Massey University launches National Academy of Screen Arts
The National Academy of Screen Arts has been established on the Pukeahu campus in Wellington, home to the Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Art’s new Bachelor of Screen Arts (Honours) degree programme (BSA).
New course to tackle barriers faced by disabled learners
A new course developed by the University of Dundee aims to enhance the learning experience of students facing barriers to their education...
Priyanka Dhopade’s cosmic values: to make space technology sustainable
When NASA visited recently, it said New Zealand was well-placed to play a role in ‘the golden age of space exploration’. But how sustainable and future-proof is space technology?
Politicized pandemic shaped compliance with social distancing
Politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic had a powerful influence over adherence to social distancing guidelines in the United States and why people did, or did not, comply during the lockdown days, a new study has found.
Invention sparked by COVID-19 pandemic safely disinfects surfaces continuously
An invention to apply plasma to frequently touched items for continuous disinfection could provide a safe and effective...
Ngā Puanga Pūtaiao Fellowships empower Māori and Pacific STEM researchers
Several University of Waikato staff were awarded a prestigious fellowship from The Royal Society Te Apārangi, supporting early and mid-career Māori and Pacific STEM researchers.
BU enters top 300 universities in Times Higher Education World University rankings
Bournemouth University (BU) has been ranked as one of the top 300 universities in the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.
Vaccination reduces the risk of severe COVID-19 infection
However, adults who are frail, living in areas of high deprivation or have unhealthy lifestyles are more at risk of COVID-19 infection and getting ill, despite being vaccinated, compared to other vaccinated people.
New cosmic discovery challenges galaxy formation theories
An international team of astronomers have discovered a remarkably clumpy rotating galaxy that existed just 900 million years after the Big Bang, shedding new light on how galaxies grew and evolved in the early Universe.
Soil scientists at UBC Okanagan are digging into the challenge of making plants more...
Approximately one-third of the earth’s soils are already degraded from over-tilling, pollution and over-planting — and with more than 7.5 billion people relying on terra firma for food, soil degradation has become a critical issue.
