UM to confer honorary doctorates on seven distinguished individuals
The University of Macau (UM) will confer honorary doctorates on Lawrence Juen-yee Lau, Kaixian Chen, Shuji Nakamura, Li Lanjuan, Lee Hau Leung, Zhu Lilan and Chio Fai Aglaia Kong in recognition of their outstanding achievements and significant contributions to social development and education.
University of Hull Unveils New Law Court in Honour of Dame Eleanor King
The University of Hull has officially unveiled its new campus law court, named in honour of its most prestigious legal alumnus.
Leadership institute receives $3.5-million investment
Western’s Ivey Business School has received a new $3.5-million gift benefiting the Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership, a character-based leadership development program launched in 2010.
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.
Young women in rugby join Canterbury concussion study
The two-year Canterbury study, which will kick off in next year’s rugby season amid growing concern about health and safety in the sport, originally involved two teams of male junior rugby players at the Waihora Rugby Club in Tai Tapu, with funding from the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation.
Dominik Wehr got a Young Talent Award
Dominik Wehr who has recently started his PhD studies in Logic at the Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science has received an award from The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities.
UOW partners with Fulbright Australia to host prestigious scholarship program
A new partnership between the University of Wollongong (UOW) and The Australian-American Fulbright Commission will enable outstanding professionals and academics from the United States to undertake study or research in Wollongong.
HRC funds study of mātauranga Māori (traditional knowledge) of nutrition-related wellbeing
Dr Nikki Renall, Taranaki, has been awarded nearly $350,000 to partner with Māori communities to explore new ways to inspire Māori rangatahi (youth) and pakeke (adults) about healthier and more sustainable ways...
New discovery opens the way for brain-like computers
Research has long strived to develop computers to work as energy efficiently as our brains. A study, led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, has succeeded for the first time in combining a memory function with a calculation function in the same component.
Innovative mental health researcher takes top prize at WA Mental Health Awards
Outstanding Aboriginal mental health researcher Professor Juli Coffin has taken out top honours at the 2021 Western Australian Mental Health Awards in recognition of her ground-breaking work to enhance Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing.
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