New graduates join order of the engineer
The Order of the Engineer ceremony, held Tuesday on the Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus, officially welcomed nearly 150 members of the graduating Class of 2021 to the engineering profession.
NZ supporting global action on plastic pollution is step in right direction says academic
Minister for the Environment David Parker announced New Zealand’s planned support of a global agreement to tackle plastic pollution –something Massey University’s Dr Trisia Farrelly says is a big step in the right direction.
Kupe Leadership Scholarship: Honours student talks complexities of urban housing policy
Alex King (Ngāti Kurī) is one of this years’ recipients for the Kupe Leadership Scholarship program, studying his Honours in geography.
First Indigenous-led Research Strategy to protect Kakadu National Park
The first Indigenous-led Research Strategy for Kakadu National Park has been released, to protect the unique World Heritage-listed property in Australia’s far north.
First insights to potential competition between New Zealand’s toothed whales and dolphins
New research using stable isotopes sheds light on how New Zealand’s diverse range of toothed whales and dolphins coexist.
There’s a vampire in the library
A 200-year-old vampire has been found in a University of Queensland library. And it’s a Halloween story that you can really sink your teeth into!
Booster vaccination strongly enhances COVID-19 immunity in care home residents and staff – study
A COVID-19 booster vaccination markedly increases immune response in residents and staff within care homes, making it vital that people living and working in these settings get their third ‘jab’, a new study reveals.
New Professorship in AI established with S$6 million gift from Chen Yidan Foundation
The Chen Yidan Foundation, started by Dr Charles Chen Yidan, a Core Founder of Tencent, one of Asia’s largest internet companies, has pledged a gift of S$6 million to Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).
Study identifies ways people with infertility can maintain a healthy lifestyle
Monash University researchers have identified the barriers faced by people experiencing infertility to maintain a healthy lifestyle, and have suggested practical solutions to enhance skills and boost confidence to improve overall health.
Investigation of Lowther’s medieval castle and village to start
A new archaeological investigation to unearth the remains of a medieval castle and village at Lowther (Cumbria) gets underway on Monday (June 26).
