LONDON, England, July 3 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * AI and robotics take centre stage at Imperial-led biodiversity debate in Parliament By Emily Govan Members of Parliament, policymakers, leading scientists and industry experts gathered at the Houses of Parliament for a high-profile debate exploring how artificial intelligence can be harnessed to address pressing environmental challenges. Held at the Terrace Pavilion, the debate was organised by Imperial's Georgina Mace Centre for the Living Planet, with hea more PR

LEICESTER, England, July 3 -- The University of Leicester issued the following news: * * * AI risks leaving older people behind, warns Leicester expert heading to UN As society races to adopt artificial intelligence and digital technology, older people are at risk of being left behind unless human rights protections evolve to keep pace, according to a University of Leicester researcher set to lead discussions at the United Nations this month. Dr Sarah Jane Fox, a lecturer at Leicester Law School and Associate Director of the Institute for more PR

MANCHESTER, England, July 3 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Former Australian PM Julia Gillard delivers 2026 Cockcroft Rutherford Lecture at The University of Manchester The University of Manchester's annual Cockcroft Rutherford Lecture was delivered this year by Hon. Julia Gillard AC, Chair of the Wellcome Trust and former Australian Prime Minister. Julia became Chair of the Wellcome Trust in 2021, having left government in 2013 following her election as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia in 2010.  more PR

HAMILTON, New York, July 3 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Picker ISI Training Workshop Helps Apply AI-Powered Machine Learning Skills for Research * More than 20 faculty members and several students from across academic disciplines attended a two-day training workshop on June 4-5 to learn how AI machine-learning skills can assist with their existing research. The workshop was funded through a 2026 Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute Interdisciplinary Training Workshop Grant awarded to Assistant Professor of Co more PR

LEICESTER, England, July 3 -- The University of Leicester issued the following news: * * * Leicester student scoops prestigious award A Leicester medical student's fledgling startup has scooped a prestigious regional award. Leya Luhar's OSCE Toolbox provides a dedicated digital platform designed to help undergraduate pharmacy students across the UK prepare for their clinical assessment and real-life patient interactions. Now her ingenuity has won her the Graduate Startup of the Year category in the UK StartUp Awards (Midlands region). Th more PR

LONDON, Canada, July 3 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Western key hub for Horizon Europe-funded project studying disabling chronic illness Dr. Douglas Fraser and Mark Daley will use laboratory science and computational biology to study ME/CFS By Jeff Renaud As the only institution outside Europe in a new major international research initiative, Western will serve as a key partner in the efforts to improve diagnosis and accelerate treatment and development for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CF more PR

LONDON, Canada, July 3 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Western University signs agreement with Dalhousie University to collaborate on AI, defence, research security New MOU builds on established partnerships in health care research and new defence pilot project By Colleen MacDonald Western has signed a new agreement with Dalhousie University, Atlantic Canada's largest university globally renowned for oceanic and marine sciences. The partnership was announced June 29 with the signing of a memorandum of understanding more PR