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'Freedom to explore who I am': Grad finds growth, direction at U of T Mississauga (10)
TORONTO, Ontario, June 8 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news:
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'Freedom to explore who I am': Grad finds growth, direction at U of T Mississauga
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Benji Jacob had already lived in three different countries before he arrived at the University of Toronto - so moving from place to place felt like the only constant in his life.
That changed as he settled into his undergrad at U of T Mississauga, where he was able to explore his interests and build on his passions.
"I arrived in Canada alone with two suitcases and a b more PR
AMD and Imperial to Collaborate on AI-enabled Scientific Discovery and Sovereign AI (10)
LONDON, England, June 9 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news:
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AMD and Imperial to collaborate on AI-enabled scientific discovery and sovereign AI
By David Silverman
Imperial College London and AMD, one of the world's largest semiconductor companies, plan to collaborate to advance AI-enabled scientific discovery, sovereign AI infrastructure and next-generation high-performance computing (HPC) systems in the United Kingdom.
Bringing together AMD's expertise in accelerated computing and open software with Imperial's worl more PR
Can being a fan improve wellbeing? Researchers investigate benefits for people with a learning disability (10)
LEEDS, England, June 9 -- Leeds Beckett University posted the following news:
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Can being a fan improve wellbeing? Researchers investigate benefits for people with a learning disability
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Although being a fan can help people build friendships, feel part of a community, improve wellbeing and develop a sense of identity, very little research has looked at potential benefits for people with a learning disability.
The team will review all existing studies on the topic to find out:
* What is already known about fandom and learning disab more PR
Cardiff researchers hail coming-of-age for gravitational wave astronomy as event catalogue nearly doubles (10)
CARDIFF, Wales, June 9 -- Cardiff University posted the following news:
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Cardiff researchers hail coming-of-age for gravitational wave astronomy as event catalogue nearly doubles
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A new expanded catalogue of gravitational wave events will offer astronomers unpresented insights into the most energetic phenomena in the universe, according to a team of Cardiff University researchers.
The Gravitational Wave Transient Catalogue-5.0 (GWTC-5) documents all 390 gravitational wave events observed to date by the LIGO, verga and KAGRA observat more PR
City St George, University of London: Infections are Major 'Health Hazard' for People With Diabetes (10)
LONDON, England, June 9 (TNSjou) -- City St George, University of London issued the following news:
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Infections are major "health hazard" for people with diabetes
Researchers call for urgent overhaul of diabetes clinical guidelines to tackle overlooked risk.
By Lisa Jones, Press and Research Communications Manager
Infections should be considered a "health hazard" in people living with diabetes, with experts warning that current clinical guidelines fail to reflect a substantial but under-recognised burden of illness, hospitalisation an more PR
DNA of Iberians from the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula remained largely unchanged for six centuries (10)
BARCELONA, Spain, June 9 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news:
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DNA of Iberians from the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula remained largely unchanged for six centuries
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A study led by a UAB research team of Biological Anthropoly has analysed the genome of 54 newborns with the aim of tracking the genetic history of their culture since it developed in the Early Iron Age until the start of the Roman period, some 2,700 to 2,100 years ago.
Despite being in contact with other Mediterranean cultures, the gen more PR
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School: DASH 2026 Opens Horizon for Cross-Pacific Collaboration (10)
SINGAPORE, June 9 -- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School issued the following news:
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DASH 2026 opens a new horizon for cross-Pacific collaboration
What began as a meeting of minds between Singapore and Durham, North Carolina, has set the stage for a new chapter of collaboration across Duke University, Duke-NUS Medical School and the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC).
Held from 2 to 4 June, the inaugural DASH summit launched the Durham and Singapore Horizon, a cross-Pacific initiative designed to build sustained research an more PR
Eindhoven University of Technology: Microsurgery Robot Makes Complex Procedures Accessible to More Patients (10)
EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, June 9 -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news:
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New microsurgery robot makes complex procedures accessible to more patients
TU/e, Maastricht UMC+, and the company Microsure combine technical and medical expertise to develop a microsurgical robot.
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A robot in the operating room is no longer a futuristic concept, but the result of close collaboration between technological and medical expertise. Engineers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and microsurgeons from Maastricht more PR
From the Great Lakes to the Open Ocean, Two UWindsor PhD Students are Studying How Noise and Tourism Affect Fish (10)
WINDSOR, Ontario, June 9 -- University of Windsor issued the following news:
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From the Great Lakes to the open ocean, two UWindsor PhD students are studying how noise and tourism affect fish
By Sara Elliott
When they were children, Rachel Koop and Riley Beach unknowingly shared the same dream: becoming marine biologists.
Growing up by the Great Lakes, it seemed unlikely.
But after taking an undergraduate course with University of Windsor biology professor Dr. Dennis Higgs, their passion for ocean research was reignited.
Today, the t more PR
HKUMed finds effective use of hearing aids may help reduce dementia risk in older adults (10)
HONG KONG, June 9 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release:
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HKUMed finds effective use of hearing aids may help reduce dementia risk in older adults
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The School of Public Health at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), together with a multinational team, has found that the effective use of hearing aids is associated with a lower risk of probable dementia among older adults with hearing loss. The findings highlight the importance of quality hearing rehabilitation for healthy ageing more PR
Imperial College-London: Cardiovolt.ai Turns Heart Traces Into Powerful Diagnostic Tools (10)
LONDON, England, June 9 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news:
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Cardiovolt.ai turns heart traces into powerful diagnostic tools
By Ian Mundell
A spinout from Imperial College London is teaching artificial intelligence to read electrocardiograms, producing new insights into heart disease and other conditions. It has just raised pound sterling1.4 million in funding.
A routine electrocardiogram, or ECG, takes ten seconds to record. It measures the electrical activity of the heart and is one of the most common tests in medi more PR
Industry needs to move from quantum awareness to action (10)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 9 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news:
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Industry needs to move from quantum awareness to action
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SA Quti aims empower industry to bring their quantum future forward to maximise its opportunities.
South Africa's quantum technology leaders called on business to stop treating quantum as a distant science project and start testing where it could solve real problems in local industries.
The Wits-based South African Quantum Technology Initiative, or SA QuTI, hosted an industr more PR
King's Birthday Honour for the 'Mozart of Math' (10)
BEDFORD PARK, Australia, June 9 -- Flinders University posted the following news:
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King's Birthday Honour for the 'Mozart of Math'
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One of the world's leading mathematicians and a Fields Medallist, Professor Terence Tao AC has received Australia's highest civilian award in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours.
Recognised for his service to maths sciences, the global maths community, and to tertiary education and academia, Professor Tao is one of five people nationally to receive the top honour, the Companion of the Order of Australia (A more PR
Legendary hotelier Horst Schulze inducted into School of Hotel and Tourism Management Gallery of Honour (10)
HONG KONG, June 9 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release:
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Legendary hotelier Horst Schulze inducted into School of Hotel and Tourism Management Gallery of Honour
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The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is delighted to announce that Mr Horst SCHULZE, Founding member of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and Founder of The Capella Hotel Group was inducted into the SHTM Gallery of Honour on 5 June 2026, the same evening he was bestowed the esteemed more PR
Leiden University: Grant Awarded for Research Into Prehistoric Settlement in the Province of Zeeland (10)
LEIDEN, The Netherlands, June 9 -- Leiden University issued the following news:
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Grant awarded for research into prehistoric settlement in the Province of Zeeland
The research project Between Land and Sea (Tussen Land en Zee) was awarded funding by the Reuvens Fund for Innovation in May. The project brings together archaeologists, earth scientists, ecologists and public and heritage-sector partners to investigate the earliest settlement history of the Province of Zeeland.
It is often assumed that the first permanent inhabitants did not more PR
Listening to the Night Sky: UWindsor Team Deploys Canada-wide Acoustic Bird Migration Network (10)
WINDSOR, Ontario, June 9 -- University of Windsor issued the following news:
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Listening to the night sky: UWindsor team deploys Canada-wide acoustic bird migration network
By Sara Elliott
Every night during spring migration, millions of birds cross Canada in darkness, calling out to one another to stay together.
Until now, no one was listening.
A University of Windsor research team is changing that.
Motus Audio, a collaboration between UWindsor and Birds Canada, has deployed 100 acoustic recorders from Vancouver Island to Newfou more PR
Meteorite which wiped out the dinosaurs also created record-breaking hydrothermal system (10)
GLASGOW, Scotland, June 9 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news:
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Meteorite which wiped out the dinosaurs also created record-breaking hydrothermal system
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The meteorite which caused the extinction of the dinosaurs also created an underground environment suited to supporting new life, and new research suggests it lasted for millions of years longer than previously suspected.
The finding has surprised the international team of researchers behind it, who came to their conclusions by pairing sophisticated new analysis o more PR
Murdoch engineer earns global recognition as IEEE Distinguished Lecturer (10)
PERTH, Australia, June 10 -- Murdoch University posted the following news:
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Murdoch engineer earns global recognition as IEEE Distinguished Lecturer
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Murdoch University electrical engineering expert, Associate Professor Hai Wang has been selected to join the world leading professional community, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) as a Distinguished Lecturer.
Associate Professor Wang is one of 13 Distinguished Lecturers selected worldwide and is the only academic from Austr more PR
National Lottery funding will increase educational opportunities for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families (10)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, June 9 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release:
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National Lottery funding will increase educational opportunities for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families
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Northumbria University has been awarded PS245,061 by The National Lottery Community Fund to establish the first North East and Cumbria Centre for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities.
The project will provide safe, trusted spaces in which members of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities from across the North East and Cumbria more PR
New tool launched to help online abuse victims (10)
CAMBRIDGE, England, June 9 -- Anglia Ruskin University posted the following news:
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New tool launched to help online abuse victims
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A 'first of its kind' approach to helping victims of online child abuse have their images removed from the internet is being launched today at a major UK conference.
It comes after the Government announced new expectations on tech firms to activate built-in features or implement technical solutions on smartphones and tablets to detect and block nude images for children.
The ECHO Survivor Hub is being u more PR
New Warwick spinout helps turn research into real-world environmental impact (10)
COVENTRY, England, June 9 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release:
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New Warwick spinout helps turn research into real-world environmental impact
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A new social enterprise spinout from the University of Warwick, EcoTransform, has launched [9 June 2026], offering a pioneering consultancy that helps organisations design environmental policies that work for both nature and communities.
EcoTransform closes the gap between sector-leading research and real-world policy design, working with organisations to understand more PR
Newcastle University: Tool to Help Build More Reliable DNA Nanostructures (10)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, June 9 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news:
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New tool to help build more reliable DNA nanostructures
Scientists have developed a new way to improve the reliability of DNA origami for future biomedical, agritech and other technological applications.
Scaffolded DNA and RNA origami is a technique that allows scientists to build tiny, highly precise two- and three-dimensional objects. Since these nanostructures can interact naturally with biological systems, they could have important fut more PR
Niels Bohr Institute: Can Resonance Be Used to 'Communicate With' the Body's Cells? (10)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Copenhagen's Niels Bohr Institute issued the following news:
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Can resonance be used to "communicate with" the body's cells?
Can networks of genes be stimulated using resonance? Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute are investigating whether the protein p53, which activates a range of different genes, can be induced to communicate with the body's cells "on command." Perhaps resonance is the key to stimulating the body toward a new form of self-healing?
Cells are constantly div more PR
Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Andre Geim takes HKU on a "Random Walk to Graphene" in Inaugural Lecture (10)
HONG KONG, June 9 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release:
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Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Andre Geim takes HKU on a "Random Walk to Graphene" in Inaugural Lecture
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Professor Sir Andre Geim, Nobel Laureate and Chair Professor in the Department of Physics under the Faculty of Science at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), delivered his inaugural lecture titled "Random Walk to Graphene" on 9 June. Held at the Grand Hall of the Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, the lecture delved into how simple curiosity-and a willingne more PR
NUS receives major gift from Wen Giving to advance healthy longevity in Health District @ Queenstown (10)
SINGAPORE, June 10 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release:
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NUS receives major gift from Wen Giving to advance healthy longevity in Health District @ Queenstown
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The National University of Singapore (NUS) has received a major gift from Mrs Wai Mei Wen and Mr Chiu Chi Wen of Wen Giving in support of the Health District @ Queenstown (HD@QT), a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on cultivating lasting health and social solutions in Singapore.
The gift, Wen Giving's first contribution to NUS, will su more PR
Queen Mary University of London: Children's Motivation and Attitudes Towards Learning Play a Key Role in Academic Success, Study Finds (10)
LONDON, England, June 9 (TNSjou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news:
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Children's motivation and attitudes towards learning play a key role in academic success, study finds
New study reveals how motivation and curiosity help turn genetic potential into school achievement.
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A major new study led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London has revealed that non-cognitive skills -- such as motivation, curiosity, academic interest, and self-belief -- play a key role in translating children's genetic disposi more PR
Queen Mary University of London: Funding Allows TRANSFORM Prostate Cancer Research Trial to Invite All Eligible Black Men (10)
LONDON, England, June 9 -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news:
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New funding allows TRANSFORM prostate cancer research trial to invite all eligible black men
The UK Department of Health and Social Care has announced an additional investment of up to pound sterling18m, to extend the landmark TRANSFORM prostate cancer screening trial to invite all eligible Black men aged 45-74 who have not had a recent PSA blood test to participate.
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Black men are at increased risk of prostate cancer, with double the risk of other more PR
Queensland University of Technology: Brushing Your Teeth Daily Could Prevent Hospital-acquired Pneumonia (10)
BRISBANE, Australia, June 9 (TNSjou) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news:
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Brushing your teeth daily could prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia
A simple improvement in oral care for hospitalised patients reduced the risk of non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia by 60 percent, a trial of 8870 patients in three Australian hospitals has found.
* Patients with non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia are eight times more likely to die in hospital than patients without it.
* Toothbrush and toothpast more PR
Queensland University of Technology: Concrete Plan Needed for Brisbane 2032 Housing Legacy (10)
BRISBANE, Australia, June 9 (TNSrpt) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news:
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Concrete plan needed for Brisbane 2032 housing legacy
New QUT research has called for a formal Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games housing legacy plan to help ease the region's housing crisis by prioritising increased social and affordable housing before and after the Games.
The QUT Centre for Justice report, Where is the housing legacy? Towards a Brisbane 2032 Housing Legacy Plan, contains insights from stakeholders who w more PR
Ritsumeikan University: Policy Changes in Mongolia and Japan as Russia's Neighboring Countries Along Its Rim (10)
KYOTO, Japan, June 9 (TNSjou) -- Ritsumeikan University issued the following news:
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Policy Changes in Mongolia and Japan as Russia's Neighboring Countries along its Rim
Prof. Noboru Miyawaki, College of Policy Science
Locations of Impact
* China
* North Korea
* Estonia
* Finland
* Germany
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Mongolia
* Norway
* Poland
* Russia
* South Korea
* Ukraine
* USA
* Azerbaijan
* Georgia
* Belarus
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Co-researchers
Prof. Sukhee Battulga
National University of Mongolia
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Southampton helps trial new 'universal vaccine' technology (10)
SOUTHAMPTON, England, June 8 -- The University of Southampton posted the following news:
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Southampton helps trial new 'universal vaccine' technology
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The first human clinical trial of a universal Sarbeco coronavirus vaccine has shown that the vaccine is safe and has no significant side-effects.
The technology was developed by the University of Cambridge and spin-out DIOSynVax (DVX) Ltd. It was jointly trialled by Cambridge, and by the University of Southampton and the NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility.
The trial, involvi more PR
St Mary's Academic Selected for Prestigious BBC New Generation Thinkers Programme (10)
LONDON, England, June 9 -- St Mary's University issued the following news:
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St Mary's academic selected for prestigious BBC New Generation Thinkers programme
Dr Jakub Kowalewski, Senior Research Fellow at St Mary's University, has been selected as one of the UK's most promising early-career academics as part of the BBC and Arts and Humanities Research Council's (AHRC) New Generation Thinkers programme.
The scheme identifies outstanding researchers from universities across the UK and supports them in bringing their ideas to wider audien more PR
Statement from the Chancellor (10)
GEELONG, Australia, June 8 -- Deakin University issued the following news release:
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Statement from the Chancellor
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Below is a copy of an email sent to all Deakin staff on Tuesday afternoon, from Chancellor Claire Higgins, regarding the resignation of Vice-Chancellor Professor Iain Martin and caretaker leadership arrangements:
Dear colleagues,
I am writing to inform you that Professor Iain Martin has resigned as Vice-Chancellor of Deakin University. Council accepted Iain's resignation with respect, and he finishes in the role today more PR
Study reveals employment plays crucial role in preventing survivors of modern slavery being caught in cycles of exploitation (10)
BIRMINGHAM, England, June 9 (TNSxrep) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release:
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New study reveals employment plays crucial role in preventing survivors of modern slavery being caught in cycles of exploitation
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New research released today in the House of Lords, by Sophie Hayes Foundation, the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, and King's College London - funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)/Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre - evidences the role access to e more PR
Surrey spinout BiofuelAi wins flagship Manchester Prize with smarter green gas production to heat more homes (10)
GUILFORD, England, June 9 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release:
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Surrey spinout BiofuelAi wins flagship Manchester Prize with smarter green gas production to heat more homes
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A University of Surrey spinout that uses artificial intelligence to help biogas plants produce more renewable energy at lower cost and with reduced carbon emissions has won the Manchester Prize - the UK government's flagship AI innovation challenge. The prestigious prize comes with a PS1 million government award.
BiofuelAi, co-founded by more PR
Triple film award for survivor's story documentary (10)
GLASGOW, Scotland, June 9 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news:
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Triple film award for survivor's story documentary
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A documentary short film, Why We Dance, has secured three film awards for its portrayal of a survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Directed by Scotland-based filmmaker Marc Ellison, the film tells the story of Jerome Irankunda, a young survivor of the genocide as he shared his experiences with graphic artist Michel Kichka.
The film emerges from the 'Survivor-Centred Visual Narrat more PR
TU Eindhoven and Imec Strengthen Strategic Collaboration in Chip Technology (10)
EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, June 9 -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news:
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TU Eindhoven and imec strengthen strategic collaboration in chip technology
TU/e-imec partnership reinforces Europe's semiconductor ecosystem and strategic relevance
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TU/e has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with imec, a world-leading nanoelectronics and semiconductor R&D hub headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, with more than 20 years of activity at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven. The partnership aims to further intensify joi more PR
UM research team develops novel extracellular vesicles to effectively suppress tumour growth and metastasis (10)
MACAU, China, June 9 -- The University of Macau posted the following news:
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UM research team develops novel extracellular vesicles to effectively suppress tumour growth and metastasis
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A research team led by Zhao Qi, associate professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Macau (UM), has made a breakthrough in cancer immunotherapy. The team has developed PARM, smart biomimetic extracellular vesicles that can precisely regulate the function of tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs) while also enhancing their anti more PR
University awarded cPS6M to train next generation of engineers (10)
LIVERPOOL, England, June 9 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release:
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University awarded cPS6M to train next generation of engineers
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The University of Liverpool has been awarded nearly PS6M to train over 190 additional engineering students over the next five academic years and invest in new, state-of-the-art teaching facilities.
The funding was announced today (Tuesday, 9 June) by the Ministry of Defence and Department for Education as part of an PS80M funding package to boost defence-related and technical s more PR
University College London: Researchers Develop Nature-inspired Toothpaste for Sensitive Teeth (10)
LONDON, England, June 9 -- The University College London posted the following news:
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Researchers develop nature-inspired toothpaste for sensitive teeth
A new toothpaste for relieving tooth sensitivity has been developed by UCL researchers using a nature-inspired material that supports bone regeneration.
The technology, developed by scientists at the UCL Centre for Nature-Inspired Engineering (CNIE), includes a material originally developed for bone grafting, called AeroGraft, with a novel structure that can rapidly rebuild tooth surfac more PR
University of East Anglia: Survival of the Smallest - Why Tiny Creatures Outlived Dinosaurs (10)
NORWICH, England, June 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news:
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Survival of the smallest - why tiny creatures outlived dinosaurs
A University of East Anglia researcher has helped uncover why some marine life survived the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Scientists have shown that tiny marine organisms in polar oceans persisted because they needed less energy and were more tolerant to darkness.
Published in the journal Nature, the study resolves a longstanding evolutionary mystery by i more PR
University of Groningen: Sustainable Coexistence on the Savannah (10)
GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, June 9 -- The University of Groningen issued the following news:
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Sustainable coexistence on the savannah
How can wild animals, people and livestock live side by side on the iconic savannahs of East Africa? That is the question in CoCoST, an international research programme co-financed by the Ubbo Emmius Fund. PhD candidate Yuhong Li investigated what happens when livestock and wildlife share an ecosystem; Michael Kimaro studied the effectiveness of a fence that should keep elephants out of fields. Both will more PR
University of Manchester: Study Warns Unequal Access to NHS Social Prescribing Could Reinforce Inequalities (10)
MANCHESTER, England, June 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release:
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Study warns unequal access to NHS social prescribing could reinforce inequalities
A major new study has found patients living in England's most deprived communities are significantly less likely to be offered 'social prescribing', an NHS scheme designed to connect people with community support such as exercise groups, debt advice, arts activities and social clubs.
Researchers from The University of Manchester analysed primary care r more PR
University of Melbourne: App Aims to Connect People With Disabilities and Carers Like Never Before (10)
MELBOURNE, Australia, June 9 -- The University of Melbourne issued the following news:
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New app aims to connect people with disabilities and carers like never before
A new app developed at the University of Melbourne is helping people with disabilities and informal carers stay socially and physically active.
Disability support platform 'ConnectUp' enables users to build new connections online and arrange in-person meetups, while also highlighting accessible venues and inclusive physical activity opportunities.
Founder Associate Profes more PR
University of Montreal: Bridging the Generation Gap, Financially (10)
MONTREAL, Quebec, June 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news:
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Bridging the generation gap, financially
Having well-off grandparents can make it easier for students to afford to go to university--and even compensate for having low-income parents.
By Beatrice St-Cyr-Leroux
It has long been understood that parents' income plays a major role in children's access to higher education. But a new study suggests that grandparents' income matters, too.
By analyzing multigenerational tax data, researchers at Unive more PR
University of Montreal: Just Connect - Preventing Child Sex Offenders From Doing It Again (10)
MONTREAL, Quebec, June 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news:
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Just connect: preventing child sex offenders from doing it again
An UdeM study finds that the quality of the relationship between patient and therapist is key to reducing recidivism among men who've committed sexual crimes against kids.
By Beatrice St-Cyr-Leroux
Since the 1980s, there's been extensive research on the effectiveness of treatment for perpetrators of sexual crimes against children. Studies have examined rehabilitation programs, th more PR
University of Montreal: Strengthening Support for Immigrant Parents (10)
MONTREAL, Quebec, June 9 -- The University of Montreal issued the following news:
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Strengthening support for immigrant parents
Psychoeducation professor Sarah Dufour has secured $1.1 million in funding over three years for her cross-sector partnership, the Centre for Parenting, Immigration and Culture (CPIC).
By Jeff Heinrich
A social programme led by Universite de Montreal is expanding with the creation of the Centre for Parenting, Immigration and Culture (CPIC), described as "an intersectoral partnership to strengthen preventive su more PR
University of New South Wales: Shaking Up the Coffee World - Entirely Way of Making Espresso Unveiled (10)
SYDNEY, Australia, June 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news:
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Shaking up the coffee world: Entirely new way of making espresso unveiled
Researchers at UNSW Sydney have harnessed the power of ultrasonic sound waves to make espresso-strength coffee with room temperature water, cutting energy use by up to 75%.
That morning coffee kick from a shot of espresso needs boiling water and high pressure - equalling plenty of energy consumption, right?
Now, UNSW researchers have shown that one part of that re more PR
University of New South Wales: Tiny Wearable Sensor Aims to Improve Heart Health Monitoring From Patients' Own Home (10)
SYDNEY, Australia, June 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news:
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Tiny wearable sensor aims to improve heart health monitoring from patients' own home
Neil Martin
UNSW researchers have developed a lightweight wearable sensor that could potentially continuously check on people with heart and breathing problems to help doctors identify problems more quickly.
A lightweight wearable device developed by UNSW engineers could one day help people monitor their heart and breathing health from home, potentially more PR
University of Nottingham launches UK's highest pressure Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing Facility (10)
BIRMINGHAM, England, June 9 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release:
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University of Nottingham launches UK's highest pressure Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing Facility
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The University of Nottingham has launched the UK's highest pressure Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing facility, a national facility featuring the latest technology to support advanced manufacturing research.
Cold spray is an advanced manufacturing process that builds or repairs metal components by accelerating fine metal powders at very hig more PR
University of Salford: Bringing the Local Community Together to Co-create an Urban Food Project in Clayton (10)
GREATER MANCHESTER, England, June 9 -- The University of Salford issued the following news:
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Bringing the local community together to co-create an urban food project in Clayton
Alicja Golicz has called Clayton home for more than a decade, building strong connections with the people and place around her. Drawing on her background as a nurse, therapist and herbalist, she is committed to both community wellbeing and the natural world.
When the opportunity arose to take part in a University of Salford research project bringing local resid more PR
University of Salford: Driving Digital Transformation at OPAL to Support People With Learning Disabilities and Autism (10)
GREATER MANCHESTER, England, June 9 -- The University of Salford issued the following news:
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Driving digital transformation at OPAL to support people with learning disabilities and autism
Michelle Anderson first walked through the doors at Oldham Personal Advocacy Limited (OPAL) as a student on placement and is now Chief Executive Officer of the charity, which provides support and activities for people with a learning disability and autism.
OPAL's relationship with the University of Salford has also developed over the years. Together, more PR
University of Salford: Research Challenges Rhetorics Around Young People Disengaging With Learning (10)
GREATER MANCHESTER, England, June 9 -- The University of Salford issued the following news:
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Research challenges rhetorics around young people disengaging with learning
Young people are not disengaged from learning - they are often disengaged from educational environments that fail to recognise their strengths, according to new research.
That is one of the key messages emerging from 'Bridging Worlds: Blending Organic and Co-created Digital Environments to Support Neurodivergent Young People in Mainstream Education', a new report based more PR
University of Southern Queensland: Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (10)
TOOWOOMBA, Australia, June 9 -- The University of Southern Queensland issued the following news:
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Exploring the dark side of the Universe
Chris Walker
Dr Alex Rawlings said UniSQ played an important role in helping shape his pathway into international research.
A childhood fascination with the Universe has taken Dr Alex Rawlings from Toowoomba to some of Europe's leading astrophysics institutions, with the UniSQ alumnus earning one of Finland's top honours for astronomy research.
Dr Rawlings, who graduated from UniSQ with a Bachelor more PR
VUB Research Marks a Step Forward in Using Nanobodies to Destroy Cancer Cells (10)
BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 9 -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release:
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VUB research marks a step forward in using Nanobodies(R) to destroy cancer cells
Bioengineer Ema Romao (VUB's Brussels Centre for Immunology) developed and tested so-called Nanobodies(R)--antibodies derived from camelids--as part of her PhD research at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). These Nanobodies(R) specifically target key molecules involved in cancer research, including the CD47-SIRPa immune checkpoint axis. The CD47-SIRPa axis ac more PR
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