann Physicist Prof. Frank Pollmann was awarded the 2026 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize on March 18. In this interview, he explains why matter sometimes follows its own laws, what that means for quantum computers, and how quantum research is percei more PR

COVENTRY, England, March 18 -- The University of Warwick Business School posted the following news: * * * Three strategies for transferring ownership in family firms * If ever there were a parable for how not to manage a family succession, it was drafted by a playwright born just 15 miles from Warwick Business School. In King Lear, William Shakespeare's ageing monarch announces his succession plan publicly and impulsively. Without consultation, he divides his kingdom according to a flatter more PR

MUNICH, Germany, March 17 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * TUM Alliance for Security Research and the start-up Tytan featured on BR * Media tip: TUM Security and Defense Alliance In the news report "Defense Industry - A New Playing Field for Startups," Bayerischer Rundfunk highlights the growing landscape of security technology innovation in Munich. BR features the founding of the TUM Security and Defense Alliance as well as the TUM spin-off TYTAN Tech more PR

BATH, England, March 18 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * New policy brief calls for stronger evaluation standards to support access to higher education * A new Institute for Policy Research policy brief calls for a change to how access and participation initiatives in higher education are evaluated, arguing that current evaluation standards are out of step with the sector's growing complexity. Widening access and participation has been a central pillar of more PR

COVENTRY, England, March 18 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * University of Warwick receives PS1.2 million donation to advance antimicrobial resistance research * The University of Warwick announces today (18 th March) that it has received a PS1.2 million donation to further antimicrobial resistance research from alumnus Dr David Stirling (PhD Biosciences, 1974-78). The generous contribution forms part of Warwick's Set the Pace philanthropic campaign. Dr more PR

CALLAGHAN, Australia, March 18 -- The University of Newcastle posted the following news: * * * University Skills Hub to accelerate transition to new energy economy * Construction has commenced on the University of Newcastle's New Energy Skills Hub, a purpose-built facility that will help develop the critical skills needed for the Hunter's energy transition. The goal of the new facility will be to provide hands-on training for students from university, TAFE and training providers. The facil more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, March 18 -- Utrecht University posted the following news: * * * Utrecht physicists create equilibrium glassy phase from rod-shaped particles * Glass appears to be a solid, but in theory it sometimes behaves more like an extremely slow liquid. Physicists in Utrecht now show that glass-like structures can also exist in equilibrium, which is something many theories say should be impossible. The bottom parts of medieval window panes, such as those in old cathedrals, a more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, March 18 -- Utrecht University posted the following news: * * * Investigating the Hidden World of Pesticides When investigative journalist Dirk de Bekker began working on a documentary about declining insect populations in Europe, he expected a challenging science story. What he did not expect was how quickly the subject would lead into a far more complex and contentious world.  Seven years ago, German and Dutch researchers published findings that startled scientis more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, March 17 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * The Vives Network of Universities defends science as the central axis to fight against climate change * The General Council of the Vives Network of Universities, of which the UAB is member, has adopted the declaration "Mediterranean Universities within a Context of Climate Change: science, the fundamental pillar of actions against climate emergencies". This institutional positioning places s more PR

COVENTRY, England, March 18 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * Warwick India Network launch brings community together to shape future engagement with India * The University of Warwick celebrated the successful launch of the Warwick India Network (WIN) on Monday 16 March, taking place at the heart of One World Warwick, the University's celebration of global perspectives, cultural diversity and international collaboration. The timing underscored the spirit of more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, March 18 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * XR Network+ Roadshow arrives in Nottingham to showcase the future of virtual production * Researchers, creatives, and industry professionals will gather at the University of Nottingham's Virtual and Immersive Production (VIP) Studio, on 24 March 2026, as the XR Network+ Roadshow arrives for an inspirational day dedicated to exploring the future of Virtual Production (VP), Artificial Intelli more PR