JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 14 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * AIrSynQ's AI-Powered air quality product development gets funding boost * R11.7 million funding support from the Technology Innovation Agency will enable further development and implementation of the AI4Mines/AIrSynQ solution. The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has approved R11.7 million funding support for the AI4Mines/AIrSynQ solution following a rigorous and comprehensive evaluation process. The application was assessed in f more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 13 (TNSjou) -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Young children have long-lasting memories of vegetable smells experienced in the womb * A new study, including Aston University's Professor Jacqueline Blissett, examined the facial reactions of three-year-olds to the smell of kale and carrot * Those who had been exposed to kale in the womb were less likely to show negative facial expressions * Exposure to flavours in late pregnancy can result in long-lasting odour or flavour memory in children. * Yo more PR

WELLAND, Ontario, May 14 -- Niagara College issued the following news release: * * * Beverage businesses get innovation boost thanks to new Niagara College funding Several beverage businesses will get a boost in launching new products in competitive markets thanks to a recent investment in Niagara College (NC)'s applied research division. The Beverage Innovation Program, delivered through the Food and Beverage Innovation Centre (FBIC) and Business and Commercialization Innovation Centre (BCIC), is being supported by funding of up to $75,000 more PR

GUILFORD, England, May 14 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Brexit did not just shake Britain - it sent financial shockwaves across Europe * Brexit sent waves of financial volatility through European markets, reshaping how risk travelled between countries and exposing how tightly connected the continent's financial systems had become, according to new research from the University of Surrey. Analysing more than two decades of stock market data across the EU, Surrey researchers found that Brexit-related eve more PR

BATH, England, May 14 -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * Childhood disadvantage can limit the social benefits of intelligence later in life * Children who grow up in disadvantaged households may receive fewer social benefits from their intelligence in adulthood than those raised in more advantaged environments, according to new research from the University of Bath. A new study by Professor Chris Dawson, published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, finds that childhood disadvantage is linked not only to  more PR

HONG KONG, May 14 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * Data explosion in AI era: PolyU leads breakthroughs in protein-based data storage, delivering high storage capacity, strong stability and encryption capabilities * Massive volumes of digital data are generated every day from AI training, big data analytics and smart devices. As conventional hard drives and cloud storage are increasingly constrained by high costs, limited capacity, high power consumption and short lifespans, molecular data stor more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, May 14 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Digital environments generate moderate levels of psychological overload among university students * An international study with over 3,700 university students, co-led by the UAB, reveals that digital tools produce a moderate level of psychological overload in students, although their psychological wellbeing has improved since the pandemic. The research also reveals that much data is missing on the effects of digital education environments on  more PR

GUELPH, Ontario, May 14 -- The University of Guelph posted the following news release: * * * Dr. Graham Holloway Appointed Interim Dean, College of Biological Science * Dr. Graham Holloway has been appointed as interim dean for the College of Biological Science (CBS) at the University of Guelph. He will be in the role effective May 25, 2026, to fill the vacancy left by Dr. Mazyar Fallah's appointment as vice president (research and Innovation). Holloway has been a faculty member at U of G for over 19 years. During this time, he has develo more PR

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, May 14 -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Improved analysis of pregnancy data enables earlier detection of risks PhD researcher Ivar de Vries developed methods to use technologies to monitor a mother and their unborn child more effectively. * By better interpreting and utilizing health data from pregnant women and their unborn children, preterm births can be predicted earlier, and heart defects can be detected more quickly. Ivar de Vries, from the Department of Electrical Engi more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 14 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * Galloping towards zoonotic detection * How a love for horses and understanding the virus that kills them put Prof. Marietjie Venter in the saddle of virology towards One Health. Distinguished Professor Marietjie Venter knows about horses. She competes in international-level dressage classes, with pictures of her and her German Warmblood horse, Quinta 116, adorning her office wall. But as a virologist, what also piqued her interest  more PR

PERTH, Australia, May 15 -- Murdoch University posted the following news: * * * Healthier brains may be more resilient to early Alzheimer's disease * A healthy brain may help protect thinking and memory skills from the early effects of Alzheimer's disease, a new study has found. Dementia is currently the leading cause of death in Australia and Alzheimer's disease is its most common form -accounting for more than 70% of cases. Alzheimer's is a progressive brain disease in which cognitive abilities gradually decline, leading to impaired m more PR

HEIDELBERG, Germany, May 14 -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release: * * * Jellinek Dialogues: Power Conflicts in Research Public event deals with the complex power relations in academia * How do unequal power relations in a hierarchical academic system impact on the daily work and careers of researchers? Physicist Prof. Dr Belina von Krosigk and organizational sociologist Prof. Dr Kathia Serrano Velarde will explore this question in the next edition of the Jellinek Dialogues, hosted by the Camilla and Georg Jellinek Cen more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, May 13 -- McGill University posted the following news release: * * * Icing injuries may slow recovery and prolong pain, study finds * Icing a sprained ankle or sore muscle, long used to reduce pain and swelling, may in the longer run delay recovery and prolong pain, new research suggests. In a preclinical study published in Anesthesiology, McGill University researchers found that even though cryotherapy (icing) eased pain in the short term, recovery time was more than doubled in some cases. "These results highlight a p more PR

CAMBRIDGE, England, May 14 -- Anglia Ruskin University posted the following news: * * * Illegal children's homes increase exploitation risk * Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) have shared significant concerns over the increased risk of exploitation facing children as a result of being placed in unregistered children's homes. In the first academic research of its kind, ARU academics interviewed frontline professionals, including specialist police officers, charity workers and safeguarding leads about the patterns of risk they s more PR

BATH, England, May 14 -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * Institute for Policy Research welcomes Miguel Diaz-Martinez as new Visiting Policy Fellow * We are delighted to welcome Miguel Diaz-Martinez, Senior Advisor at the Colombian National Planning Department (DNP), to the University of Bath as a new Institute for Policy Research Visiting Policy Fellow. Miguel advises the Colombia's Minister of Transport and Director of the DNP on the oversight and financial structuring of mass transit systems. He also serves as le more PR

GUILFORD, England, May 14 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Intensive care medicine professor appointed to lead Surrey's Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences * Following an exhaustive international recruitment process, Professor Rupert Pearse OBE, a healthcare leader who oversaw a fivefold increase in clinical studies and scholarly output at one of England's largest NHS trusts, has been appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Sur more PR

STAFFORDSHIRE, England, May 15 -- Keele University posted the following news: * * * Keele professor leading new network to improve patient voice representation in research * A new network led by a Keele researcher has been established to ensure that patients with lived experience of musculoskeletal conditions play a crucial role in shaping healthcare research. The LIFT network (Listening, Involving and Forging Trust in Musculoskeletal Research), has been funded by Arthritis UK in partnership with Orthopaedic Research UK and the Kennedy Tr more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, May 14 -- McMaster University issued the following news: * * * Moo-ving research: Student projects combine agriculture and AI Capstone teams highlight the growing intersection of engineering and agriculture with projects improving cow health, welfare and dairy farm efficiency. By Caelan Beard Six engineering capstone projects this year had one big, bovine thing in common: they all focused on cows. Specifically, dairy cows - and the practical applications of AI to improve their health and welfare while streamlining farm  more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, May 14 (TNSjou) -- McMaster University issued the following news: * * * New McMaster-made drug candidate shows promise as a brain cancer treatment The drug candidate can eliminate deadly and aggressive glioblastoma tumours, which typically resist standard treatments and often recur rapidly. By Blake Dillon A next-generation cancer therapy being developed at McMaster University has shown early promise as a treatment candidate for glioblastoma, the most aggressive and most common type of primary brain cancer in adults. In more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Melbourne issued the following news: * * * Melbourne's outer suburbs face stark healthcare access gap without a car, new study finds Melburnians who rely on public transport face poorer and unequal access to hospital care than those who travel by car, according to new research from The University of Melbourne. Published in the Journal of Transport & Health, the study finds that while hospital access by private car is relatively even across Melbourne, public transport access is fragm more PR

SINGAPORE, May 14 -- Nanyang Technological University posted the following news: * * * Near-invisible ultrathin solar cells that could turn windows into power generators * Imagine a car whose windows and sunroof can help top up its battery while parked under the sun, or a pair of smart glasses whose lenses can harvest light to power built-in electronics. Such applications could become more feasible with a new type of ultrathin transparent solar cell developed by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).  more PR

GUILFORD, England, May 14 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * New aircraft sensors could warn pilots of dangerous ice build-up mid-flight * A new aircraft sensor system that can detect dangerous ice build-up in real time while continuing to provide critical flight data is being developed by University of Surrey start-up Surrey Sensors Limited in collaboration with Canada-based Flight Test Centre of Excellence dba Certification Center Canada. Backed by funding from Innovate UK and the National Research Counc more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, May 14 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Reversible glue technology goes electric A collaboration between electrical and chemical engineers at Newcastle University is responsible for a reversible glue that can change how we recycle electronic waste. The team has already demonstrated reversible adhesive technology with wide applicability in general packaging applications, but this new glue is electrically conductive. This means that it can join electronic components, just like sol more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, May 14 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Northumbria University joins landmark North East commitment to women and girls in sport * Northumbria University has joined professional sports clubs, foundations and fellow universities across the North East in a landmark regional commitment to advancing gender equity in sport and physical activity. In a ceremony which took place at Durham Cricket Ground on Sunday (10 May), coinciding with the England Women's One Day International agai more PR

HONG KONG, May 14 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU International Future Challenge 2026 launched to drive innovative ventures through cross-border network of Mainland Translational Research Institutes * The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) held the Launch Ceremony of the PolyU International Future Challenge 2026 (PolyU IFC 2026), a flagship innovation and entrepreneurship competition, yesterday (13 May). With eight competition regions spanning Hong Kong and strategic Chinese Mainl more PR

BATH, England, May 14 -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * Prickly pears show promise as the building materials of tomorrow * Researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering have shown that agricultural waste from prickly pear cactus plants could be used as a low-cost, low-carbon reinforcement for construction materials, offering a more sustainable alternative to conventional composites. Composite materials combine strong reinforcing fibres with a lightweight base material, known as a 'matrix'. Widely used  more PR

GUILFORD, England, May 14 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Privately educated CEOs seen as 'safer bets' despite no evidence they are * Investors may be mistaking privilege for competence, rewarding privately educated CEOs with lower perceived risk despite no evidence they perform or behave differently. In a new study from the University of Surrey, published in European Financial Management, researchers show that firms run by CEOs who attended private school experience lower stock market volatility, despi more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 14 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * Professor Benjamin Rosman leads South Africa's AI policy panel * The Director of Wits University's MIND Institute to head a panel of independent experts in AI research, law and governance. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi appointed Professor Benjamin Rosman and an advisory panel of experts to assist in formulating South Africa's national policy on artificial intelligence (AI). This comes after Malatsi  more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, May 14 -- The University of Plymouth posted the following news: * * * Study provides detailed assessment of shifts in toxin-producing phytoplankton abundance * Researchers in the UK have shown how the distributions of two phytoplankton groups - known to produce natural toxins that can halt shellfish harvesting - have changed in the North East Atlantic over the last six decades. Phytoplankton are single-celled microscopic algae that play an important role in the marine ecosystem, converting energy from sunlight into carb more PR

GUILFORD, England, May 14 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Surrey Research Park and UK Space Agency strengthen resilience across UK space supply chain * Surrey Research Park was delighted to welcome experts from the UK Space Agency's National Security team at the end of April as part of proactive action to bolster resilience against threats targeting UK space and space-related companies. The visit came at a pivotal time for the Park, as it continues to welcome new companies and support the scaling up of more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, May 15 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Targeted therapeutics show promise in fighting off drug-resistant bacteria * Key points * Mitochondrial fission is a critical process in which mitochondria within cells split into smaller units to help the body to fight off invading bacteria. * Some bacteria have evolved strategies to stop activation of mitochondrial fission, allowing infections to persist. * Researchers found an experimental treatment can re-activate the process, which cou more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, May 14 -- McMaster University issued the following news: * * * Ten McMaster researchers named Canada Research Chairs Eight are newly named CRCs, and two have had their chairs renewed. * Ten researchers from three faculties have been named Canada Research Chairs as part of a national strategy to attract and retain a diverse cadre of world-class researchers. Eight McMaster researchers are newly named CRCs and two have had their chairs renewed. Their research is helping to build sustainable businesses, protect ecosystems  more PR

HAIFA, Israel, May 14 -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The Technion and the Ministry of Education Hold the Ninth Biotechnology Olympiad * The Ninth Biotechnology Olympiad was held at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. This is a joint initiative of the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering and the Biotechnology Supervision Unit at the Ministry of Education. At the event, the finalists - high school students from across the country - presented their research projects, and th more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, May 13 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * The UAB to award an honorary doctorate to surgeon Julio Garcia Aguilar * The UAB Governing Council meeting, held 13 May, approved the appointment as honorary doctor of Julio Garcia Aguilar, head of the department of colorectal surgery at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He was proposed for the award by the Faculty of Medicine. Doctor Garcia Aguilar has a long career in the fields of clinical care, teaching and research. more PR

PETERBOROUGH, Ontario, May 14 -- Trent University issued the following news release: * * * Trent Durham Research, Regional Relationships Focus of May Board of Governors Meeting Community collaboration in the Durham region, new Board appointments and strengthened credit ratings among meeting highlights * Community collaborations, applied research and institutional governance were the focus of Trent University's Board of Governors meeting held on Friday, May 8 at Trent University Durham Greater Toronto Area's expanded campus location in the  more PR

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, May 14 -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * TU/e plays key role in three major research projects awarded NWO funding Researchers from TU/e are playing a central role in three major research programmes that have secured funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Over the next ten years, they will work on AI tools for healthcare, computer chips that consume only a fraction of the energy used by current technologies, and a sustainable future for the people who keep society runni more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, May 14 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * UK's largest independent gambling harms research centre launches * The UK's largest independent gambling harms research centre has launched, funded by Gambling Levy. The centre, a UKRI investment funded through the government's Gambling Levy, will direct world-leading research on how to tackle and prevent gambling harms. The Gambling Harms Research UK (GHR-UK) Evidence Centre, a UKRI investment funded through the government's Gambling Levy, will dire more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, May 14 -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * UK's largest independent gambling harms research centre launches, funded by Gambling Levy * The centre, a UKRI investment funded through the government's Gambling Levy, will direct world-leading research on how to tackle and prevent gambling harms. Harmful gambling's burden on the UK economy is conservatively estimated at around PS1.4 billion per year, impacting the healthcare and criminal justice systems as well as generating individual impacts such as depressi more PR

LONDON, England, May 14 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * 'Last titan': Southeast Asia's biggest dinosaur discovered A new type of long-necked plant-eating dinosaur - the largest ever found in Southeast Asia - has been revealed in a study led by researchers at UCL, Mahasarakham University, Suranaree University of Technology and Sirindhorn Museum in Thailand. The dinosaur, described in a new paper in the journal Scientific Reports, was identified from bones found at the edge of a pond in north-eastern more PR

LONDON, England, May 15 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Blood test flags failing prostate cancer treatment weeks earlier A new blood test could help doctors identify whether a treatment for advanced prostate cancer treatment is failing weeks earlier than current tests, according to a UK-wide study led by UCL researchers. The study, published in Nature Cancer, shows that men could switch or intensify treatment much sooner than is currently possible if their cancer is not responding to treatment, pot more PR

LONDON, England, May 15 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Coal pollution is cutting solar power output Pollution from coal-fired power plants is significantly reducing the energy output of solar photovoltaic (solar PV) installations, particularly where these are expanding side by side, according to new research led by UCL and the University of Oxford. The new study, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, mapped and assessed more than 140,000 solar PV installations worldwide using satellite d more PR

LONDON, England, May 14 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Satellite launch pollution rapidly accumulating in the upper atmosphere The potent pollution from so-called "megaconstellation" satellite systems launched en masse into space since 2019 will account for nearly half (42%) of the total climate impact of space sector pollution by the end of the decade, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. Publishing in Earth's Future, the research team examined air pollution produced by the growing number of more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 15 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Spotlight on BactiVac Network training opportunities Uzal shares his story of resilience, which features a successful training opportunity in the UK, awarded and funded by the BactiVac Network. * BactiVac Member Uzal Umar is a Lecturer and Research Associate at University of Jos Plateau State in Nigeria. Back in 2010, he began a PhD at University of Leicester. Sadly, after three years of work, Uzal was unable to finish his final lab work due to fun more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, May 14 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * University of Glasgow GeoAI researcher selected for national DAFNI Fellowship * A School of Geographical & Earth Sciences researcher has been named as the recipient of a fellowship from DAFNI, the Data & Analytics Facility for National Infrastructure. Dr Mingshu Wang, Reader in Geospatial Data Science at the University of Glasgow, is one of 10 UK researchers selected to become new DAFNI Fellows, following a competitive national process which attracted  more PR

LETHBRIDGE, Alberta, May 14 -- The University of Lethbridge issued the following news: * * * Leading hydrodynamics researcher, Dr. Borries Demeler, earns Speaker Research Award A research scientist of the highest calibre, Dr. Borries Demeler established the Canadian Center for Hydrodynamics at the University of Lethbridge, a world-leading research institute for the study of nanoscale materials, while excelling as an exemplary educator, researcher and mentor to students from high school to post-secondary levels. Demeler has been named the wi more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, May 14 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * University of Liverpool receives almost PS4m to tackle diet-related disease and obesity * A team of experts in eating behaviour and public health at the University of Liverpool has secured almost PS4m to deliver a 5-year project to better understand the UK's food environment. The 'food environment' is the combination of physical, economic and social conditions that affect what and how much the public eat. In the UK, unhealthy food products a more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, May 14 -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Canadian astronomy looks to Europe and invests in the world's largest telescope Backed by an $11.3-million federal grant, Canadian scientists led by teams at UdeM and the UBC are helping design the ANDES instrument for the European Extremely Large Telescope. * The European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) now under construction in Chile will soon be the most powerful optical and infrared telescope ever built -- and Canada will have a major role in its d more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, May 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Climate change: the Bigfoot connection Using data from sightings of the mythical creature, UdeM biologist Timothee Poisot adapts a machine-learning method to map the uncertainty of biodiversity scenarios. By Jeff Heinrich To effectively protect biodiversity in an era of climate change, ecologists first have to know where animal and plant species are located and then be able to predict what habitats will be available to them in the future. To  more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, May 14 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * Lost in translation? Why human expertise still matters in the age of AI Samantha Dunn From courtrooms to hospitals, interpreting demands more than language fluency - yet experts warn AI is changing how the profession is understood and valued. When more than 200 interpretation errors emerged in a Victorian Supreme Court trial, the issue was not simply technical. Lawyers argued the mistakes distorted evidence given by an Arabic-speaking witness, r more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, May 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * What is the hidden cost of a failed property auction? Craig Donaldson New research from UNSW Business School finds that selling a home at auction carries more financial risk than most sellers realise. The auction is one of the most visible rituals in Australian property. Bidders gather onsite, the auctioneer works the crowd, and the hammer falls - or it doesn't. According to new research from UNSW Business School, around one in five au more PR

HOBART, Australia, May 14 -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news: * * * Seamap Antarctica opens new portal into Antarctic marine data Beneath Antarctica's icy exterior is a hidden world that science is only beginning to understand. The seafloor, water masses and marine ecosystems of the Southern Ocean shape the Antarctic world above them - yet much of this system is hidden from view. Now a new digital mapping platform is making information about Antarctica more discoverable, accessible and useful for scientists, policy make more PR

WINDSOR, Ontario, May 14 -- University of Windsor issued the following news: * * * UWindsor students' experience in Tanzania inspires nursing research publication By Sara Meikle A group of University of Windsor nursing students have turned a transformative global experience into research, reflection and recognition. Their manuscript, based on a three-week experiential learning trip to Tanzania last year, has been accepted for publication in the Global Qualitative Nursing Research journal -- marking a significant milestone for both the stud more PR

GEELONG, Australia, May 13 -- Deakin University issued the following news release: * * * We need to think smaller not bigger to future-proof AI * By Dr Hung Le from the Deakin Applied Artificial Intelligence Initiative. Worried about the environmental impact of using generative AI? There's a leaner, greener option you can try, and Deakin researchers are working to make it just as impactful. The environmental cost of genAI In the last few years, many of us have started to see the benefits of using genAI in day-to-day tasks. But we've a more PR