University of Melbourne hosts inaugural Oceania Oration on Pacific futures
The University of Melbourne’s Oceania Institute has hosted the inaugural Oceania Oration, bringing together regional leaders, researchers and community representatives to discuss...
Four Princeton faculty members awarded NEH grants
Four Princeton faculty members have received research grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Ear-resistible: why there are some songs we simply can’t get out of our head
Have you ever had a song that you couldn’t get out of your head? You may not even like the tune that much, or remember where it came from, but there’s just something about it that has it stuck on replay.
ANU researchers closer to finding new lung cancer treatments
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have discovered that a protein, called Menin, contributes to abnormal deactivation of specific genes in cancer cells.
NZ’s first Climate Adaptation Plan – Expert Reaction
The National Adaptation Plan is a welcome step to urgently adapt to the worst impacts of climate change, says University of Canterbury Professor Bronwyn Hayward.
How Regent’s is moving towards a more sustainable future
With COP26 (the United Nations Climate Change Conference) now underway, Regent’s has been reviewing our own impact on the environment and the measures we have taken so far to help combat climate change.
First UK-wide evaluation since 2014 confirms University of Manchester is a research powerhouse
The University of Manchester has retained 5th place for research power1 - the quality and scale of research and impact - in the UK government’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, the major national exercise to evaluate research activity, which was last held in 2014.
Outstanding educators earn teaching recognitions
University of Adelaide educators Associate Professor Claudia Szabo and Associate Professor Benjamin McCann have been recognised at...
LSD, a future anti-anxiety pill?
The craze for psychedelics used for therapeutic purposes is real. However, the scientific evidence supporting their effectiveness and explaining their mode of action in treating mental health disorders is still very thin.
Turn on, tune in, crop out: £20 device uses ultrasound to produce fertiliser
A £20 device which makes fertiliser by treating water with ultrasound could transform agricultural supply chains in remote areas, its inventors say.
