VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 1 -- The University of Victoria issued the following news release: * * * $5.4M PacifiCan investment fuels aerospace and AI innovation at UVic Two University of Victoria (UVic) researchers in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science have received a combined $5.43 million in funding from the federal government's regional development agency for British Columbia to strengthen space, climate and dual-use technologies with real-world impact across Canada. P more PR

BURNABY, British Columbia, April 1 -- Simon Fraser University posted the following news: * * * 'Nothing is changing,' SFU researcher warns B.C.'s endangered species lacking protection * by Sam Smith The hairy woodpecker is one of only 14 species to have undergone genuine improvements since 2008. Photo credit: Peter Thompson Thousands of endangered species in British Columbia are not receiving the help they need to survive, according to new Simon Fraser University research. B.C. is Cana more PR

AALTO, Finland, April 1 (TNSjou) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Positive communication and improvisation help build students' communication skills to meet employer needs The School of Business redesigned its mandatory first-year communication course * Aalto University School of Business redesigned its mandatory first-year communication course so that it places positive communication skills at its core and integrates improvisational theatre techniques to streng more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, April 1 -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Academic in international collaboration testing credibility of research claims * A Swansea University psychologist is part of a team of international academics putting research credibility to the test. Dr Alex Jones and more than 860 colleagues from across the world have been sharing their insights in new research as part of the Systematizing Confidence in Open Research and Evidence (SCORE) programme. It offer more PR

MANCHESTER, England, April 1 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * AI study reveals England's productivity divide is far more complex than North-South Written by: Joe Stafford  Researchers at The University of Manchester have used artificial intelligence to uncover a complex picture behind England's long-running productivity puzzle, challenging the idea that the country's economic performance can be explained by a simple North-South divide. In a major stu more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 1 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Aston Business School positioned amongst global elite in the 2026 QS Rankings by Subject * Aston University has once again been recognised globally for the strength and influence of its research * Business, Management and Marketing disciplines placed in the world top 15 for research impact * 2026 edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings provided by global higher education analyst QS.  more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 2 -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: * * * Aussie dads want flexible work, research finds * "I worked in construction and I was doing a 12-hour day every day... I'd get home at 6pm, eat dinner, have a shower and my daughter was tucking me into bed," one father recalled about a previous job. Balancing work and family remains somewhat elusive for many fathers, despite the introduction of family-friendly workplace policies in Australia. Fat more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, April 1 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * Brain-inspired chip could make some AI tasks up to 2,000 times more energy efficient, study finds * Loughborough University physicists have developed a device that can process data that changes over time directly in hardware, rather than relying on software running on conventional computers. Their latest research, published in Advanced Intelligent Systems, suggests the approach can be up to 2 more PR

BATHURST, Australia, April 1 -- The Charles Sturt University posted the following news: * * * Charles Sturt shines globally with top 100-ranked research driving real-world impact * These strong results reflect Charles Sturt University's deep and distinctive research culture. Charles Sturt University is celebrating a suite of strong results in the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject. Charles Sturt work in Veterinary Science and Library and Information Management achiev ed coveted more PR

LONDON, England, April 1 -- City St George, University of London issued the following news: * * * City St George's partners with Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals to study osteoarthritis pain drug candidate Leading pain researchers at City St George's are partnering with Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals, an Australian late-stage clinical development company, to test a drug that could provide a new treatment option for osteoarthritis. By Lisa Jones, Press and Research Communications Manager Osteoarthri more PR

LONDON, England, April 1 (TNSjou) -- City St George, University of London issued the following news: * * * Interventions for self-harm are less effective for men Study raises concerns about how well current treatments meet the needs of men at high risk of suicide By George Wigmore, Senior Communications Officer Researchers at City St George's, University of London have found that psychological interventions for self-harm appear to be more effective for females than males, raising concerns a more PR

MANCHESTER, England, April 1 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Co designed intervention shows promise for improving mental health discharge for people with dementia, research finds * A new tool designed to support people with dementia when being discharged from mental health hospitals has been co-designed and evaluated by researchers at The University of Manchester. The SAFER-Dem intervention shows promise as an effective, patient-centred approach to im more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, April 1 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * First detection of Usutu virus in Scotland * Usutu virus (USUV) has been identified in blackbirds in Scotland for the first time through the Animal and Plant Health Agency's national passive wild avian surveillance programme (APHA), in collaboration with the Mosquito Scotland research programme led by the University of Glasgow. Usutu virus is a mosquito borne virus, which stems from the same family of  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 1 -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: * * * PhD research reveals blind spots in digital banking services Digital inclusion is not an individual challenge, but a shared responsibility of citizens, institutions and policymakers. This is the conclusion of VUB researcher Milica Lazarevic in her PhD on digital banking services. Her research, which calls for a fundamental rethinking of digital inclusion as a prerequisite for safeguarding fu more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, April 1 (TNSjou) -- Griffith University issued the following news: * * * Diabetes and obesity medication may lower the risk of worsening mental health Medication typically used to manage diabetes or obesity may help reduce the risk of worsening depression, anxiety and self-harm, new Griffith University research has shown. Professor Mark Taylor from Griffith's School of Medicine and Dentistry was part of an international team of researchers which investigated the risk o more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, April 1 (TNSjou) -- Griffith University issued the following news: * * * Researchers say ecotourism valuable but cannot decarb tourism industry A new research review counters a recently proposed idea published in Nature Climate Change that ecotourism could serve as a mechanism to decarbonise the tourism industry. The authors - Professor Emeritus Ralf Buckley from Griffith University, Professor Linsheng Zhong from Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Professor Stefan Gossl more PR

MACAU, China, April 1 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance meeting held at UM * The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance (GHMUA) held its 2026 annual meeting at the University of Macau (UM), bringing together over 80 representatives from member institutions to review the alliance's achievements over the past decade and discuss its future development. In his welcome address, UM Vice Rector Rui Martins recognised th more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, April 1 -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Health and Care Research Wales Faculty announces latest Advancing Researchers awardees * Two Swansea University researchers have been successful in the latest round of Health and Care Research Wales funding awards. The recipients of Health and Care Research Wales Faculty's personal funding awards were announced today, with all awards due to begin on 1 April 2026. Through the Advancing Researcher Scheme, person more PR

HONG KONG, April 1 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKUMed develops an innovative titanium implant surface for rapid bacteria elimination and enhanced bone regeneration * A research team from the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has developed a titanium implant surface that can be activated by near-infrared (NIR). With just 15 minutes of NIR irradia more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, April 2 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * Inequalities in childhood pneumococcal vaccine uptake persist in England despite schedule change * The inequalities gap in uptake rates of pneumococcal vaccine for vulnerable groups is widening and simplifying the vaccine schedule has not reduced this, researchers from the University of Liverpool have found. Vaccine uptake data has been examined to assess the impact of moving from a '2+1' to more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 1 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * Inhalable TB treatment a step closer to market * Novel inhalable nanosystem treatment for tuberculosis gains global recognition for market potential. Dr Lindokuhle Ngema, a postdoctoral researcher at the Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform ( WADDP ) has earned a place at the University of Cambridge's Maxwell Centre for Technology Innovation Impulse Programme - in partnership with th more PR

KARLSRUHE, Germany, April 1 (TNSjou) -- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * AI Inspires New Research Topics in Materials Science Researchers at KIT Analyze Materials Science Literature; Combination of Large Language Models and Machine Learning Indicates Trends for Future Research * The number of scientific papers is growing so rapidly that scientists are no longer able to keep track of all of them, even in their own research area. In a current study, r more PR

LONDON, England, April 1 -- Kingston University London issued the following news: * * * Kingston University announces 14 innovative projects to receive Seedcorn funding Kingston University's commitment to having impact in research, knowledge exchange and professional practice is central to this year's Seedcorn Funding competition. A total of 32 submissions were received from across the University, with 14 projects selected for funding to help develop ideas with strong commercial or impact at  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 1 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Large-scale collaboration including Aston University academic releases new findings on research credibility * An international collaboration of 865 academics sampled claims from 3,900 research papers in behavioural and social science * The researchers, including Aston's Dr James Reynolds, assessed research repeatability, including reproducibility, robustness, and replicability * There is no single indicator of more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, April 1 -- Macquarie University issued the following news release: * * * Macquarie's bold vision for science and engineering gets major boost * Macquarie University has appointed Professor Samuel Muller as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, following a highly competitive search that attracted strong interest from across Australia. Professor Muller has served in the role over the past year and will now continue to lead one of the University's larges more PR

MANCHESTER, England, April 1 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Manchester Professor appointed expert reviewer for Government nuclear decommissioning review * A University of Manchester Professor has been appointed by Lord Vallance, Minister of State for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear, as an Expert Reviewer for an independent assessment of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA); an executive non-departmental public body that is charged wi more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, April 1 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Northumbria University spinout achieves CE marking for deep lung breath sampling device -- a first backed by peer-reviewed research * A medical device company spun out of Northumbria University has reached a significant milestone -receiving CE marking for a breath sampling platform that peer-reviewed research has demonstrated can reliably collect saliva-free exhaled breath condensates (EB more PR

MANCHESTER, England, April 1 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * PS30 million building refurbishment announced Psychology students studying at Manchester from 2027 are to benefit from a PS30 million refurbishment to the Zochonis building and facilities. The striking structure located within the leafy Brunswick park area of campus is being modernised to ensure students will have the best experience while studying at Manchester. "The Zochonis building is  more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, April 1 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * Prestigious prize for Liverpool-led database unlocking hidden 18th century library culture * An international research team led by researchers from the University of Liverpool's Department of History has been awarded the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Digital Resources Prize for 2026 for the newly published Eighteenth-Century Libraries Online (ECLO) database. ECLO is the resu more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 1 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * Put a plug in it * Solutions that consider social realities and smart collaboration provide the City of Johannesburg with its best chance to resolve the ongoing water crisis. When dozens of Joburg citizens united in protest on a Saturday morning in November outside the Braamfontein Civic Centre, demanding action over the dismal state of water management in the City, it marked a tippi more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 1 -- The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University issued the following news release: * * * Reconsidering our food habits as climate and waste pressures grow * As climate change, population growth and ecological decline reshape how food is produced and consumed, finding solutions will require more than changing what we eat. RMIT experts say tackling food security, waste, packaging and climate risk depends on rethinking everyday food practices and the mul more PR

LEEDS, England, April 1 -- Leeds Beckett University posted the following news: * * * Research partnership secures bright future for Guiseley bakery with new products, branding and growth * The project is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), part-funded by Innovate UK. In the first six months of the KTP, the team has created: * New branding and labelling throughout the business * Brand new Instagram and TikTok accounts, and a refreshed Facebook account * A suite of video reels to  more PR

BATHURST, Australia, April 1 (TNSjou) -- The Charles Sturt University posted the following news: * * * Research shows proof of a simple men's health idea with a big impact * A study by a Charles Sturt University researcher and colleagues has shown that you don't need a building, a budget, or a professional workforce to create a meaningful 'Third Place' for men to improve their physical and mental heath. * A study of the Bathurst Men's Walk and Talk (BMWT) defines it as a rural Third Place,  more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, March 31 (TNSjou)  -- McGill University posted the following news release: * * * Researchers warn of risks posed by 'contaminants of emerging concern' found in crops, agricultural soil * A new international study offers insights into the health risks posed by crops' absorption of "contaminants of emerging concern" (CECs) and flags knowledge gaps the authors say must be addressed. CECs include pharmaceuticals, microplastics, engineered nanomaterials and PFAS (commonly know more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, April 1 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Three UofG academics awarded Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships * Professor Kathleen Riach and Dr Tanya Wilson (Adam Smith Business School) and Dr James Rann (School of Modern Languages & Culture) have been named as the recipients of prestigious Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships. The Fellowships, which are supported by the Leverhulme Trust, allow awardees to focus on full-time research for up to more PR

PETERBOROUGH, Ontario, April 1 -- Trent University issued the following news release: * * * Trent Experts in Arctic Security, Health Equity Recognized with University's Top Research & Teaching Awards Dr. P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Dr. Nour Hammami among eight faculty and instructors recognized for excellence in teaching, research, and student impact * Trent University is celebrating teaching and research excellence, recognizing eight individuals for innovation in Canadian Studies, Child &  more PR

PETERBOROUGH, Ontario, April 1 -- Trent University issued the following news release: * * * Trent Graduate Student Research Showcased at March Board of Governors Meeting Three-minute thesis previews, student leaders' luncheon and University-community connections among meeting highlights * Student voices and research took centre stage at Trent University's Board of Governors meeting on March 27, as governors engaged directly with graduate researchers, student leaders, and varsity athletes du more PR

NORWICH, England, April 1 -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Turning the tide on plastic: The UEA student start-up transforming pregnancy testing with seaweed A student at the University of East Anglia (UEA) hopes to create a 100% plastic-free pregnancy test, to tackle the environmental impact of millions of single-use tests discarded each year. Penelope Helbest, who is currently studying on the MA Creative Writing programme, has created Kelpy: an eco-friendly  more PR

NORWICH, England, April 1 -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * UEA further boosts its climate expertise through key appointments and strategic partnership The University of East Anglia's reputation for climate science has been further enhanced by a new partnership with the UK Met Office, a key committee appointment and a leading US scientist set to arrive in the Summer. UEA joins Met Office Partnership The university has been selected as one of only eight UK uni more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 1 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * CHASM International Visiting Fellows 2026 Announcing international research collaborations on work, inequality and AI in later-life finance * The University of Birmingham's Centre on Household Assets and Savings Management (CHASM) is excited to welcome two new International Visiting Fellows for 2026, advancing global research in labour precarity, gendered inequality, financial wellbeing and the fut more PR

NORWICH, England, April 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Simple blood test could spot dementia years earlier, research shows A blood test could help identify people at higher risk of cognitive decline years before a traditional diagnosis is possible - according to University of East Anglia research. Scientists have discovered that subtle changes in the blood may reveal the earliest signs of cognitive decline long before symptoms become obvious. Th more PR

NORWICH, England, April 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Wildlife-friendly landscapes dramatically boost biodiversity in fragmented forests A major new study has revealed that improving the landscapes surrounding forest remnants can dramatically increase their ability to retain bird species - even when the forest fragments themselves are small or isolated. For decades, traditional ecological theory has treated isolated habitat remnants as 'islands' more PR

MANCHESTER, England, April 1 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * The University of Manchester takes on the lead of ICURe for the North marking a new chapter for UK research commercialisation * More than 175 researchers, innovators, investors and ecosystem leaders gathered at the Sister - Renold Innovation Hub in Manchester last week to explore how stronger regional collaboration can accelerate the journey from research to commercial impact. The event, Po more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, April 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Targeting the tiniest divide: new research reveals potential vulnerability in bacterial reproduction An Universite de Montreal study finds a previously unknown mechanism in bacterial reproduction that could be attacked by future antibiotics. By Beatrice St-Cyr-Leroux Bacteria reproduce by dividing into two: they form a wall, or septum, between the two future cells while remodelling the old cel more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, April 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * How do social media platforms trap users in networks they would rather leave? New UNSW research shows social media platforms do not need to addict users to keep them - they just need to make leaving worse than staying. Social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok harm their users yet continue to grow because people feel compelled to stay, not because they are addicted, but because more PR

HOBART, Australia, April 1 -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news: * * * Exercise science expertise helps JackJumpers guard get back on court The University of Tasmania is playing a key role in supporting the rehabilitation and return-to-play journey of Tasmania JackJumpers guard Sean Macdonald, drawing on its expert staff and state-of-the-art facilities at the Shed, Inveresk. Macdonald ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) when playing for the Australian Boomers on  more PR

WINDSOR, Ontario, April 1 -- University of Windsor issued the following news: * * * University of Windsor exhibition reframes the Windsor-Detroit border through art, archives and student research By Victor Romao An exhibition that ran March 12 to 20 at the University of Windsor's School of Creative Arts (SoCA) Gallery invited visitors to reconsider the border not as a fixed line on a map, but as a shifting experience shaped by politics, access and personal history. Shifting Borders examined more PR

LONDON, Canada, April 1 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Western reshapes children's hearing care with custom AI-driven earmolds ALLEars project will use artificial intelligence and 3D printing to streamline complex process for children who use hearing aids By Maggie MacLellan Emily's eight-year-old son has worn hearing aids since he was six months old and has outgrown more earmolds than she can count. His experience, along with others, is driving a cutting edge Wester more PR