GUILFORD, England, Sept. 7 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * AI could make holiday planning easier for overwhelmed travellers * Generative AI could help overwhelmed travellers organise their thoughts, compare options and complete holiday plans they might otherwise abandon, according to new research from the University of Surrey. Credit: Getty Images The study, published in Journal of Travel Research, set out a conceptual framework, drawing on interviews with a group of UK adults who had used generative more PR

ACCRA, Ghana, Sept. 7 -- Ashesi University issued the following news: * * * What the Nkabom Collaborative Can Make Possible By Ebenezer Buckman '11, Jessica Boifio '14, and Emmanuel Ampadu '16. For a growing agribusiness, proving that people want the product is only one challenge. Once demand exists, a harder question follows: can the business deliver consistently at the volume, quality, and timing the market requires? For Yvaya Farms, a Ghanaian dried-fruit business co-founded by Ashesi alumnus Emmanuel Ampadu '16, that challenge is very r more PR

ROBINA, Australia, Sept. 7 -- Bond University issued the following news: * * * New research centre to tackle life after a heart attack Professor Julie Redfern will lead the Heart Disease Survivorship Research Centre. Bond University is establishing the world's first research centre dedicated to helping people live well after a heart attack. The Heart Disease Survivorship Research Centre will examine how healthcare can better support the growing number of people living with the long-term effects of cardiovascular disease. The new centre is more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 7 -- City St George, University of London issued the following news: * * * Forum explores funding for creative industries Participants in the second Bayes Creative Industries Funding Forum identified practical steps to boost investment in the sector. - Investors, policymakers and regulators with vision can ensure British and European creative companies thrive in a rapidly-changing sector, participants agreed at a recent Bayes Business School conference. Around 150 sector leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and finance more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 7 (TNSjou) -- City St George, University of London issued the following news: * * * Global political polarisation narratives skewed by 'America problem', review suggests Andrea Baronchelli, Professor of Complexity Science, co-authors new article published in Nature Communications. - Published in the journal, Nature Communications, a new review article suggests that an over-reliance on literature about the US skews global narratives about political polarisation. Leaving governments unprepared on how to tackle the prob more PR

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, Sept. 7 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * Eczema effects are more than just skin deep * Eczema affects about one in three Australians, with up to 20 per cent of children living with atopic eczema - yet while physical symptoms are well recognised, the emotional and psychological impacts from this disease often remain hidden. Lauren Conboy, a Master of Clinical Psychology student at Flinders University, was diagnosed last year with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), a condition that causes the more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, Sept. 7 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Else Kroner Centre Wurzburg-Mwanza is going into second funding phase * The "Else Kroner Centre for Advanced Medical & Medical Humanitarian Studies Wurzburg - Mwanza" (EKC) began its work over six years ago. The centre has since become an integral part of German-Tanzanian cooperation between the Faculties of Medicine of the University of Wurzburg and the Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences in Mwanza. It is regarded at both univers more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, Sept. 7 -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Experts examine what's the best way to stop children skipping school * Missing school can have a negative impact on young people's futures- health, employment, success. Poor attendance has become a growing public health concern since the pandemic, with reports of increasing rates of persistent absence. As schools return for a new academic year, experts have been taking a closer look at what strategies and interventions could be used to make a difference Their  more PR

SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 7 -- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Antai College of Economics and Management posted the following news: * * * Financial Times Releases 2026 Global Masters in Management (MiM) Ranking: SJTU Antai Ranks 3rd Worldwide * The 2026 Financial Times Global Top 100 Masters in Management (MiM) ranking was released on September 7, with the Antai College of Economics and Management (ACEM) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University securing 3rd place worldwide -its strongest performance to date, following 6th place in 2025 and 5th in 2024.  more PR

NEW DELHI, India, Sept. 7 -- Jamia Millia Islamia issued the following news release: * * * Five-Day Short-Term Training Programme on "Advancements in Energy Systems and Practices for Sustainable Development" Organized by Department of Electrical Engineering, JMI, Concludes The Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), organized a five-day online Short-Term Training Programme (STTP) on "Advancements in Energy Systems and Practices for Sustainable Development" from 27 - 31 August,  more PR

TARTU, Estonia, Sept. 7 -- The University of Tartu posted the following news: * * * Free sanitary pads are now available in university study buildings * Author: Ele Heinsalu From the beginning of this academic year, free menstrual pad dispensers have been installed in the university study buildings to ensure that hygiene products are always available when needed. A total of 39 dispensers have been placed in the buildings. Research shows that initiatives aimed at improving access to sanitary pads can have a significant impact on learners' more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 7 -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: * * * Rental discrimination mapped worldwide A major review by the VUB and Ghent University shows that rental discrimination has hardly decreased worldwide and is more prevalent in Europe than in North America - Ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and those in a precarious socio-economic position face the highest levels of discrimination in the rental market worldwide. Furthermore, rental discrimination has barely decreased over the pas more PR

SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 7 -- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Antai College of Economics and Management posted the following news: * * * From Scenarios to Talent: ACEM and Datawhale Launch FDE Talent Program * The 2026 Yangtze River Delta AI Scenario Innovation Forum was held at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) on September 6 under the theme "AI Needs Scenarios to Land, and Scenarios Need Talent to Deliver." At the forum, the Antai College of Economics and Management (ACEM) unveiled the first batch of AI scenario lists and the first group o more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 7 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Isle of Jura research casts new light on how rivers carve through landscapes * The waters of the remote Scottish island of Jura have long been famous for making whisky. Now, the island's rivers have helped geologists learn more about how rivers erode rocks, providing new evidence that what streams carry play an important role in how they carve through landscapes. A team of researchers led by the University of Glasgow used the unique geology of the isl more PR

NEW DELHI, India, Sept. 7 -- Jamia Millia Islamia issued the following news release: * * * JMI's Institute of Advanced Studies in Education organizes an invited Talk on 'Constitutionalism in the Secularism Debate' The Department of Teacher Training and Non-Formal Education, Institute of Advanced Studies in Education (IASE), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), organized a talk titled 'Constitutionalism in the Secularism Debate' on 3 September 2026 at the Multimedia Lab, IASE, JMI. The talk was delivered by Dr. Tanvir Aeijaz, Associate Professor, Depa more PR

JUJA, Kenya, Sept. 7 -- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology issued the following news: * * * JKUAT and CPUT Formalize Five-Year Partnership to Advance Research and Academic Collaboration Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and South Africa-based Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) have formalized a five-year collaborative agreement aimed at strengthening academic cooperation, advancing research, and enhancing higher education through joint activities in areas of shared interest. Under more PR

JUJA, Kenya, Sept. 7 -- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology issued the following news: * * * Vice Chancellor Urges First Year Students to be Focused and Responsible New first year students have been challenged to make their university years count by making responsible choices and seizing the opportunities that come with being part of one of the country's leading institutions of higher learning. Speaking during the culmination of the 2026/2027 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) students' orienta more PR

KARLSRUHE, Germany, Sept. 1 -- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * New AI Data Center at KIT More Computing Power Built Fast for Research, Digital Autonomy and Climate Protection - The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is building a new data center for artificial intelligence (AI) and scientific computing. The aim is to provide researchers, universities and public institutions throughout Baden-Wurttemberg with an even more powerful digital infrastructure, strengthening the state's digital sover more PR

MACAU, China, Sept. 7 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * New Academic Year, New Chapter: UM's Facilities in the First Phase of the University Town Enter Full Operation * As the 2026/2027 academic year begins, the University of Macau (UM) is strengthening its educational presence in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. The university has taken another significant step forward with the full operation of its facilities in the first phase of the Macao-Hengqin International Education (University) Tow more PR

BAVARIA, Germany, Sept. 7 -- The Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat posted the following news release: * * * Rare neurological autoimmune disorder: MLC1 antibody identified as possible trigger * #FAU researchers take a leading role in international study - new findings could contribute to new approaches for therapy NMOSD is an inflammatory autoimmune disorder that damages support and supply cells in the central nervous system, known as astrocytes. Researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), Uniklinikum Erlangen, more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 7 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * Spectacular Success for TUM Spin-off Isar Aerospace * Munich launch vehicle reaches Earth orbit on second flight A historic achievement for space startup Isar Aerospace: On just its second launch attempt, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) spin-off successfully placed its Spectrum launch vehicle and payload into Earth orbit. The milestone marks a major step toward establishing independent European access to space for the company based in O more PR

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 7 -- Stockholm University issued the following news: * * * AI, platforms and the fight for voters' attention AI makes it easier to convey authentic political content, while digital platforms affect which messages reach voters. What legal tools exist to protect democracy - and how far does the responsibility of the platforms go? When Sweden goes to the polls on September 13, it takes place in a digital information environment that differs from previous elections. Social platforms have become key channels of political more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 7 -- The Australian Catholic University issued the following news: * * * Students give ACU a thumbs up in national survey Australian Catholic University students have given their university experience a strong vote of confidence, with overall satisfaction among undergraduate students remaining above 80 per cent for the second year running. Key points * ACU was among the top ten universities in Australia for undergraduate student satisfaction in the 2025 QILT Student Experience Survey * ACU ranked third in Austra more PR

HAIFA, Israel, Sept. 7 -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A Vote of Confidence in Scientific Excellence Technion Researchers Dr. Nir Hananya and Dr. Haggai Maron Awarded ERC Starting Grants - Two Technion faculty members, Dr. Nir Hananya and Dr. Haggai Maron, have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants. The ERC Starting Grant supports outstanding early-career researchers who are establishing their own independent research teams or programs. The scheme operates more PR

MIDDLESBROUGH, England, Sept. 7 -- Teesside University issued the following news release: * * * Teesside's first cancer and molecular diagnostics graduates in Sri Lanka Teesside University has celebrated graduation of the first cohort of students from its MSc Cancer and Molecular Diagnostics programme delivered through its transnational education partnership with the Business Management School (BMS) Sri Lanka. It marks a significant achievement for both institutions, reflecting their shared commitment to developing highly skilled healthcare more PR

MACAU, China, Sept. 7 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM rector leads delegation to Malaysia and signs agreements to deepen ASEAN partnerships * Yonghua Song, rector of the University of Macau (UM), led a delegation to Malaysia from 2 to 5 September. During the visit, the delegation attended a reception hosted by the Macao SAR government, participated in an education fair, signed multiple cooperation agreements, and visited several leading universities in the country. These activities aim to further expand UM's p more PR

MACAU, China, Sept. 7 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM welcomes new cohort of DPA programme * The Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) at the University of Macau (UM) held a student orientation event for the sixth cohort of its Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) programme. This year's cohort comprises 33 students, including senior management personnel and civil servants from Macao, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, and other regions. Speaking at the event, Michael Hu more PR

BONN, Germany, Sept. 4 -- The University of Bonn issued the following news: * * * Euros25 Million for AI Cancer Research in Bonn The State of North Rhine-Westphalia funds UKB, the University of Bonn and the Lamarr Institute as part of the AI4CancerCure.NRW network - 25 million euros for AI-supported cancer research in Bonn: The University Hospital Bonn (UKB), the University of Bonn, and the Lamarr Institute for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are establishing a joint research infrastructure with funding from the State of North more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 7 -- The University of Copenhagen's School of Global Health issued the following news: * * * Elina Leiviska: Bridging research and practice in nursing and midwifery education Meet Elina Leiviska, a postdoctoral researcher in the Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen. As part of the Partnership for the Education of Health Professionals project, Elina explores how nursing and midwifery education can be strengthened through research and evidence, with a particular interest in the more PR

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, Sept. 7 -- The University of Groningen issued the following news: * * * Why entrepreneurship flourishes in specific regions Was the region where you now live once part of the Roman Empire? Then there is a good chance that your region has more entrepreneurial spirit than others. Professor of Entrepreneurship and Regional Development Michael Wyrwich investigates this phenomenon from different disciplines. 'Entrepreneurship is a deep-rooted regional force that can last for a very long time.' According to him, univers more PR

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Sept. 7 -- The University of Ljubljana issued the following news: * * * Ljubljana on the European map of medical radioisotope production European hospitals regularly face shortages of radioisotopes (or radionuclides) that are essential for detecting and treating cancer. The IFIGENEIA project, in which the University of Ljubljana takes part, is building an ecosystem for producing radioisotopes with new technologies that would bring this supply closer to patients in the region. Why Europe needs new sources of radioisotope more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Melbourne issued the following news: * * * Targeting mosquitoes reduces Buruli ulcer risk in Melbourne trial Mosquito control in an urban setting can reduce a person's risk of contracting Buruli ulcer by over 80 per cent, finds a new Melbourne-led study. Published in Nature Microbiology, it is the first evidence that suppressing mosquito populations directly protects people from the disease. Buruli ulcer is a serious infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, a bacterium that can more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 7 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * New work, old risks: why people are still dying on the job Lisa Uhlman New forms of work are creating fresh safety risks, but the failures behind workplace deaths remain stubbornly familiar, says UNSW expert Professor Michael Quinlan. Australia's workplace safety record has improved, but poor risk assessment, production pressure and weak worker voice continue to contribute to workplace deaths, UNSW Business School Emeritus Professor Michael Qui more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, Sept. 7 -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Chimpanzees have accents too, study finds A study by the University of Portsmouth and Queen Mary University of London finds that young chimpanzees develop dialect, providing a new way of understanding ontogenetic evolution - A study has found that young chimpanzees develop distinct population-specific vocal patterns as they mature (ontogeny), challenging the long-held assumption that their calls are inflexible and determined solely by genetics.  more PR

PRETORIA, South Africa, Sept. 7 -- The University of Pretoria issued the following news: * * * Affies principal earns master's degree at UP after researching what makes schools succeed Why do some schools achieve outstanding matric results despite operating in the same socio-economic circumstances as the schools that struggle? This is a question that Peregrine Joynt, principal of Afrikaanse Hoer Seunskool (Affies), has grappled with throughout his career. Now, as he graduates with a master's degree from the University of Pretoria (UP), his  more PR

COVENTRY, England, Sept. 7 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * University of Warwick shortlisted in two categories at the Times Higher Education Awards 2026 * The University of Warwick has been shortlisted in two categories at the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2026, recognising excellence in higher education across the UK and Ireland. Warwick has been named a finalist for International Collaboration of the Year and Marketing/Communications Team of the Year, reflecting the University's com more PR

GUILFORD, England, Sept. 7 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Weight loss surgery can improve reproductive health of women living with obesity * Metabolic bariatric surgery improves menstrual cycle frequency and symptoms of polycystic ovaries in women living with obesity, a new study from the University of Surrey reports. The research team is recommending that preconception care and reproductive counselling be made available to women who undergo this weight loss surgery to help improve their reproductive he more PR