Top tips for teaching — and learning — from one of Canada’s best medical...
In most hospital settings “infectious” isn’t considered a good thing. But when it comes to Vijay Daniels’ contagious enthusiasm for teaching, it’s just what the doctor ordered for medical students at the University of Alberta Hospital.
Call to end harmful marketing after study reveals children’s exposure
An end to outdoor marketing of gambling, alcohol and junk food is urgently needed to protect children from harm, according to new University of Otago-led research.
Volcanic “trombone music” could provide early warning of eruptions
University of Canterbury (UC) postdoctoral researcher Dr Leighton Watson (Ngāi Tahu), in collaboration with researchers at the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology and Boise State University...
New University Council appointment brings top-level public sector expertise
An Otago alumnus with extensive public sector senior management and governance expertise has been appointed to the University of Otago Council.
Heriot-Watt spinout brings home sustainable business award
Heriot-Watt spinout company Kenoteq, inventor of a brick made from more than 90% construction waste material, received the Circular Scotland Award at the VIBES Awards last week.
New quantum tool developed in groundbreaking experimental achievement
For the first time in experimental history, researchers at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) have created a device that generates twisted neutrons with well-defined orbital angular momentum.
Top scholars link up with Indo-Pacific peers
Two University of Adelaide undergraduates are set to expand their horizons as they head to universities in the Indo-Pacific region under the New Colombo Plan (NCP).
Bioprospecting the ‘little things’ a key to solving big problems
Experts believe actively looking for tiny organisms for use in industries as diverse as fuel production, agriculture and pharmaceuticals will help promote biodiversity and a more sustainable future.
University of Glasgow cancer experts to receive £1.7m from Cancer Research UK
University of Glasgow scientists are to receive £1.7m from Cancer Research UK to investigate both the root causes of cancer and how treatments can be improved.
Vale: Griffith farewells Alan Mackay-Sim, a titan of science
Griffith University is paying tribute to one of its finest in Professor Emeritus Alan Mackay-Sim AM known to many as a pioneering stem-cell research scientist and former recipient of the Australian of the Year award.
