Global plastic pollution treaty essential to tackle growing health risks to all life on...
World-leading researchers and charities are calling on countries attending global plastic pollution treaty negotiations (INC-5.2) to agree legally-binding commitments
Working with local biotech, University of Toronto to test drug that may prevent fatal...
The University of Toronto has partnered with Markham, Ont.-based Edesa Biotech on laboratory studies of a drug that physicians are already using at Canadian hospitals in a clinical...
Scientists urge action over life-threatening pollution from solar power waste in Africa
Researchers from The University of Manchester investigating waste management practices for off-grid solar technologies in Malawi have discovered life-threatening quantities of lead pollution from improperly managed battery waste.
Corporate governance: ruled by code not a CEO
Imagine an organisation that performs thousands of transactions, but has no governing structure, no board, no chief executive and no middle managers.
A university’s approach to supporting business recovery
Donella Beaton, Associate Vice Principal of Business and Economic Development at RGU, writes about the university’s vital role...
Two-thirds of Australia has lost its unique birdlife
Researchers have revealed that threatened birds have disappeared from almost 70 per cent of Australia since European colonisation.
New study: women who work in coastal sciences face disproportionate challenges in the field
A job working on the ocean or at the coast is often considered a dream role for emerging scientists, but for women the reality can be very different compared to their male colleagues.
Defying gravity: Aspiring astronaut recognized as a role model for women in STEM
Floating in microgravity high above Calgary, Makenna Kuzyk saw her future flash before her eyes.
Negative music strikes a positive note in listeners’ memories
Have you ever listened to a piece of music, and despite the genre or tone, been able to think of a positive memory?
Drug Control Centre prepares for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
The Drug Control Centre (DCC), a part of King’s Forensics at King’s College London, is pleased to provide support to UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
