BRISBANE, Australia, July 20 -- The Australian Catholic University issued the following news: * * * Australian historian Professor Joy Damousi elected to British Academy's International Fellowship * Historian Professor Joy Damousi has been elected to the British Academy's International Fellowship, one of only 32 elections in 2026 * Professor Damousi is Dean of Arts and director of the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences at ACU, and has led significant research on Australian history of migration, women, and the aftermath of wars *  more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, July 20 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Bavaria's digital treasure trove adds historic school wallcharts from Wurzburg to its collection * Over the years, the Research Centre for Historical Visual Media at the University of Wurzburg has built up a remarkable collection of school wallcharts from Germany and other European countries. In its premises on the North Campus, it houses more than 20,000 items spanning 150 years of school history. "This means we have the largest collection of  more PR

LEEDS, England, July 20 -- Leeds Beckett University posted the following news: * * * Celebrating LBU's high quality PhD supervision and support * The UKCGE Research Supervision Recognition Programme provides national, peer-reviewed accreditation that recognises the skills, experience, and reflective practice of supervisors across the UK and beyond. Two levels of recognition are available: the Recognised Associate Supervisor Award, designed for those in the early stages of their supervisory journey, and the Recognised Supervisor Award, whi more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 20 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * National launch event highlights findings from landmark research project examining children's experiences of police contact and detention * Reports from the most comprehensive examination to date of children's experiences of police contact and detention in England and Wales are being launched today - Monday 20 July 2026 - at a national event in London. The conference brings together leaders from policing, youth justice, law, and academia to more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 20 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * New NERC-funded project to open up environmental science pathways for young people * The University of Nottingham is set to play a key role in a new collaborative project recommended for funding through the Natural Environment Research Council's (NERC) Opening up the Environment programme, helping to create more inclusive pathways into environmental science for young people across the East Midlands. Led by Loughborough University, the pro more PR

LEICESTER, England, July 20 -- The University of Leicester posted the following news: * * * New NERC-funded project to open up environmental science pathways for young people * A new collaborative project supported by University of Leicester has been recommended for funding through the Natural Environment Research Council's Opening up the Environment programme. The project, The C3ITEES Passport: a unified model for opening up the environment, led by Loughborough University, will develop a structured, inclusive and place-based model to hel more PR

MANILA, Philippines, July 20 -- Philippine Normal University issued the following news: * * * PNU spearheads workshop for the development of the ASEAN Studies for Teachers MOOC in Manila The Philippine Normal University (PNU), as the Permanent Secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Teacher Education Network (AsTEN), spearheaded and hosted the Workshop on the Development of the ASEAN Studies for Teachers Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) held on 16-17 July 2026 at Lime Resort Manila, Philippines. The workshop brought together repre more PR

ANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia, July 20 -- St. Francis Xavier University posted the following news: * * * Prestigious Mackenzie King Scholarship takes recent StFX graduate Vitoria Wortman to Georgetown University * A prestigious national scholarship is helping St. Francis Xavier University graduate Vitoria Wortman pursue the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Ms. Wortman, who graduated from StFX in 2025 with an honours degree in political science and a subsidiary in economics, has been awarded a $20,750 Mackenz more PR

TOOWOOMBA, Australia, July 20 -- The University of Southern Queensland posted the following news: * * * Regional Tour reinforces UniSQ's commitment to regional Queensland * The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) has reaffirmed its commitment to regional Queensland after completing its fifth annual Regional Tour, strengthening partnerships, exploring local priorities, and inspiring the next generation through education and STEM engagement. Led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Mazerolle, the tour visited Roma, Chinchilla, Kingaroy,  more PR

LEICESTER, England, July 20 -- The University of Leicester posted the following news: * * * Scholarship lays the foundation for Maymunah's legal career dream * A budding legal eagle is on her way to her dream career after a scholarship helped her to complete a law degree at the University of Leicester. Maymunah Valimia was one of two students to receive the very first Freeths Mukesh Patel Award for Law, which is open for law students at Leicester and De Montfort universities. The PS8,000 bursary from Leicester law firm Freeths enabled M more PR

DUBLIN, Ireland, July 20 -- Technological University Dublin issued the following news: * * * TU Dublin President Deirdre Lillis Welcomes TUA Budget 2027 Submission President of Technological University Dublin, Dr Deirdre Lillis, has welcomed the publication of the Technological Universities Association's Budget 2027 Submission, describing it as an important statement of ambition for Ireland's Technological University sector and the communities it serves. The Technological Universities Association (TUA) represents Ireland's Technological Uni more PR

MUNICH, Germany, July 20 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * TUM Campus Heilbronn strengthens its expertise in chip design * The Dieter Schwarz Foundation supports specialization in the master's program in Information Engineering The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Dieter Schwarz Foundation (DSS) have signed a funding agreement for a new specialization in chip design within the existing master's program in Information Engineering. Over the course of six years, the DSS will fund the necessary more PR

MANCHESTER, England, July 20 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Refugee's amazing journey from war zone to graduation A woman who fled Liberia's brutal civil war as a young adult, lost both parents and spent years living in refugee camps is to graduate from The University of Manchester this month with a 2:1 BSc in public health(20/07/26). In December 1990 Makagbeh Princess Sesay crossed into neighbouring Guinea (Guinea-Conakry ) in a truck with her family after fighting forced them to flee their home du more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, July 20 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * UQ celebrates outstanding community members in July graduations * Global leaders in science, law, engineering and education have been conferred honorary awards by The University of Queensland during mid-year graduation ceremonies. Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland, The Honourable Peter Applegarth AM KC, biotechnology entrepreneur Dr Roslyn Hendriks and distinguished engineer and educator Emeritus Professor John Simmons AM FTSE wer more PR