Ethics of mandatory vaccinations: benefits may not outweigh challenges
Vaccines are one of the most effective tools for protecting people against COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
A dad’s-eye view of pregnancy during the pandemic
Becoming a parent is a major life transition at any time but in a pandemic it takes on a whole other experience as expectant mums and dads navigate the current health and social restrictions...
Lincoln the place to be as domestic enrolments reach new heights
Domestic students have flocked to Lincoln University this semester, following the institution’s swift move to address an increasing need for work-ready graduates in the food and fibre sectors.
$5M gift aimed at supporting Canada’s most vulnerable seniors
Older Canadians who are low-income, homeless or precariously housed face complex social barriers and challenges to their health and mobility, which have been amplified by the pandemic.
Producing efficient LEDs based on 2D perovskite material breakthrough
The use of a simple organic molecule during the fabrication of a two-dimensional (2D) perovskite results in one of the highest recorded efficiencies for perovskite-based devices.
Tracking the economic impacts of COVID-19 one ship at a time
COVID-19 saw global maritime trade collapse by as much as 10% in the first eight months of 2020 – leading to losses of up to $412 billion, reveals recently published Oxford research...
Online farmers’ markets valuable when crisis events like COVID occur
AI-powered symptom checkers can potentially reduce the number of people going to in-person clinics during the pandemic, but first, researchers say, people need to know they exist.
University of Toronto Acceleration Consortium to use AI to develop advanced materials
The University of Toronto is launching a new global consortium dedicated to using artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the design and discovery of advanced...
Cambridge COVID-19 Test Centre has processed more than 3 million tests
The Centre, at the University’s Anne McLaren Building on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, has reached a new milestone following a unique collaboration...
UM-developed autonomous driving technology presented at top conference and wins second prize at international...
The University of Macau (UM) and the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (SIAT) jointly proposed a new algorithm that can use model...
