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'A Perfect Storm': UniSQ Report Warns Housing Disaster Accelerating in the Regions as Laws Fall Short (10)
TOOWOOMBA, Australia, April 15 (TNSrep) -- The University of Southern Queensland issued the following news:
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'A perfect storm': UniSQ report warns housing disaster accelerating in the regions as laws fall short
Griffith Thomas
A new University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) report shows Australia's housing disaster is deepening, with frontline community organisations warning that poorly-designed laws and outdated policies are failing to deliver despite billions in housing spending.
Findings from the residential security report drew on more PR
3D printing will enable researchers to see how human cells sense and respond to their environment (10)
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 15 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release:
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3D printing will enable researchers to see how human cells sense and respond to their environment
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Scientists will use 3D printing to look at how cells involved in the healing of bones and skin sense and respond to the shape of their environment, thanks to funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences, which could reduce our reliance on drugs in the future.
The Academy of Medical Sciences has awarded PS6.7 million to 55 early career rese more PR
3M study led by patient voices targets pain in inflammatory arthritis (10)
GLASGOW, Scotland, April 15 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news:
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3M study led by patient voices targets pain in inflammatory arthritis
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Researchers across the UK are banding together to tackle one of the largest unmet
clinical needs in inflammatory arthritis, pain reduction, in a new PS3m research programme funded by Arthritis UK.
Inflammatory arthritis affects more than 1 in 100 people. It occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the joints, causing inflammation experienced as swelling, stiffness and more PR
Aalto University: Airborne Laser Scanning Reveals Where Pine Marten, Stoat and Least Weasel Thrive in Pioneering Study (10)
AALTO, Finland, April 15 (TNSjou) -- Aalto University issued the following news release:
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Airborne laser scanning reveals where pine marten, stoat and least weasel thrive in pioneering study
Recent decades have seen pine marten, stoat and least weasel populations shrink significantly across Finland with potential effects on predator-prey relationships and more broadly on forests as ecosystems. A new study supports conservation efforts with valuable information on the types of habitats in which mustelids fare best.
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Researchers at Aa more PR
AI is not built for African users, exposing a governance chasm (10)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 15 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news:
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AI is not built for African users, exposing a governance chasm
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Artificial intelligence (AI) was not built with Africans in mind, and borrowed AI governance frameworks being enforced don't fit the continent's reality.
This was one of the main insights raised at the second African Cyber Law Conference at Wits, which brought together legal scholars, students and those working in the digital industry.
AI is rapidly shaping law, rig more PR
AI-powered biochip detects genetic markers in 20 minutes (10)
SINGAPORE, April 15 -- Nanyang Technological University posted the following news:
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AI-powered biochip detects genetic markers in 20 minutes
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Image: NTU Assoc Prof Y.C. Chen (right) holding the new biochip, which can detect miRNA in 20 minutes using AI, with his PhD student Fu Bowen behind him (left).
A team of scientists from NTU Singapore has developed a new biochip that, when paired with Artificial Intelligence (AI), can detect quickly and accurately extremely small amounts of microRNAs, which are tiny genetic markers linked to d more PR
Ancient survivor reveals its secret (10)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 15 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news:
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Ancient survivor reveals its secret
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First-ever egg of a mammal ancestor discovered.
A remarkable new discovery is shedding light on one of the greatest survival stories in Earth's history, and answering a decades-old scientific mystery. Lystrosaurus, a hardy, plant-eating mammal ancestor, rose to prominence in the wake of the End-Permian Mass Extinction some 252 million years ago, the most devastating extinction event our planet more PR
Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence Staff Win Biochemical Society Research Support Award (10)
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 15 -- Aston University issued the following news:
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Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence staff win Biochemical Society Research Support Award
* Helen Elwood and Paul Knobbs have won the Biochemical Society 2027 Research Support Award
* Helen is the Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) laboratory manager, while Paul is the AIME manager
* The award celebrates the skills and experience of support staff within education, research, and industry.
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Two members of Aston Institute for Membrane Excellen more PR
Aston University Reynolds Wins Springboard Funding for Research Into Neurodegeneration (10)
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 15 -- Aston University issued the following news:
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Aston University's Dr John Reynolds wins pound sterling125,000 Springboard funding for research into neurodegeneration
* Dr John Reynolds has received pound sterling125,000 to investigate the genetic reasons for neurodegeneration in ataxia telangiectasia-like disorder (ATLD)
* ATLD is a rare, inherited neurodegenerative disease that causes uncoordinated movement and speech difficulties
* The grant has been awarded by the Academy of Medical Sciences through i more PR
Bath researchers join PS6.7M programme to tackle global health challenges (10)
BATH, England, April 15 -- The University of Bath posted the following news:
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Bath researchers join PS6.7M programme to tackle global health challenges
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Two researchers from the University of Bath have been awarded funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences, as part of a PS6.7 million programme to test new ideas in tackling the global health challenges of Type 2 diabetes and antimicrobial resistance.
Dr Iris Luz Batalha from the Department of Life Sciences and Dr Maria Shchepinova from the Department of Chemistry are two of only 5 more PR
Birmingham to Add Advanced Medicine Manufacturing to Life Sciences District (10)
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 15 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news:
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Birmingham to add advanced medicine manufacturing to Life Sciences district
UK Government announces multi-million-pound funding for near-patient medicine and vaccine making for clinical trials and patient treatment.
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Pharmaceutical researchers will soon be able to make advanced therapeutics such as cancer treatments and mRNA vaccines [in the West Midlands in three new, dedicated commercial cleanrooms being developed at the University of Birmingh more PR
British Heart Foundation funds major new multidisciplinary PhD programme (10)
LIVERPOOL, England, April 15 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release:
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British Heart Foundation funds major new multidisciplinary PhD programme
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The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has awarded PS7.1M funding to a unique national training programme that will tackle one of the most urgent, under-recognised challenges in cardiovascular medicine: the bidirectional link between heart and brain diseases.
The Connectin g Hearts And mINds (CHAIN) consortium seeks to unravel the heart-brain axis, investigating an area more PR
Building the team behind our Olympic champions (10)
BRISBANE, Australia, April 15 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news:
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Building the team behind our Olympic champions
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There's nothing quite like watching elite athletes compete during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
When we, as viewers, switch on the TV or pack into a stadium, we are seeing only a fleeting moment of their journey - a performance shaped by years of training, sacrifice and perseverance.
We're also seeing just one person, or one team, under the brightest of lights, carrying the weight of expecta more PR
Calls for Indigenous agency in academic publishing (10)
BEDFORD PARK, Australia, April 15 -- Flinders University posted the following news:
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Calls for Indigenous agency in academic publishing
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New research is calling for a fundamental shift in how Australian universities and scientists publish research that draws on Indigenous Knowledges (sum of the understandings, skills, and philosophies developed by Indigenous societies with long histories of interaction with and custodianship of their natural surroundings), warning that current academic practices risk sidelining First Nations authority more PR
Cementing the Mak-UNISA Partnership: Prof. Sarah Ssali Meets Dr. Sizile Makola (10)
KAMPALA, Uganda, April 15 -- Makerere University issued the following news:
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Cementing the Mak-UNISA partnership: Prof. Sarah Ssali meets Dr. Sizile Makola
By Ritah Namisango
On 13th April 2026, Prof. Sarah Ssali, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) of Makerere University, hosted Dr. Sizile Makola, a Visiting Scholar and Senior Lecturer from the University of South Africa (UNISA).
Makerere University and the University of South Africa committed to partnership and collaboration through a signed Memorandum of Understanding (M more PR
Closing the Gap at risk without urgent focus on urban Indigenous health (10)
BRISBANE, Australia, April 16 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news:
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Closing the Gap at risk without urgent focus on urban Indigenous health
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Closing the health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians will remain out of reach without urgent, targeted investment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services in capital cities, Indigenous leaders and researchers warn.
Professor James Ward, Director of The University of Queensland's Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, said 3 newly launched n more PR
Could Viktor Orban be back in 2030? Why Peter Magyar has a fight on his hands after landslide win (10)
LOUGHBOROUGH, England, April 15 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release:
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Could Viktor Orban be back in 2030? Why Peter Magyar has a fight on his hands after landslide win
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However, defeating Orban will be a long-term project. While several centrist politicians around the world have successfully unseated governing far-right populists in recent years, fewer have been successful in keeping them at bay long term. Poland's Donald Tusk and Joe Biden in the US are probably the most obvious examples of this struggle.
A more PR
Dieters feast their eyes on digital food content to help curb cravings, study shows (10)
BRISTOL, England, April 15 -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release:
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Dieters feast their eyes on digital food content to help curb cravings, study shows
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The study, led by the University of Bristol in the UK, challenges the belief that being shown visuals of tempting unhealthy foods encourages people to indulge in eating them.
Study lead author Dr Esther Kang, Lecturer in Marketing at the University of Bristol, said: "It may sound counterintuitive, but our findings show that people, particularly those trying t more PR
Difficult times call for a better understanding of suffering - A research project rejects both optimism and pessimism (10)
HELSINKI, Finland, April 15 -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release:
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Difficult times call for a better understanding of suffering - A research project rejects both optimism and pessimism
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Suffering in its various forms is an inevitable part of life, emphasising our capacity to face affliction and setbacks. A new Centre of Excellence examines suffering as a phenomenon and, most importantly, our attitudes towards suffering and the meanings we assign to it.
"We wish to gain a better understanding of suffering a more PR
Dr Justine Rudkin receives Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award (10)
GLASGOW, Scotland, April 15 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news:
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Dr Justine Rudkin receives Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award
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Dr Justine Rudkin, a Lecturer in Bacteriology at the School of Infection & Immunity, has been awarded a prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award for her work on the common bacteria Staphylococcus aureus.
This year the Academy of Medical Sciences has awarded PS6.7 million, shared between 55 early career researchers at 38 institutions across the UK, backing new more PR
Drone inspection of solar cells to ensure green power for more homes (10)
KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, April 15 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news:
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Drone inspection of solar cells to ensure green power for more homes
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Aerial images can reveal whether solar cells are defective, while AI can tell us why. This will ensure faster repair of solar cells-and a greater harvest of green power.
Sari Vegendal
As more solar cells appear in the Danish landscape, the debate is divided: Many believe that green energy is important, but few are willing to let solar parks spoil a beautiful view more PR
Drought Takes a Heavy Toll on Bumblebees (10)
WURZBURG, Germany, April 15 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release:
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Drought Takes a Heavy Toll on Bumblebees
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How did the drought year of 2022 in Lower and Upper Franconia affect a specific bumblebee species? What differences are evident compared to the climatically average year of 2024? A research team from the Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology 3) at Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg (JMU) investigated these questions. Their findings show that drought years significantly impair more PR
Early career researchers backed by flagship AMS funding scheme (10)
MANCHESTER, England, April 15 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release:
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Early career researchers backed by flagship AMS funding scheme
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Four University of Manchester early career researchers have been backed by the Academy of Medical sciences as part their flagship PS6.7 million Springboard programme
Dr Sara Gago, Dr Abigail Lay, Dr Holly Lovegrove, and Dr Sara Federici join the 55 early career researchers at 38 institutions across the UK, backing new research that can transform our understanding of Parkins more PR
Everest mission for Leeds researcher with incurable cancer (10)
LEEDS, England, April 15 -- Leeds Beckett University posted the following news:
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Everest mission for Leeds researcher with incurable cancer
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Dr Shaunna Burke, an exercise psychologist at the University of Leeds, will attempt to summit Mount Everest, becoming potentially the first woman with incurable cancer to do so. Beyond the personal challenge, the expedition will provide the opportunity to conduct research on how extreme environments interact with cancer, treatment history and human physiology - led by experts at Leeds Beckett Uni more PR
Feeding Curiosity May: Exploring the science behind the menu (10)
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, April 15 -- Utrecht University posted the following news:
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Feeding Curiosity May: Exploring the science behind the menu
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On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, Future Food Utrecht, the Faculty Club Utrecht and Vineyard Food & Drinks are hosting an exclusive edition of Feeding Curiosity: Where Flavor Meets Story. This evening is not only about a refined asparagus dinner, but above all about the fascinating scientific stories behind potatoes and eggs, two ingredients that often appear alongside asparagus on your plate, yet more PR
Global Institute for Food Security at USask announces new CEO (10)
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, April 15 -- The University of Saskatchewan issued the following news release:
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Global Institute for Food Security at USask announces new CEO
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Reinheimer is an internationally experienced research and innovation leader with more than two decades of expertise in crop improvement, breeding strategy, and large-scale research and development operations across Europe, Australia, and North America. His career spans applied plant breeding, research portfolio leadership, and the commercial delivery of agricultural and more PR
GLP-1 medicine improves liver health independent of weight loss: Study (10)
TORONTO, Ontario, April 15 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news:
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GLP-1 medicine improves liver health independent of weight loss: Study
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Researchers have found that semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular weight loss drugs that mimic the gut hormone GLP-1, acts directly on a subset of liver cells to improve organ function - and does so independently of weight loss.
The finding challenges long-held assumptions about how GLP-1 medicines such as Ozempic and Wegovy work in the liver, and could reshape how physic more PR
Griffith University: Vaccine Research at the Heart of Centre of Research Excellence (10)
GOLD COAST, Australia, April 15 -- Griffith University issued the following news:
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Vaccine research at the heart of new Centre of Research Excellence
Improving vaccines targeted at keeping the community safe and healthy will be the core focus of Griffith University's new Centre of Research Excellence.
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Vaccine Adjuvant Discovery and Development (Vaccine-ADD) will be located at Griffith's Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics at the Brisbane more PR
Heidelberg University: Award Goes to Outstanding Heidelberg Master's Student (10)
HEIDELBERG, Germany, April 15 -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release:
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Award Goes to Outstanding Heidelberg Master's Student
Biochemist Franziska GieBler receives fourth edition of Marie-Luise Jung Prize
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Franziska GieBler is to be honored as an outstanding master's graduate of Heidelberg University. Her scientific potential with respect to the doctoral phase she has just begun, and to a subsequent career in academic research, has earned her the Marie-Luise Jung Prize.
The award, jointly initiated by the univers more PR
James Cook University: Tiny Jellies Fuel Bigger Fish on Indo-Pacific Reefs (10)
TOWNSVILLE, Australia, April 15 (TNSjou) -- James Cook University issued the following news release:
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Tiny jellies fuel bigger fish on Indo-Pacific reefs
New research led by James Cook University shows huge differences in fish biomass and fish productivity between Caribbean and Indo-Pacific coral reefs, driven by the consumption of jelly-like gelatinous plankton.
Published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, the JCU-led team of Australian scientists analysed two and half million plankton-eating fish observations, revealing fun more PR
Leiden University: No Ordinary Sea - Who Governs the Strait of Hormuz? (10)
LEIDEN, The Netherlands, April 15 -- Leiden University issued the following news:
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No ordinary sea: who governs the Strait of Hormuz?
Which law governs the Strait of Hormuz? Under international law, both Iran and the US are expected to comply with the 'Constitution for the Oceans'. In practice, the situation is more complicated, explains maritime law expert Hilde Woker.
An American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran seeking to levy a toll on shipping... Are such actions lawful? And which law applies to this vital waterway? Even for more PR
Logged Forests Burn More Severely Than Old Growth, Tasmanian Study Finds (10)
HOBART, Australia, April 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news:
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Logged forests burn more severely than old growth, Tasmanian study finds
Tasmania's logged forests burn significantly more severely in a bushfire than old growth, University of Tasmania scientists have found in a study that provides the strongest evidence yet on a question with real consequences for how the state manages its forests.
The research team, led by Professor David Bowman from the University of Tasmania's Fire Centre, seized on a na more PR
Mount Allison University Announces $2.6 Million Gift to Support Environmental Sustainability Research (10)
SACKVILLE, New Brunswick, April 15 -- Mount Allison University issued the following news:
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Mount Allison University announces $2.6 million gift to support environmental sustainability research
New Brenton Wood Environmental Sustainability Research & Initiatives Fund will advance interdisciplinary research by students and faculty
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Mount Allison University has announced the establishment of the Brenton Wood Environmental Sustainability Research & Initiatives Fund, made possible through an extraordinary gift of $2.6 million from philant more PR
Music and traffic noise make our imagination more vivid (10)
PERTH, Australia, April 15 -- Murdoch University posted the following news:
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Music and traffic noise make our imagination more vivid
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Have you ever been stuck in a traffic jam with music blasting through the radio, and found your mind drifting off in a daydream? There might be a reason.
A new study from Murdoch University, in collaboration with The Sydney Music, Mind, and Body Lab, at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music at The University of Sydney, has found that both music and traffic noise can make people's imagination more vivid. more PR
New Albury-Wodonga Head of Campus appointed (10)
MELBOURNE, Australia, April 15 -- La Trobe University issued the following news release:
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New Albury-Wodonga Head of Campus appointed
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Ged joins La Trobe from TAFE NSW, where he currently leads operations across five campuses in the Border region, with more than 200 staff and 2000 students. His role works closely with government, industry and community partners across southern New South Wales and north-east Victoria.
In his most recent role as TAFE Services Manager - Border Cluster, Ged has overseen campus operations across Albury, more PR
New method comprehensively measures changes in the height of trees and buildings (10)
BARCELONA, Spain, April 16 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news:
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New method comprehensively measures changes in the height of trees and buildings
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Researchers at the UAB and CREAF have developed a method that improves the knowledge collected on the height of plants, buildings, and other objects of a region. The tool can be used to obtain digital models of extension and vertical evolution with much more precision than before, with a large amount of associated metadata that can be consulted in open access more PR
New study finds 12 to 17 year-olds willing to engage in democracy, but feel anxious, unheard and distrustful of politics (10)
LONDON, England, April 16 (TNSrpt) -- The Royal Holloway-University of London issued the following news:
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New study finds 12 to 17 year-olds willing to engage in democracy, but feel anxious, unheard and distrustful of politics
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A major new UK study of 12 to 17 year-olds finds that, while most adolescents say they would vote and are interested in politics, their willingness to engage is linked to their anxiety about the future, low trust in political parties, and limited confidence that political institutions will listen to them.
As more PR
New technique maps cancer drug uptake inside living cells (10)
GUILFORD, England, April 15 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release:
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New technique maps cancer drug uptake inside living cells
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A new analytical method could improve how cancer treatments are designed - by allowing scientists to track, for the first time, exactly where inside a living cell a drug accumulates.
Fluorescently dyed mitochondrial material shown: A) before and B) after sampling, demonstrating the capabilities of the Yokogawa SS2000 to extract subcellular components.
Researchers from the University more PR
Northumbria researchers win prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences awards to tackle Parkinson's disease and osteoarthritis (10)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, April 15 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release:
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Northumbria researchers win prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences awards to tackle Parkinson's disease and osteoarthritis
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Two Northumbria University researchers are among 55 early career scientists across the UK to receive funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences' flagship Springboard programme, as part of a PS6.7 million investment in discovery-driven health research.
Dr Rodrigo Vitorio and Dr Justin Andrushko, both from Nort more PR
NUS study confirms that guessing before learning improves memory in language learning (10)
SINGAPORE, April 15 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release:
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NUS study confirms that guessing before learning improves memory in language learning
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The study is one of the first to test the science behind the word-picture "pre-testing" exercises used in popular language-learning applications
Learning a second language is becoming increasingly popular worldwide, with millions of people turning to digital tools and mobile applications to pick up a new language at their own pace. But what makes some m more PR
Ontario Tech and partners step up as Canada faces skilled energy workforce gap (10)
OSHAWA, Ontario, April 15 -- The Ontario Tech University issued the following news release:
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Ontario Tech and partners step up as Canada faces skilled energy workforce gap
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Canada's push toward lower-emissions energy is accelerating but the workforce needed to support it is not keeping pace. Demand for highly skilled workers is outstripping what traditional education and training systems can deliver. Closing this gap will require co-ordinated, industry-aligned education and new models of collaboration across post-secondary institution more PR
PolyU J.C.DISI hosts "PolyU Northern Metropolis Future Forum Season 3"; Collaborating with the Research Institute of Better China Initiative to promote the vision of a "Better and Beautiful Northern Metropolis" (10)
HONG KONG, April 14 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release:
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PolyU J.C.DISI hosts "PolyU Northern Metropolis Future Forum Season 3"; Collaborating with the Research Institute of Better China Initiative to promote the vision of a "Better and Beautiful Northern Metropolis"
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The Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation (J.C.DISI) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today hosted the "PolyU Northern Metropolis Future Forum Season 3" with the theme of "Co-creating a Better and Beautif more PR
PolyU-developed, Hong Kong's first LEO communication-navigation integrated satellite payload successfully launched, powering smart city and low-altitude economy development (10)
HONG KONG, April 15 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release:
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PolyU-developed, Hong Kong's first LEO communication-navigation integrated satellite payload successfully launched, powering smart city and low-altitude economy development
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has long been deeply and successfully engaged in the field of space technology. The University's Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering has developed Hong Kong's first low-Earth-orbit (LEO) communication-navigati more PR
Project aims to support people with health conditions or disabilities to overcome barriers to employment (10)
PLYMOUTH, England, April 15 -- The University of Plymouth posted the following news:
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Project aims to support people with health conditions or disabilities to overcome barriers to employment
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Worklessness is a huge issue in the UK, with 3.7million people aged 16 to 64 who have a health condition that means they are neither in work nor actively seeking it.
In Plymouth alone, 25% of the working-age population is economically inactive and there is a strong association between poor mental health and young people not being in education, more PR
PS310 billion at stake as female-led businesses held back from scaling (10)
COVENTRY, England, April 15 -- The University of Warwick Business School posted the following news:
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PS310 billion at stake as female-led businesses held back from scaling
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New analysis from The Gender Index, supported by research from Warwick Business School's Enterprise Research Centre, reveals that structural barriers preventing female-led firms from scaling are costing the UK economy an estimated PS310 billion annually in unrealised economic output.
The findings, based on longitudinal data covering more than 5.3 million active U more PR
Relearning "English" in a changing world (10)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 15 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news:
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Relearning "English" in a changing world
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Wits Professor Chris Thurman delivered The English Academy Percy Baneshik Memorial Lecture 2026.
The English Academy of Southern Africa, in partnership with the Wits School of Education, hosted the 2026 English Academy Percy Baneshik Memorial Lecture at the University of the Witwatersrand on 31 March 2026.
Professor Christopher Thurman, in the Department of English Studies in the School more PR
Researchers from Royal Holloway support project to provide electricity for an IT training centre in Kenya (10)
LONDON, England, April 15 -- The Royal Holloway-University of London issued the following news:
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Researchers from Royal Holloway support project to provide electricity for an IT training centre in Kenya
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Researchers from Royal Holloway are supporting a new solar energy project which will provide stable electricity to Oasis Mathare, an IT training centre in the Mathare informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.
The installation, which has taken place over the last few months, will give the centre a reliable power supply for basic IT skil more PR
Stranded sperm whale in Renesse examined by Utrecht University (10)
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, April 15 -- Utrecht University posted the following news:
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Stranded sperm whale in Renesse examined by Utrecht University
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On Monday morning, a dead sperm whale was spotted washed ashore at Verklikkerstrand, a Natura 2000 site south of Renesse. That night, the animal drifted back out to sea and washed ashore again a short distance further along on Tuesday afternoon, after which Rijkswaterstaat dragged the animal further up the beach, thereby securing the carcass for examination. Biologist Lonneke IJsseldijk a more PR
Three UU research projects awarded NWO Open Competition ENW-M grant (10)
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, April 15 -- Utrecht University posted the following news:
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Three UU research projects awarded NWO Open Competition ENW-M grant
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Three researchers from the Faculty of Science at Utrecht University have been awarded an Open Competition ENW-M grant from NWO. The grant is intended for innovative, high-quality fundamental research with scientific urgency.
More information about the researchers and their awarded projects:
Dr. Kaisa Kajala (UU) & prof. dr. Laura Ragni (Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg)
Mys more PR
University of Birmingham: Clinical Trial Explores Early Nutritional Support for Emergency Abdominal Surgery Patients (10)
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 15 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news:
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New clinical trial explores early nutritional support for emergency abdominal surgery patients
The NIHR-funded trial will be one of the first and largest nutritional emergency surgery trials of its kind.
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A major new UK-wide clinical trial led by the University of Birmingham will investigate whether early nutritional support can improve recovery and reduce complications in patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery.
The TONIC Trial (Timing more PR
University of Birmingham: Forensic Linguistics Reveals the Playbook of Trust (10)
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news:
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Forensic linguistics reveals the playbook of trust
New research shows energy traders used linguistic tactics to manipulate trust, foster illicit collusion, mislead others, and enable corruption.
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New research has revealed the linguistic moves made by energy traders to manipulate trust and encourage collusion in illicit activity, misleading clients and officials, and supporting forms of corruption that spanned many organisations.
Forens more PR
University of Hong Kong (HKU) Research Hub of Population Studies Symposium Series (10)
HONG KONG, April 14 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release:
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The University of Hong Kong (HKU) Research Hub of Population Studies Symposium Series: Symposium on Hong Kong Population Issues: Facts and Policies Symposium Co-organised by HKU Faculty of Social Sciences Research Hub of Population Studies and Our Hong
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Co-organised by The University of Hong Kong (HKU) Faculty of Social Sciences Research Hub of Population Studies and Our Hong Kong Foundation (OHKF), the "Symposium on Hong Kong Population Issues: Fac more PR
University of Montreal: English Remains the Lingua Franca of Scholarly Publications, But Other Languages are Gaining Ground (10)
MONTREAL, Quebec, April 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news:
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English remains the lingua franca of scholarly publications, but other languages are gaining ground
Drawing on 88 million articles across all disciplines, an UdeM study examines the global evolution of language use in academic publishing between 1990 and 2023.
By Martin LaSalle
In 2023, about 85 per cent of the roughly five million articles indexed in major global databases covering the natural, medical and social sciences were written in En more PR
University of Portsmouth: Cosmic Fossils - Ancient Black Holes From Before the Big Bang May Still Shape the Universe (10)
PORTSMOUTH, England, April 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news:
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Cosmic fossils: Ancient black holes from before the Big Bang may still shape the Universe
New research suggests that relic black holes from before the big bang may still shape galaxies today
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Black holes that formed before the Big Bang could still exist today as 'cosmic fossils', potentially helping to explain the mysterious dark matter that shapes galaxies across the Universe, according to new research from the University of Portsmouth more PR
University of Portsmouth: Research Aims to Reduce Microfibre Pollution Released From Cruise and Hotel Laundry (10)
PORTSMOUTH, England, April 15 -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news:
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New research aims to reduce microfibre pollution released from cruise and hotel laundry
Microfibre pollution from large-scale laundry operations goes under the microscope
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Microfibre pollution from large-scale laundry operations is emerging as a significant and largely unseen environmental issue. New research led by the University of Portsmouth is using Cleaner Seas Group's industrial filtration technology - already deployed in commercial settin more PR
Warwick academic secures national funding to advance pandemic virus research (10)
COVENTRY, England, April 15 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release:
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Warwick academic secures national funding to advance pandemic virus research
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An Assistant Professor in the School of Life Sciences, Dr Keown is among 55 early career researchers across the UK to receive funding through the Academy of Medical Sciences' Springboard programme, which is investing PS6.7 million in discovery-driven health research.
His project will investigate how such viruses replicate at the molecular level - a critical step to more PR
WBS launches new MSc Business with Digital Strategy & Artificial Intelligence (10)
COVENTRY, England, April 15 -- The University of Warwick Business School posted the following news:
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WBS launches new MSc Business with Digital Strategy & Artificial Intelligence
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With the AI age upon us Warwick Business School has unveiled a new Master's course to equip the next generation of business leaders with the digital, analytical and strategic capabilities needed.
The MSc Business with Digital Strategy & Artificial Intelligence will start in September with applications now open for a course that combines cutting-edge resear more PR
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