Scientists urge action over life-threatening pollution from solar power waste in Africa
Researchers from The University of Manchester investigating waste management practices for off-grid solar technologies in Malawi have discovered life-threatening quantities of lead pollution from improperly managed battery waste.
Local Voices, Global Change: A Radical Rethink of International Development
With the Trump administration slashing USAID’s budget and the cutting of foreign aid by the United Kingdom, Germany...
Awards given to exceptional UC teachers and mentors
Improving access for diverse learners is a common theme among the 2023 winners of Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury’s annual Teaching Awards.
Researchers deconstruct bee stinger to help develop tiny medical devices
The anatomy of bee stingers could help lead to advancements in the emerging field of micro medical devices.
The biggest perk to being a Berkeley Nobelist? Free parking.
When the customs agent at San Francisco International Airport asked Reinhard Genzel why he was visiting America, Genzel had a pretty good answer ready.
UNSW receives more than $20m for 38 ARC Discovery Projects
The grants will support research in science, engineering, medicine, business, sociology, and defence.
McMaster researchers receive $2.6 million for small modular reactor research
Two researchers from the Faculty of Engineering have received a total of nearly $2.6 million to lead research on small modular reactors (SMRs).
Scientists to explore why some corals can ‘take the heat’
New research by the University of Southampton will investigate what allows some reef corals to thrive in exceptionally warm ocean waters, while others perish.
GDI Hub partners with WHO to improve access to assistive technology for disabled people...
The Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub), based at UCL, is the first organisation to be awarded the status of World Health Organisation (WHO) Official Collaborating Centre on Assistive Technology (AT).
Western researchers among first to capture James Webb Space Telescope images
The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has captured the most detailed and sharpest images ever taken of the inner region of the Orion Nebula, a stellar nursery situated in the constellation Orion 1,350 light-years away from Earth.
