NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, May 6 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * 404 International Festival of Art and Technology lands in Newcastle this summer * The world-renowned art and technology festival is set to take place in the UK for the first time this year. Taking place from 26 August to 1 September 2026 across various venues in the North East of England, the 404 International Festival of Art & Technology will bring internationally renowned artists and futuristic design to thousands of people in an access more PR

AALTO, Finland, May 6 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Research becomes real-world solutions in autumn exhibition - Designs for a Cooler Planet showcases work by researchers and students Aalto University's largest annual exhibition, Designs for a Cooler Planet, will point the way to the future this autumn. It will feature more than 20 practical solutions, experiments and ideas from researchers and students. The autumn exhibition presents inspiring perspectives, bold experiments and concrete examples of the futur more PR

KARACHI, Pakistan, May 6 -- Aga Khan University issued the following news: * * * AKDN, Portugal's FCT Partner to Drive Impact Across Communities Researchers, policymakers, and development leaders gathered at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon to showcase joint scientific projects funded under the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Portugal's Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) Programme. The event highlighted a decade-long partnership focused on advancing knowledge and improving quality of life, particularly in underserved communities more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 6 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Do You See What I See? Individual Differences in Visual Perception - public lecture by Professor Andrew Schofield * Professor Andrew Schofield is a professor in psychology in Aston School of Psychology, Health and Clinical Sciences * His inaugural lecture will look at how visual perception is not the same for everyone but shaped by health, age and experience * Professor Schofield also researches computer vision and robotics and is director of the Aston Research more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, May 6 -- The Australian Catholic University issued the following news: * * * How much does scrolling social media impact reading among teens? ACU researchers want to find out if social media is contributing to concerning decline in youth literacy Key points: * Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy researchers surveying parents of teens for their views on social media ban. * Australian youth literacy rates have been falling for two decades * Researchers want to know if the ban will eventually give young p more PR

GUILFORD, England, May 6 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Blacksmithing and creative arts offered as routes into work for young people excluded from standard pathways * Eight in ten young people in Surrey who are not in education, employment or training are actively seeking work or a route back into learning. The barrier, research shows, is not a lack of motivation - it is a lack of accessible routes in. Research from the Centre for Britain and Europe at the University of Surrey, conducted in collaborati more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 6 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * Breast cancer research receives a R 5.28 million endowment * The endowment, funded by the Philip Sceales and Janet Antrobus Cancer Research Trust, will support a wide range of breast cancer research at Wits. Breast cancer is, at 23.2%, the most diagnosed of all cancers in South African women, leading to 17% of female deaths from cancer, the second highest percentage after cervical cancer, according to Statistics South Africa. It can al more PR

LONDON, England, May 6 -- City St George, University of London issued the following news: * * * Searching for new microorganisms in Antarctica Major Scott Pallett FRGS, a PhD candidate at City St George's, recently travelled to the end of the Earth to find previously unknown microorganisms and biosynthetic compounds that could contribute to antimicrobial research By Mr George Wigmore (Senior Communications Officer) A PhD candidate from City St George's, University of London has recently returned from an Antarctic expedition where he used b more PR

GEELONG, Australia, May 5 -- Deakin University issued the following news release: * * * Cultivating a living library for marine conservation * Tucked away in a laboratory at Queenscliff in Victoria, there's a cornucopia of marine life, just waiting for its chance to go out into the world and flourish. At Deakin University's Centre for Marine Science, leading researchers have been working together to build a dedicated biobank, or 'living library', to help safeguard biodiversity and enable future scientific research and conservation. Vict more PR

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, May 6 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * DTU researcher receives international award for study of first galaxies in the universe * Associate Professor and researcher at DTU Space, Kasper Elm Heintz, has received an Astronomy & Astrophysics Award for pioneering research based on data from the James Webb Space Telescope. Morten Garly Andersen Kasper Elm Heintz from DTU Space has been awarded the 'Astronomy & Astrophysics Award for Outstanding Early Career Researcher Article 202 more PR

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, May 6 -- Radboud University posted the following news: * * * Geert Wanten appointed as Professor of Optimization of care for patients with intestinal failure * Gastroenterologist Geert Wanten has been appointed Professor of Optimization of care for patients with intestinal failure at Radboud university medical center / Radboud University. He improves care for patients with intestinal failure and helps them remain as independent as possible. To achieve this, he develops a wide range of innovations, enabling patient more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, May 6 (TNSjou) -- Griffith University issued the following news: * * * Higher steroid use linked to poorer mental health Riskier anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use has been linked to poorer mental health symptoms, new Griffith University research has found. PhD Candidate Ben Bonenti from Griffith's School of Applied Psychology examined the mental health and psychological factors associated with higher AAS-related risk amongst people attending alcohol and other drug treatment services. "The research is important be more PR

HONG KONG, May 5 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKUMed develops world-first nasal spray as prehospital emergency aid for ischemic stroke, reducing brain damage by over 80% and protecting neurological and motor functions * A research team from Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in collaboration with the InnoHK Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre (ABIC), has developed the world's first 'NanoPowder nasal spray'. This innov more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, May 6 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * How blind people build a sense of space from sound * New research has revealed insights into the brain processes of human echolocators - blind people who use mouth clicks and the returning echoes from nearby objects to navigate their environment. Scientists from Cardiff University and the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute in San Francisco have, for the first time, uncovered how the brain processes auditory information from echoes to give clues about their e more PR

CAMBRIDGE, England, May 6 -- Anglia Ruskin University posted the following news: * * * King's Award for agency founded by ARU student An agency founded by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) doctoral student Joe McGrath has been named a recipient of The King's Award for Enterprise in the category of promoting opportunity through social mobility.  The honour recognises Rhotic Media's sustained commitment to widening access to careers in financial marketing and communications, an area closely aligned with McGrath's academic research at ARU, where more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, May 6 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Lord Provost explores Burns collections and digital heritage at UofG * UofG Students and staff from the Centre for Robert Burns Studies and Library with the Lord Provost of Glasgow Jacqueline McLaren The University of Glasgow recently welcomed the Lord Provost of Glasgow for a special visit celebrating the city's shared literary, cultural and civic heritage. During her visit, the Lord Provost of Glasgow Jacqueline McLaren met students and colleagues f more PR

GEELONG, Australia, May 5 -- Deakin University issued the following news release: * * * New Deakin trial explores gut-based therapy for Long COVID * Researchers at Deakin University's Food and Mood Centre have begun a clinical trial to explore whether targeting the gut microbiome may be a safe and feasible potential treatment approach for people living with Long COVID. The GLOW Trial is investigating whether faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) - the transfer of carefully screened donor gut bacteria - can be delivered safely and acceptably  more PR

LEEDS, England, May 6 -- Leeds Beckett University posted the following news: * * * New innovation partnership to accelerate growth of Shipley textile manufacturers * The two-year project is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), part-funded by UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) through Innovate UK, and is led by Dr Catherine Ashworth, Senior Lecturer in Global and Strategic Marketing in Leeds Business School. Dr Ashworth explained: "Specialised Covers are an ambitious company with a strong reputation in the UK textiles industry, designing more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 6 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Nottingham's literary legacy celebrated with new interactive map * A decade after being named a UNESCO City of Literature, Nottingham is set to further celebrate its rich writing heritage with the launch of a new literary map highlighting the people, places and tales that earned the city its creative status. The project, led by Dr Matthew Welton, Associate Professor in Creative Writing in the School of English at the University of Nottingha more PR

OSHAWA, Ontario, May 5 -- The Ontario Tech University issued the following news release: * * * Ontario Tech Engineering students showcase innovative solutions at annual Capstone Competition A total of 362 fourth-year Engineering students at Ontario Tech University put their learning into action at the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science's (FEAS) annual Engineering Capstone Systems Design Exhibition and Competition, transforming classroom knowledge into real-world solutions through hands-on design and innovation.  Over two semesters, more PR

LONDON, England, May 6 (TNSjou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Tiny insect brain discovery offers a blueprint for faster and more efficient AI and robots The secret behind insects' lightning fast reactions could offer a blueprint for more energy efficient robots and self-driving cars, according to a new study challenging our understanding of how brains process information. * The secret behind insects' lightning fast reactions could offer a blueprint for more energy efficient robots and self-driving cars more PR

VICTORIA, British Columbia, May 6 -- Royal Roads University issued the following news: * * * Indonesian partnership brings real-world disaster recovery into Royal Roads classroom Richard Dal Monte A major challenge in any classroom is connecting theoretical learning with real-world applications. That hasn't been a problem for students in recent cohorts of Royal Roads University's Disaster Response and Sustainable Recovery class -- it doesn't get much more real than an earthquake and tsunami. Students in the Master of Arts in Disaster an more PR

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, May 6 -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * Salford Fellow authors American College of Sports Medicine 'Paper of the Year' A paper authored by University of Salford fellow Dr Ashley Gluchowski has been awarded Paper of the Year 2025 for the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) Health and Fitness Journal. The paper, titled, 'Antifrail: Why Muscle (Power) Matters in Aging', was written alongside Distinguished Professor* Stuart Phillips, a leading academic in nutrition and exercise p more PR

BURNABY, British Columbia, May 6 -- Simon Fraser University posted the following news: * * * SFU researchers get funding boost to forecast whale movements using AI By Robyn Stubbs  Simon Fraser University researchers have received nearly $1 million in special funding from the Digital Research Alliance of Canada to develop an artificial intelligence-powered system that forecasts whale movements in busy shipping corridors. The Humans and Algorithms Listening for Orcas (HALLO) project aims to help the Port of Vancouver and vessel pilots make more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 6 -- The University of Southampton posted the following news: * * * Southampton researchers to take part in new cochlear implant trial A new cochlear implant trial will give those who are severely and profoundly deaf a say in how they view improvements to help them hear.  Professor Nicci Campbell and Professor Helen Cullington, from the University of Southampton Auditory Implant Service, are co-investigators in the trial, which will provide bilateral (both sides) cochlear implants to some profoundly deaf adults.  more PR

LONDON, England, May 6 (TNSrpt) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * University sector must take the lead to rebuild trust and renew public purpose A new report by the UCL Policy Lab outlines that UK universities must take the lead in renewing their civic and national role if they are to thrive in the years ahead. Published today, Shared institutions: Perspectives on the role of universities in national and local life, led by the UCL Policy Lab think-tank, brings together insights from senior figures from univer more PR

LONDON, England, May 6 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Scientists discover how lung cancer spreads towards end of life Lung cancer that spreads to other parts of the body spawns tumours with significant genetic changes, which then spread further and changed more as patients near the end of their lives, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and the Francis Crick Institute. The scientists examined the full DNA sequences of metastasised or spread lung cancers. Many of them looked very different  more PR

LONDON, England, May 6 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Second huge tsunami caused by climate change in two years The side of a mountain slid into an Alaskan fjord last August, producing a tsunami 481 metres high, the second highest ever recorded, according to a new study involving a UCL researcher. The tsunami occurred in the Tracy Arm fjord in southeastern Alaska, a popular spot for cruise ships, but no ships were caught in the wave and no one was hurt as it hit early in the morning, at around 5.3 more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 6 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Decoding society with AI The University of Birmingham is building the future of computational social science - answering the real questions of society. AI is changing how we decipher society. Politics, identity, conflict, markets and culture now move through vast streams of text, images, audio and video. Speeches, social media posts, interviews, adverts, parliamentary debates, memes and platform traces have become part of the raw material of public l more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 6 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * New funding will improve support for justice-involved women A research programme to improve outcomes for women in the criminal justice system has received new funding from The JABBS Foundation for Women and Girls. * The three-year grant, worth pound sterling1.9 million will enable researchers to gather evidence on 'what works' and the effectiveness of women's centres as an alternative to custody. It follows pound sterling2.3 million of previous fund more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, May 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Conspiracy theories meet real news: how QAnon tries to hijack the Internet You've seen the hashtags: #love #vote #child. Are they as banal as they seem, or are they being used by the far right to attract unsuspecting readers? By Catherine Couturier "When people think of extremists, they tend to think of neo-Nazis," said Francesco Campisi, a lecturer at Universite de Montreal's School of Criminology. "But there are many other fringe groups that  more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, May 6 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * How malaria research could reveal clues to male infertility Lachlan Gilbert Billions of years of evolution separate humans and malaria parasites - but efforts to stop the disease spreading have revealed a surprising overlap in how they reproduce. A UNSW researcher exploring ways to stop the spread of malaria by disrupting how the parasite reproduces inside mosquitoes has stumbled on an unexpected potential link to male fertility. Dr Claire Sayer more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, May 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Small talk shapes big trends: Physics predicts how language patterns spread Researchers have created a physics inspired framework to predict how accents and dialects evolve over time and location, like a language weather map * A new model to predict how language changes over time has been developed by a statistical physicist at the University of Portsmouth. The model is a step towards understanding the 'statistical physics of language', a more PR

TOOWOOMBA, Australia, May 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern Queensland issued the following news: * * * New discovery provides compelling evidence of planetary migration Griffith Thomas A steam-filled atmosphere detected on a distant 'hot Neptune' has provided strong new evidence that some planets form far from their host star before migrating inward - a long-debated process in planetary science. University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) researchers played a key role in the discovery as part of an international team that included co more PR

TUBINGEN, Germany, May 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Tubingen issued the following news release: * * * Sardinian Bronze Age towers repurposed as sacred sites in the Iron Age Ritual objects from the Nuraghe Barru site point to island-wide networks of interaction, as indicated by recent research conducted by the University of Tubingen in collaboration with the Soprintendenza * An international team of researchers from the University of Tubingen has shed new light on how Sardinia's nuraghi - iconic stone towers constructed more than 3200 ye more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, May 6 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * University researcher takes centre stage at Southport's Big Top Festival * The University of Liverpool's Dr Eleanor Lybeck wrote and performed a new show as one of the highlights of Southport's spectacular two-day Big Top Festival this May Bank Holiday (2-3 May 2026). The Big Top Festival commissioned Dr Lybeck's show 'Wild Laughter: Fun on the Prom' - a unique story about world-class touring comedian (and Dr Lybeck's great grandfather) Albert more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 6 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * Volunteering is good for your health and is a national economic asset * Doing good positively affects individual well-being and skills, strengthens community trust and cohesion. The economic valuation of recorded volunteer hours in Africa alone is worth over US$353 million annually, a large contribution to gross domestic product (GDP). Using the replacement cost method, researchers can show how economically significant volunteerism is more PR