Professor Lynda Johnston named Royal Society Fellowd
International expert in queer geography, Professor Lynda Johnston, has been named Fellow Ngā Ahurei of the Royal Society Te Apārangi for her research on social and behavioural sciences.
Fiji’s vaccine program reduces childhood death and illness: study
Fiji’s national vaccine program against pneumonia, a serious lung condition, and rotavirus, a common disease which causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting...
Applications open for Kevin Elyot Award 2024
Applications are now open for the Kevin Elyot Award 2024, created in memory of the acclaimed actor and writer.
UC Riverside named No. 15 public university
UCR makes a small gain over 2019 in Washington Monthly's college list; ranking tweaked its methodology in wake of pandemic's economic fallout
GDI Hub partners with WHO to improve access to assistive technology for disabled people...
The Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub), based at UCL, is the first organisation to be awarded the status of World Health Organisation (WHO) Official Collaborating Centre on Assistive Technology (AT).
What to expect in the vaccine rollout
News that the Government has now secured agreements to purchase 15 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine (all going well) means that while 2021 will not be easy...
Canterbury youth mentoring researcher wins national award
A University of Canterbury researcher has received a prestigious fellowship to study the relationships between young people and their adult mentors.
Gene-edited chickens in fight against bird flu
Scientists have used gene editing techniques to identify and change parts of chicken DNA that could limit the spread of the bird flu virus in the animals.
Vinegar could be secret ingredient in fight against climate crisis
Chemical engineers at Monash University have developed an industrial process to produce acetic acid that uses the excess carbon dioxide(CO2) in the atmosphere, and has a potential to create negative carbon emissions.
Scientists uncover ‘resistance gene’ in deadly E. coli
Scientists have pinpointed a gene that helps deadly E. coli bacteria evade antibiotics, potentially leading to better treatments for millions of people worldwide.
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