Significant funding boost to allow Nottingham researchers to unlock sustainable pharmaceutical manufacturing
Researchers from the University of Nottingham have joined forces with biotechnology company HydRegen for a project that will unlock sustainable biocatalytic hydrogenation – allowing the process to be scaled up and improved for industry use.
First COVID-19 lockdown cost UK hospitality and high street £45 billion in turnover, researchers...
However, UK supermarkets and online retailers made an additional £4 billion each thanks to the coronavirus lockdown that began in March last year, according to econometric models.
Closing in on cure for common leukaemia
A groundbreaking leukaemia test can help identify patients who are strong candidates for lifelong treatment free remission (TFR) – meaning they are effectively cured of the disease.
Three La Trobe staff have been recognised with Australian Awards for University Teaching
Three La Trobe staff have been recognised with Australian Awards for University Teaching, each receiving a Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.
Distance student wins international award for research
Terina Kaire-Gataulu has come top in her category in Ireland’s prestigious Global Undergraduate Awards for her research project on the revitalisation of the Hawaiian native language.
Rob Phillips Awarded 2021 Feynman Teaching Prize
The 2020–21 Richard P. Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Caltech's highest teaching prize, has been awarded to Rob Phillips, the Fred and Nancy Morris Professor of Biophysics...
Call for single gender hospital rooms to protect human rights
The practice of men and women sharing hospital rooms violates human rights and should be prohibited, a group of academics argues.
Teenage depression rates more than double in four decades – study
The prevalence of teenage depression in New Zealand has more than doubled since the 1980s, a new University of Otago-led study reveals.
UNSW recognised for gender equity in STEMM
The SAGE Athena Swan Cygnet Award recognises UNSW Sydney’s progress in reducing barriers to gender equity.
A year on: Don’t let COVID-19 bring out the petty in us
On the anniversary of New Zealand's alert level 4 lockdown, Adjunct Professor Nicholas Agar argues COVID-19 in this country needs a branding refresh – and a return to the generosity of level 4.
