UQ research recognised in national biomedical incubator
Groundbreaking UQ research into developing new treatments for conditions such as cancer, inflammatory diseases and type 1 diabetes has received recognition and...
Parents who face pregnancy loss could shape future support using personal data
Researchers are working with parents who have experienced pregnancy loss to share data which could help shape future maternal care and improve digital support.
With Perseverance, MIT teams prepare for Mars rover landing
On Thursday, NASA’s newest Mars rover, Perseverance, is scheduled to touch down on the surface of the Red Planet following a nail-biting entry and descent sequence vividly known as the “seven minutes of terror.”
Dame Carolyn Burns Fellowship a chance to give back
It’s more than 20 years since Professor Ross Thompson graduated from Otago, but he says arriving back in the city to take up the inaugural Carolyn Burns Visiting Fellowship in Freshwater Sciences felt like coming home.
The dark side of workplace humour
The relationship between humour and bullying is explored in a recently published paper in the European Journal of Humour Research.
Tiny new climbing robot was inspired by geckos and inchworms
A tiny robot that could one day help doctors perform surgery was inspired by the incredible gripping ability of geckos and the efficient locomotion of inchworms.
How digital technology can manage cognitive health
Catching cognitive decline early can be vital in staving off the effects of cognitive diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
Global eradication of COVID-19 should not be dismissed – new analysis
Eradicating COVID‑19 across the globe is theoretically more feasible than for polio but much less so than it was for smallpox, according to an analysis by New Zealand researchers.
UM-led research team unveils groundbreaking computational encryption with metasurface
A joint research team, formed by researchers of the University of Macau (UM), Wuhan University (WHU), Beijing Normal University (BNU), the University of Hong Kong (HKU)...
Endangered dolphins’ diet may have changed for the better
Detective work suggests a rare New Zealand dolphin finds food more easily since the establishment of a marine sanctuary.
