Elite coaches leaving home as Western countries seek sport success
Nations battling for Olympic success in a global sporting ‘arms race’ has led to elite coaches migrating to Western countries as they bid to escape antiquated and restrictive coaching regimes in their home countries...
Study to tackle barriers to sport for disabled youth
A Massey University study will investigate the barriers for disabled young people to participate in sport and active recreation.
Travel emissions show promising drop
Findings by the department of Social Responsibility and Sustainability (SRS) suggest that total CO2 emissions from business travel have fallen from 18,600 to 12,159 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) in 2018/19 compared with 2022/23.
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...
New stromal cell treatment for chronic inflammatory diseases being trialled
People with chronic inflammatory diseases are taking part in a new cell therapy clinical trial that one participant said made them feel “miles better”.
New option for how people with Covid-19 are cared for on NHS wards
A new protocol for prone positioning — a technique commonly used to treat COVID-19 patients in respiratory distress by turning them on to their front to increase oxygen flow to the lungs, is published in the Journal of Frailty and Aging.
S$3 million gift from venture capitalist to support alma mater’s first AI professorship
Mr Tan Lip-Bu, the chairman of venture capital firm Walden International and an alumnus of NTU Singapore’s predecessor Nanyang University, has pledged a gift of S$3 million to his alma mater to set up a new professorship in artificial intelligence (AI).
Plastic cutlery can be recycled into home-insulating foam – new NZ research
University of Canterbury (UC) Chemical and Process Engineering academic Dr Heon Park, who works in the Biomolecular Interaction Centre, along with co-authors UC Chemical and Process Engineering PhD student Lilian Lin...
Mat Santamouris recognised for lifetime contribution to sustainable architecture
The UNSW Professor is honoured for his innovative heat mitigation technologies and strategies for cities.
Grain size discovery boosts sorghum potential
Researchers at The University of Queensland are optimistic the value and versatility of one of the world’s top crops will be improved following the discovery of genes which could increase the grain size of sorghum.
