Durham Book Festival 2024 programme announced
Durham’s annual Book Festival will return from 10 – 13 October, welcoming a host of writers from across the world and celebrating the power of the written word.
Should Artificial Intelligence make us reconceive what it means to be human?
Sure, the op-eds, poetry, and humour of early-2023 AIs aren’t all that good. But a lesson from the history of technological progress is that once you’ve got digital technologies that perform tolerably in some traditional domain of human excellence...
UM scholar’s article on environmental economics published in top international journal
A research article co-authored by Aileen Lam, an assistant professor in the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau (UM)...
Eloise Blewden: 2022 Future Thinker of the Year
Master of Architecture student Eloise Blewden was recently named Future Thinker of the year 2022 by the New Zealand Green Building Council.
WHO ‘needs to act’ on suicides caused by pesticides
Scientists are calling for more stringent pesticide bans to lower deaths caused by deliberately ingesting toxic agricultural chemicals, which account for one fifth of global suicides.
Digital Tapestry helps Aberdeen school children explore RGU’s Art & Heritage
Aberdeen school children are using virtual reality to connect with an out of space artefact from NASA’s Get Away Special programme, as part of Robert Gordon University’s (RGUs) innovative Digital Tapestry Project.
New offshore wind centre to advance net zero ambitions
The University of Melbourne has launched the Australian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (ACOWE) to address the key challenges faced by offshore wind farms in Australia.
UNSW community recognised in 2023 King’s Birthday Honours
From research into addiction and mental disorders, to service to tertiary education, UNSW community members have been honoured across a range of varied disciplines.
Can plants be genetically programmed to save themselves?
Adil Khan has not seen The Martian. But his work is helping to ensure that when human beings do reach Mars, they will have a better time of it than Matt Damon’s Mark Watney.
Free NHS coronavirus tests available to all King’s students and staff
Anyone can be a carrier of the COVID-19 virus without experiencing any symptoms and taking a Lateral Flow test is a quick and rapid way to detect the virus without...
