UofG team win $100,000 prize in Amazon Alexa TaskBot Challenge
A team of students from the School of Computing Science have taken second place in the Alexa Prize TaskBot Challenge 2.
Argyle Scholarship support praised
She is one of 10 recipients of the $6000 award established by Lincoln University in 2020, in recognition of the contribution of Marlborough’s Gordon Holmes to farming and education...
James Webb Space Telescope makes first detection of heavy element from star merger
Two University of Leicester scientists are part of a team that’s observed an exceptionally bright gamma-ray burst, GRB 230307A, and identified the neutron star merger that generated an explosion that created the burst.
A safer way to deploy bacteria as environmental sensors
Encapsulating modified bacteria in tough hydrogel spheres prevents them from spreading genes to other microbes.
Professor Francis Bangou wins Excellence in Education Prize
Congratulations to Faculty of Education Professor Francis Bangou, winner of a 2022–2023 Excellence in Education Prize awarded by the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic Affairs.
UC graduate celebrates chemistry breakthroughs
Mohammed Abdelbassit published six research papers during his PhD study at the University of Canterbury, an extraordinary achievement for a student. He graduates with his doctorate in Chemistry this Friday.
Forests are vital to help reduce atmospheric CO2
If the world’s natural forests are allowed to grow and mature rather than being cut down, 226 billion tonnes of carbon could be taken out of the atmosphere, according to a major international study.
University of Waikato installs the world’s most advanced AI System
New Zealand’s most powerful supercomputer for artificial intelligence applications has been installed at the University of Waikato as part of its commitment...
Drug resistance may make common infections untreatable
This article by Senior Research Fellow Christine Carson, from The University of Western Australia's School of Medicine, originally appeared in The Conversation on 24 November 2023.
Research will test more sensitive ways to diagnose rare diseases
More than 400,000 Albertans have a rare disease. Many of them face challenges getting the right diagnosis, let alone finding the right specialist and obtaining effective treatment.
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