Student aerospace team rockets to success in US
A team of Canterbury students are coming back to earth after building and launching a winning rocket 10km into the sky at an international aerospace competition.
Leading career in law spans sport and natural disasters
Sports law, land law and the legal fall-out of natural disasters such as the Canterbury earthquakes are specialty areas for a retiring Emeritus Professor.
University of Toronto researchers use solar-powered tech to improve rainwater harvesting in Mexico
A team of University of Toronto researchers is shining a light on the use of solar-powered ultra-violet (UV) LEDs to treat harvested rainwater in Mexico.
MIT Solve announces 2021 global challenges
New tracks for innovation address antiracist technology in the US, digital inclusion, equitable classrooms, health security and pandemics, and resilient ecosystems.
Arthritis drugs save lives of hospitalised Covid-19 patients
Drugs used to treat arthritis, known as interleukin-6 antagonists, reduce deaths and the need for mechanical ventilation among people hospitalised with Covid-19...
Celebrated novelist Catherine Chidgey recognised with Vice-Chancellor’s Medal
Celebrated New Zealand novelist and University of Waikato Senior Lecturer Catherine Chidgey has been awarded the Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Staff Excellence
The Opening Ceremony of 5th Zhi-Hong International Summer School of Advanced Materials Held Online
On the evening of July 6th, 2020, the opening ceremony of the 5th Zhi-Hong International Summer School of Advanced Materials (Zhi-Hong ISS) hosted by the School of Material Science and Engineering (SMSE), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) was held online.
Phebra and University of Wollongong’s promising drug development for leukemias and pancreatic cancer
Australian pharmaceutical company Phebra and the University of Wollongong (UOW) have announced a new six-year collaboration Agreement to continue promising research and development (R&D)...
University of Melbourne launches Global Centre in Delhi
The Premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allan MP officially opened the University of Melbourne’s first Melbourne Global Centre in Delhi today, marking a significant expansion of its global presence.
Academics celebrate 10 years of the Dwarf Mongoose Research Project
A University of Bristol project set up to monitor wild groups of dwarf mongooses in South Africa has marked its ten-year milestone.
