Lockdown pivot makes SDG summit more accessible
2021 Aotearoa Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit organisers have taken the event online and offered free access, in one of many pivots happening around the country during the current Covid-19 lockdown.
Class Of Diabetes Drugs Reduces Heart Attacks, Strokes, Heart Failure And Death
A newer class of diabetes medications, called GLP-1 receptor agonists, has been shown to reduce the chance of heart attacks, strokes and death from cardiovascular disease by 14-15%, as well as all-cause mortality by 12-13%.
University of Waikato establishes an opportunity for commerce students in Delhi
The University of Waikato has partnered with the Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS), in India’s Delhi, to offer a joint undergraduate programme in Commerce and Business Administration.
WA boldly goes where no West Aussie spacecraft has gone before
As we approach the 60th anniversary of astronaut John Glenn dubbing Perth the ‘City of Lights’ on his orbit around the Earth in Friendship 7, WA is once again shining bright in space, with the first step in an ambitious journey to reach the Moon by 2025.
Bristol report calls for action to tackle the digital divide as research during COVID-19...
Digital inequality in the city could severely impact life chances, according to new research published today by the University of Bristol’s Bristol Digital Futures Institute (BDFI) and Knowle West Media Centre.
Warwick research helps England Boxing talent coaches communicate under pressure
England Boxing's top Talent Coaches met for the first time since Coronavirus restrictions were lifted to hear from linguistics expert Dr Kieran File about the importance of language when coaching in the corner.
Indigenous business partnership created between Massey and global universities
Te Au Rangahau, Massey Business School’s Māori business research centre, has recently signed a partnership with the University of Melbourne and Carleton University in Canada with the aim to...
Honeyeater evolution for high sucrose diet
Scientists have long suspected the digestive systems of nectar-eating birds, such as honeyeaters, co-evolved with the nectar-composition in flowers.
Impressive Olympic medal haul for Massey’s student-athletes
World champion canoe sprinter and Massey University student Lisa Carrington became New Zealand’s most decorated Olympic athlete after winning three gold medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2021.
Curtin students named among best and brightest at Premier’s awards
Two outstanding Curtin University students and a leading science outreach program for children have been crowned winners at the 2021 Premier’s Science Awards.
