Welcoming back international students while reducing emissions
The sector is working together to respond to the climate crisis and the need for urgent action, University of Canterbury’s Assistant Vice-Chancellor Engagement Brett Berquist says.
Dr Andrew Davidson awarded prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard funding
The Academy of Medical Sciences has awarded over £6.6m to 54 ‘exceptional’ biomedical and health researchers through its Springboard scheme, including Dr Andrew Davidson of the School of Cancer Sciences.
NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app averted between 200,000 and 900,000 infections, estimates infectious disease...
The research suggests the app stopped between 200,000 and 900,000 infections between 1st October and 31st December 2020, when 1.9 million people were infected with coronavirus in England and Wales.
Monash welcomes Australia’s circular economy transition progress
Monash University has welcomed positive steps in Australia’s transition to a circular economy, with two significant developments this month, including that the federal government adopted and agreed to implement Monash expert recommendations.
ANU School of Music and National Folk Festival announce new partnership
Music students from The Australian National University (ANU) will have the opportunity to learn from internationally acclaimed Finnish folk trio T3HO...
Hotter, drier, CRISPR: editing for climate change
Gene editing technology will play a vital role in climate-proofing future crops to protect global food supplies, according to scientists at The University of Queensland.
Canada Foundation for Innovation awards UCalgary almost $10M for lab upgrade to study pathogens
The University of Calgary has been awarded a $9.82-million Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) grant to upgrade the containment level three (CL3) lab where researchers will study SARS-CoV-2...
In just four hours, University of Toronto alumnus Zain Manji co-created an app to...
Equipped with a computer science and economics degree and driven by an urge to help, University of Toronto alumnus Zain Manji recently set out to see how quickly he could...
Big names set to launch Third Age Learning Lakehead in Thunder Bay
Canadian activist and author Maude Barlow, the Toronto Star’s Linda McQuaig, and Lakehead University professor Dr. Charles Levkoe are just a few of the speakers set to present...
Prof. Harry SHUM Appointed HKUST Council Chairman
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) welcomes the appointment of Prof. Harry SHUM Heung-Yeung as the next Chairman of the University Council for a term of three years starting from March 6, 2023.
