Stemming the tide of invasive weeds with world-first herbicide capsules
An innovative herbicide delivery system could revolutionise the way agricultural and environmental managers battle invasive weeds.
Manchester scientists investigate how to stop a more aggressive form of breast cancer spreading
The charity has awarded £249,992 to Dr Sankari Nagarajan and her team at the University of Manchester to help discover why some triple negative breast cancers spread to other parts of the body and whether existing drugs can be repurposed to stop this from happening.
Veracity Technology project to kick off led by Te Herenga Waka researcher
A Te Herenga Waka researcher is leading a Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge research project on veracity technology.
Research on detecting cancer in primary care wins RCGP Research Paper of the Year...
Dr Garth Funston and colleagues including professor Emma Crosbie from The University of Manchester have won the 2020 Research Paper of the Year for Clinical Research, awarded by the Royal College of General Practitioners, for their paper on detecting cancers in primary care.
University of Melbourne and University of Tasmania to establish Australia’s first national air quality...
The University of Melbourne and the University of Tasmania today announced their investment into the newly established start-up “AirHealth”, the first integrated...
Light physical activity shows great promise in reversing childhood obesity caused by being sedentary
Increased sedentary time from childhood through young adulthood caused increased body fat and abdominal fat in a new follow-up study. However, the results also showed that light physical activity (LPA) may completely reverse the adverse process.
Artists sought to co-create New Zealand’s exhibitions at the 2023 Prague Quadrennial
The New Zealand Prague Quadrennial 2023 (NZPQ23) Curatorial Team is seeking artists to co-create New Zealand’s exhibitions in Prague in 2023.
Newcastle University music student composes piece for rare carillon
The instrument, comprised of 25 bells, is a familiar city centre sound and this month it will play a brand-new composition by a Newcastle University student.
Astronomy Open Night 2022
After a two-year hiatus, Astronomy Open Night is back and bigger than ever this year and you’re invited to explore the Universe like never before!!
The dark side of workplace humour
The relationship between humour and bullying is explored in a recently published paper in the European Journal of Humour Research.
