BIRMINGHAM, England, May 9 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Birmingham Professor elected President of Association of Physicians of Great Britain & Ireland Professor Elizabeth Sapey will continue the Society's mission to bring together physicians at the cutting edge of research. * The University of Birmingham's Professor Elizabeth Sapey has been elected as the President of the Association of Physicians of Great Britain & Ireland. The Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland (AoP) was founded by more PR

BATH, England, May 9 -- Bath Spa University issued the following news: * * * Fashion Museum Bath and Bath Spa University announce partnership to develop a new digital fashion platform Fashion Museum Bath and Bath Spa University have today announced a five-year partnership, running from 2026 to 2030, that will transform digital access to the Museum's internationally renowned fashion collection. The collaboration will support skills development and academic research and open up new routes into employment across the fashion and creative industr more PR

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, May 9 -- James Cook University issued the following news release: * * * JCU the new home of NQ Simulation Park A joint venture of JCU and Townsville City Council, North Queensland Simulation Park (NQ SPARK) will combine advanced simulation, virtual and augmented reality, and high performance computing to give key organisations faster decision making, safer operation and richer data insights, all without the real world risk of live training. After a period of operation at temporary premises, NQSPARK has taken possessio more PR

LONDON, England, May 9 (TNSjou) -- The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine issued the following news: * * * Expert comment: Malaria vaccine averts 1 in 8 deaths in young children New evidence suggests vaccinating against malaria could save tens of thousands of children's lives as programmes expand across Africa * A malaria vaccine has been shown to reduce overall child deaths by 13% in routine use, according to a new study, providing the clearest evidence to date that vaccination against malaria can save lives at scale in high t more PR

LONDON, England, May 9 -- The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine issued the following news: * * * Rapid reaction: Should I be worried about hantavirus? LSHTM expert explains cases of Andes hantavirus are rare and it does not spread as easily as other viruses like flu or COVID-19 * As of 8 May 2026, six cases of hantavirus infection have now been confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO), after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on an Atlantic cruise ship. Three of the patients have sadly died, after becoming unwell while t more PR

KAMPALA, Uganda, May 9 -- Makerere University issued the following news: * * * Makerere University-ND Sign MoU to Enhance Collaboration Makerere University and the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA (ND) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which opens opportunities for collaboration between the two historic and leading research institutions in the areas of staff and student exchange, joint research and training, joint supervision of graduate students, and others. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe signed on behal more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 9 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * From Mexico to Birmingham: postgraduates share research in 'wonderful' and 'enriching' collaboration Dr Lucy O'Sullivan co-leads the British Council-funded transnational education project with Universidad Iberoamericana, hosting joint teaching and workshops. * An international and interdisciplinary online workshop held on the 30 April showcased the range of exciting research being undertaken by postgraduate students in the humanities and social scie more PR

NORWICH, England, May 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Scientists discover 'hidden switch' in immune cells that helps the body kill deadly fungus Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have contributed to discovering a "control switch" inside our immune cells that helps the body destroy dangerous fungal infections. Researchers found that a protein called RAB5c helps white blood cells kill Aspergillus fumigatus - a common airborne fungus that can cause life threatening lung infections in more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, May 9 (TNSjou) -- York University issued the following news release: * * * The force is not-so strong with this one, new research finds Non-rotating early galaxy a surprise to astronomers who say this work helps give clues to origins of the universe * An international group of astronomers, including from York University's department of Physics and Astronomy, using the world's most powerful space telescope, have made a surprising discovery about a galaxy long, long ago and far, far away: It isn't rotating. That's somethin more PR