Research for the World: new LSE magazine showcases the power of the social sciences
From working to identify the environmental impact of deforestation and improving our understanding of income inequality to the impact of COVID-19 on care homes...
Monash College launches Docklands campus
Monash College, a wholly owned subsidiary of Monash University, today officially held an opening ceremony of its Docklands campus, and launched its new Future Skills division, which will see the College offer more vocational education and training (VET) programs.
New machine learning system developed to identify deteriorating patients in hospital
The HAVEN system (Hospital-wide Alerting Via Electronic Noticeboard) was developed as part of a collaboration between the University of Oxford’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering and...
Extreme temperatures push oceans into uncharted waters
Marine science experts have warned that record-high ocean temperatures, combined with a strong El Niño forecast to develop this year, are set to trigger intense marine heatwaves around the globe.
Salt reduction will prevent nearly 200,000 cases of heart disease and save £1.64bn
England’s salt reduction programme will have led to nearly 200,000 fewer adults developing heart disease and £1.64 billion of healthcare cost savings by 2050, according to research by Queen Mary University of London.
Women from diverse backgrounds still face leadership barriers: study
Australian leaders with diverse backgrounds have expressed a sense of resignation and despair about the lack of women from First Nations and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds in leadership roles.
McGill earns top marks in global rankings by subject
With the world still reeling from the disruption caused by the ongoing pandemic for over a year now, normalcy is a hard trick to pull off these days. Excellence is even harder.
Study reveals cosmic surprises from the dawn of time
A groundbreaking international study has unveiled remarkable insights into the early evolution of galaxies, shedding light on the fundamental processes that have shaped our universe.
Single dose of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine reduces asymptomatic infections and potential for SARS-CoV-2 transmission
New data from Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge suggests that a single dose of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine can reduce by 75% the number of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Gen Z imagines innovative finance tools using virtual reality and 5G
Banking with a virtual reality headset may not be as far-fetched as you might think after students from the University of Waterloo’s startup incubator Velocity wrapped up a two-week-long “hackathon”...
