AALTO, Finland, May 4 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * VTT joins the HAIC cybersecurity institute VTT is joining the HAIC research institute at Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, strengthening the universities' capacity to educate highly skilled cybersecurity experts. * Research and education in cybersecurity in Finland will be further reinforced as VTT becomes part of the Helsinki-Aalto Institute for Cybersecurity (HAIC) in June 2026. Founded in 2016 by Aalto University and the University of Hels more PR

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, May 4 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * AI to help surgeons remove all cancer during the first surgery * A new partnership between Rigshospitalet, DTU, and the company 3Sonic will develop a new AI-based platform designed to help surgeons remove all tumor tissue during the first surgery. If the project succeeds, it will lead to higher survival rates, better quality of life for patients, and significant savings for the healthcare system. Innovation Fund Denmark is investing DKK 30 more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, May 5 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Anabolic steroids expose a blind spot in modern drug harm reduction * For decades, harm reduction has saved lives by responding to the most immediate dangers of drug use - overdose, blood-borne viruses, and contaminated drug supply. Initiatives such as needle and syringe programs, naloxone distribution and drug checking have dramatically reduced deaths and infections around the world. But new research suggests these models have a blind spot. A  more PR

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, May 4 -- Radboud University posted the following news: * * * Consumers consider price discrimination by insurers to be unfair, but little is changing * Insurers are increasingly relying on algorithms to determine the level of their premiums. This leads, for example, to price differences that the insurer itself cannot even explain, but which customers perceive as unfair. That is the concern raised by Marvin van Bekkum, who will be defending his PhD thesis at Radboud University on 11 May. Van Bekkum, a lawyer and  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 4 -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: * * * Research on sense of security in Brussels continues and seeks additional participants The citizen participation research Moment by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is still ongoing and is calling for additional participants to further strengthen the research. A few weeks after its launch, the researchers are already sharing first, preliminary insights from the data collected. These first results show that the feeling of safety in Brussel more PR

PERTH, Australia, May 5 -- Curtin University issued the following news release: * * * Giant squid among rare and elusive marine life detected off WA's coast * A Curtin University-led study has revealed the extraordinary biodiversity hidden in deep underwater canyons off Western Australia's Nyinggulu (Ningaloo) coast, ranging from species previously undetected in the area, such as the elusive giant squid, to others thought to be new to science. The Western Australian Museum-led expedition on board the Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor su more PR

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, May 4 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * Kangaroos reveal 'upside-down' evolution * New research led by Flinders University argues thick tooth enamel helped kangaroos chart an unconventional evolution story, compared to the animals of other continents. A 50-million-year natural 'experiment' among Australia's marsupials suggests that the outcomes of evolution are far from certain. Based on a detailed analysis of fossil teeth, a new study in Science led by palaeontologists at Flinders Universi more PR

KARLSRUHE, Germany, May 4 (TNSjou) -- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Physics-based Weather Models More Reliable Than AI for Extreme Events Study led by KIT and University of Geneva reveals limitations of AI-based weather forecasts for record-breaking storms, heat waves, and cold waves * Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly transformed weather forecasting in recent years. Modern AI models deliver fast and energy-efficient predictions and, under average weather conditions, often achieve accurac more PR

SINGAPORE, May 4 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * NUS scientists unveil a faster way to "train" bacteria for complex tasks, like munching plastics * Their approach uses a reprogrammed virus that evolves 160,000 times faster than the host, effectively training bacteria to consume a common plastic ingredient. After five cycles, plastic degradation improved by over 50%. Millions of tonnes of plastic waste accumulate in landfills and oceans every year. One promising response is to engineer micro more PR

DARWIN, Australia, May 5 -- Charles Darwin University posted the following news: * * * Red tape and regulations: A powerful weapon in new economic reality, study finds * The global financial order has entered a new, shifting and disruptive era of nationalism and these changes lay bare the difference between the haves and have nots, according to a new study with Charles Darwin University (CDU). The study by Griffith University, CDU and Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance has found that regulatory quality and global power s more PR

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, May 5 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * Tackling early onset bowel cancer in young Australians * Flinders bowel cancer experts have been awarded a major $2.7 million grant to help doctors detect bowel cancer earlier in Australians under the age of 50 using personalised risk checks and simple blood and stool tests. Lead researcher Associate Professor Erin Symonds, Head Medical Scientist at FHMRI's Bowel Health Service, says that bowel cancer is increasing in young people, but is often found la more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, May 5 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * The UQ lab where research becomes a creative experience * The moments before the Big Bang and the emergence of galaxies, stars and life itself are reimagined in an immersive musical and visual performance, staged inside a darkened cathedral. Symphony for the History of Time interprets modern cosmology in orchestral and choral form, and headlines The University of Queensland's 2026 Music by the Lakes festival. It's the result of an unlikely collabor more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Scientists unlock new way to engineer next generation glass Research reveals that new forms of glass can be tuned in the same way as traditional glasses - making them easier to manufacture. * Scientists have adapted a centuries-old principle of chemistry to fine-tune a new type of glass made from metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) - metal atoms connected by organic molecules - that efficiently trap gases like CO2 and hydrogen and even capture  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Water splitting catalyst creates hydrogen at low temperatures Birmingham researchers' novel way of producing hydrogen fuel has a lower cost than existing methods. * University of Birmingham research published today has shown a new low-temperature method for producing hydrogen that is suitable for both centralised hydrogen production, and also local generation using waste heat from large-scale industrial plants. Hydrogen is the most abundan more PR

KOLN, Germany, May 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cologne issued the following news release: * * * Reducing social inequality: why the scope of measures is crucial A sociological study by the University of Cologne shows that measures to compensate for social or professional disadvantages can be effective in experiments - and yet barely contribute to reducing social inequality. The decisive factor is who and how many people are actually benefitting from the measures in reality. In modern social research, sociological questions are increasin more PR

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, May 4 -- The University of Groningen issued the following news: * * * Equality requires more than a horse resource A women's quota is a horse resource to get more diversity at the top. Important, according to Floor Rink, professor of Organisational Behaviour at the Faculty of Economics and Business, but with only worrying that women reach the top, you are not there yet. Because although there are enough women at the top today to investigate them as a group, that same study also shows that they leave faster than th more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 4 (TNSxrep) -- The University of Melbourne issued the following news: * * * Need for greater support for hairdressers, beauticians undertaking care work Hair and beauty salon workers are being expected to be quasi therapists, a new report has found, sparking urgent calls for greater systemic support to prevent burnout. Dr Hannah McCann, from the University of Melbourne, and PhD student Stacey Page, at the University of Adelaide, conducted a series of interviews and surveys involving hundreds of hairdressers, beauti more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 4 -- The University of Melbourne issued the following news: * * * Professor Andrea Carson to lead the Centre for Advancing Journalism Professor Andrea Carson has been appointed the new Director of the University of Melbourne's Centre for Advancing Journalism. Professor Carson is an internationally recognised political scientist and award-winning journalist with 15 years of newsroom experience at major outlets including The Age and the ABC. She has appeared as an expert commentator for leading international titles i more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, May 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * A new online tool for tackling irritable bowel syndrome Using the SOSCuisine platform to maintain a low-FODMAP diet can significantly improve digestion and lessen anxiety, an UdeM study shows. By Beatrice St-Cyr-Leroux Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common gastrointestinal condition worldwide, affecting about one in 10 people, primarily women. Those who have it suffer abdominal pains and also often develop mental-health issues such  more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, May 4 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * Think online ads are harmless? They could be revealing your private life Neil Martin New research shows that AI can decode streams of online advertising to infer sensitive personal traits quickly, cheaply, and without accessing your data. A new study has uncovered a significant and largely invisible privacy risk in the online advertising ecosystem: the ads you see may be enough to reveal sensitive personal information. Researchers from the ARC C more PR