Sunday, December 28, 2025

Climate change: threshold for dangerous warming will likely be crossed between 2027-2042

The threshold for dangerous global warming will likely be crossed between 2027 and 2042 – a much narrower window than the Intergovernmental Panel...

More than 900,000 UK small businesses ‘at risk’ of failing by early April

A major wave of bankruptcies for UK firms looms as many current business support programmes expire at the end of March and April, according to research published...

Priorities post-COVID-19 outlined at Tourism Policy School

Tourism Minister Stuart Nash says planning is underway for a new-look tourism sector post the COVID-19 vaccination programme and when international borders re-open.

Rapid evolution and host immunity drive the rise and fall of antibiotic resistance during...

Antibiotic resistance poses a serious threat to human health. Resistant infections now cause more than 750,000 deaths per year and are predicted to increase to 10 million deaths per year by 2050.

Rice, Rutgers developing inhalable COVID-19 vaccine spray

Scientists at Rice University’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (CTBP) are part of a study to develop an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine.

‘If you want summer, get vaccinated’ – Jacinda Ardern sets the target for re-opening...

In a new article on The Conversation, UC's Professor Michael Plank and UoA's Shaun Hendy say it's simple - the more people vaccinated in Aoteaoa New Zealand, the more freedom we'll enjoy.

No, catching Omicron is not inevitable

Computer scientist Dr David Welch says you don't need to catch Omicron. Here's the evidence.

MIHI awarded Ministry grant to assess Māori COVID-19 vaccine clinic work

A mobile vaccination clinic initiative to improve Māori rates of protection from COVID-19 in Canterbury has been awarded a major Te Whatu Ora grant to assess its future viability.

AI assist for COVID-19 diagnosis

The new AI system uses a deep learning-based algorithm that is able to quickly and accurately distinguish between COVID-19 cases, normal cases, and pneumonia in X-ray images.

Interactive Media Practice MA student lands internship with world-leading video game company Tencent during...

Shanshan Qian, a student on the Interactive Media Practice MA course, has landed an internship with the world-leading video game company Tencent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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