‘Think like Da Vinci’ to take on climate change
Teaching schoolchildren to adopt the same approach as Leonardo Da Vinci could help them to tackle pressing global challenges, research suggests.
Study to tackle barriers to sport for disabled youth
A Massey University study will investigate the barriers for disabled young people to participate in sport and active recreation.
Generous fellowships fuel leading-edge research across the life span
In 2010, the American billionaire and philanthropist Julian Robertson established a set of postdoctoral fellowships for exceptional early career researchers at the University of Auckland.
University of Toronto grads among world’s most employable: 11th in Times Higher Education ranking
The University of Toronto has moved up one spot to 11th globally in Times Higher Education’s latest employability ranking, meaning its graduates are among the world’s most sought after in the minds of employers.
Boosting the synthesis of stable sugar compounds with a novel nature-inspired approach
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a new biomimetic concept to convert naturally occurring sugars into diverse classes of stable glycosides and glycoproteins without using protecting-group chemistry.
Live Webcam: Pyrgi Archaeological Site
Until Wednesday, September 30, every day from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm, one of the most evocative places in Lazio is open to the public.
Predicting when epileptic seizures will happen
Scientists at the CHUM Research Centre work towards forecasting or at least better detecting when a person with epilepsy will have an attack, thanks to an implantable microchip.
Experimental vaccine that boosts antigen production shows promise against COVID-19
A bioengineering technique to boost production of specific proteins could be the basis of an effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19
Lectures put spotlight on mobility in Christianity
A leading Cambridge historian will deliver this year’s Gifford lecture series, exploring motion and emotion in early modern Christian history.
New research could predict deaths based on shopping habits
Research from Nottingham University Business School is one step closer to helping to predict deaths from respiratory diseases by analysing the shopping habits of customers in local authority areas across England.
