UNNC graduate’s regional research on barn swallows wins high praise
Kuiran Zhang, a 2020 Environmental Sciences graduate from University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), took one year to find and observe almost every barn swallow nest within her study area...
People dislike AI art because it threatens their humanity: study
AI-generated writing, photography, art and music have been skyrocketing in popularity, but that surging success has also triggered an enormous backlash, with many rejecting AI art — and even asserting that its proliferation marks the beginning of the end for humanity.
Researchers identify largest ever solar storm in tree rings
An international team of scientists have discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analysing ancient tree-rings found in the French Alps.
Researchers paving the way for electrified roads
A partnership between Waipapa Taumata Rau and Downer NZ could spell the beginning of the end for “range anxiety”.
Education Without Borders: International Summer Schools
The UZH International Summer Schools for Bachelor’s and Master’s students from around the world are currently taking place for the third time....
UOW Global Climate Change Week centres on climate action
Universities are vital hubs of research, teaching and leadership on climate change. Since 2015, Global Climate Change Week (GCCW) at the University of Wollongong (UOW) has been an important gathering of hearts and mind.
A spoonful of sugar opens a path to longer lasting lithium sulfur batteries
Simply by adding sugar, researchers from the Monash Energy Institute have created a longer-lasting, lighter, more sustainable rival to the lithium-ion batteries that are essential for aviation, electric vehicles and submarines.
New Professorship in AI established with S$6 million gift from Chen Yidan Foundation
The Chen Yidan Foundation, started by Dr Charles Chen Yidan, a Core Founder of Tencent, one of Asia’s largest internet companies, has pledged a gift of S$6 million to Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).
Humanities honour for Curtin author elected inaugural Indigenous Fellow
A luminary of Australian literature, John Curtin Distinguished Professor Kim Scott has been announced as a 2024 Fellow in the Australian Academy of the Humanities.
Climate change means unpredictable hay fever seasons
People with allergies will enjoy some relief as the weather cools down, but experts say climate change may extend hay fever season. Amanda Diaz reports.
