Hotter, drier, CRISPR: editing for climate change
Gene editing technology will play a vital role in climate-proofing future crops to protect global food supplies, according to scientists at The University of Queensland.
Modern science and traditional Māori knowledge can work together
Having dual access to both traditional Māori knowledge and Western science can lead to better environmental outcomes, says a University of Canterbury (UC) ecologist.
A year on: Don’t let COVID-19 bring out the petty in us
On the anniversary of New Zealand's alert level 4 lockdown, Adjunct Professor Nicholas Agar argues COVID-19 in this country needs a branding refresh – and a return to the generosity of level 4.
University of Toronto Acceleration Consortium to use AI to develop advanced materials
The University of Toronto is launching a new global consortium dedicated to using artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the design and discovery of advanced...
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...
UC entrants win all three HealthTech Awards for Best Research
University of Canterbury (UC) innovators and their health technology solutions are the winners of 2021 HealthTech awards announced at a ceremony in Auckland last night.
Global eradication of COVID-19 should not be dismissed – new analysis
Eradicating COVID‑19 across the globe is theoretically more feasible than for polio but much less so than it was for smallpox, according to an analysis by New Zealand researchers.
In a bid to improve access to Bay Street, University of Toronto alumnus creates...
As he climbed through the ranks of Bay Street accounting firm KPMG, University of Toronto alumnus Robert Davis didn’t see many role models who looked like him – so he decided to do something about it.
UM holds science talks to increase local high schoolers’ interest in biomedical sciences
To stimulate local high school students’ interest in learning science, the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) organised two science talks on biomedical sciences.
Top scholars recognised for strategically important studies
Some of the University of Adelaide’s top students have been honoured with prestigious Playford Scholarships.
