Graduate student dreams of global recognition for home country’s folk games
As an undergraduate student at the University of Ghana, Ivy Osei was surprised to discover in herself a passion for learning – and teaching others – about traditional folk games.
City University of Hong Kong scholar wins Tencent’s Xplorer Prize
Professor Wang Zuankai of CityU won the 2020 Xplorer Prize organised by the Tencent Foundation for his fundamental research on water energy harvesting as well as nature-inspired engineering.
Mental health and pregnancy research in Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities awarded £2 million
Genes & Health, a pioneering genetic research programme that aims to improve health for British Bangladeshi and British Pakistani communities...
UM Scientists Disvover First Ancient Elephant Fossil in Malaysia
A team of scientists from Universiti Malaya (UM) has recently discovered the first fossil of ancient elephant Stegodon with a rough geological age of between 30,000 and 80,000 years.
Can aspirin reduce heart attack and stroke risk in patients with pneumonia?
A pneumonia trial – the largest ever – will investigate whether aspirin can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke in patients who are admitted to hospital with pneumonia.
The University of Glasgow has ranked among the world’s top 100 in four out...
The University of Glasgow has ranked among the world’s top 100 in four out of 11 subject areas, according to the Times Higher Education’s (THE) annual World Subject Rankings.
Maths professor elected member of the National Academy of Sciences
Professor Akshay Venkatesh, the youngest-ever student to enrol at The University of Western Australia, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
University study finds economic window for native grains production
At the start of NAIDOC Week 2020, Dr Angela Pattison and colleagues have launched the first report from a feasibility study into using native grass grains as a modern...
AI drug discovery will power collaboration with Pharos Therapeutics
Partnership with Pharos will give the Drug Discovery Initiative access to the Pharos Chemiverse platform, with more than 230 million pieces of data to help identify promising compounds.
Culture organisations face potential ‘artistic hiatus’ in EU partnerships due to Brexit
Brexit could trigger an ‘artistic hiatus’ in the UK as cultural organisations struggle with loss of funding and new regulations, according to new research on the consequences of leaving the EU.
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