Housing affordability hits international students
Australia is welcoming back international students in much greater numbers this year.
Low emission energy systems can create water conflict without smart design
A new study published today in Nature Sustainability has found that using hydropower dams to generate low emission energy can cause problems for other economic sectors such as food production unless smart designs are employed.
Uma A. Segal receives President’s Award for Cross-Cultural Engagement
There was no such fanfare for Uma Segal with campus closing early during the spring semester. But Segal, professor of social work at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was still quite surprised to learn she had been awarded the UM System President’s Award for Cross-Cultural Engagement.
Chemistry PhD candidate Rob Ives announced as finalist in STEM for Britain Awards
Rob Ives, a current Durham University PhD student, has been selected as a finalist in the prestigious STEM for Britain competition where he will present his scientific research in the field of Chemistry in the Houses of Parliament.
Working in Denmark
Having a part-time job while you study is very common in Denmark. Some students even hold a job that is relevant for their studies. As an international student, you will have the opportunity to work while you live here and to seek full-time employment when you have completed your studies.
UNSW academics awarded more than $1.6m for joint Australian-US artificial intelligence research
Researchers will develop solutions to tackle challenges relating to drought, environmentally harmful emissions and infectious diseases.
ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 Press Release
Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2020 is released today by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. ShanghaiRanking began to publish Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by academic subjects since 2009.
Midwifery care safe for moderate- and high-risk pregnancies
New UBC research shows that midwives in British Columbia are providing safe primary care for pregnancies of all medical risk levels, contrary to a popular belief that midwives mostly manage low-risk pregnancies.
Soil scientists at UBC Okanagan are digging into the challenge of making plants more...
Approximately one-third of the earth’s soils are already degraded from over-tilling, pollution and over-planting — and with more than 7.5 billion people relying on terra firma for food, soil degradation has become a critical issue.
Building smarter to help cut NZ’s carbon emissions
A new study will explore how public buildings, including schools, could be designed to use sustainable cooling and heating technology and help New Zealand achieve its net-zero 2050 goal.
