Stig Strömholm awarded Swedish Academy’s Grand Prize
Uppsala University’s former Vice-Chancellor Stig Strömholm has been awarded the Swedish Academy’s Grand Prize.
UOW to develop new compliance assessment methods for renewable energy
The University of Wollongong’s (UOW) Australian Power Quality & Reliability Centre (APQRC), the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and 12 renewable energy partners will work to establish an industry accepted...
World-class centre for single crystal electron diffraction will be UK first
A new centre based jointly at the University of Southampton and the University of Warwick will draw on expertise from two world class universities and become a game changer for chemical industries...
Coventry University launches new research study that will help address the futures of creative...
Creative freelancers in Coventry are being urged to join a Coventry University study aiming to help the freelance community shape its future beyond the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
First University plasma thrusters launched into orbit
An invention by Southampton researchers that will enable satellites to deorbit safely has launched into space for the first time.
Life in Denmark, Danish way of living
Denmark is widely cited as one of the world’s most liveable places and according to the OECD it has the world’s highest level of income equality.
The University of Adelaide has appointed a new Head for its School of Humanities
Professor Mark Harris is currently a Professor of Historical Anthropology at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.
PolyU contributes to the Nation’s first Mars mission with the Mars Camera
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has successfully developed and manufactured the “Mars Landing Surveillance Camera” (“Mars Camera”), one of the key instruments onboard the Mars spacecraft
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.
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.
