SGSAH Appoints New Director
The Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH) is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Director, Professor Maria Fusco.
Ancient dung reveals earliest evidence of farmed animals
Ancient dung has helped provide archaeologists with the earliest evidence of animals being farmed for food.
Researchers use powerful AI tool to gain new insights into protein structures
An international team of researchers has revealed new insights about the three-dimensional structure of certain types of proteins by using the powerful artificial intelligence tool AlphaFold2.
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.
New study to help shy children
Getting shy children to ‘face their fears’ and coaching parents in exposure therapy is the focus of a new study at The University of Queensland.
Fighting food insecurity during a global pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic cripples food systems worldwide, governments must evolve and cooperate to heal the crisis, Johns Hopkins Professor Jessica Fanzo argues in a recent Nature op-ed.
Bournemouth University joins business champion programme
Bournemouth University, one of the leading academic business institutions in the region, has been welcomed by Business South as a new business Champion.
UM scholar’s article on environmental economics published in top international journal
A research article co-authored by Aileen Lam, an assistant professor in the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau (UM)...
New project uses plastic waste for sustainable manufacturing of furnished homes
When it comes to plastic waste, the statistics are both sobering and terrifying. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, about 400 million tonnes of plastic waste are produced every year.
World-leading diamond expert joins Royal Society
Graham Pearson recognized by world’s oldest national scientific institution for outstanding contributions to diamond studies and mantle geochemistry.
