PERTH, Australia, Aug. 3 -- Curtin University issued the following news release: * * * 176-year oyster mystery spanning WA and the Indo-Pacific solved by DNA * An international study led by Curtin University has put to bed a scientific debate dating back 176 years, confirming that two historically significant oyster species from Western Australia and Fiji are in fact distinct species. By combining historic museum collections with modern DNA technology, the research provides new insights into marine biodiversity across the Indo-Pacific and  more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Aug. 3 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * African-led study delivers one of the largest microbiome feedback initiatives * Excellent science should not only generate new discoveries but ensure that trial participants who make discoveries possible share the benefits. Researchers developed and evaluated the feedback initiative, returning gut microbiome results from a landmark microbiome study to 778 women involved in South Africa and Kenya. The results came from the AWI-Gen 2  more PR

HAIFA, Israel, Aug. 3 -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * After an Eight-Year Hiatus, Technion Hosts Israel's National Mechanical Engineering Conference Focused on the AI Era * After an eight-year interruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent wars, Israel's mechanical engineering community gathered at the Technion for the 36th National Mechanical Engineering Conference. The event marked not only the revival of a long-standing professional tradition but also the commitment of Israel more PR

CAMBRIDGE, England, Aug. 3 -- Anglia Ruskin University posted the following news: * * * ARU and AVEVA launch art and AI programme for HQ * Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has launched an ambitious research-led art commissioning programme exploring how creativity can help shape more human-centred approaches to artificial intelligence and the future of workplaces. Delivered in partnership with AVEVA, the Cambridge-headquartered industrial software leader, the initiative will help shape the experience of the company's newly refurbished PS30 mi more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug. 3 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * British Risso's dolphins belong to single population * Risso's dolphins around the British Isles are part of a single population - genetically distinct from those elsewhere in the Atlantic, according to new research involving the University of Glasgow. Scientists studied the DNA of dolphins that stranded in England, Scotland and Wales from 1992 to 2016. Samples used in this study were collected by the UK Government-funded stranding programmes, the Sco more PR

QUEENSLAND, Australia, Aug. 3 (TNSjou) -- Central Queensland University issued the following news: * * * New CQUniversity research reveals hidden trends in Queensland's water market By Isis Symes New CQUniversity research has uncovered previously unseen trends in Queensland's irrigation water market, giving farmers, policymakers and industry new insights into how the value of permanent water entitlements has changed across the state over the past decade. Published in the international journal Agricultural Water Management, the study analys more PR

PERTH, Australia, Aug. 3 -- Curtin University issued the following news release: * * * Curtin's Young Poppies named among WA's top emerging scientists * Five Curtin University researchers have been named 2026 Western Australian Young Tall Poppy Science Awards winners for work spanning cancer diagnosis and recovery, children's mental health, affordable clean energy and biodiversity. Presented by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science, the Tall Poppy Science Awards acknowledges outstanding early-career researchers who combine researc more PR

MACAU, China, Aug. 3 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * Delegation from University of International Relations visits UM Faculty of Law * A delegation led by Li Haiou, secretary of the Party Committee of the University of International Relations (UIR), visited the Faculty of Law (FLL) at the University of Macau (UM) on 20 July. During the visit, the delegation met with representatives of the Centre for Constitutional Law and Basic Law Studies to discuss ways of strengthening collaboration between the two institutions more PR

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, Aug. 3 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * Flinders researchers in the running for national science prize * A Flinders University research team has been named a finalist in the Research and Innovation category of the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes 2026. Shortlisted for the Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research, the team has developed a new way to stop dangerous infections on medical implants without relying on antibiotics. The team, from F more PR

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 3 -- Heriot-Watt University issued the following news: * * * Heriot-Watt scientists turn dairy waste into fuel A company that helped design how astronauts grow and recycle food in space is working with Heriot-Watt University to tackle the problem of dairy waste here on Earth. Take Root Bio worked with the International Centre for Brewing and Distilling (ICBD) to successfully turn salty whey, a high-volume by-product from cheese production, into a widely used fuel called bioethanol. Supported by the Industrial Biot more PR

HONG KONG, Aug. 3 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU researcher named 2025 "35 Innovators Under 35 China" by MIT Technology Review * Professor Hengshuang Zhao of the School of Computing and Data Science at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has been selected as one of the 2025 "35 Innovators Under 35 China" (TR35 China) by MIT Technology Review, a technology publication founded by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Professor Hengshuang Zhao is a frontier pioneer in  more PR

HONG KONG, Aug. 3 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKUMed finds video-based peer support boosts breastfeeding rates and maternal confidence * A research team from the School of Nursing at the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has found that video-call support from trained peer mothers helped first-time mothers breastfeed more successfully. Among mothers who received this support, the study revealed a 42.6% relative increase in the number of mothers exclusively breastfeedin more PR

JUJA, Kenya, Aug. 3 -- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology issued the following news: * * * Prof. Kenneth Ngure Elected as President, International Aids Society Prof. Kenneth Ngure of the Department of Environmental Health and Disease Control at JKUAT has been elected President of the International AIDS Society (IAS) during the 25th International AIDS Conference, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 26 - 31, 2026. An award winning-globally renowned HIV prevention scientist, Prof. Ngure's appointment places Kenya at t more PR

LANCASTER, England, Aug. 3 -- Lancaster University issued the following news: * * * Ceu Mateus appointed to prestigious international role Professor of Health Economics Ceu Mateus has become President of the European Health Economics Association. EuHEA was founded in 2013 to promote cooperation among all national health economics associations and health economics groups in Europe as well as to to profile and foster health economics at European universities. It is an association of national health economic associations. EuHEA's purpose is to more PR

WATERLOO, Ontario, Aug. 3 -- The University of Waterloo posted the following news: * * * Pilotless planes for the hardest-to-reach places * When Jeremy Wang (PhD '23) began thinking about the future of aviation, he wasn't focused on crowded airports or commercial airlines. Instead, the Waterloo alum was thinking about the places planes rarely reach: remote Northern communities, isolated regions and areas where infrastructure is limited or unreliable. "Our mission has always been to make transportation more accessible to the world's hardes more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, Aug. 3 -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Researcher's work to improve neuroinclusive design in Wales boosted by Livery Company award * A Swansea University researcher whose work could help create more inclusive icons and symbols for neurodivergent people has been awarded a prestigious scholarship to present her findings at a leading international psychology conference. PhD researcher Zoe Alderson, from Swansea University's School of Psychology, has received funding through a Worshipful Livery Company of more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Aug. 3 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * South and East students explore future of AI * Wits and Zhejiang University students find synergy through interdisciplinary exchange. Wits University recently hosted a delegation of postgraduate students from Zhejiang University (ZJU), China, for an academic exchange programme on the theme of Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work: AI Across Disciplines. The exchange brought together eight postgraduate students from Zhejiang  more PR

HONG KONG, Aug. 3 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * The 11th HKU Quarterly Forum on the Chinese Economy: Navigating China's Next Phase of Economic Growth - Technological Innovation and Opening-Up * The 11th HKU Quarterly Forum on Chinese Economy, hosted by HKU Business School's Institute of China Economy (ICE), in partnership with the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Hong Kong Alumni Association, was held on 31 July, at HKU iCube in Central, Hong Kong. Amid intensifying global technology competition, and  more PR

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, Aug. 3 -- Radboud University posted the following news: * * * These are the seven winners of the University Study Prize 2026 * Seven (former) students of Radboud University can call themselves winners of the University Study Prize 2026. They receive this prize because they wrote a thesis of exceptional quality during the past academic year. The awards ceremony will take place during the Opening of the Academic Year 2026-2027 on 31 August, at the Vereeniging in Nijmegen. The winners of the Study Awards and summar more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Aug. 3 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * Underground fungal networks in 3D * Visualizing plant-fungal interactions Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have visualized the complex network of plant roots and mycorrhizal fungi in soil in three dimensions for the first time. The researchers see this method as a promising tool for studying climate-resilient plants. In brief * New method creates 3D models of underground plant-fungal networks * Technique makes the fin more PR

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Aug. 3 -- The University of Auckland issued the following news: * * * University of Auckland welcomes new Vice-Chancellor Nic Smith Former Dean of Engineering Professor Nic Smith was welcomed back to his alma mater on 3 August to begin his tenure as Vice-Chancellor. Professor Nic Smith has been formally welcomed as the University of Auckland's new Vice-Chancellor, marking the start of his first day in the role with a powhiri at Waipapa Marae. Surrounded by University leaders, council members, staff, whanau and frien more PR

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Aug. 3 -- The University of Auckland issued the following news: * * * Psilocybin therapy sparks anorexia recovery motivation Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Health and medicine, Sustainable impact - Psilocybin therapy may offer hope for people with anorexia nervosa, new research reveals. A groundbreaking study has found psilocybin therapy can lead to sustained improvements in anorexia symptoms and recovery motivation for up to a year. Dr Hannah Douglass led the study during her PhD at Imperial College Londo more PR

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, July 31 -- The University of Auckland issued the following news: * * * Scientists developing 'exciting' new cancer drug When a new drug shows a 30 to 60 percent cure rate in laboratory models of cancer, there's cause for excitement. A University of Auckland team has carried out early experiments on a new cancer drug which displays that level of promise. The research is led by Associate Professors Jeff Smaill and Adam Patterson from the Department of Cancer Sciences, and Malaghan Institute Professor Ian Hermans. "It' more PR

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, Aug. 3 -- The University of Groningen issued the following news: * * * Opinion: 'AI should not sit on the judge's chair' AI is picking up in all sectors, including justice. Is that a good development? According to Benedikt Schmitz, it can save time. "But AI shouldn't sit in the judge's chair." - Schmitz (31) is assistant professor of private international law and comparative contract law. He has rolled in the issue of digitization of justice. This spring he organised a European congress dedicated to the digitisa more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 3 -- The University of Melbourne issued the following news: * * * Celebrate curiosity at this year's Science Festival From burping cows to ancient artifacts, and a rare opportunity to explore unusual museums and laboratories - this year's Science at Melbourne Festival is calling curious minds. Now in its 12th year, the University of Melbourne's annual Science at Melbourne Festival runs 10-21 August and celebrates discovery and innovation through a series of free public events. Coinciding with National Science Wee more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 3 -- The University of Melbourne issued the following news: * * * New tool enables early intervention for diabetes related foot ulcers A collaborative project between the University of Melbourne and RMIT has developed a thermal imaging artificial intelligence (AI) tool called THERMUL to prevent diabetes related foot ulcer hospitalisations and amputations by improving early intervention rates. Diabetes affects over 500 million people globally and up to 34 per cent of people with the condition will develop a foot ul more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 3 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * More work, less recognition: women's labour still doesn't count Melissa Lyne Not one country has achieved gender equality - and won't, until all labour is valued. Every day, women perform billions of hours of work that keeps families, communities and economies running. But raising children, caring for ageing parents, preparing meals, cleaning homes and supporting relatives in need still doesn't officially count as 'work'. Thirty years after gov more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * Soft optical sensor offers new way to map the heart and brain Cecilia Duong A team of biomedical engineers have developed a fully flexible light sensor that precisely detects changes in the body's electrical signals. For people living with cardiac or neurological conditions, monitoring organ activity is an important part of diagnosis and treatment. But existing technology relies heavily on electrically based systems that often require a more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Aug. 3 -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Cook Islands Maori knowledge guides heart health study Research into lagoon bathing, guided by Indigenous knowledge, aims to help underserved communities treat hypertension. University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka PhD researcher Mary-Ann Rongo Moller is investigating whether naturally warm lagoons could provide an accessible way to lower blood pressure for Cook Islands Maori. For communities where spa pools and bathtubs are uncommon, natural more PR

PRETORIA, South Africa, Aug. 3 -- The University of Pretoria issued the following commentary by Rakeshnie Ramoutar-Prieschl, director of the Department of Internationalisation and Strategic Partnerships: * * * What if the scientist who solves SA's biggest problem never becomes a scientist? Every year, South Africa celebrates its top matric achievers. We applaud young innovators at science fairs, honour coding champions and marvel at teenagers who build robots from scrap metal or invent life-saving technologies from their bedrooms. We tell ou more PR

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 3 -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * Salford attends GMCA event supporting healthier social housing across Britain Presenting his innovative work which could simplify future identification of social housing issues, a Salford researcher attended Greater Manchester's Connected Homes event earlier this month. Dr Ioannis Paraskevas, Head of the Smart Meters > Smart Homes Lab at the University, showcased the Lab's latest innovations and demonstrated how collaborative research with ind more PR

COVENTRY, England, Aug. 3 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * University of Warwick receives PS1.5 million grant to support groundbreaking research in sustainable energy, advanced materials, and manufacturing * The grant from the Wolfson Foundation will go towards the acquisition of a new aberration-corrected Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (ac-STEM), a transformative investment that will create one of the world's leading platforms for electron microscopy and materials characterisation. The fund more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, Aug. 3 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * University strengthens partnership with Easwari Engineering College, Chennai * The University of Liverpool and Easwari Engineering College (EEC), Chennai, have formally exchanged of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and a Postgraduate Progression Agreement. The partnership establishes a framework for enhanced academic cooperation between the two institutions, including student progression opportunities and the development of future collabor more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, July 30 (TNSjou) -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * Nine success stories from peatlands around the world A new international study published in Ambio highlights nine peatland success stories from around the world, offering a hopeful perspective on the climate and biodiversity crises. While peatlands are often discussed in terms of degradation, greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss, the study shows how conservation, rewetting, restoration and sustainable use are already delivering tangibl more PR